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Prof Jo Barraket AM

@jobarraket.bsky.social
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Director, @msei-unimelb.bsky.social. Researching social economy & social innovation for fairer societies. Growing. Cooking. Eating. Living w/ MS, bloke, Zoe the beagle & Stormy the Lab x. Views mine. She/her

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 8h
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Australian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: A landmark ruling in the High Court has found planning authorities are required to consider local climate change effects when approving fossil fuel projects. (1/4) #auspol #climate www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Breaking: High Court rules in favour of climate in Hunter Valley coal mine case
Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.
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Marina Mueller 🇨🇦 @marinamueller935.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
An excellent host 🤩 #FungiFriends #ShroomScrolling
Tall tree trunk covered in mushrooms spaced close together. Neighbouring trees, foliage & sky in the background.
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A red-capped robin - with a grub. Gluepot Reserve, South Australia.
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Morning
Photo of Port Phillip bay. Blue sky above a rosy dawn, grey-blue water and dark grey rocks
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nauseous with fatigue all day, until fully waking up around 7pm #MSLife
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Cute Panda Shiningpandas
Alt: Animation of a red, brown and white panda slumping in an office chair looking exhausted, with a battery running out of power icon above its head
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Hiro Ohta @xlix.me · 04/10/2026
The stairs are not taking you somewhere. They are the somewhere.
PHOTO by Rido Alwarno. A moss-lined stone staircase ascends through a quiet forest, dappled with morning light filtering through young trees. The air is misty, softening the edges of leaves and casting a glow over the dewy undergrowth. Fallen leaves rest along the steps, untouched, as the path disappears gently into the luminous haze ahead.
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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🌱 "Sometimes you need to repot yourself in a better environment so that you can finally grow." —Billy Chapata
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Morning
Photo of Port Phillip Bay. Grey clouds circle a piece of clear sky, grey water with ripples and dark grey rocks
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Having just travelled to Ballarat and back in the fog and rain, I can see how this filling in potholes promise could win the state election 😬
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mary Quant (1930-2023), British fashion designer and fashion icon who was pivotal the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph featuring a white woman wearing a white mini dress with black diamonds in a vertical stripe, with short dark bob hairstyle and both hands up
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We need the rain, I keep muttering to myself, as I am repeatedly drenched walking the dogs and doing the market shopping...
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Kermit the Frog Soaked and Drenched
Alt: Kermit the Frog Soaked and Drenched
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is very interesting. Among other things, the Resilience Index shows volunteering is more prevalent in rural & remote areas, & social resilience correlates to the presence of community organisations. tinyurl.com/fa2x5buy
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The resilience map: what Australia's first resilience index tells us
Who needs help, where and why. The index will guide governments and business how to navigate through that challenge.
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Perhaps I'm a curmudgeonly luddite, but if you want me to give you a job, make an introduction or provide advice, I think you should email me at my place of work, not get up in my socials* and then make demands via DM. *not this platform
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pet Circle is rubbish. Still waiting on a 'next day' food delivery we ordered 14 days ago. 4 false texts saying it's arriving 'today' and 1 'we tried to deliver' when I was home, gate was open & nothing appeared. Shit service; do not recommend.
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
OMG. My mum sent me an email and google AI provided me with a suggested response! What are we becoming ?! 🤦🏽‍♀️
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You wouldn’t want that coming after your chips
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Love a simple dinner
A light blue plate filled with colourful steamed veggies, a soft boiledegg and cashew nuts
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Local newspapers are dying, and I don’t think we’re prepared for a world without them…” tulsaflyer.org/2026/09/29/c...
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Battle in McCurtain County at the center of new Peacock documentary
McCurtain County Sheriff’s officials wanted a family-run newspaper dead — literally. A new Peacock documentary explores the years-long battle and what it means for press freedoms.
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The vans were used for its ASRC catering social enterprises all over Victoria and Melbourne’s south east, providings employment opportunities to people seeking asylum and refuge. dandenong.starcommunity.com.au/news/2026-09...
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ASRC’s stolen vans worth over $100,000
Refugee charity, ASRC is pleading for the return of two stolen vans worth more than $100,000 combined. The Melbourne-based, independently funded Asylum Seeker Resource Centre says the food catering social enterprise vans play a vital role. Its chief executive, Kon Karapanagiotidis alleges thieves spent two nights casing the charity site before smashing in at around [...]
