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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Strongly recommend everyone who cares about natural history and cultural research in Tasmania to sign this if you haven't already. It's a parliament website petition so you won't be signing up for spam. #politas haepetitions.parliament.tas.gov.au/haepet/Home/...

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Petition Details - Tasmania Parliament E-Petitions

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hyperlink text should make sense when read out of context. Screen reader users can navigate from link to link, and can listen to links in a list. When navigating this way, only the link is read. So "click here" or "read more" won't make sense.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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Rodney Croome @rodneycroome.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The conversion ban recently tabled in the Tasmanian Parliament will be the most effective in Australia. But opponents are mobilising against it. Join Glen to demand a ban on conversion practices. Sign the petition here: haepetitions.parliament.tas.gov.au/haepet/Home/...

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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

With 3 more women killed by men in the last 24 hours, it’s a good time to remind everyone that more women have been killed by male violence since 2020 than all Australians killed by shark attacks, terrorism and one punch attacks combined in the last 25 years.

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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Watch the Albanese Government today at the Press Club use changes to migration regulations that require no legislation to drastically change immigration policy. When Labor were in opposition they constantly condemned the Coalition for their lack of transparency…

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This right here is some top-shelf allyship, y'all. Some of these candidates are being told that their anti-trans talking points will win Serious Adult Voters. You've got to show them they're wrong. Make the weather vane swing back again.

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Refusing to take a side doesn’t leave you in the middle.” Superb artwork by @nordacious.bsky.social. #StopTheGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images. The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.

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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Albanese Gov is considering ending the Refugee Convention by legislating a world first 30 day time limit for families to apply for asylum. If this becomes law it’s the end of the Refugee Convention here. Help us stop this by emailing your Labor MP 👉🏼action.asrc.org.au/email_alp

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Autistic people are not disposable experimental units for scientists. I would like to see some proper ethics considerations, with proper autistic specialists in these fields.

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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Animals are held captive for our benefit, never theirs. We want to see them, photograph them and be entertained by them. So they pay the price with their freedom. Animals don't exist for us. Their lives were never ours to use. #FreedomForAnimals #AnimalRights

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Nicole Filippone, Autistic Advocate & Author @nicolefilippone.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Level 1 autism is living with a disabling and incomprehensibly exhausting condition while constantly being told your experiences aren't real, you're overreacting, and everyone is going through the exact same things, you're just complaining more and doing less.

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Triploi★ @triploi.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The reason this is end stage capitalism (and not just another crisis) Is because a threat no other generation has faced, is hitting us hard now Capitalism WILL bring on ecological collapse So this is the end of capitalism no matter what Its not socialism or barbarism Its socialism or extinction

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

If you have a hashtag with multiple words, write the hashtag in #PascalCase or #camelCase to help users of screen readers. That helps the screen reader to read out the words out individually, rather than trying to read them in one long word.

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social has a petition: Don't Let Israel Define Antisemitism. Very much worth reading. Very much worth signing. Zionism is NOT Judaism. Criticising Israel is NOT Antisemitism #auspol #EndTheGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/08/dont...

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Don’t let Israel define antisemitism

Israel’s defenders are pressuring Australian institutions and governments to adopt and enforce the IHRA working definition of antisemitism. Kenneth Stern, […]

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 11/08/2026

Mrs Marjorie Eccles at Brooklands in her supercharged Rapier racer 1936.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The Game Accessibility Guidelines have been put together by game studios, specialists and academics. While they are not an official set of standards or documents, they are a collection of tips and techniques to help developers make games more inclusive. gameaccessibilityguidelines.com

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Game Accessibility Guidelines – A straightforward reference for inclusive game design

A straightforward reference for inclusive game design

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Don't forget to add alt text on Instagram and Facebook, too. When you forget, the auto-generated alt text is not as helpful, complete, or accurate as human-written alt text. A.I. can't know the purpose of a photo. Always add your own alt text on Instagram and Facebook.

