Australian of the Year in a few weeks time? Thoughts...

This young man is 17. A member of his local Scout Group. He’s been doing 12 hour shifts in the Bega Valley with his RFS brigade. As we say in Scouts, BRAVO. What a champion. Photo credit 1st Cobargo Scouts.

How to keep your home free of toxic bushfire smoke (as much as possible) amid the #AustralianBushfire crisis. Courtesy of ⁦ABC Science⁩ #NSWfires abc.net.au/news/science/2…

Hold onto your hats Wollongong. We’re about to get some serious rain - at last! 🙏🏼 Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

So great to see Malcolm and Phil from the Austi RFS, a youth-run “beauty salon” and a full “bake bar” worth of treats at the Austinmer Kids’ Bushfire Fundraiser Disco this afternoon at the scout hall. NSW RFS #AustraliaFires

Have a listen to Marieke Hardy back on radio with me, chatting about her new adaptation of No Pay? No Way! which opens at the Opera House this week, and meet Gordon who played Giovanni in an 80s Wollongong production. soundcloud.com/doctormcdougal…

So much evidence of bushfire has washed up on Corrimal East beach this morning. Multiple tide marks of black ash, charcoal, burnt bark and sticks. Which fire/s caused it? I’m curious to know. The Lindsay McDowens Board Of Peace jake cupitt @Rorymacabc

PARENTS to teachers: We know you are doing your best, thank you. It's OK if you can't get your lessons to us, we'll work something out later, it's really fine. ❤️ TEACHERS to parents: We know you are mostly not set up or able to home school. Do what you can, it's really fine. ❤️

If Marty McFly told me on NYE that in 2020 I’d live through bushfires, smoke pollution, flooding, a global pandemic and self-isolation I may have *just* believed him. But if he told me I’d be homeschooling my kids before the end of Term 1 I’d have sprinted for his DeLoran.

Meyne Wyatt closes #QandA with a monologue from his play, City of Gold.

#ICYMI: "The issue is not here having an educational program just about consent. I think the educational program we need is: what gives young boys, old men, middle-age men... the impression that they are entitled to violate the body of another human being?" - Georgie Dent

There is no intrinsic, moral or pragmatic reason why white men should rule this country. It’s a cultural norm, and cultural norms change. Let’s do this thing. #IWD2021

"We aren't really going to see a shift in the way we tell stories until we see a shift in those who have the editorial power to make decisions." Women call for more diversity in media. ⁦ABC News⁩ #diversity #IWD abc.net.au/news/2021-03-0…

In these tough times for our Australian friends, Poland 🇵🇱 has decided to share with Australia 🇦🇺 ONE MILLION doses of Pfizer vaccine, with immediate delivery. Good luck, Australia! Not ScoMo Marise Payne @GregHuntMP

Thousands of authorised workers, aged 16+ from the LGAs or suburbs of concern can get a priority COVID-19 vaccination appointment from Monday 16 to Sunday 22 August For the list of authorised workers and booking information visit: nsw.gov.au/covid-19/healt…

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So I stumbled across a frog fight last night in our backyard between these two. Froggy territory war or foreplay? Australian Museum Jodi Rowley

It was a privilege interviewing Dr Sophie Jensen, the head curator at the National Museum of Australia for this piece. I’m now inspired to unpack my hidden boxes of memories and treasures and display them around my home. abc.net.au/news/2024-05-2…