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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Lai Ha Chan was interviewed on SBS Cantonese today on the recent rise of the One Nation. www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... The discussion explored the political and socioeconomic drivers behind One Nation’s rising support and assessed its potential implications for Australian politics.
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專家分析一國黨崛起背後原因
西澳選區 Secret Harbour 在過了周末進行補選,一國黨候選人赫德根 (Luke Herdegen) 取得歷史性勝利。如果現時舉行大選,你會否投票支持一國黨?
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
More on Lai-Ha Chan's work in making it so that UTS is the first Australian university to be granted accredited observer status with the International Seabed Authority. This is particularly important given growing rivalry between China and the USA over access. www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/08...
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UTS researchers gain access to crucial deliberations on deep-sea mining
UTS is the first Australian university to be granted accredited observer status with the International Seabed Authority.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Dr Meg Foster @mfoster-history.bsky.social has been awarded a UTS International Development Scheme Grant, which will see her become a visiting scholar at the University of Luxembourg and the University of Leeds. The visits will support her ongoing Chancellor's Research Fellowship work.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Invite for Tues: 22/09/26, 5:30-7:30pm SPS presents the Annual Andrew Jakubowicz Lecture, discussing the future of social sciences: Why are social sciences under attack? Social scientists on public debate, policymaking and understanding complex challenges. events.humanitix.com/social-scien...
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Social Sciences in Uncertain Times
Social Sciences in Uncertain Times - 2026 Andrew Jakubowicz Annual Lecture
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The media is not neutral. How unneutral can it be before we start to worry about Democracy? Do we worry about concentration of ownership and control and consequent suppression of knowledge and opinion. A Getup poll act.getup.org.au/s/2ozWf6uM
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Fix Australia's Broken Media
You've just taken a stand for a media watchdog that actually holds powerful outlets to account.Right now, big media companies can get away with misleading…
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Interview with Jeremy Walker With two decades of research into the Atlas Network, Dr. Walker illuminates processes of disinformation, the rise of Pauline Hanson; disinformation about the Victoria to NSW Interconnecter (VNI) and its link to local Atlas Network groups www.3cr.org.au/climateactio...
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How fossil capital built the global disinformation machinery of the Atlas Network to defeat climate policy and disable democracy. A warning to Australia, and to all nations
Rosie interviews Dr Jeremy Walker following the recent Australian Senate Select Committee Inquiry on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy (2025), to which he presented both written and i...
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
UTS is the first Australian university to be given International Seabed Authority observer status. Dr Lai-Ha Chan led the application in her research on global ocean governance and deep-sea mining UTS academics can now engage in international negotiations on the governance of deep-sea mining
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
How high vis became biz as usual High vis vests are a relatively modern invention. Born on the railways of Glasgow - the high vis vest has come to mean so much more than safety. Guest: Dr Elizabeth Humphrys, Associate Professor in Social and Political Science at UTS www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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How high vis became biz as usual - ABC listen
It’s hard to imagine a worksite without them, but high viz vests are a relatively modern invention. From its earliest incarnation on the railways of Glasgow to the early 2000s when every politician ap...
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Academia and disability Liz Humphreys at al. ‘To prove I’m not incapable, I overcompensate’: Disability, ideal workers, the academy: Research study examining experiences at an Australian university and limited assistance provided by managers and labour relations policy. doi.org/10.1177/1035...
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‘To prove I’m not incapable, I overcompensate’: Disability, ideal workers, the academy | The Economic and Labour Relations Review | Cambridge Core
‘To prove I’m not incapable, I overcompensate’: Disability, ideal workers, the academy - Volume 33 Issue 4
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
new book. Now free Lai-Ha Chan & Pak K. Lee (2026), Who Governs Deep-Sea Mining? (Cambridge University Press) As competition over critical minerals intensifies, interest in deep-sea mining (DSM) in areas beyond national jurisdiction grows rapidly. Who governs it? www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Who Governs Deep-Sea Mining?
Cambridge Core - Environmental Policy, Economics and Law - Who Governs Deep-Sea Mining?
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Lai-Ha Chan again! Middle Powers and ‘Bullying’ Great Powers: We have two political crises: the erosion of liberal democracy, and the unravelling of international order. Trump has withdrawn from 66 international organisations and is threatening more wars. www.9dashline.com/article/in-f...
