Who is responsible for the breathtakingly immoral volumes of taxpayer cash being foie-grased to private schools? | First Dog on the Moon Why it’s people who went to private schools of course!

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Yes, disturbing stuff.

Yes, it matters!

Yes, it was an excellent presentation full of revolting anecdotes.

Heading to #AARE2024 and looking forward to seeing the Macquarie Wallumattagal campus, where my Mum studied to be a teacher decades ago.

YES, Penny Allman-Payne!! What fantastic advocacy for a fairer society and fair funding for public schools. A must-watch. @pennyallmanpayne.com

FANTASTIC! I will share too.

Queer quilts, rebellious knitting and political pants: the radical world of textiles From union banners to sewn sculptures, a major new exhibition in Adelaide celebrates the emotional and revolutionary force of textiles

Oh man, this exhibition looks SO GOOD!

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Death, birds and the number seven: Three new works connect in unexpected ways Pieces, which has been running since 2005, is an annual series where choreographers are given three weeks to come up with a new 20-minute work.

Saw these three fab new contemp dance pieces last night, as my friend Rachel Coulson was performing in two of them. Enjoyed seeing the new Union Theatre at Uni of Melbourne, and spotting the who's-who of contemporary dance. @unimelbsoc.bsky.social

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We know Australia has a private/public divide. But there's even more inequality Inequality: Ultimately students, families and societies lose in a system that divides students, rather than bringing them together.

"Students, families and societies lose in a system that divides students, rather than bringing them together". A great article from the #AARE blog. blog.aare.edu.au/we-know-aust...

Just booked tickets to see F CHRISTMAS at Melbourne's Malthouse theatre. The content warning alone is exciting...

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It is heartening to read through the list of funded #ARC #DP2025 projects and see many familiar names, of academics I admire and know to be GOOD PEOPLE. A bummer for those who missed out, but reading the list of projects makes me feel excited to be in this industry.

Congratulations! I read through the announcement list looking for familiar names. There are some awesome projects in the list!

Oh wow, what a fabulous project and team!

Why are so many people embracing Stoicism? - ABC listen The ancient philosophy of Stoicism is having a moment. Books like the best-selling Stoic Virtue self-help series, podcasts like The Daily Stoic, and TikToks sharing stoic philosophies: Ancient teachi...

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I would love to be added, thanks! I work at Monash on the Invisible Labour project, about the emotional demands on Australian school principals.

A lovely article, that made me cry in the final sentences. She's a great writer. My kids are in government schools too (and I work in education research) so it means a lot to me. I shared it too.

As my eldest sits his final school exam, I’m grateful to the fine teachers who helped me parent him | Ranjana Srivastava Polite, obedient and diligent, my son is the product of three government schools. I wish him success and satisfaction

This is a beautiful article about government education, written by the oncologist and columnist Ranjana Srivastava. She says that her polite, obedient and diligent Yr 12 son is the "product of three government schools" 😭 So moving.
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Absolutely appalling.

Agggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Howdy!

The maps that show the tree-free heat islands in your city Australia’s two largest capital cities have far too little tree canopy, which leads to increased rates of obesity, depression, anxiety and heatstroke.

“We have given 70-80 per cent of our streets to parking, road lanes and moving cars around and, any time there’s a little conflict with that, the trees tend to come out second.” www.theage.com.au/environment/...