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Professor of Health Equity, University of Adelaide Activist with People's Health Movement & Academics for Palestine A4P

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 07/04/2026
I think not enough people understand that the pushback against renewables and EV's is money. Without getting too in the weeds: renewables cannot ever be as profitable as oil and gas. EV's don't make as much money as gas guzzlers. That's it. That's all you really need to know.
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Jack Thrower @jack-thrower.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Following up from last night's shocking Four Corners, great analysis from Dr @marijataflaga.bsky.social, Dr Francis Markham and Distinguished Professor Keith Dowding on the broken governance structures that lead to these scandals. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Lessons from ANU for Australia’s university governance crisis
The Australian National University (ANU) has spent the past eighteen months in a state of rolling crisis. The headline issues are now familiar. In October 2024, a large projected deficit was announce...
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Revisiting Robert Crawford's ‘Healthism and the Medicalization of Everyday Life’ Clare Herrick, Kirsten Bell onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Revisiting Robert Crawford's ‘Healthism and the Medicalization of Everyday Life’
This special issue revisits Robert Crawford's influential 1980 paper ‘Healthism and the medicalization of everyday life’ to reassess its conceptual value for contemporary medical sociology. We show h...
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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Salmon farm antibiotics found in native species
An antibiotic used by the Tasmanian salmon farming industry is detected in native species more than 10km away from the closest fish operation using it.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Always enjoy being told that the private sector is a more efficient and productive way to deliver public services
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Calling for urgent action to better address the needs of Stolen Generations survivors – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/calling-for-... By Professor Steve Larkin, a Kungarakan man from Darwin and chair of The Healing Foundation board #AusPol
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Calling for urgent action to better address the needs of Stolen Generations survivors
Stolen Generations survivors from across Australia gathered in Canberra this week, on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands, attending a series of
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Paying tribute to a leader for health justice – “comrade, colleague, teacher and friend to many” – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/paying-tribu... @franbaum.bsky.social writes about the legacy of her dear friend & colleague, David Legge.
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Paying tribute to a leader for health justice – “comrade, colleague, teacher and friend to many”
Introduction by Croakey: Many people have shared tributes and memories of health justice scholar and activist Emeritus Associate Professor David
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Let's get this straight. Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election. After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties. Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Advice to governments from a public health investigation of South Australia’s algal bloom crisis – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/advice-to-go... By Prof @franbaum.bsky.social
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franbaum.bsky.social @franbaum.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
This is what happens when you have an antivaxer as Secretary of State for Health @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social
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franbaum.bsky.social @franbaum.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Advice to governments from a public health investigation of South Australia’s algal bloom crisis www.croakey.org/advice-to-go...
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Advice to governments from a public health investigation of South Australia’s algal bloom crisis
Introduction by Croakey: Governments were ill-prepared for the harmful algal bloom that began in South Australia almost a year ago,
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franbaum.bsky.social @franbaum.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
USA gone mad
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franbaum.bsky.social @franbaum.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Consider contribuing to Randa Abdel Fattah's Legal Fund chuffed.org/project/rand...
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Randa Abdel Fattah Legal Fund
This fundraiser is being run for Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah by Readers and Writers Against the Genocide. RWAG is a community of readers and writers who believe in the power of literature to enable us to sp...
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franbaum.bsky.social @franbaum.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I just signed this open letter to the ABC. getup.to/PDrQJVHpC789hK
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ABC: Stand with your journalists
An independent movement to build a progressive Australia and bring participation back into our democracy.
