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Naomi Parry Duncan

@drnaomi.bsky.social
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Historian, writer, editor, whippet custodian, living and working on Dharug and Gundungurra Country and Palawa/Pakana Country. She/her. We cannot have peace without academic and artistic freedom. Free Palestine.

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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Those of us who miss @kudelka.bsky.social will no doubt smile at the news the Even Looser Quolls are once more ascending Kunanyi to raise money for the Kudelka Foundation for Glioblastoma Research so get in there and support them pointtopinnacle2026.grassrootz.com/menzies-inst...
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Margaret Kudelka in Elders Point to Pinnacle & Brooks Point to Pub 2026
The Even Looser Quolls are back in 2026 ready to walk/run the mountain to raise $$$ for the newly established Jon Kudelka Fund for Glioblastoma Research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research. ...
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm pleased about this news. Hope Roxanne can have a good long rest and is looking forward to her compo.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Orlee Lavee #smh seems deeply kind and is a haematologist hero. But protesting ex-IDF people running in the Sydney Marathon is not antisemitic or the wrong tone. Raising money for charity isn't enough to undo the war crimes of the IDF and the state of Israel, even if you were conscripted.
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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Adam’s book is excellent. Please consider signing. www.change.org/p/restore-ho... #Auspol
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Activists in Australia started a petition to restore my book to the Waverley library.
Clearly my book is not, in and of itself, that important but it's part of a wave of free speech crackdowns exploiting the Bondi attack to snuff out pro-Palestine speech
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
My book Musquito: The Real Story of a Legendary Colonial Warrior, is out in all good bookstores and on Booktopia, TheNile, and Amazon now. Thanks @allenandunwin.bsky.social! And Kora Dog, and photographer Sam Thomas.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Rarely here. I miss @kudelka.bsky.social more than words can express. I noticed his cartoons when I was 18 and he was irritatingly young/talented. We became proper friends on what was Twitter. Over 17 years, many platforms, many private chats. He adored his wife Margaret and his stunning kids. Sigh.
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Chris Wallace @chriswallace.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
‘…most founders I know are not complaining about their hypothetical tax bill. They know Australia is a great place to start a business, and a great place to live.’ Technology lawyer David Turner, Empirical Legal. www.afr.com/technology/a...
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Calling Blue Mountains residents and visitors: book now (preferably today) to see @frankbongiorno.bsky.social and Josh Black and me at Blackheath this Saturday! www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
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Gold Standard?: Remembering the Hawke Government
3.30pm for 4pm Saturday 30 May 2026 Bookings essential - either through Trybooking or directly at the shop $20 ticket, includes a drink upon...
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I’m not here very often now. Maybe the horror of Trump 2.0 is too real. I miss old Twitter and those bonds as well! Social media just ain’t what it was.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Someone got eaten by a shark in Hawaii, which of course is very sad, but the local news service said the death was 'at the hands of a shark' and now I will be unable to sleep because I will be imagining shark hands.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Didn't take the Liberals long to find the anti-immigrant stick in the drawer and wave it about. I wonder if Jacinta's media campaign to get back on the shadow bench pays off. Aren't you supposed to court your colleagues?
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Watching Insiders (late) and saw the lovely tribute to our beloved @kudelka.bsky.social. They said he was 'loved across the political spectrum', so I am quite sure there is a little cloud protesting 'not the whole spectrum' floating above South Hobart right now.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Crying reading the tribute to @kudelka.bsky.social by @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social. When Twitter was good I got so much joy from their banter and egging them on. So sorry for your loss, dear FirstDog. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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My friend Jon has died | First Dog on the Moon
Jon Kudelka loved his beautiful family and was fiercely intolerant of greed and hypocrisy
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Tasmanian Senator Claire Chandler says Australians are sick of the Liberal Party talking about itself, in a video in which she talks about herself #libspill
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Comedy gold: Jane Hume says Angus Taylor has a great intellect and is a deep thinker. Trying it without adjectives: Taylor has a deep intellect and is a thinker. Still a good joke!
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Our first spill since we lost @kudelka.bsky.social A minute's silence, please.
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Charlie Lewis @theshufflediary.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Vale Jon Kudelka; not many better at summing up the issues of the day with great brevity and wit, but also with such vivid, arresting images. A true master of his art.
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Very sad to share the news of this legend of Australian political cartooning, and art. Dear Jon Kudelka has died, and we will be the poorer and more dull for his passing. Sending love and condolences to his family. What a legacy of scorching wit and joyful capturing of life he leaves.
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RanTLaw @rantlaw.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
People are rightly posting Jon's work but it is the memory of his pics at his son's football games that is bringing me the tears at the moment. I hope his family are able to remember him well and know how much he was loved.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
@kudelka.bsky.social I've been missing you for a while already, but now I'm really going to miss you. I hope you make a rat's tail from a Kudelka tea-towel and give God a good flick.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Just caught a smidge of the press conference at Bondi and heard Herzog say demonstrations delegitimise the existence of Israel. Mate, they delegitimise GENOCIDE.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
A crystal clear article by Peter Greste. He explains his decision to resign from Adelaide Writers' Week as a defence of the 'grey zone', where things are complex and we can talk about hard things together and combat extremism. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If we silence voices we don’t agree with, we’re doing the work of extremists for them | Peter Greste
I do not need to share Randa Abdel-Fattah’s views to believe that removing her is wrong. This is why I’ve withdrawn from Adelaide writers’ week
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
The Herald has labelled this cartoon divisive but I feel it is absolutely accurate. The newspaper does defend their right to publish it, so there is that. I stand with @cathywilcox!
