Save the date: Monday 18th Aug 6.30pm Two poets Belle Ling and Judith Beveridge discuss the poetics of sound, tone, surprise, vulnerability, and connection to culture as well as the role of mentorship Michelle Cahill Tupelo Press BetterRead ThanDead shorturl.at/ehA5y

A free reading and conversation, for bookings: tinyurl.com/mrynavm3

Every day we are reminded of Gaza in this space of being cancelled & monitored. We are reminded of the hypocrisy of institutions & media, how it calls for a different consciousness, to speak back to the contrivances, indifference and doublespeak of tyranny.

‘I find in my relationship with nonhuman animals, my mind is tested … I put my humanness in a kind of perspective … The animal, in a way, is an invitation out.’ ~ David Brooks talks to David Ades WestWords youtu.be/jscQMtE4nnU?fe…

More about the urgent crisis in the humanities in Australian universities: crikey.com.au/2025/07/31/art… And please sign and share this petition to demand repeal of Job-Ready graduates: openpetition.org/au/petition/ko…

Do join for this talk day after tomorrow! HarperCollins !

Slovenia banning arms to and from Israel is much more meaningful than EU states recognizing a toothless Palestinian state with no enforceable borders as they continue to arm Israel

BREAKING: Slovenia announces military embargo against Israel Make no mistake, people's power brought us here. The BDS movement calls for escalated civil society pressure on all states to impose legal and targeted sanctions against Israel. #SanctionsNOW

the family got dressed today to walk in solidarity and protest across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. See you there, Gadigal-based friends. End all colonialisms. End the genocide, the ongoing Nakba. Free Palestine. From the River to the Sea, Always Was Always Will Be. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Words are a way of making meaning out of our lives, yes… but we also [use words] like a bird sings or a sheep bleats… It’s an animal function of ourselves—we are language creatures.’ youtube.com/watch?v=jscQMt…

We are loving this stunning new suite of poems by Aditya Tiwari His collection is one to watch for, forthcoming with Simon & Schuster India ✨ tinyurl.com/4cndf882

NT Police say the cause of Kumanjayi White's death remains "undetermined" more than 2 months after he died in police custody at an Alice Springs supermarket He died after restrained by plain-clothed officers following an alleged confrontation with guards abc.net.au/news/2025-08-0…

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