Wrote an opinion piece in todays @smh.
“Showing queer kids straight content won’t turn them straight. And showing straight kids queer content won’t turn them queer…It just depends on how much shame you want them to carry into their lives.”



While we will chase the unemployed for overpayments of $100 for years, we don’t even evaluate if billions of dollars in other programs deliver any results at all. Great read from the insightful and humble new ⁦Senator @BarbaraPocock#auspol #ausecon insidestory.org.au/what-i-learned…







In an interview with Guardian Australia – almost exactly a year since protesters occupied the steps of parliament and made explicit death threats against the premier – Daniel Andrews concedes there’s been a “rise in extremism” in Victoria theguardian.com/australia-news… via @GuardianAus

Things not going well. Seems directionless. Disputes over loss and damage, aiming for only 1.5C heating. EU says it “would rather have no decision than a bad decision”. #COP27 president says there is no consensus. 18 hours into overtime so far.
Live blog:
theguardian.com/environment/li…







Agree with @TimCostello that the AFL is undermining its social license by remaining completely captured by the predatory gambling industry thenewdaily.com.au/sport/afl/2022…