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 04/08/2026

We cannot fence the whole of Australia. Therefore, we need to know which species are most at risk from cats.

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Feral cats likely kill far more Australian native animals than we thought: first DNA analysis

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Please sign the petition. Already over 12k signatures. We Demand Accountability: Remove pro genocide Jillian Segal from Public Office c.org/MWFYngyyb6

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We Demand Accountability: Remove Jillian Segal from Public Office

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Placemaking with artwork should start with clear permission, agreed use and proper artist attribution. Learn more about visual arts licensing: buff.ly/vV9MFLw

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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

IMPORTANT for TODAY, if you are experiencing domestic and family violence and have a hidden or safety phone. AusAlert will test its new emergency siren on all mobile devices: • 🕐 2pm AEST TODAY • 📍 Nation-wide

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Almost certainly the best thing I was ever told about owls was when I met an owl handler at an owl sanctuary and he told me that the wild owls who lived near the sanctuary worried about the tame show owls there and sometimes stopped by to leave them shrews and mice as presents.

The fabulous owl, Lady Jane Grey, with her handler, Pete, in Totnes, Devon, in 2016.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 16/07/2026

"Autistic children only get one childhood, & they deserve properly qualified & properly experienced professional teams. Teams that consider autistic ways of communication, ethics, human rights & potential harms very carefully indeed." @annmemmott.bsky.social: thinkingautismguide.com/2023/05/aba-...

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Therapists Are Traumatizing Autistic Children By Speech Demands

Therapists that do not consider autistic ways of communication, ethics, human rights, and potential harms are traumatizing autistic children.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Long before Michelangelo, long before Rembrandt, long before Picasso.....women were quietly and collaboratively creating their own masterpieces in Western art history.... #BayeuxTapestry !

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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Hey men ... Don't turn to Andrew Tate and his ilk when looking for a role model. If you want to be liked, respected, heard, valued ... If you want women to like you ... be like Sam Neill. There's your role model.

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Pipipohutukawa @pipipohutukawa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

‘Experts’! Lmao. Some of us are doing far better for a lack of ‘religion’. This doesn’t equate to a lack of spirituality, ethics or community regardless of what some so-called experts may wish to believe. It may even deepen our shared connection to each other and to the planet.

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Garth-Gasu ガース in日本語 @gasugasu1984.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'do I have a dream' ..................... 'wouldn't that be nice' it sure would Sam

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This point needs to be made over and again: The main purpose of wealth taxes should not be to raise revenue. That's a small and secondary benefit. The main purpose should be to *reduce the fortunes of the ultrarich*. Why? Because those fortunes present a massive threat to democracy and public life.

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David Lamond @davidlamond.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

For those who remember, those who need reminding, and those who need to learn the lessons of history #auspol #RacismIsWrong #SayNoToRacism

AN OPEN LETTER TO AUSTRALIANS
31 August 1998

Racism is an unmitigated evil, it is immoral, it does Australia significant harm through Asia and in the wider world. It destroys our self-esteem and self-respect. In Australia it would pit Australian against Australian. It would be destructive of our society.

We know that politicians have to be pragmatic on many issues. They often need to adjust policy, to take into account differing views. Racism, however, is a different matter, it is beyond compromise. Once it becomes part of the body politic, it grows, and it spreads in violent and tragic ways. In Australia it was first reflected in opposition to Aborigines. It soon embraced Asia. What group would next be added to the list?

We are a diverse multicultural society enriched by the contributions made to Australia by people from every corner of the earth. There can be no place for racism in Australia.

We ask you not to forget the racist debates that have grown in Australia in recent times. At this election everyone has the opportunity to demonstrate that there is no room for racist politics in Australia.

