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Is someone going to tell her Paddington Bear is the story of a refugee (originally supposed to be from Africa) who is welcomed by British society and eventually makes his

The focus on security guards has always been a bit of a red herring imho. The problem there was the casual workforce that the virus spread faster. More important question

Folks, let me explain how by cutting funding to the humanities and increasing student fees the government is actually creating incentives for unis to enroll *more* arts students.(For my sins

A great case study in how Australia’s right-wing media confect culture wars to get their base fired up about things that don’t really exist Activists aren’t sitting around cooking up

It’s fascinating what the data bears out:- COVID-19 cases and spreaders are overwhelmingly middle-upper class and white.- Those being policed the most are poor, black and brown.- The workers suffering

Been working on collating NSW Police data for COVID-19 fines and arrests, here’s some initial analysis:- 33% of infringements have been issued in south-west Sydney.- Coonamble (1-in-3 residents are Indigenous)

This is terrible stuff. The Australian government’s message to the 2 million temporary residents in the country is you can access your superannuation to make do, and if that’s not

Thirteen fined in NSW in the past 24 hours for breaching public health orders, including two men standing next to a road without permission. Also looks like police are using