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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Edition 40 of Things Friends Forward is out on #Substack How many have you read?! The Village Rules | 28 September – 4 October new #music, the village we never leave, and who sets the frame in a new leader's first interview thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/040-the-vi... #ThingsFriendsForward

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I can't wait to watch this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2tu... It might be a great way for people to understand more of what the #FixOurFeeds team at Teach Us Consent are doing: www.teachusconsent.com/fix-our-feeds #YourAttentionPlease

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Big Brother Gossip @bbgossip.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Woo hoo!!! #BBAU returns Monday, October 26th!! #BbSky #bigbrother

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m glad Johanne was evicted on #BBUK out of her and Rochelle They are both two sides of the same coin, but Johanne was SO judgemental & negative Rochelle has given so many funny moments - I can’t believe some of the things she says & does - but she seems to be learning and evolving in the house

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My latest Things Friends Forward #newsletter 039: Cracks & Comebacks electric vehicles & Australian healthcare database hackability, MAGA stealing animal rights, #AFL & the Brisbane Lions' three-peat + End Time Fascism, HILDA report, new #music + thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/039-cracks...

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21 - 27 September

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LC's nail art to match her Brisbane Lions singlet: blue base, yellow dots, and maroon top dots #GoLions

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ESPN Australia @espnaustralia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🏆 🏆 🏆 BRISBANE COME BACK FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT TO WIN A THREE-PEAT!!! #AFLGF ##BrisbaneLions

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ESPN Australia @espnaustralia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For the second year in a row, the AFL Grand Final is tied at halftime!!! 👀 Scores are exactly level at 6.7 (43) each! #AFLGF

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Great energy from #Kylie and her band at the #AFLGF Not sure about some of the song choices and live vocals, but she’s always entertaining I loved the dancers!! 🪩💃🕺& how SO many people were involved Good to see G Flip back on stage & love the Kylie Sherrin #LiveMusic

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Always great to see Mike Brady bring a 90,000 people singalong to the #AFLGF !!

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good energy and visuals from #GFlip - love the sax!! - and her bandmates Great 80s vibe 🎸🎷🎵🎤 The #AFLGF pre-game entertainment is def for the gals and gays today!! #LiveMusic #AFL

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Happy #AFL grand final day for those who celebrate!! I’ve just turned the #TV on, not used to ads, so bracing myself… Our #Kylie live in ~30 minutes! Hoping for a good game b/w my birth town team Fremantle Dockers ⚓️ & my home town team Brisbane Lions 🦁 Like my new #NailArt ?? #GoLions #AFLGF

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List of timing for todays AFL grand final

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Here's my latest Things Friends Forward #newsletter on #Substack 038: Do the Reading | 14 – 20 September Jon Ronson 📚 on #masculinity in freefall, what makes us corruptible or resistant, new #music releases, #AFLGF, #values, #BBUK, so much #AI + thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/038-do-the...

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Need a new #book recommendation? 📚 - I've got you covered! Here's my deep dive on my Things Friends Forward #Substack: 📖 #Men Out of Time: Book Review of Jon Ronson’s The Castle thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/men-out-of... #BookReview #TheCastleBook #ToRead #Masculinity #JohnRonson

LC holding John Ronson's book "The Castle: Adventures In A World Of Unravelling Men"

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My latest Things Friends Forward #newsletter on #Substack - read or listen 037: Thresholds | 7 – 13 September a flood-haunted Brisbane novel, why young Australians are going backwards, how social change spreads, AfD, Suzanne Vega, Epictetus + more thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/037-thresh...

Kathleen Jennings' book "Honeyeater" in front of bougainvillea

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BB Nutters @bbnutters.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#BBAU is taking live coverage to another level! 🔥 Fans can watch the new house come together weeks before launch, then get 24/7 live access throughout the entire season. More cameras, more moments, less missing out! Live on TickTok on · Sep 18, at 3:00 AM 👀 #BigBrotherAU #BigBrother

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Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The AI companies want to gobble up Australia’s creative properties for free - so APRA AMCOS (who handle Australian music licensing) are demanding an urgent study by the govt to establish the value of those properties. Every sovereign economy should do the same. www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/new...