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Future of the Liberal International Order in the Indo-Pacific
As the US marks its 250th anniversary, we invite several key experts to analyse how a changing US foreign policy and regional minilateralism are reshaping Indo-Pacific geopolitics.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
From Lai- Ha Chan..... Recalibrating ties with the US: Australia’s Autonomous Middle Power Ambitions Trump’s tariffs, transactional diplomacy and the Iran war are driving Canberra to diversify strategic and economic partnerships. www.ispionline.it/en/publicati...
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Recalibrating Ties with the US: Australia’s  Autonomous Middle Power Ambitions | ISPI
Leggi l'articolo Recalibrating Ties with the US: Australia’s  Autonomous Middle Power Ambitions sul sito dell'ISPI.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
interesting comparison by Andrew Jakubowicz These AI helped papers give us some idea of what happens when we use different AIs andrewjakubowicz.com/quandary-in-...
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Quandary in Australian racism policy: AI assisted analyses
AI created: diverse crowd passionately protests holding signs demanding voice and change. For retired academics like myself without research funding, AI has appeared as a qualified saviour in under…
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Probably be a lot harder than they think... But it is perfectly legal to publish misleading political advertising in NSW. Truth in political advertising laws have operated in South Australia for forty years, and were recently adopted in the ACT. www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/parliamentar...
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Sign ePetition
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
if you at UTS and thinking of applying for a Future Fellowship, these are the local instructions... studentutsedu.sharepoint.com/sites/FDS-re...
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The 2025 UTS Sustainability Report is out now The report showcases sustainability projects over the university, highlights key achievements of staff and students and tracks our campus operations. Topics range from case studies, to events like Global Goals Month. See: www.uts.edu.au/about/uts-vi...
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Advertisement. Pauline Hanson has called for SBS to be scrapped. Get up are calling on the government to guarantee SBS funding for the next five years, indexed to inflation – and put it beyond the reach of politicians who want it gone. Think of signing.... www.getup.org.au/campaigns/fa...
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Save our SBS!
Pauline Hanson has pledged to scrap SBS. The government needs to hear from the rest of us now.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
SPS members are involved in launching a new global research initiative: The Global Institute of Emerging Human Mobilities (GIEHM). People move to survive climate displacement and to reproduce. "We map it · We measure it · We make it visible" → giehm.org
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GIEHM | Global Institute of Emerging Human Mobilities
GIEHM is the world's first research institute uniting reproductive migration and climate displacement, building frameworks for emerging human mobility.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Olga Oleinikova and Xin Janet Genew's book "Refugees at University" is in production. This is the first book to examine the long-term impacts of humanitarian scholarships on refugee-background university graduates in Australia. 📖 Book page: link.springer.com/book/9789819...
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Refugees at University
This book offers a pioneering exploration of the long-term impacts of humanitarian scholarships on refugee-background university graduates in Australia.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Despite Neoliberal Managerial attempts to exhaust and demoralise staff, UTS still manages to get ranked in the top 100 universities world wide.... www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/06...
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UTS continues climb as a global top 100 university
UTS has retained its spot as one of the top 100 universities in the world in two major international rankings.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Lai-Ha Chan "Who Governs Deep-Sea Mining? A Battle Between Global and National Governance" Thursday 18 June 2026 11:30am – 1:30pm AEST At: The Japan Foundation, Level 4, Central Park Building, 28 Broadway 2008 Free. Registration not required sydney.jpf.go.jp/events/deep-...
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Who Governs Deep-Sea Mining? A Battle Between Global and National Governance
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
NTEU campaign to protect Australian Universities Please sign if you can support Overloaded classrooms, course cuts, piling student debt, chronic governance failures. Properly funding Australia’s universities is an investment in the students who attend them. betterunis.nteu.au/postcards/
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Send a Message to Jason Clare
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
From Dr Lai-Ha Chan: With the Quad and AUKUS becoming less central under Trump 2.0, Australia should move beyond traditional hedging, and work more closely with other like-minded powers to preserve stability and defend the liberal international order. www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/05...
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PERSPECTIVES | Beyond hedging: Australia and middle power diplomacy in the age of Trump 2.0
This article appeared in UTS:ACRI's Perspectives on May 29 2026. Perspectives is the commentary series of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the...
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Trump and his family are seeking a foothold in Australia. Do we want more tax evasion, and people being protected against investigation of their crimes? Remember the Trump casino was unapproved because of advice of his ties to US mafia? petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/no... @getup.org.au
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No Trump Golf Course on the Gold Coast!
