What a film!

I think it’s a concept of a plan

Or as I’ve seen it presented by executive members, ‘our biggest expense’

This is outstanding, Hannah - thank you.

Uni managers gain 'headroom' by fucking everything up. University bosses claim legitimacy from the work others do. And then they make it impossible for them to do it.

This is a superb piece on university governance by Hannah Forsyth:

open.substack.com/pub/hannahfo...

The AI rollout is an incredible test case for the power of capital to overrule everything in its way. An overwhelmingly stupid, obscenely polluting, and wildly dangerous set of technologies are being brute-forced into every part of our lives because money says so.

Images of the University of Sheffield and 'History and Archives in Practice' conference, 16 April 2026

We're in Sheffield today to co-host our annual day conference, 'History and Archives in Practice', with @ihr.bsky.social, The National Archives, and University of Sheffield Library #HAP26

40+ speakers explore the contributions of history to social and civic identity: bit.ly/4tj8DqW #Skystorians

"Some people say, “I just use it to brainstorm ideas.” If you don’t know what to paint, or compose, or write, you’re in the wrong job. Art is the business of making up stuff — go make up some stuff."

Thank you, Libby - they are indeed busy times!

I’ll bet they never underpay the consultants either

Phew!

Andre! You gave me a small heart attack!

ANU Press New Release. Cover image of 'Lilith: A Feminist History Journal'.

This issue of ‘Lilith' explores gender in 20th-century Australia and Britain, from maternal feminism and 'Citrus Queen' pageants to motherhood and mental health, and the arguments that won abortion law reform in 1960s Britain.

Get your copy today: doi.org/10.22459/LFH...
#feminist #feminism #gender

Vale. A most remarkable woman.

I don’t remember the hecklers who booed Albanese at the memorial service after the Bondi massacre (or who booed him at Bondi) being ejected or removed

A great thread:

Writing tip #7: When, during the course of research, you come across a story that is central to the theme of your book, go ahead and write 2-3 pages about it. If you do this consistently, you’ll accumulate building blocks for the book. You’ll eventually find a place for each one.

So far he’s continued to kick reform of JRG into the long grass. First his response to the universities accord promised ATEC would consider it. Now it looks like ATEC won’t examine it. Endless excuses and no action.

Because he doesn’t seem to care much about universities?

Students Pay $368m Extra; Unis Get $813m Less Under JRG New figures shed light on the true cost of the hated Job Ready Graduates fee scheme - with the IRU suggesting a new approach to replacing it.

An important report on the terrible funding and equity impacts of Morrison-Clare’s job-Ready Graduates policy: futurecampus.com.au/2026/03/13/s...

Race, Rhetoric and Rights: boundary marking in Australian political discourse: Australian Journal of Politics & History Click on the title to browse this issue

A timely virtual special issue of Aust J of Politics and History: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Historian friends, anyone got any reading recommendations on the Disability Discrimination Act / related campaigns in Australia? And/or on the way that different anti-discrimination Acts related to each other esp. in the 1990s?

The NACC has been an utter waste of public money. Its sole achievement so far is to further persuade everyone that consequence-free corruption and bastardry are fixed features of government in this country.

I don’t think the ABC could even conceive of a program featuring those who have lost family members in Gaza over the last two years.

🧵: Books by historians I constantly recommend in policy meetings / professional contexts. In no order, to be added to when I remember:

1. The Seventies, by @michellearrow.bsky.social . Stuff can change, and it's possible to believe in things and plan for the future. unsw.press/books/the-se...

What a great thread, Lauren - I’m delighted to be part of it!

This is exciting - the 2025 Lilith is nearly out!

International students accuse Australia of treating them like ATMs after fees for one visa double without warning Union says students blindsided after non-refundable visa fee rose from $2,300 to $4,600 * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast International students say they feel like “ATMs” after the federal government quietly doubled application fees for temporary graduate visas, making Australia’s costs the most expensive in the world for graduates hoping to stay onshore after completing their studies. The non-refundable visa fee rose from $2,300 to $4,600 without prior warning on Sunday, placing Australia well in excess of competitors including New Zealand (A$1,406), Canada (A$262), the UK (A$1,665) and the US (A$661). Continue reading...

International students accuse Australia of treating them like ATMs after fees for one visa double without warning

Thanks Andre! I also wrote about mothers’ submissions to the RCHR for women’s history review (2016)

Where are law peak bodies and academic associations? Why aren’t they speaking up against the impact of this dreadful policy on their profession?