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 11/01/2026
Great cartoon, nothing to apologise for
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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
No comment necessary: "I cannot be party to silencing writers so, with a heavy heart, I am resigning from my role as the director of the AWW.... Friends and colleagues in the arts, beware of the future. They are coming for you." Louise Adler www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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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
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franbaum.bsky.social @franbaum.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Louise says Adelaide is now "Moscow on the Torrens" Sad so sad! www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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Louise Adler resigns as director of Adelaide writers’ week
Exclusive: Writing for Guardian Australia, Adler says she ‘cannot be party to silencing writers’ after Adelaide festival board cancelled Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invitation to appear
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Please don’t tell me that a single letter was behind the Adelaide Festival board’s decision
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Writers festivals used to be about dangerous ideas. Now they are about ensuring that their program of speakers and topics has been pre-approved by a foreign power, and/or their local agents. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Adelaide festival dumps prominent academic Randa Abdel-Fattah over ‘cultural sensitivity’ concerns after Bondi attack
Abdel-Fattah accuses the board of ‘blatant and shameless’ anti-Palestinian racism and censorship, as other authors pull out in solidarity
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Dr Julia Anaf @drjuliama.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... The unconscionable outcome of outsourcing human services to corporations. Fund the Australian Public Service to keep its critical work in-house for the public good.
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Call centre operator that won major Centrelink contract paid no corporate tax for two years
Telco Services Australia generated more than $185m in revenue in 2024-25 and $130m the year before but paid zero tax
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franbaum.bsky.social @franbaum.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Please don't resign Louise Adler - we need you to restore Adelaide Writers Week reputation A new Board and a reset, a letter to all writers saying Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah has been re-invited with an apology for the actions of previous Board www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
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'Wickedness thrives in darkness': Former Adelaide Festival leaders pen scathing letter on Writers' Week - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Eleven SA art directors pen a scathing letter criticising Adelaide Festival Board's decision to drop a Palestinian author from Writers’ Week.
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franbaum.bsky.social @franbaum.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Hearing the amazing Stan Grant first speaker at The Equity Co-Lab Fair by Design National Summit #Equity #healthequity
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽 Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club. That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group. Just utterly unbelievable.
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Dr Julia Anaf @drjuliama.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
JobSeeker: Shame, and now with added AI slop www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Shame and harm at every JobSeeker turn – and now added AI slop
The system is so convoluted and stacked against people that even if it worked as intended, it would still be not just harmful, but useless.
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💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Every billionaire is proof millions of people, somewhere, are being robbed of a life worth living. #SocialistSunday
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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
IF THIS IS NOT HOSTAGE TAKING, WHAT IS? Israel refuses to release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya who insisted on staying with his patients in his bombed hospital even after his own son was murdered. Since then he has been held in one of Israel's torture facilities.
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franbaum.bsky.social @franbaum.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Hugh rally in #Adelaide for #Palestine #Gaza great speeches including by @barbarapocock.bsky.social
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Dr Julia Anaf @drjuliama.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
" We can build a better, enshittification-resistant digital nervous system, one fit to coordinate the mass movements we will need to fight fascism, end genocide and save our planet and our species". @franbaum.bsky.social @gilanaf.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
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franbaum.bsky.social @franbaum.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Be in front of the curve - support phase out of fossil fuels!! nb.australiainstitute.org.au/phase-out-fo...
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✍️ ADD YOUR NAME: Phase out fossil fuels
Emissions reduction targets won’t solve the climate crisis if they’re built on fiction. It's time for the government to tackle the biggest source of carbon emissions in Australia – fossil fuels.
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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Ιsrael Is Trying to Smear the Gaza Aid Flotilla As ‘Terrorists’. We Must Not Let It novaramedia.com/2025/09/21/i...
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Israel Is Trying to Smear the Gaza Aid Flotilla As ‘Terrorists’. We Must Not Let It | Novara Media
Hundreds of brave doctors, lawyers, journalists and parliamentarians are sailing to Gaza to break Israel's illegal blockade. By smearing them as 'Hamas', Israel is preparing to attack, writes Yanis Va...
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/09/2025
What if we taxed the gas industry properly? "We're incredibly generous to the gas industry, most of which is foreign owned. "Norway taxes gas & gives their kids free education. What we do is give the gas away for free & charge our kids a fortune to go to uni." @richarddenniss.bsky.social on ABC ⤵️
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What If Wednesday: Increased taxes on the gas industry - ABC listen
Today on 774 ABC Radio Melbourne Drive, What If Wednesday tackled the question: What if we increased taxes on the gas industry?