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Photos from my night out with Renata on Saturday where we saw #folk singer Suzanne Vega live at The Fortitude Music Hall (row d!) after #vegan dinner at Short Grain #SuzanneVega #LiveMusic #ShortGrainBrisbane #TheFortitudeBrisbane 🎵🎸🎻

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BB Nutters @bbnutters.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Producers have addressed the backlash over Charlotte’s entrance, saying it was fully planned and rehearsed with her and a specialist. They added that the issue with her shoe was unexpected, while Charlotte reportedly chose stairs over the offered ramp. #BBUK #BigBrotherUK #BigBrother

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just finished watching the first two eps of the new season of Big Brother UK Samuel, Rob, & Philip are great TV! Sam is my fave Pretty bad look ITV for Charlotte the gal with prosthetic legs to have to go up STAIRS in heels on live TV - just after she said the world isn’t made for her!! #BBUK

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

👀 Need something to read or listen to this weekend? 🎧 #ThingsFriendsForward from me ✍️ 036: The Turn | 31 August – 6 September record #EV sales in Australia, rare #books pulped to feed #AI, the push to make #socialmedia #algorithms opt-in + more! thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/036-the-tu...

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm attending this event - a repeat of their masterclass from Something#Digital - next Thursday at #ThePrecinct in #Brisbane: How to build an AI-ready #marketing team from the #BrandHalo team See you there?! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/how-to-bui... #AIMarketing

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How to build an AI-ready marketing team

Are you a CMO losing control of marketing? Unsure if AI actually works in marketing and brand teams? We'll show you with real examples!

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Showbiz Central @showbizcentral.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

BIG BROTHER BOV BOYS TAKEOVER Angry Ginge, Tays, Chazza, Jakey and friends are taking over the Big Brother house for 24 hours ahead of Sunday’s launch. Live from 12pm Saturday on BBUK and ITV Reality YouTube, plus their Twitch streams. #BBUK #BovBoysTakeover #ITV

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“This is what being One Direction feels like” - Zac on the red carpet at the #LoveIslandUSA reunion It’s a LOT for those who were average people before the season started… the fans at least are bringing the energy & great vibes

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Niall @niallau.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

IMO: AI/Datacenters aren't "evil" - it's a bit more nuanced then that. The real issues 1) How it's trained (respecting copyright/IP). 2) How it's being used (to solve problems or create them) 3) How it's being powered (renewables vs fossil fuels). These can ALL be addressed with rules/regulations.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We don’t have a right to ask whether we’re going to succeed or not. The only question we have a right to ask is what’s the right thing to do?” --Wendell Berry

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026

macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My Things Friends Forward #Substack #newsletter 035: Different Lenses 🔎 plant #protein & healthy #aging, #technology through different lenses at #SomethingDigital, the young people the loneliness lockdown left behind, #productivity, #AI + more! 🔗 thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/035-differ...

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🚀 I had a great time at #SomethingDigital in #Brisbane last week! Thanks to all involved! 👉 Trying On Other Lenses - my deep dive about the event thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/trying-on-... Here's me with my faves: @vanbadham.bsky.social & @joanwestenberg.com #technology #AI #HumaneTech

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Hogesonline @hogesonline.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My notes from the fabulous @cameronwilson.bsky.social 's keynote at #pyconau

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Brett @brettashleyhawkins.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

So Barrett has reached 20K followers on Instagram, and managing it has been mostly fun, and that is all well and good. It got me thinking, “Well, how does he compare with the rest of the cast?” And, mind you, some of them had substantial followings preseason… (1/6) #BB28

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🤖 My #Honours #research paper is selected for free-access at #EECERA Madeira 2026 🧐 40 preschoolers, one humanoid #NAO social robot, a drawing task. Most engaged, some didn't — why classrooms need a thoughtful approach @eecera.bsky.social Free to read until 30 Sept: doi.org/10.1080/1350...

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Poster for the 34th EECERA Conference in Madeira on the Development of Agency, Participation, and Democracy in a Digital Age

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This week's Things Friends Forward #Substack #newsletter: They Are Us how group loyalty curdles into toxic culture in men's sport & elite boys' schools, why health #misinformation is everyone's problem, new #music from Erykah Badu + #NDIS + more! thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/034-they-a...

