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Jennifer Mills @jennifermills.net.au · 22/05/2025

A statement from @asauthors.bsky.social on the appalling rescindment of the black&write! fellowship this week. "This represents yet another alarming instance of the undermining of freedom of expression and arms-length arts funding from a major institution." www.asauthors.org.au/news/state-l...

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State Library of Queensland fellowship decision - Australian Society of Authors

The ASA is disturbed by the decision of the State Library of Queensland to rescind author KA Ren Wyld’s 2025 black&write! Fellowship.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22/04/2025

It is really something else how generative chatbots aren't an 'attack' on institutions like media or universities, but rather a case of executives, managers and decision makers willingly lifting up their organisations and throwing them hard into a woodchipper

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The Washington Post now willingly handing reporting to OpenAI

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Thank you to @alialexanderau.bsky.social for taking this photo while standing outside St Patrick’s Cathedral last night. #treeoftheday

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Pine (I think), Buena Vista Park. Thank you Ian See for the photo. #treeoftheday

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Chica Marx @mckenziewark.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Compassion for everyone in the United States, regardless of who they voted for, getting hit with one disaster after another.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/04/2025

The absolutely bonkers push for road tanks continues in Australia. Look at this deadly, city-choking yanktank. I hate this trend so much. Why are so many people buying these in a 'cost of living crisis'? www.drive.com.au/news/2026-mg... www.drive.com.au/news/austral...

2026 MG U9 ute revealed, coming to Australia this year with diesel power
MG's first ute is an LDV in a new suit, due in Australian showrooms by the end of this year with a four-cylinder diesel ahead of a hybrid in 2026.

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TOP 10 CARS IN March 2025
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3 Toyota HiLux 4081 up 2.1 per cent
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10 Hyundai Kona 2011 up 25.1 per cent

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Autumn in Hanford, Adelaide. Thanks for the photo @alialexanderau.bsky.social

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Snow gum — E. Pauciflora ssp. Pauciflora. One of my favorite trees. #treeoftheday

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

We are basically living the 1930s all over again. Institutions rolling over everywhere. They think they’re playing dead to avoid scrutiny and collapse? No, too late for that: they’ve died.

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

If you’re an Australian writer and think you’ve been affected by Meta’s latest data grab please follow the link in my biog and consider filling in the ASA form. We’re trying to understand the scale of the situation.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email: "Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."

Jeremy and colleagues, Many deals I work on have concepts of conditional
notice. This is mine. Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment, which should include at minimum (i) signing on to the firm amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie in its litigation fighting the Trump administration's executive order against it, ii) committing to broad future representation, regardless of whether powerful people view it as adverse to them, (iii) refusal to cooperate with the EEOC's request for personal information of our colleagues clearly targeted at intimidating non-white employees, (iv) public refusal to fire or otherwise force out employees at the Trump administration's directive or implied directive and (v) public commitment to maintenance of affinity
groups and related initiatives. This is not what I saw for my career or for my evening, but Paul Weiss' decision to cave to the Trump administration on DEl, representation and staffing has forced my hand. We do not have time. It is now or it is never, and if it is never, I will not
continue to work here.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 19/03/2025

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to return detained pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to New Jersey and adjudicate his arrest and attempted deportation in the jurisdiction where he resides.

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Judge Orders Mahmoud Khalil's Case be Returned to New Jersey

A judge has ruled that pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil's case should be moved from Louisiana to New Jersey.

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Burmese Grape Tree from Hue, Vietnam bearing young fruits. Thank you @thuyon.bsky.social for the photo.

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Jennifer Szalai @jenszalai.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People": "In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."

Last Friday afternoon, I got my first message from Ryan Daniels, public affairs manager of strategic response at Meta. When I declined his invitation to talk by phone, he wrote back again: “I was wondering if the Washington Post was going to write a review about a book that’s coming out this upcoming week on Meta. Do you have a couple minutes to chat?”

So, I called. Daniels said, “We don’t have the book,” but the company had prepared “preliminary statements” about it. Although he didn’t share those with me, he wrote to me again on Saturday and again on Monday trying to get information about our review plans. (In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me.)

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Beautiful snow gum on the Charlotte's Pass to Perisher walk in the Snowy Mountains. Thanks to @stephdali and Jenn Shumack for the photo. #treeoftheday

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Thinking of all those affected by Cyclone Alfred today. (Street—and rainforest —tree, Byron Bay) #treeoftheday

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The Separation Tree (an oak) at the Abbotsford Convent. #treeoftheday

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Lemon scented gum. Thank you to Amanda Oliver for the photo. #treeoftheday

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

The grey mangrove I call my Dad tree because my father’s ashes were scattered by here. Thank you @virginia.alertbutnotalarmed.com for the photo. #treeoftheday

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Sophie Cunningham @sophtree.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

From Glenda Roberts. ‘Scattered my parents this week near this beauty in the bush of Otēpoti (Dunedin) New Zealand.’ It’s a beautiful tree and I’m honored Glenda shared it as a #treeoftheday

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