I’m not “doomscrolling”, I’m just scrolling chill the fuck out

This Fri! I'll be reading from PERIPATHETIC, alongside hasib (ROCK FLIGHT), Manisha Anjali (NAAG MOUNTAIN) & Jordan Prosser (BIG TIME), at a special Make It Up Club performance event with music by Genevieve Fry & Raghav Lakshman. Free, but RSVP: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/event/make-it-…

On Thurs 26 Sept, join Hasib Hourani at Better Read Books for the NSW launch of his debut book, rock flight. Hourani will be in conversation on this extraordinary work with Andrew Brooks, with the event also featuring readings and signings. Get tickets: betterreadevents.com/events/hasib-h…

💫 OUR NEW ISSUE IS OUT! "Asian Imperialisms" examines processes of imperial and/or colonial domination by arguably ethnocratic Asian states, Japan, China, Russia (and the USSR), India, Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey (and Azerbaijan). ORDER YOUR COPY HERE: thefunambulist.net/shop/55-sep-oc…

My latest in THE CITIZEN & Crikey on 8-years of anti-weapons campaigning at University of Melbourne by dedicated academics/students/staff from Medical Association for Prevention of War to cut ties with Lockheed Martin.

DIY, pirated medicine is becoming increasingly accessible and easier to make due to automation, new tech, and new software developed and released by Four Thieves Vinegar Collective: 404media.co/right-to-repai…

Internet Archive Responds to Appellate Opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive "We are disappointed in today’s opinion about the Internet Archive’s digital lending of books that are available electronically elsewhere. We are reviewing the court’s opinion and will continue to

They're trying to wrest knowledge away from the working class

As an author, why should I prefer someone buy a used copy of my old book off Amazon for $4.97 vs. reading it for free on the Internet Archive?

Charities are just a vehicle for governments to outsource and privatise core government functions.

We are delighted to announce submissions for fiction and poetry for Meanjin 84.1 Autumn 2025 are opening on Monday 23 September, closing 7 October! Read the full guidelines and submit here—meanjin.com.au/about-meanjin/…

The Inquiry into Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Children has spent the last two years collecting testimonies from witnesses detailing the violence endured by their sisters, mothers & siblings.

Surveillance Watch is an interactive map revealing the intricate connections between surveillance companies, their funding sources and affiliations. 'They know who you are. It's time to uncover who they are' surveillancewatch.io

"Badaud writing [...] often becomes an extended practice in networking: of mentioning the right people, flattering them, or establishing hierarchies by signalling a kind of possession of others through the objectifying act of documentation." unprojects.org.au/article/badaud…

NEW: The family of John Pilger are proud to announce the relaunch of johnpilger.com where you can access his articles, watch 64 of his films and read some of the many heartfelt tributes written after his death. johnpilger.com/2024/09/02/mar…

be canceled, denounced or arrested by Berlin police for his writing on Palestine

everything is always launching

This is some truly shameless stuff from the The Giller Prize Dropping ‘Scotiabank’ from the name of the award but keeping the bank (a prominent investor in Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems) as its main sponsor is more insulting than doing nothing. thestar.com/entertainment/…