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Journalist. Columnist. Academic. Grandmother of two dragons. #boosted. PhD thanks to E: jennapricejournalist@gmail.com
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Critically, the vast intellectual/knowledge capital of TAFE teachers trashed by 9 years of rubbish government. Coalition wanted “education” to fill pockets, not minds. Resurrecting TAFE be hard - and absolutely essential. And close all but v best “private” colleges.
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Where is a lovely place to stay in the Southern Highlands?
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Kaye Wilson spent $490 a week to live at a supported residential service in Melbourne. Her daughter told the that she found her body - encrusted in dirt - under a tarpaulin in the communal area.
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It's only September but I'm November-tired.
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She was the most wonderful thinker and writer. Also extremely kind. #RIPBarbaraEhrenreich
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Instead of travelling, do this instead. (and it beats the tattered old Matisse poster)
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And of course the reason we didn’t (talk about other longs) is because there weren’t thousands of people having those experiences at exactly the same time.
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Did we ever talk about long flu? Or long shingles?
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We are excited to announce that the 2022 Macdonald Holmes Medal recipients are and They have made outstanding contributions to geographical research and education in Australia and internationally.
geogsoc.org.au/site/index.cfm
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If it manages to get insightful discussion where you hear a range of views without descending into shitfights, I'm all for that. #thedrum
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Judge Mehta is applying 4-level enhancement in Thomas Webster case.
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‘I was extremely sorry. I cannot see it as anything other than a retrograde step for millions of women in America’
In an exclusive broadcast interview with , the first woman to lead the UK Supreme Court, Baroness Hale, discussed the overturning of Roe v Wade.
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Are there any people out there married to rabid #eels supporters? Does your partner always bring up 2009 during any game against Melbourne? Or am I the only lucky one? 🤣
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Happy Wattle Day!
📷: Wattle Dress worn in the 1962 Miss Australia, designed by Beril Jents [detail and full dress]. National Museum of Australia.
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Today we released new enrolment figures that show the highest ever level of estimated enrolment for Indigenous Australians of 81.7%! It's a great move in the right direction, however there is still a lot of work to do to close the gap aec.gov.au/media/2022/09-
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The Fair Work Ombudsman cannot possibly meet the depth and scale of the enforcement challenge.
"That experiment over 25 years is an abject failure," says 's Joanne Howe, mother of five.
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Will the Jobs and Skills Summit deliver for vulnerable workers at risk of exploitation? (I’m worried!)
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Bye bye 🦖🦕👋🏻
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Me on women leaders to the fore, the pre-#JobsSummit manoeuvres of @sallymcmanus @JAWestacott @MicheleONeilAU @boyd_alexi et al being an excellent case in point.
‘Extinction looms for dinosaurs as women take charge’ smh.com.au/national/extin #auspol
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‘We just tore each other down’: why Parkway Drive went to therapy
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Suffer the little children - Children in Java suffering the catastrophic life/long effects of malnutrition.
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Yes. Some shingles patients continue to endure pain in the areas where the skin blisters but heals, for some years after. This ongoing pain can be avoided by obtaining & taking anti virals within 72 hours of noticing the skin rash. That's from a doctor and a patient (me).
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Did we ever talk about long flu? Or long shingles?
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"We cannot expect survivors to come forward if we cannot guarantee someone will be there to listen. In the ACT in 2020, less than 1 in 5 reports of sexual violence made to police resulted in a charge."
More from our Victims Crime Commissioner👇
#ViolenceAgainstWomen
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A devastating new study from @ANROWS reveals one in two women in their 20s have experienced sexual violence.
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A devastating new study from reveals one in two women in their 20s have experienced sexual violence.
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A Hills Hoist for towels. An outside dunny. A verandah during the rain. That was the bare holiday minimum. Now look what it costs!
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The number of people who tell me they are going to the Jobs and Skills Summit is very different to the number of people on the list. Is there a cheer squad section? Or other panelists we haven't seen?
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Trying to get three kids fed and dressed. Age old issue. Having age old resistance so I mixed it up and just told them to “eat their clothes”.
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Wow! was not on Twitter. Now she's working with and everyone needs to know what's going on with our city, our beautiful parklands and also, yeah yeah, the aerotropolis. Please follow her.
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Devastating new figures on sexual violence reveal over half of women in their 20s have experienced sexual violence - and recovery can only happen with proper support networks, by v #auspol
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