I read almost 900 pages of detailed plans to institutionalise Trumpism, and they are *wild*. Project 2025 has mostly been understood as a domestic agenda - with a big focus (rightly) on plans to further erode reproductive rights & democratic institutions.

If the government actually cared about reducing rates of DV they would remove partnered payment rates. Financially tethering Centrelink recipients to relationships is a recipe for abuse

Asher Wolf It's insane that Centrelink assesses household income, but ATO taxes individual income. The very worst of both worlds.

Students with disabilities in the public system deserve equitable assistance and support.

How can we possibly be ok with widening the socioeconomic divide like this?

📚 The End of the Morning – Charmian Clift, edited by Nadia Wheatley (NewSouth Publishing)

As Paul Genoni (@CurtinUni) writes, this novel is Charmian Clift’s most successful piece of fiction, but it is only a piece and one that leaves two matters unresolved. theconversation.com/the-end-of-the…

My review of Nathan Thrall's brilliant A Day in the Life of Abed Samara: The wall, on Inside Story inside.org.au/the-wall

“I saw a Twitter prompt asking people what movie makes for the best test of someone’s media literacy. The most popular responses were ‘Fight Club’ and ‘The Matrix,’ but my answer is ‘Election.’” — Daniel Joyaux wants justice for Tracey Flick

rogerebert.com/features/elect…

It would appear that Mr Weinstein has had his conviction for rape overturned because too many women told the court he’s a rapist.

autistic excellence alert: i spoke to 🌻 c h l o é h a y d e n 🌻 about sensory accommodations on set, growing up fangirl in australia, enjoying whales and more. it’s in The Big Issue Australia out today!

'The individual who attacked me has never been found. Around the time of the attack I was told by Ballarat police detectives that I probably won’t have closure...'
indigenousx.com.au/enough-is-enou…
#EnoughIsEnough

Gorgeous review by Edwina Preston of Nova Weetman's memoir of losing her playwright partner to cancer during Covid lockdowns. Like me, she responded to both its love story & its 'pure nostalgic joy', including the 90s bohemia. The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand UQPBooks

theconversation.com/nova-weetmans-…

Counter-narratives from the colonial archive: Tony Birch on the writing of Kim Scott Black Inc. theconversation.com/counter-narrat… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Proportion of people born overseas in Australia now exceeds 30% (30.7%), the first time since 1893. abs.gov.au/statistics/peo…

It's an extraordinary time to be discussing Palestine in Germany, which has banned speakers critical of Israel from stepping foot on German soil or even appearing at conferences by video.

I'll be giving talks in Berlin on May 6 and in Frankfurt on May 7. Details below:

We are now watching time-slip/travel/loop movies! Followed Peggy Sue Got Married with Back to the Future 1 & 2 (skipping 3 of course). Will have Groundhog Day. Big & Suddenly 30. What else should we watch?

In The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand, here's me on how foreign policy might affect Biden’s chances - how Gaza is catastrophically undermining the deeply personal image of a compassionate, generous man that he has so carefully cultivated, and why those perceptions matter.
theconversation.com/how-will-us-fo…

Watching classic Coppola as our Sunday night movie … Peggy Sue Got Married. 💓😂

“Jobseeker isnt supposed to be livable it's meant to be temporary” I get this reply a lot. The fact is the government themselves have said that the rate of jobseeker is a barrier to employment. Hard to focus on getting a job if you can't afford meds and to eat

Jordan van den Berg: The 'Robin Hood' TikToker taking on Australian landlords bbc.in/3Ug2ED8

Banned Books is a new short series on#TheBookShow ABC Radio National and it starts today. It looks at why book bans are so popular, starting in America where books about race and racism are being taken off school and public library shelves. abc.net.au/listen/program…