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Melbourne Uni is killing the literary journal Meanjin. It's cultural vandalism. Australian universities are now deeply anti-intellectual places www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...
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Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing
Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Seacliff beach this morning - but it could be Bondi. Our oceans are on fire. Dead marine life all over the beach. Scientists warned us. Now we are in it. End new fossil fuels. Stop subsidising coal and gas. Our world is on fire and our kids will cop it big time.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents. In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/09/2025
Definitely a real parallel between Aus and UK surprise mass-attendance racist rallies. Both feel fucking terrifying
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 10/09/2025
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has delivered a swashbuckling call for Europe to defend itself against Russia and punish the Israeli government in today's State of the European Union address.
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Besieged von der Leyen calls on Europe to ‘fight’
Confronted by boos and facing mounting opposition, the European Commission president chose to look outward.
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Jamie Smyth @jamiesmythft.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Donald Trump’s assault on green energy could halve pace of US decarbonisation, warns report, which highlights risk US emissions start rising again from late 2030s without policy reversal on.ft.com/46kLrOP @financialtimes.com
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Donald Trump’s assault on green energy could halve pace of US decarbonisation, report finds
Forecasts pinned to president’s axing of tax credits and surging electricity demand due to artificial intelligence
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Mark it on your calendar: Oct. 18 is the next No Kings Day. Let's join with even more millions of Americans and make our defense of democracy impossible for politicians and the media to ignore. Bring your family and friends.
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Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I messaged a few politics reporters live reporting from the conference, to ask why they hadn’t given the same (or any) coverage to the conferences of the DUP, Greens and Plaid Cymru - all of whom have the same seats as Reform I got no response and one blocked me www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘Such a vibrant feeling’: Reform UK devotees gather at party conference
Atmosphere of jubilation takes hold as the Farage faithful don union flags and enjoy their ‘unity of purpose’
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
"There is a concern with the Indian community." Then Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said "mass migration" statement was a "mistake". Then refused to apologise, blaming the ABC for raising the Indian community in the interview. Now there's internal fighting. #auspol www.skynews.com.au/australia-ne...
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Senator Price lashes out at ‘cowardly’ senior Liberal over India migrant backlash
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has refused to apologise for her controversial comments about Indian migrants despite pressure from within her own party.
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
I don’t think a headline has ever epitomized “too little, too late” as much as this one.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/09/2025
CNN put together a clip of RKF Jr denying today he linked antidepressants and mass shootings, followed by a clip of RFK Jr last week linking antidepressants and mass shootings
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franbaum.bsky.social @franbaum.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
This is what our housing crisis is really about ...... the ultra rich ..... it's a class war we are in and the top class are winning!
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Mohave County Indivisible @mohaveindv.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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Dr Julia Anaf @drjuliama.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Doctors with borders: "The privilege to refuse care is exercised by those with secure employment, institutional backing and professional authority, while the consequences fall on the patient www.themonthly.com.au/september-20... #inequity #power
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Doctors with borders
When healthcare professionals are permitted to put their personal beliefs above a patient’s wellbeing, particularly in end-of-life and reproductive health, what does it mean for duty of care?
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
More late capitalist nonsense 😮 At the height of a global polycrisis, the thing we really need is an avocado ripeness scanner www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
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Tesco tries out in-store avocado scanners to assess ripeness
Machines in five of supermarket’s stores work like tiny X-rays to allow shoppers to analyse fruit before buying
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Kennedy must be removed from office. He has already caused a catastrophe at HHS and the CDC. I strongly suspect that he is about to use data manipulated by unscrupulous and unqualified individuals to attempt to falsely show that vaccines are in some way a net harm. He simply must be stopped.
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Dr Julia Anaf @drjuliama.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Congratulations to the team! A fantastic opportunity to conduct research on how to shape markets to support public health. #health #equity
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franbaum.bsky.social @franbaum.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Very happy to announce that our team has won an @nhmrc Centre for Research Excellence on how to shae markets for health So pleased to be working with @SharonFrielOz ANU our team @UniofAdelaide Katherine Cullarton @uqnews and Susan Stone @UniversitySA
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