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RobDonza

@robdonza.bsky.social
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Writer, editor, author of the memoir Out of Order and historical novel Con, community sector advocate, genealogist, learning how to live off-grid with the help of permaculture ideas in lutruwita / tasmania. www.robdonnellyauthor.com

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Canberra Disability Review @disabilityreview.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Audio extract of the Spring 2026 Canberra Disability Review available now at tinyurl.com/Spring2026CDR #inclusion #auspol #NDIS #disabilityrights
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Canberra Disability Review Spring 2026 Editorial - Supported Decision Making Podcast
The Spring 2026 Canberra Disability Review brings together powerful personal stories, fresh thinking about systems drawn from First Nations’ wisdom, the ongoing work of developing greater inclusion in...
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Canberra Disability Review @disabilityreview.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Spring 2026 Canberra Disability Review out now! #inclusion #disabilityrights #auspol #NDIS tinyurl.com/CDRSpring2026
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Canberra Disability Review @disabilityreview.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Spring 2026 Edition of the Canberra Disability Review is out now, online and free at tinyurl.com/CDRSpring2026 #inclusion #disabilityrights #auspol #NDIS
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
#auslit #tasmania #historicfiction
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#auspol #disabilityrights #inclusion
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Canberra Disability Review @disabilityreview.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The Winter 2026 Canberra Disability Review is out now at a time of seismic changes for disability policy. There is much talk of cost cutting, little mention of #disabilityrights. The review is online and free of any paywalls. #auspol online.flippingbook.com/view/3641018...
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Canberra Disability Review Winter 2026
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Canberra Disability Review @disabilityreview.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
#auspol #disabilityrights #inclusion #NDIS
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Canberra Disability Review @disabilityreview.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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Canberra Disability Review @disabilityreview.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The Winter Edition of the Canberra Disability Review is out now at advocacyforinclusion.org/cdr/ #NDIS #disabilityrights #inclusion #auspol
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Here's @thebigjohnnyd.bsky.social. "The media wants disabled people to be locked inside until they die"
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The media wants disabled people to be locked inside until they die - The Shot
If you’ve had the misfortune of reading the Murdoch press or the Australian Financial Review at all in the past...
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
The sentence of transportation had a double impact when it came to colonisation. Irish men and women were exiled from their native land and rolled into the business of colonising Australian territories. CON is out on 1 November. #auslit #tasmania #aushistory #irish #Eire
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
181 years since two brothers stepped off a ship in chains. Exile and Empire doesn’t have the final word when it comes to those boys! CON out at the usual online stores. #belfast #ireland #auslit
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Long before the Hanging Gardens Precinct, in Hobart, there was the Bath Arms pub with Radford’s Circus out the back. Tassie had a significant place in the early history of popular entertainment in Australia. #auslit #tasmania
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Tasmania has a history of corruption. CON includes the story of a petty despot in the Huon and the struggle of two poor free men for justice. #politas #history #australia #auslit
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Do you have someone on your Christmas list who has a passion for historical fiction, Tasmanian history, or Irish stories? CON is available online and at select bookstores. #auslit #tasmania #Ireland #convicts
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Old Empires Crumble. The Voice of the Exiled Rises. CON on sale now through Amazon, all major online sellers, and select bookstores. #auslit #books #HistoricalFiction #tasmania
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Old Empires Crumble. The Voice of the Exiled Rises. CON on sale now through Amazon, all major online sellers, and select bookstores. #auslit #books #HistoricalFiction #tasmania
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
CON is more than a story of surviving. It is a story of choice, reinvention, rousing hope, and risk. CON is out now at select bookstores and online. #tasmania #auslit #books
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
For #Hobart people CON is available at @FullersHobart and @HobartBookshop. Great sales online from as far afield as Ontario, UK and Ireland. Much love to all getting behind an independent publication.
