Is “subtly tweet” an oxymoron? Either way, there were more important questions at this #SydneyWritersFestival session on Climate Hope. “We can do this”, said Joelle Gergis. Yes we can. 🙌👏 Thanks for a fab & warming (in a good way) chat #ClimateAction 💧simon holmes à court 🦋 Claire O'Rourke

“Productivity has gone through the roof. There’s also been an unexpected consequence - a jump in fertility rate.” What happened when Itochi stopped late night work. Not so sure about Michael’s Barry White idea @SeanAylmer1… (you’ll have to listen😬) podcasts.apple.com/au/po…

Here's a story that I know some Australian journos will enjoy. Just three days before a snap election that will decide whether the far right grasps more power in the country, Spanish voters are looking at polls from a South Australian magazine that shut its doors in 2020...👇🏽

Congratulations to the incoming Chief Justice of High Court of Australia Stephen Gageler. A great choice. abc.net.au/news/2023-08-2…

Age when became CJ: Gageler CJ-to-be 65 Kiefel CJ 63 French CJ 61 Gleeson CJ 59 Brennan CJ 66 Mason CJ 61 Gibbs CJ 64 (list confined to era of compulsory retirement at 70)

This is an absolutely excellent post by Yuin Assistant Professor Narelle Bedford on how the Voice would lead to better government decision making drawing on the principles and practice of administrative law auspublaw.org/home/why-the-v…

Yes or no is your choice. Decision is your responsibility. If you don’t know, there are places to go to find out. If you have questions, ask here, and we’ll do our best to answer them: unimelb.edu.au/voice. #voice #Referendum2023

Sweden, Norway and Finland all have Voices to Parliament for their Sami people. How do they work? abc.net.au/listen/program…

Detailed article from Meriki Onus, Lidia Thorpe’s sister, on why she switched from No to Yes on Voice, which she acknowledges as imperfect but says: “I don’t want to wake up on the 15th and feel even more hated than I do right now.” indigenousx.com.au/no-to-yes-on-t…

I’ve joined forces with my fellow public law teachers to write an open letter to the Australian People ahead of the Voice referendum to help you navigate some of the information and arguments you are coming across 1/3 abc.net.au/news/2023-10-0…

Another open letter to the Australian people today - this one from historians urging Australians to vote YES to the Voice to address the historic injustices against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people theguardian.com/australia-news…

Great story The Project on why 70+ public law teachers have written to the voters of Australia ahead of the referendum - to clarify that the Voice does not represent a ‘risky’ proposal, and nor does it introduce race into the Const’n (in fact it remedies what’s already there)

Historically, much of the gender gap in earnings could be explained by differences in education and occupational choices. However, this year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin has shown that the bulk of this earnings difference is now between men and women in the same

As referendum day approaches on 14 October, here’s a great thread with some resources on the Voice from public law academics & practitioners across the country published by AUSPUBLAW in the last couple of years

This should break anyone’s heart. Our most vulnerable, highest risk Remote Aboriginal communities clearly endorsing the voice. We will be working on this more 1. Heavily indigenous booths in Qld have voted yes as follows: Palm Island 75%, Thursday Island 74%, Lockhart River

This is magnificent from Edelman J in Vanderstock (kindly provided by @JaneNeedhamSC )