We therefore urge you to put any candidate supporting any element of racism last in the election both to the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Signed

Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser
Hon Bob Hawke
Hon Gough Whitlam
Hon Paul Keating

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Bicycletim Stredwick @bicycle-tim.eurosky.social · 30/06/2026

“nearly all empirical studies find little to no tangible impacts of sports teams and facilities on local economic activity, and the level of venue subsidies typically provided far exceeds any observed economic benefits.” #politas

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Taxpayer-Funded Sports Stadiums Are a Massive Scam

With daily life getting more expensive for working-class people, why are sports owners still being handed subsidies for publicly-funded stadiums?

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Nicole Filippone, Autistic Advocate & Author @nicolefilippone.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I think wires are getting crossed about my recent critique of the DSM*, particularly my observation that it doesn't provide explanations for the autistic behavior it includes in the criteria, so I'd like to clarify by providing some examples...

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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 28/06/2026

Community living is when disabled people live in the same places as non-disabled people, and get to make the same choices every day as non-disabled people. All disabled people have the right to live in the community with the support we need. autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/w...

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What We Believe - Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Our Motto: What is “Nothing About Us Without Us”?“Nothing About Us Without Us” means that autistic people need to be involved whenever autism is discussed. When non-autistic people make decisions…

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 28/06/2026

"There is a multi-billion global autism "cure/ treatment" industry just waiting to exploit parents who are anxious and don’t yet know much about the topic." Grateful to @annmemmott.bsky.social for her useful list of autism “treatment” scams to avoid: www.autismcentral.nhs.uk/news/blog-sc... #autism

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Blog: Scams, dangers and false claims? Avoiding the pitfalls of autism "cures and treatments" | Autism Central

Ann Memmott looks at the dangers of autism "cures" and "treatments" and ways to help parents and carers spot these scams.

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Nick Riemer @nickriemer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The videos of all sessions from the Sydney University Staff for Palestine 'Free Palestine, Free Speech' symposium are now online: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Free Palestine Free Speech symposium - YouTube

Sessions from the 'Free Palestine Free Speech' symposium hosted by University of Sydney Staff for Palestine on June 4, 2026.

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Pipipohutukawa @pipipohutukawa.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Beach life. The remnants of the Bridgewater Jerry flowing downriver on timtumili minanya from high up in the frosty reaches of the Derwent.

Scene from beach looking across a river to a mountain. There is low fog remnants over the water in the distance and small cloud clinging to the top of the mountain in an otherwise clear blue sky.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Sheri Byrne-Haber's "Giving A Damn About Accessibility" has great tips on how to deal with people who challenge or dismiss the need for accessibility. uxdesign.cc/giving-a-dam...

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Giving a damn about accessibility

A candid and practical handbook for designers.

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Blakandblack @blakandblack.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The “British monoculture” First Fleet is a myth. ~141 Irish, 33 Scottish, 14 North Americans, 12+ of African descent, plus arrivals from France, Germany, India, Norway & more. Researchers count ~235 non-English First Fleeters. Diversity from day one. #FirstFleet #AustralianHistory

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Tasmanian Inquirer @tasinquirer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

📓 Despite tweaks to the ministerial diaries disclosure scheme, the government is still telling Tasmanians far less about meetings held by the premier of the day than a decade ago. Bob Burton has a deep-dive analysis you won't find anywhere else. #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/analysi...

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Analysis: New Tasmanian ministerial diaries scheme leaves disclosure standard weaker than 16 years ago

Tasmania's new ministerial diaries disclosure scheme will result in the disclosure of far less information about who the Premier is meeting than was the case 16 years ago.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Manual testing with a screen reader will help you catch and fix accessibility issues that can't be identified by automated tests. Sara Soueidan has a great guide on various screen readers and how to set them up on your computer. www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/testing...

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Setting up a screen reader testing environment on your computer

— The personal website of Sara Soueidan, inclusive Web UI engineer

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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 22/06/2026

🚨On Monday July 27 at 2pm AEST, every phone in Australia will get very loud. 🚨 If you are vulnerable, with a phone as part of your escape plan, please make sure that you take steps to protect yourself. If you aren't vulnerable, please help get the word out to protect those who are.

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