“But the fact that you are a victim doesn’t turn you into someone who can do no wrong.” Humans can do good things and bad things, he said. Thought provoking read about fact, fiction and humanity. Christine Kenneally themonthly.com.au/issue/2020/feb…

This in incredible. Syrian refugee children in Jordan draw pictures for Australian bushfire survivors abc.net.au/news/2020-02-1…

“I remember everything and it was fantastic. My life was an adventure!” ⁦School of Humanities & Languages⁩ #labouroflove ⁦State Library of NSW⁩

A Martha remembers the bad dancing at the club and meeting her future husband - a tale for Valentine's Day #labouroflove State Library of NSW School of Humanities & Languages

“The work was hard. I was lonely, no cafeterias, nowhere to go. My first experience (in Australia) was really hard.” School of Humanities & Languages #labouroflove @teoleary1 State Library of NSW

“I’m really sorry for the Australian ladies that had to put up with me. I was not a good housewife!” #labouroflove ⁦School of Humanities & Languages⁩ ⁦State Library of NSW⁩ ⁦@teoleary1⁩

“If you ordered a coffee they looked at you like you’re a weirdo. If you ordered a glass of wine you were looked at like a drunk.” #labouroflove ⁦School of Humanities & Languages⁩ ⁦@teoleary1⁩

Give her enough rope... Bettina Arndt's Order of Australia honour referred to awards council for review theguardian.com/australia-news…

It’s interesting how quickly the government can respond to the coronavirus. Be nice if the equally massive (if not bigger) climate emergency got the same urgent response.

My grandmother is 101. We’re not allowed to visit. Before the lockdown on nursing homes we were there every day. I want to know what the ethics of this is for people over 100? Do we care about quality or quantity of life at that point? It’s heartbreaking. #qualityorquantity

A closeup examination of the artist’s latest cover, in which the murder of George Floyd embodies the history of violence inflicted upon black people in America. newyorker.com/culture/cover-…

“The Academy of the Humanities urges the federal government to provide access to the evidence that underpinned this policy change, and to enter into an urgent dialogue to address these concerns.”

Sunday marks 7 years of suffering for asylum seekers and refugees at the hands of the Australian Government We urge Not ScoMo @AlanTudgeMP to accept New Zealand's offer now Add your name: bit.ly/7yearstoolong #GameOver #7YearsTooLong Amnesty International Australia 🕯 Game Over: Get People to Safety

Ruth Balint reviews 'Statelessness: A modern history' by Mira L. Siegelberg australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/cur…

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History Job: 3.5 year Lecturer contract UNSW⁩. Open to teacher/researcher in: historiography, 20th century US history, Australian history, early modern European history and/ or histories of Empire, or gender history ⁦UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture⁩ ⁦UNSW⁩ jobs.unsw.edu.au/job-search

'If we had known fully the extent of the harm and the suffering of people offshore, I think it would have been much harder for the government to sell that to Australian people.' Madeline Gleeson warns against downplaying #UK risks of #auspol #asylum policy abc.net.au/news/2023-03-2…

There we go. Enjoy your democracy sausages and settle in for the election count. Apologies again that I did not finalise my reviews sooner, but for those of you voting on election day and in need of a cheat sheet, my summaries are here: axvoter.tumblr.com