Just weeks ago, 124,000 Australians forced a Trump Tower in Surfers Paradise to collapse – and Tate responded by lining up the next deal. A resort and golf course of this scale would require council a...
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Not from SPS, but from someone with an association with us talking about small water cycles. This understanding is in its early days.... sallygillespie.substack.com/p/its-just-s...
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“It’s just so revolutionary”: Water, Earth, Clouds, Climate
with Dr Katie Ross and Professor Emerita Cynthia Mitchell AO
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
A one-day workshop at UTS on Tuesday 2 June, 9.00am-6.00pm on energy crisis and social transformation. Register at the Humantix link: events.humanitix.com/energy-crisi... Online: Zoom ID 8637645831 Passcode 345711 In-person: UTS ResHub, UTS Broadway, Building 2, Level 13, Room 100 (CB02.13.100)
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Energy Crisis and Social Transformation
The 2026 oil crisis makes visible society’s energy dependence. This workshop points beyond the status quo, highlighting the necessity for alternatives.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Not from SPS but co-workers with SPS The End of Coal has consequences for the lives of workers www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
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The warning from this city to other towns on the cusp of closing down coal
As Australia weans itself away from coal, aging power stations across the country have been reduced to smoke and rubble. But for communities at the coalface, there are serious and dramatic consequence...
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
not from SPS, but from UTS and interesting anyway... www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/04...
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Australia isn’t getting a fair share of tax on gas exports. Queensland has shown how to raise the bar
As gas prices soared in recent years, Queensland actually earned more money – for less gas – than the federal government. Here’s why.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
UTS Social and Political Sciences is inviting community organisations & private companies to ask students, to do short-term research supporting your organisation’s goals. Submissions close 20 May. Submit your proposal here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... or contact: olga.oleinikova@uts.edu.au
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Farmers for Climate action Petition farmersforclimateaction.org.au/portfolio/ga... Australia’s gas belongs to all of us. You, me, every past and future Australian. These are our national assets. Yet right now, gas companies are taking it and selling it overseas, without a fair return to Australia
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Gas companies need to pay their fair share - Farmers for Climate Action
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Congrats to Dr Olga Oleinikova on the recent funding from Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the project: “Contrasting Futures and Australia’s Regional Role: Climate Migration in Resource-Rich Brunei and Emerging Vietnam”
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Huge congratulations to Anna Clark Clark and Tamson Pietsch on the success of GLAM SLAM, from Australian Centre for Public History at UTS in partnership with the Australian Museum. A sold-out event buzzing with fresh ideas, lively discussion, and an incredible atmosphere.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
SPS PhD student Erlo Matorres on the harmful effects vulnerable land tenure has on fishing people Matorres, D.E., M. Fabinyi, N. McClean (2026). Land Tenure, Small-Scale Fisheries, and Vulnerability in Coastal Palawan, Philippines. Coastal Studies and Society doi.org/10.1177/2634...
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Michael Fabinyi on special protection and Philippines' fisheries Acebes, J. M. V., Fabinyi, M., Tampoy, D., Arnold, S., & Verdote, D. M. M. (2026). CITES for marine species: Interpretation, capacity and social impacts in the Philippines. Maritime Studies, 25(1), 5. doi.org/10.1007/s401...
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CITES for marine species: Interpretation, capacity and social impacts in the Philippines - Maritime Studies
In recent years the number of marine species listed on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) has markedly increased, with substantial implications for countries with significant fisheries and trade in such species. While literature has discussed the value of CITES in improving the environmental sustainability outcomes of international trade, fewer studies have examined the social and economic drivers and effects of listings. This paper draws on data over several years to assess these features of CITES listings in the Philippines. We examine how CITES is recognised in national legislation in the Philippines, how it has been interpreted and implemented at the national level by national government agencies, and present two cases of how the impacts of CITES listings have unfolded on the ground in two municipalities of Bohol Province for mobulid and sea cucumber fisheries. We find that the listing of fishery species in CITES is characterised by a lack of clarity in interpretation and implementation in the Philippines, that government agencies have limited capacity to undertake the assessments required to support CITES provisions for certifying trade as sustainable, thus resulting in cases of bans that have had direct and significant negative social-economic impacts on fishing communities. The study recommends legal clarity on legislation in the Philippines, and greater resources for fisheries monitoring and assessments for non-detrimental findings as an alternative to automatic bans prompted by CITES listings.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
A Ukrainian scholar talks on war and economy adaptation this week on Wednesday at 11 am in the new pop-up reship space.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Anna Clark on beaches and social history theconversation.com/beach-swimmi...
