Someone find out who this Bad Ass woman is. She deserves to be acknowledged!! Well Done! 👊👏

The cancer drug, the faked data and the superstar scientist — The Sydney Morning Herald An investigation can reveal the secret history of one of Australia’s top scientists, whose faked data underpins a drug now being given to patients.

When you prioritise grant income as the measure of #academic performance… #universities #research

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Here we Joh again. The result of an infantile Queensland Premier & Deputy Premier continually spruiking 3-word & 4-word slogans against children. We had a whole corruption inquiry into this sort of thing and now we're right back in it. FFS. #qldpol

While the flood in Texas is horrendous, we here in W.NC suffered horrendous flooding too with well over 200 lives lost and the warnings were inadequate. They didn't come until minutes before the flash flooding. Meteorologists are warning notifications are going to get worse, because of dismantling.

Damn, it looks just like the photos of the disappeared that were put up by relatives in the South American dictatorships

Woman wonders what she missed working with accused childcare sex offender For more than a year, Jessica* worked in child care alongside Joshua Dale Brown and trusted him to look after her own children.

“…a conflict of interest between making a #profit and looking after #children is built into the entire #childcare system.”

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Americans are so privileged and entitled they don't even notice the services they benefit from until they are gone. Weather alerts? Amber alerts? Pollen alerts? Food inspection? Flu shots? TSA? Meteor shower information?

Interested in postgraduate study in Children Rights or Youth Justice? Join our live webinar on 9th May 15.00-16.00 to find out about the courses we offer at QUB. Register here - www.qub.ac.uk/Study/AHSS/w...

While I'm over the moon happy for Canada and Australia, this accurate image kind of broke this American's heart.

OK Albo, if Medicare belongs to all Australians, put dental and mental in it please and thank you, this is my humble election night request

Yeah so I reckon the Coalition need to leave a bad Google review for Trumps campaign manager Chris LaCivita.

Queensland #children as young as 10 could face life in #prison for non-violent crime under new laws - @australia.theguardian.com

Great to see this in “print”! Not enough written or understood about #forensicsocialwork, so wonderful to be part of this research.

Apparently, Lib MP Joe McCracken’s confession on some obscure libertarian podcast about the Vic Liberals' plan for sweeping cuts hasn’t gone down well internally in the party.

That was meant to be a secret.

I guess Kennett didn't campaign on closing down 350 schools, yet....

Statement by Professor Katherine Franke BY KATHERINE FRANKE The following is the text of a statement issued on January 10, 2025 by Katherine Franke, formerly the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia University.  It is posted here w…

Appalling actions from Columbia University recounted here.

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sometimes a picture (or magazine cover) is all you need

It’s done. De-activated.

Join Prof. Mary Bosworth as she introduces her new book—the first study of immigration detainee escorting in the UK. Discover how this system operates like a supply chain, its punitive effects, and its implications for border control.

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Today we recorded the first episode of Season 2 of The Relational Social Work Podcast with John Harris and Katrin Bain, speaking about their book, 'Social Work, Parents and the Child Protection Process'. They were brilliant guests. This episode will be out on Monday! 💗

The facts are in on this: The younger a child is when they are put into prison, the more likely it is they will continue to be in prison across their lifetimes. These policies harm children, families and communities and create crime.

Supporting people with an acquired brain injury (ABI) involved in the criminal justice system: justice and allied health professionals’ insights Concerning rates of acquired brain injury (ABI) among adults and young people involved in the criminal justice system raise questions about support needs and issues that they face within, and at th...

Useful article about lack of professional knowledge of ABI in the criminal justice system. Our evidence base has grown significantly, but practice has not changed? @carolinejbald.bsky.social @biswg-uk.bsky.social @brainkind.bsky.social @dralysonnorman.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We're delighted to announce we have some fantastic webinars lined up for early 2025.

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Rising arrest numbers could 'choke' NT court system, lawyers warn A Darwin judge has threatened to release prisoners ahead of their first court appearance after paperwork detailing their alleged offences could not be located.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01... If only they had poured the "youth crime" funding back into schools and community education programs. It would have saved $$$ and made for a safer, kinder society. Cheap politics is expensive. @janecaro.bsky.social

ChatGPT gave advice to infamous neo-Nazi on how to attack U.S. electrical grid The chatbot deemed it America's most vulernable target when asked by Rinaldo Nazzaro.

EXCLUSIVE: ChatGPT gave advice to the founder of the infamous neo-Nazi group 'The Base' on how to attack the U.S. electrical grid. www.dailydot.com/debug/neo-na...

⏰ Submissions on the Oranga Tamariki (Responding to Serious Youth Offending) Amendments Bill close at 11.59pm on Thursday, 9 January 2025 (i.e., tomorrow!) www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

This is such a comprehensive and clear summary of all of the challenges facing women in academia. But so frustrating that, 35 years since I began my career, the problems are still the same: ‘Motherhood penalty’ in particular. ☹️

A flowchart showing questions to be asked when involving children in decision-making

Please don’t expound the benefits of child participation while you develop laws & policies without them. An infographic explaining what you should do when you haven’t involved children on the right. The left is for those wanting to do their best to get it right- Lansdown’s 3Cs plus the Lundy Model.