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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Taylor trying to outdo Hanson on immigration. Students are highly skilled, post study visas help them to make a major taxpayer contribution to our economy. Destroying higher education in Australia will damage the 40bn dollar industry’s benefits to our economy. #auspol
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Intesting article by Yannis Varoufakis about the beneficiaries of the RBA’s hikes who are not paying tax at all… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
The interest rate rise is the wrong medicine and an even worse alibi | Yanis Varoufakis
Inflation is again being used as an excuse for acts of vandalism on some of Australia’s important institutions
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Intesting article by Yannis Varoufakis about the beneficiaries of the RBA’s hikes who are not paying tax at all… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
The interest rate rise is the wrong medicine and an even worse alibi | Yanis Varoufakis
Inflation is again being used as an excuse for acts of vandalism on some of Australia’s important institutions
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Animators Wanted @animatorswanted.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Studio: Rising Sun Pictures Looking for Mid, Senior FX Artist Type of work: All options Apply Here! Location: Australia, Brisbane animationjobs Like, follow, tag, donate and repost to keep the updates coming!
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Interesting article www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Australia's rising interest rates not just down to government spending
Why is Australia stuck in an inflation problem that has sent interest rates to 15-year highs?
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Why is the media giving so much airtime to One Nation? Who is bankrolling the hate?
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Love this! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Before blaming migrants for [insert issue here], remember how awesome Australia is because of migration | Jess Harwood
Monoculture has always been a fiction!
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Leroy @leroylynch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Twenty years ago, the first dose of the UQ-developed vaccine Gardasil was given to a teenage girl in Brisbane. That same vaccine is now on track to end cervical cancer in Australia. news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-20-y... #aushealth #ausscience
news.uq.edu.au
20 years. Millions of lives saved. One revolutionary vaccine
Gardasil 20-year anniversary story.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Irresponsible news outlets giving so much airtime to Gina’s racist propaganda party, drumming up support… so unfortunate.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14/08/2026
‘Extensive’ devastation caused by major fire in England as 150 million in Europe to experience temperatures above 35C – Europe live
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‘Extensive’ devastation caused by major fire in England as 150 million in Europe to experience temperatures above 35C – Europe live
Fires also blaze in Croatia, Germany and France as extreme heat continues to grip Europe today * Four taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands fires We are getting a bit more detail about the terrifying fire in the Croatian seaside town of Omiš. Some 300 Czech tourists are among the 1,000 evacuees, Czech media reported, with a Czech police officer sent to coordinate the emergency response. Continue reading...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 31/07/2026
‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
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‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely The extreme heat and drought stoking huge wildfires in Spain and France were made far more likely by the climate crisis, a scientific analysis has found. Global heating made hot, dry and windy weather at least 20 times more likely in Spain and twice as likely in France, experts from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) consortium calculated. The finding is the latest to pin the blame for the continent’s sweltering and deadly summer firmly on the heating caused by the burning of oil, gas and coal. Continue reading...
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UQ Research Computing Centre @uq-rcc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Bunya Phase 4.0 nodes are now available to all users. New CPU nodes are available in the Bunya general partition. New GPU nodes are available in the Bunya user_test partition. Bunya users, please see RCC's email sent this afternoon for more info. News article info: rcc.uq.edu.au/article/2026...
rcc.uq.edu.au
Advanced Bunya upgrade about to go live
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 31/07/2026
Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot
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Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot
The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
At least we have some clarity on timeframe now after a long wait.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Don’t know how any woman can vote for her, DV blaming www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
smh.com.au
Swift backlash after Hanson says domestic violence a ‘two-way street’
The One Nation leader was asked to condemn violence against women.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
She’s at it again with racism, likely her trip to my home country paid for by Gina. Why do people vote for her? Won’t be ever getting my vote www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Pauline Hanson laments end of White Australia policy and talks up daughter’s leadership potential
Appearing on a podcast with the far-right UK activist who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, Hanson makes evidence-free claims about migrants
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Gina is clearly spending a lot of money on manipulating voters, we don’t want nasty Pauline. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol.
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Pro-One Nation Facebook groups appear to be run by foreign ‘meme factories’ that monetise content
Exclusive: Guardian analysis suggests several groups with thousands of members run by what expert calls ‘engagement farm’ operations in south-east Asia
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Has never been a monoculture and never will be www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #auspol
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Pauline Hanson wants a ‘monocultural’ society. But this version of Australia has never existed | Alan Atkinson
Multiculturalism has always been here. Like it or not, it is part of the way we are
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Europe facing extreme heat and we have politicians in Australia that deny climate change. Doesn’t bode well for our summer www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
UK records its hottest June day and France its hottest day ever as heatwave sweeps Europe
Temperature of 36.1C recorded in Hampshire, while two-thirds of Europe’s population experience temperatures above 30C
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
So, she is going after migrants, cultural/religious diversity, renewable energy, transgender people. Oh she just slotted in a comment on AI, denials of racism and attacks on the ABC. Allow time to answer questions already! #auspol.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Gina’s investment delivering National Press Club speech of hate.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Inequality gap keeps on widening. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australia’s 178 billionaires are $25.7bn richer than last year as 3.7 million live in poverty
Oxfam finds the 20 richest Australians now hold more wealth than the bottom 3 million households
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Yeah short notice killing off AEA schemes with no alternative is terrible.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
So, Angus Taylor hates migrant workers, permanent residents, trans people, people of colour, who else? Only seems to love Pauline Hanson. May he lose his seat in the next election.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
We can hope that he loses his seat in the next election.
