It’s been the privilege of a lifetime to represent Brisbane as your MP, and I’m honoured to announce I’ll be running for reelection at the next election. stephenbates.com.au/donate

Publishing writing from the working class, Industrial Estate is a new print literary journal from Subbed In. Industrial Estate is open for submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Submissions close 31 January 2024. More details and to submit: subbed.in/latest/2023/12…

Thanks to the team @WesterlyMag for including my palindrome poem ‘Starting and Finishing with a Line from Lisel Mueller’s “Cicadas”’ (w a nod to Randall Mann 💜) in the current issue 🪲 westerlymag.com.au/issues/68-2/

I know this is the last time of year people want to think about legislation, but the Dept of Health has just released the exposure draft of Australia's new aged care act. This document will shape our aged care system for decades #auspol health.gov.au/our-work/aged-…

I’m very grateful to have Reliefs (UQPBooks) read with such insight and generosity by Andy Jackson and Tim Loveday in their excellent series for Meanjin Quarterly meanjin.com.au/blog/poets-cor…

Cordite Publishing Inc.: BABY is live & includes my poem ‘Lauras’ — thx guest-eds @shastradeo lferney & managing ed Kent MacCarter 🤍 cordite.org.au/content/poetry…

If you've not read this arresting and sobering editorial by @shastradeo & lferney from our latest issue, you ought. #FreeGaza #UkraineWar This editorial stands in solidarity with the babies of Palestine. We were all someone’s #baby, once and still. cordite.org.au/essays/baby-ed…

Bid here to support Palestinian kids and their families. Meet Mirandi and me for chips on Boundary Street and try to get a word in! Heaps of cool and generous things on offer from Oz creatives 🇵🇸 Auction ends on Saturday tinyurl.com/ypz9pwee

'Ending discrimination won't cause the sky to fall' [The text of my opinion piece in yesterday's Canberra Times, re-published with permission] #auslaw #auspol linkedin.com/pulse/ending-d…

Diversity—of gender, of sexuality—is abundant throughout the natural world, and indeed as Joan Roughgarden argues, “a necessary feature of evolution”. In this issue of PlumwoodMountain, Dr Willo Drummond & I have curated a microcosm of that diversity. 💖🌈🏳️‍⚧️ plumwoodmountain.com/issue/queering…

Here is Equality Australia 🌈's petition calling for Cumberland City Council to reverse its bigoted ban on books depicting rainbow families. Pls sign/share: equalityaustralia.org.au/our-work/areas…

With thanks to @shastradeo & Liam Ferney for selecting for their excellent ‘Baby’ Cordite Publishing Inc. issue! 🙏

Lovely to see these two poems side by side! Thanks very much Russell Goulbourne

I chose precarity in exchange for independence and intellectual freedom. That's my choice, maybe a bad one but I try to make it worth it. Institutions can't just change up the math like it's nothing, when artists have given up everything to keep their autonomy & conscience alive

I always wanted to be on a #sealeychallenge list 😊 Thanks very much, Tenille McDermott ! 🫶

#AusDisLit poetry from 2018 by Jarad Bruinstroop Jarad Bruinstroop I am trying to understand structure cordite.org.au/poetry/difficu… cordite.org.au/poetry/difficu…

Beyond thrilled and grateful to have received this support for my novel and to be in such glorious company. Huge thanks to the judges, Arts Queensland State Library of Queensland & Queensland Literary Awards 🎉🙏

Just borrowed from Geelong Regional Libraries but will now need my own copy because I know I'll be reading these poems by Jarad Bruinstroop many times more 😍👍

I’m stoked to have a new short story about sharks and the transience of life up on the State Library of Queensland site. I’m really pleased with how this one turned out 😊 Thanks very much Laura Elvery 🇵🇸 ! ☺️

Lovely to be reminded of this fun poem in the middle of cyclone prep. Stay safe everyone!