Poster for Sacred Cowboys Canberra gig tonight at Smiths Alternative. Black and white pic with album cover, textured pic of a man’s (Garry) profile with yellow font details.

Poster for Sacred Cowboys Sydney gig tomorrow night at Marrickville Bowlo. Black and white pic with album cover, textured pic of a man’s (Garry) profile with orange font details.

If you’re in Canberra tonight or Sydney tomorrow night get along to one of these gigs. I can highly recommend - these guys will put on a great show. xo

Be more like Frank… please!

I’m with Frank!

Israel just passed a law mandating death by hanging for Palestinians in rigged military trials voting 62-48 in the Knesset. Netanyahu turned up in person to vote yes. Ben-Gvir wore a metal noose pin on his lapel while the chamber erupted in cheers at the prospect of killing more Palestinians.

Cute little tortoiseshell cat on a bed with its front paws resting on its human’s legs while looking off to the side. It is illuminated by a bedside light. Little cutie!

Apparently it’s still Caturday so here’s cute little Bella keeping me company. Caturday night at home.

Baby ringtail possum on the ground looking at camera. Dishevelled and exhausted and about the size of my hand.

Baby possum curled up asleep in a purple towel pouch snuggling up to me for body heat. That little face poking out is the sweetest little face!

Mine, Ernie, drew my attention to this little one in the back yard yesterday and I briefly became a ringtail possum mum (and I loved it!). Little orphan is now at the vet and will be handed over to wildlife carers. That little face!

Not again, Adelaide!

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Cutting the creative state: funding changes threaten the cultural future of Melbourne, arts workers warn Creative Victoria funding has dropped by more than $20m since 2022 and organisations including Writers Victoria now face closure

I spoke to @gingerandhoney.bsky.social this week about the cuts to Victoria’s arts funding ecosystem.

The cuts, the uncertainty and lack of transparency have left a cloud over what was Australia’s creative heart.

The Melbourne Advantage is over. We’ll see if other cities pick up the pieces.

‘The logic of the mob’: Why Zadie Smith withdrew from Adelaide Writers’ Week The acclaimed novelist explains her decision and why she believes writers have a duty to speak.

Zadie Smith: “A Palestinian writer is a human being standing before an audience of other human beings, speaking. If you create a special category of speech…which is to be silenced before it’s even heard, then I think you make yourself ridiculous.” www.theage.com.au/culture/book...

Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows

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From the AFR: sorry but this is absolutely batshit fucking crazy and it needs to stop

Victorian bushfires: The worst-hit wineries and how you can help How you can help the wine producers impacted by the Victorian bushfires

Do you like wine? I daresay you do. Do you like winemakers? On the whole, they are very nice people. If you'd like to help out some of the wineries most affected by the recent bushfires in central Victoria, order a case or two from the places in this article winecompanion.com.au/articles/new...

Memo to the Vic Arts Minister Colin Brooks: you can appoint 5 new board members to State Library of Victoria any time to fix its ongoing fiascos: currently no board member is a librarian, writer, researcher, publisher, library user group member. The 1 academic is part-time & lives in Canberra.

Devastating news of a high profile arrest & charges in the book world. Do NOT comment publicly on any aspect of it, & delete any opinions/comments on public forums about this case. You can be charged with contempt of court & your words used by defence lawyers to argue charges should be dropped.

Louise Adler unloads over reputationally 'trashed' Adelaide Writers' Week The former Adelaide Writers' Week director takes aim at lobby groups and the SA Premier during an intense appearance on 7.30 in which she says the event's reputation has been "trashed".

"I think when we look back on this history we will see a masterclass in poor governance, an act of cultural vandalism, a moment when 180 writers said, 'We will not support censorship. We will not support the denigration of one particular writer,'" Ms Adler told 7.30.

Australian author Craig Silvey charged with possessing and distributing child exploitation material Jasper Jones and Runt writer charged after search warrant issued at his Fremantle home on Monday

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I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation

"I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide writers’ week" Louise Adler ✊

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Randa Abdel-Fattah’s response:

Ooooh, they’re handsome boys!

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Check my opto guy in Spotswood. Not cheap but he has some interesting frames. There might be something suitable there www.odoptometry.com.au

💔 RIP Pam Hogg. 😢

Please read this & help save the State Library of Victoria, entering its 'now fully trashed' era. I didn't go to uni - for me the Library was higher education in later life, research for my job, a revelation about what ordinary people could have access to. It changed my life. Not just a building.

Oh no! 😢

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Thanks for that. This is what I keep hearing, so will definitely be giving it a go. And extra bonus for paying the musicians!

Try Qobuz. I’m seeing it being recommended as the best (& ethical) alternative from numerous sources. I haven’t used it yet - deleted Spotify years ago but want to ditch Apple Music now. Will be checking it out.

6 Australians are being held by Israel, following their abduction in int'l waters from the #GlobalSumudFlotilla. The Aus Govt refuses to speak to their families unless they receive letters of permission from those detained, or the detainees have died. #auspol www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1439/ne...