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
181 years since two brothers stepped off a ship in chains. Exile and Empire doesn’t have the final word when it comes to those boys! CON out at the usual online stores. #belfast #ireland #auslit
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
A stack of CON ready for sale FullersBookshop in Hobart. Do you have a historical novel reader on your Christmas list, a Tasmanian history buff, someone looking to dig into convict experience? Get in quick! #tasmania #auslit #HistoricalFiction
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
CON out now #auslit #books #tasmania tinyurl.com/4cp2fwad
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
What was the long term impact of surviving the convict system? What impact did news of the Californian gold-rush have on Hobart? What did it take to forge a new identity in the colonies? CON out now. @FullersHobart @HobartBookshop and online. #tasmania #auslit #politas
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
What was the long term impact of surviving the convict system? What impact did news of the Californian gold-rush have on Hobart? What did it take to forge a new identity in the colonies? CON out now. @FullersHobart @HobartBookshop and online. #tasmania #auslit #politas
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
CON out tomorrow (1 November) and available online and at select bookshops. Hear one man’s story of transportation and what it took to build a new life in Van Diemen’s Land. #tasmania #AusLit #books #historicalfiction #colonisation
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
CON is out this Saturday (1 November) and available online and at select bookstores including FullersHobart and HobartBookshop. #tasmania #convict #auslit #HistoricalFiction
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Hear the story of Van Diemen’s Land from a man on the fringe. Out on 1 November online and at select bookstores. Find out more at www.robdonnellyauthor.com #tasmania #auslit #books
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Check out robdonnellyauthor.com for more information about the soon to be released novel CON including pre-order options. #tasmania #history #colonised #irish #exile
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
A chapter of #Irish history on the other side of the planet. Convict transportation had a double impact in the business of colonisation. CON (out on 1 November) tells one man’s story of exiled through and survival. Hear more at robdonnellyauthor.com. #auslit #tasmania
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
The sentence of transportation had a double impact when it came to colonisation. Irish men and women were exiled from their native land and rolled into the business of colonising Australian territories. CON is out on 1 November. #auslit #tasmania #aushistory #irish #Eire
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Out on November 1. Available for pre-purchase now tinyurl.com/mk2vp9b #politas #tasmania #auslit #HistoricalFiction
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Tasmania has a history of corruption. CON includes the story of a petty despot in the Huon and the struggle of two poor free men for justice. #politas #history #australia #auslit
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
CON - an historical novel set in Ireland, Tasmania, and Gold Rush Victoria - is out on 1 November. Go to www.robdonnellyauthor.com to find out more. #auslit #writinglife #books
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
A new take on mid-nineteenth century Van Diemen’s Land in my historical fiction novel, CON, out in November. To find out more go to robdonnellyauthor.com #books #auslit #tasmania
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
For more information and the latest updates check out www.robdonnellyauthor.com #tasmania #auslit #wrìterslife #australia #vandiemensland #history
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
For more information and the latest updates check out www.robdonnellyauthor.com #tasmania tasmania #auslit #wrìterslife #australia #vandiemensland #convicts
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Check out robdonnellyauthor.com for more information about the soon to be released novel CON including pre-order options. #tasmania #history #colonised #irish #exile
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
A new take on mid-nineteenth century Van Diemen’s Land in my historical fiction novel, CON, out in November. To find out more go to robdonnellyauthor.com #books #auslit #tasmania
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Excited to have the cover finalised. Fantastic work by Pascale Hutton. And have found a talented young actor who can give Con the passionate Belfast accent that rings true. Looking at a November launch. #writinglife #auslit #booktwt #tasmania
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Check out robdonnellyauthor.com for more information about the soon to be released novel CON. #tasmania #history #colonised #irish #exile
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
A short piece in the Tasmanian Times bouncing off a chapter in my soon to be released book CON. #tasmania #history #invasion tasmaniantimes.com/2025/09/rob-donn…
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Rob Donnelly - Haunted By The Past - Tasmanian Times
Rob Donnelly, the author of this short piece, argues that the fears we project onto new immigrants today—that they will take our homes, erode our way of life and change our society irrevocably—are the...
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Excitement levels are building. My historical fiction novel, CON, is out in November. Get on board at www.robdonnellyauthor.com to find out more. #tasmania #history #colony #HistoricalFiction
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Excitement levels are building. My historical fiction novel, CON, is out in November. Get on board at www.robdonnellyauthor.com to find out more. #tasmania #history #colony #HistoricalFiction
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Canberra Disability Review @disabilityreview.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
The Winter 2025 Canberra Disability Review is out now, online, and free, with great content. #auspol #disabilityrights #cbr online.flippingbook.com/view/1798665...
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Canberra Disability Review Winter 2025 Edition
This Winter 2025 edition of Canberra Disability Review continues its commitment to truth-telling, inclusion, and advocacy. From Ebe Ganon’s powerful critique of Australia’s Autism Health Roadmap to a ...
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
#politas
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Canberra Disability Review @disabilityreview.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The Autumn 2025 Canberra Disability Review is free, online and out now. It includes articles on the National Autism Strategy, the critical issue of #NDIS funding cuts, and an interview exploring Australia and DEI. #inclusion #disabilityrights #auspol online.flippingbook.com/view/3103847...
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Canberra Disability Review Autumn 2024 Edition
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Fishy politics #auspol youtu.be/ay_3OQe8bN8?...
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Come Down For ...
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Canberra Disability Review @disabilityreview.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Great work CoorDown youtu.be/xRIQ80rJKAc
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NO DECISION WITHOUT US | World Down Syndrome Day 2025
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RobDonza @robdonza.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
“Legislation can and must reverse this High Court decision by retrospectively expanding vicarious liability to ensure institutions can be held accountable….” www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
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The Catholic Church’s legal loophole for abuse
The Catholic Church is at it again. The decision in Bird v DP has the privileged, affluent and braggadocious church publicly thanking the High Court for a ruling that pierced the hearts of thousands o...
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