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Beach swimming was once banned in Australia. How did it become a treasured pastime?
Swimming at the beach was largely banned in Australia until the early 19th century – but now, it’s intrinsic to our national identity.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Media piece Dr Olga Oleinikova in The Conversation Australia + NZ on the surrogacy boom in Georgia and the growing demand from Australia. theconversation.com/i-didnt-come...
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‘I didn’t come here to get rich’: new research on the lives of Ukrainian women in Georgia’s surrogacy boom
Many Ukrainian women have become surrogates to support their families. But many in Georgia struggle with a loosely regulated industry.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A day for those working in, and with, Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums sector, is on 23 April 2026. events.humanitix.com/glamslam-2026
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
For those who missed it. Australia's premier TV Journalism on the State of the universities, the role of consultants, and lies about finance.... Neoliberalism destroys everything it touches Video and transcript.... www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
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Campus Chaos
Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
New publication from ‪@rosa-collective.bsky.social‬ and Mark Gawne Two friends interview each other. They are from different generations and different national, cultural, and class scenes. But they share a vision of a world and they teach, and learn from, each other rosapress.net/product/crim...
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
From Anna Clark.... Hey History Teacher! is for teachers, teacher-educators and pre-service teachers. Hear practical ideas, fresh inspiration and thoughtful conversations for teaching history in primary and secondary school classrooms. . www.heyhistory.net/episodes/int...
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
@lizhumphrys.bsky.social New news from Liz Humprhrys on Australia post workware The Communication Workers Union claims new hi-vis shirts are so thin that users suffer sunburn, and so transparent that undergarments (like bras) are visible. www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/03...
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Burning issues in the use of hi-vis
Hi-vis garments are increasingly being used as uniforms, often regardless of whether visibility is a safety issue. The irony is that the proliferation of poor-quality gear is itself posing a work heal...
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Lai-Ha Chan on Japan’s deep-sea mining policy. To some extent it is a fantasy based on assumptions that it is easy, commercially viable, and that environmental damage will be minimal www.e-ir.info/2026/02/27/o...
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Opinion – How Japan's Prime Minister Hijacked A Deep-Sea Rare-Earth Exploration
Despite the ‘success’ in the last deep-sea mining exploration it will be far too sanguine to conclude that exploitation with commercial viability can be undertaken in the near future.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
@jeremywalker.bsky.social And finally the written submission.... "How fossil capital built the global disinformation machinery of the Atlas Network to defeat climate policy and disable democracy." www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
this is the testimony Dr Walker gve to the Senate... Start at 1: 37: 00 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwuq...
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Senate Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy | 16/02/2026
YouTube video by Australian Parliament House Streaming Portal
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
A senate inquiry. SPS member Jeremy Walker ‬‪@jeremywalker.bsky.social‬ discusses the Atlas Network. "For nearly four decades Australians have been daily exposed to professionally-produced disinformation campaigns secretly funded by fossil fuel interests," www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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Climate disinformation, the Atlas Network and Dr Karl
The scourge of AI-slopaganda, viral disinformation campaigns and online attacks against individuals and institutions is going to get far worse before it gets better, if the latest public hearings on t...
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Liz Humphrys @lizhumphrys.bsky.social on ABC Listen, talking about what protections workers need during these unprecedented heatwaves and high temperatures. She leads the Too Hot Too Work project in the UTS Climate, Society and Environment Research Centre (C-SERC). www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Heatwave poses threat to workers - ABC listen
Australians have been finding different ways to cope with the extreme heat this week.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
This story from the ABC should be read by everyone. I'ss about the real politics of destruction uses the work of SPS colleague Jeremy Walker www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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A discreet intellectual network has been reshaping the world for 70 years. Here's how
A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Just a little bit more about the situation at UTS.... It did strike me that the VC's communication had improved somewhat just before the vote.... but the vote probably expresses UTS staff's frustration over the year. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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'A glaring case study of bad governance': UTS in crisis amid no-confidence vote
The union-run vote comes as controversial, consultant-designed redundancies continue and politicians call for resignations.
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Social & Political Sciences, UTS @uts-sps.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
nit division, but understanding and peace for everyone petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/fr... @getup.org.au
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ADD YOUR NAME ✍️ We will not be divided after Bondi
On Sunday at Bondi we witnessed the appalling consequences of hatred and how it breeds radicalisation and violence. But as the Jewish community and the whole country grieved, some politicians went on ...
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