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Just saw this. What utter bullshit. The Israel lobby are devoted to destroying the livelihoods of anyone who does not share their love of genocide. The SMH is a rag. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
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Wilcox cartoon was divisive – and we apologise for the hurt it has caused
Although there is no place in this country for hate speech, there must be room for people to express their views on politics and world events.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Vicious attacks on Cathy Wilcox for this perceptive cartoon, including the standard accusations of "antisemitic" and "Jew-hater", only go to prove her point: The Israel lobby in Australia is, indeed, a lobby for Israel. As an Australian of Jewish background, #IStandWithCathyWilcox. #auspol
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Not one person has lost their job or been forced to apologise for supporting Israel’s genocide. You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education. Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
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Lance Richardson @lancerichardson.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Solidarity with Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
I’m a Tasmanian so I’ve always dangled from the end of the world but I’ve not felt such a deep need to hide from America since nuclear winter mounted by idiots was a real threat. All the world’s tyrants are feeling pretty smug right now.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Happy New Year, everyone, from Greater Western Sydney. I’m happy to see the back of 2025 but suspect we can’t draw a line on it yet. I’m going to bed to read a book about finding peace. And sending love to you all.
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
“Ahmed Al Ahmed. He saved my life & my 4yr old” “I can only say thank you to that Muslim brother” This is what the media should show. Messages of unity & hope from survivors. Despite that it’s not the answer this Sky News journo was seeking. #auspol #Bondi
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Tonight for dinner I had brandy and dry and Christmas cake with butter, in honour of my mother outlaw, my kid's Grandma. Her funeral is tomorrow. I loved her for 25 years, although she had NFI who I was for the last two (at least). She was an incredible woman, we were so lucky to have her.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Just try to contemplate that those who marched in protest of such murders occurring (in much greater numbers) are now being blamed by the Liberal Party for the Bondi Massacre.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Anybody watching the piano show on ABC is being Whammageddoned but we live in NSW so can never protest again.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
If one is specifically *not* invited to an event it would be very bad form to turn up (especially to a funeral). It is then even worse form to attack the person for refraining from attending.
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Dumbe Blonde @dumbeblonde.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Where does ‘Muslim man with 2 children risks his life to save Jews’ rank on the Australian values test Sussan?
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
My brilliant friend Hannah Forsyth wrote a piece that starts with our Sunday outing to toast Heather Goodall, whose work has shaped my life’s work, and then goes straight to the heart of the destruction of the collegiality and courage of universities.
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Great post about the nuances of eugenics. Was part of my PhD so I know Austn progressives were very fond of ‘positive eugenics’ to ensure the ‘best’ folks bred more. Horrid eugenic policies like forced institutionalisation were also a thing, but not all horrid policies were eugenics!
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Briony Kidd @brionykidd.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Can I put in an order for some new political parties? These two are broken. #politas #auspol
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I’m flabbergasted by the rampant evil of those running the so-called civilised world. You know, the ones who are stealing countries, doing criminal deals, flogging cars that burn their drivers alive … And smaller scale evils, like salmon farms, ill-placed stadiums, destroyed libraries … 😭
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
#Victorians! Our State Library is being trashed by a series of executives with no experience or understanding of public collections. Many hired as 'temps' without full process, who then caused scandals & exodus of specialist & librarian staff: a full wreck looms. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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State Library proposes major cuts to staff and services
The library plans halve the number of reference librarians it employs and reduce the number of computers available for public use in a move that has outraged staff.
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Hayden @bychero.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
It really needs to emphasised as strongly as possible: Do not eat Tasmanian farmed salmon.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Lobster fishery off Bruny Island in TAS closed on eve of the opening of fishing season due to antibiotic use by the salmon farms. No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
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Crayfish Closure Follows Salmon Antibiotic Deployment - Tasmanian Times
The commercial rock lobster fishery south of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel is now closed effective 15 November 2025
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Chuck some dosh at these quolls, who are strolling for research into glioblastoma and bucking up the spirits of lovely Jon Kudelka
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
I’m flabbergasted that actual neo Nazis were allowed to assemble outside the NSW Parliament and the cops approved it AND no one thought to raise this with the Commissioner or the Premier. How many senior cops are neo Nazis?
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Press TV was "permanently" banned from TikTok mere hours after releasing this exposé: “Israel’s Covert Operations of Paying Social Media Influencers,” featuring DerbyChrisW and TikTok influencer Guy Christensen. Watch it now!
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
If your whippet hates you because you trimmed their toenails should you die in a ditch or tell your sooky dog to get over herself?
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
If an adult child moves out but their former accommodation is filled with detritus have they even moved out at all? Asking for a friend (me).
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Naomi Parry Duncan @drnaomi.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
I told my adult child I was looking after my skin because I was feeling old and tired and they said, “why don’t you try to get some sleep”. Rude.
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