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We need your help to find who robbed us. Victoria Police are doing all they can to find the men who did. Hoping the power of community might help too! Here’s 3 short videos of two of the robbers smashing into the side of our catering enterprise
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Morning
Photo of St Kilda Botanical gardens
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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I put mashed potatoes in the waffle maker
Some mashed potatoes recently placed in a small round waffle makerA crispy golden potato waffle
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Victorian Police are investigating after our 2 ASRC Catering Social Enterprise Vans were stolen. To those who have reached out asking how they can help. There’s two ways: Chip in to help cover what insurance won’t: donate.asrc.org.au Call 000 if you spot either of our ASRC Catering white vans
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Morning
Photo of Port Phillip bay. Blue sky above cream coloured clouds, blue water and grey rocks
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tofu, ginger, and bamboo shoot wontons for dinner
A light blue plate holding 6 wontons and green bok choy with brown oyster sauce
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m devastated this morning. We have just had two of our @asrc1 social enterprise catering vans stolen. Roller door smashed. Food stolen. Safe destroyed. Staff distressed. TWO VANS LICENSE PLATES - mini vans with ASRC Catering on them Renault is 1UO2YV Peugeot is 2DW4TB
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I like my new home & garden very much, but I am used to growing more productively than ornamentally. Our tomato seeds have germinated & today I planted basil, coriander, thyme & mesclun mix. Hopefully all will pop up & I can transplant them in a couple of weeks 🤞
Photo of a garden with a teak table and chairs, red and orange flowers, a lime tree in the foreground & silver birch trees and a eucalypt in the background
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The bay was dark blue this morning
Photo of Port Phillip bay. There is blue sky above slightly pink clouds and dark blue water
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Using up limes. Made this cardamom and lime syrup cake 🤤
A brown cake on a white plate with a slice of cake to the side
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our solar array was (finally) switched on mid-morning today. I'm pleased to see we've already saved 10kg in Co2 emissions
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Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It was rather late when I walked my camera today — and while I did spot other birds, well, the light wasn’t great 😬 As has been their wont of late, this little spinebill helped me by singing in a little ray of sunshine 😍
An Eastern Spinebill, mid-song, perched in a Grevillea bush in the late afternoon light.
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
7% increase since March 🤯 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Groceries rise by 7% across Coles, Woolworths, IGA and Aldi, Choice finds
The price of a basket of items at the Australian supermarket chains increased to an average of $43.62, survey says
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The bat was all stillness this morning
Photo of Port Phillip Bay. The grey blue water is still and there are grey and pink clouds overhead
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Otters being otters...
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Chew o’clock
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ohio’s only national forest is being opened back up to fracking. The federal government just leased oil and gas rights beneath nearly 2,800 acres of Wayne National Forest for about $11 million, the first competitive lease sale there since 2017.
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This morning by the bay
Photo of a slightly choppy grey sea, with green tussocks in the foreground and grey and white clouds overhead
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Our late Vice Chancellor, who was a marine ecologist, observed that the most resilient ecosystems are highly diverse and highly connected. Made sense to me.
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sunday angels
A photo of two black dogs and one tan and white beagle in the sun looking at the camera
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FunnyVia @funnyvia.com · 20/09/2026
When you find something you like, you get it in every color... 😭 😭 😭
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Love this; reminiscent of the West Wing's Cartographers for Social Equality, but real! www.theguardian.com/science/ng-i...
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‘A map is never neutral’: meet the cartographers who took on centuries of western bias
Equal Earth projection, adopted by the UN last week, provides an alternative to 16th-century Mercator display
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Breakfast for dinner. Scrambled eggs with mushrooms, broad bean tips and Parmesan on baguette
A white plate with bread and scrambled eggs
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
You know those Fridays when the coming of the weekend is less a joy and more a deep-seated need? This is one of those Fridays.
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Tom The Cat's Relieved Smile in Tom And Jerry
Alt: Cartoon of Tom The Cat's from Tom & Jerry wiping his brow in relief
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Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Time to post favorite Kennedy Center moments. The obvious: Aretha Franklin singing Natural Woman in honor of Carole King. A strong, beloved, Civil Rights-supporting Black woman paying tribute to work of a strong, trailblazing woman and environmental advocate? Of course he wants to tear it down.
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Aretha Franklin's awesome tribute to Carole King: Kennedy Center Honors 2015
YouTube video by Antlin Notes
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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hurrah, solar panels and batteries installed 🙌
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Smiling Spring Sun
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