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allyann @allyann.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Angus Taylor says migrants are a ‘net drain’ on Australia. The numbers say the opposite is true www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
So depressing that they got a seat. Appalling…
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Sunday morning and we get subjected drivel from the ignorant Matt Canavan. ABC insiders making me so mad! #auspol
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Insightful smsk.dev/2026/04/26/a...
smsk.dev
AI Cannot Self Improve and Math behind PROVES IT! - devsimsek's Blog
A new arXiv paper formally proves that recursive self-improvement in LLMs is mathematically impossible - the mechanism everyone believed would lead to superintelligence is actually a one-way ticket to...
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Tech firms pushing back on the tech tax proposed by the Australian Government. What is the likelihood of a tax in the future to support a universal basic income, when the tech these same firms are pushing precipitate wider scale job losses? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
abc.net.au
Labor defends news payment plan as Meta, Google reject tax
US tech giant Meta has condemned Labor's plan to tax large digital platforms that fail to pay for using Australian journalism as "government-mandated transfer of wealth".
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
All he’s got. My @smh cartoon.
Four frames. Angus Taylor and journo. 1. Angus: “We need to decide who we let into this country...” Journo: “We already do, through our immigration process.” 2. A: “Yes, well we need to make sure they respect our values…” J: “They already have to pass a values test.” 3. A: “Well, we need to ensure they don’t breach these values…” J: “We have laws, and consequences for people who break them.” 4. A: “Something something people from Gaza…” J: “It’s hard coming second to Pauline, isn’t it.”
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Out of touch Angus, Aussies buying EVs to reduce their own dependency on petrol thedriven.io/2026/04/01/e...
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EV registrations surge 50 pct in March as Australians go electric amid fuel crisis
Analysis of EV registrations show massive growth in March as surging fuel prices and fears of an ongoing crisis pushes interest in EVs to an all-time high.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
He shouldn’t! The uncertainty isn’t really within our control as a nations so it’s all just an excuse for him to go on about mining.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Please, why do we have to be subjected to Angus Taylor at tea time news. #auspol
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Ok, so I knew it would be an anger-inducing and triggering watch, but OMG. Bravo ABC Four Corners, and the brave souls that spoke out on the show. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
abc.net.au
Campus Chaos
Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
We really need to consider the environmental, societal and human costs of AI www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI?
As the QuitGPT movement gains momentum, should people concerned about the environmental impacts of AI consider opting out?
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
We all lose – and future generations will lose even harder – when governments cut investments in research & researchers. Or fail to increase them to the levels actually needed. 😡
abc.net.au
Looming CSIRO job cuts come at 'critical moment' for climate change action
Scientists are calling on the Australian government to push back on a plan to scrap hundreds of jobs at the nation's science agency, as they await the release of further details this week.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
3-10 years when you add in rejection and resubmission cycles.
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
“A complete joke” After the starting gun fires, Australian researchers have to wait 2–3 years before even starting the race. Really clear article explaining the impossibly long new time-frames for Australian Research Council grants. By @liammannix.bsky.social
theage.com.au
‘Complete joke’: Efforts to reduce funding wait times ends with longer blowout
A long campaign to improve Australia’s sclerotic research bureaucracy has culminated in an extraordinary blowout to grant approval times, leaving scientists despondent.
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Kent Pitman @kentpitman.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
As a matter of public record, @samsungmobileus.bsky.social, you CAN tell me I must agree to your terms to continue to use the phone that holds essential data and apps, but you're making me 'sign' under duress. If a dispute does arise, expect me to cite the fact that I lacked meaningful free choice.
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Craig Reynolds @craigreynolds.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I totally want this level of intelligence being used to write code, run companies, direct military strategy, and make medical care decisions. “ChatGPT how many hands to hold a pen??” Via @FatherPhi on TT, YT, etc.
youtube.com
ChatGPT pen test yields unexpected results in 2026 #chatgpt #ai
YouTube video by FatherPhi
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
12. Honestly a lottery would be more effective at distributing research money. Think of the lost productivity and financial costs of the entire process vs - lottery. Right now it feels like a lottery but with a huge amount of wasted effort.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
11. People in the college of experts also have grants under consideration from the same a small pot of money… COIs anybody?
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
10. The timeline for funding is not conducive to work in fast moving subjects.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
9. Overwhelmingly though the funding does go largely to professors that have previously had ARC funding, granted there are exceptions but these are few.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
8. After all the work we put in, we get a meaningless graphic charts and scores pre and post normalised. These give no insight to how you could ever improve a proposal and increase the chance of funding. This may be deliberate. Our work deserves more respect.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
7. There isn’t sufficient expertise across the college of experts that covers every field of research code so funding is skewed in favour of the expertise of the college of experts.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
6. The review process isn’t objective because it’s not a blind review process.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
5. Then all these EOIs go to an assessment process with thousands of hours of wasted time scoring EOI proposals (though I have heard some people say that lazy reviews are done based on h-index) only for the scores to then be normalised and even overruled because the ARC carriage didn’t like it.
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Mashhuda Glencross @mashhuda.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
4. University research offices spend hundreds of hours compliance checking for the rules that ARC impose at every Australian University.
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