11. Grief twitter.com/AdamMGrant/sta…

Loretta Lizzio, muralist from Melbourne, Australia #WomensArt

The handsome little boy was being tickled while his hair was being cut. ❤️😂

kids going to prom outdressing most men

I love these 'disappointing affirmations'. I got in touch with the author of them, Dave Tarnowski, to find what's behind them & discovered a man intent on 'shining light' into the darkest of mental health struggles. My latest Staying Upright ABC News

abc.net.au/news/2024-05-0…

Bethany Williams 💙🇺🇦💛 Annabel Crabb GeoffwithaG 🌏 6 x💉 I was mesmerised by David Leser’s interview on The Drum and went out and bought his book that researched the history of men’s violence towards women and misogyny. His question “where is the heart of the man?”was so poignant (imo). He taught me so much.

davidleser.com/the-drum-an-in…

Incredible yarn 🤣

Here’s a chart on the consequences of strangulation, presented by Heather Douglas. 6.8 seconds to be rendered unconscious; 14 secs to anoxic seizure; 30 secs to loss of bowel control; 62-152 secs to death. Pressure required? The same as opening a coke can.

Why men do it, according to self-confessed batterers.

The AFL cant both links arms to protest violence against women and lionise men in their own ranks who commit that violence. My column for the Age and SMH.

theage.com.au/national/the-a…

Bill Nighy standing outside my flat being still to listen to the spring birds on May Day morning is exactly what you’d want Bill Nighy to be doing right?

Animals interrupting wildlife photographers - a thread 🧵

1. A curious fox by Dan Dinu

The picture.
My The Sydney Morning Herald cartoon.

Back every word of my friend and colleague, the fierce Bridget Brennan - particularly on the responsibility of all journalists, reporters and presenters. #insiders

This absolute legend Saxon Mullins

“…it is one of the strengths of the survivor community, When you feel like you have nothing left to give, someone will give you a little of theirs…”

🙌🏻💪🏻❤️‍🔥

We are so grateful for everything you give, Saxon!

abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

My latest Staying Upright....

Today we commemorate the 4 year anniversary of the moment when a Nobel laureate articulated the collective mood of an entire nation.

We have received family permission today to post this statement from Emma Bates’s family, and provide a recent picture of her:

“Emma was a much loved member of our family. She was the 4th of 7 children. Emma spent her entire life dealing with health issues. She was a type one…

Lest we forget.
My The Sydney Morning Herald cartoon.

“Nor did I know about grace, that it meets you exactly where you are, at your most pathetic and hopeless, and it leads you into its wheelbarrow and then tips you out somewhere else in ever so slightly better shape.”
ANNE LAMOTT
Almost Everything: Notes on Hope, 49