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They Are Us
17 - 23 August

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LC coming out of the ocean at Currumbin Creek/Palm Beach on a sunny winter day - shows the water, sand, trees, and blue sky (Pic by Cat)

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Daily PhD @dailyphddotcom.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"There are no resources without resourcefulness" A #PhD offers plenty of resources, but none of them will do the work for you. #DailyPhD will help with the tools and the #motivation to actually get it done Still working on mine — more to come once I'm done! (LC) www.dailyphd.com #PhDLife #PhDSky

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🚀 I am thrilled to join the #Queensland Government delegation at #SomethingFest 2026! 🚀 🤝 I'm looking forward to attending events and workshops, and chatting to people about my Daily PhD #startup 💡 👉 See you Tuesday & Wednesday at The Tivoli! www.somethingdigital.com.au #SD26 #SomethingDigital

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Reality TV News/Updates @realitytvfan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Big Brother Australia is uploading real life audition tapes of hopeful housemates to its YouTube channel every Monday and Thursday and letting fans have a say on who they'd like to see in the house next season via likes. #bbau #bbsky Watch and vote here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Edition 33 of Things Friends Forward on #Substack: Always in Motion The paradox of self-transformation & the #book "You've Changed", why women are leaving #politics, and why women's #jobs are most exposed to #AI, #newmusic, #relationships + more! thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/033-always...

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Always in Motion
10 - 16 August

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Embossed Benoit Denizet-Lewis' book "You’ve Changed: The Promise and Price of Self-Transformation" on top a tablecloth with red, blue, and white colours

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Lunch break reading (or listening) my Things Friends Forward #Substack 032: Present Company | 3 - 9 August Mentoring newcomers through #Stoic #philosophy, a hollowed-out #political centre, why bigger #cars are killing more pedestrians, #music + thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/032-presen...

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Edition 31 of my Things Friends Forward #newsletter on #Substack out now! Native Ground | 27 July – 2 August Banned #books and #reading as resistance, the #AI safety scorecard nobody's passing, and why breaking up your sitting sharpens your #brain thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/031-native...

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27 July - 2 August

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Girls' day at the beach!
Cat, Nat, Maritza, & LC on a picnic rug with chia pudding in hand, and the Palm Beach water behind

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claudia 🕸️ @claudiiiii.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

not a serious country #loveislanduk

final vote results for love island uk season 13
julia and lorenzo - 46.9%
jasmine and kavan - 27.1%
angelista and simba - 26%

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Catching up on the last 2eps of #LoveIsland UK! The islanders discuss the dumping of Aidan & Priya & their couples A LOT of “I love you”s thrown around… don’t believe most of them 🤭 Ex-islanders & their retribution day!! The ex-islanders individually decide who does NOT deserve to be in the final

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Edition 30 of my Things Friends Forward #newsletter on #Substack: 030: Seen and Unseen | 20 – 26 July #Psychedelics moving into the mainstream, mapping Australia's #data centres, & whether we need a right not to be recorded thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/030-seen-a... #ThingsFriendsForward

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Over your lunch break, read (or listen) to my latest Things Friends Forward #newsletter on #Substack: 029: Awe and Artifice | 13 – 19 July An awe-inspiring light journey under the stars, playing #AI book detective, and #spirituality, buffet style thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/029-awe-an...

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13 - 19 July

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Jack, Lachie, LC (with Adele’s Ottolenghi hummus), Tane, and Adele at the Brisbane Koala Bushlands at Burbank having a picnic. People sitting on a colourful picnic blanket with food in the middle. In the background, is the bushland

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

#LoveIsland UK week 8 starts with Friends & Family Day!! Yasmine’s Mum & Aunty + Tommy’s parents. They are lovely & all support their relationship Lorenzo is freaking out. Jasmine is so emotional & can’t stop crying - the other gals soon after

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Another video from Beyond Luna Light Journey Series at #Sirromet Winery Friday night near #Brisbane Light & sound #immersion Open until 26th July 2026 beyondlightshow.com.au #LunaLightJourney #LunaLightJourneyBrisbane #SirrometWinery

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Leigh-Chantelle @leigh-chantelle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Beyond Luna Light Journey Series at #Sirromet Winery Friday night near #Brisbane Light & sound #immersion Open until 26th July 2026 beyondlightshow.com.au #LunaLightJourney #LunaLightJourneyBrisbane #SirrometWinery

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