Clare Monagle

Ihab Shalbak’s ‘Human Rights in Palestine: from Self-Determination to Governance” has been awarded the Andrea Durbach prize. It traces the shift from an anti-colonial struggle for popular sovereignty and self-determination to post-Oslo human rights as tool of governance.

In just over 24 hours, almost 400 people working in Australian universities signed this statement in support of @RandaAFattah and against political repression of anti-racist and pro-Palestinian scholars. Academics, if you haven’t already done so, please add your name here 👇🏽

An open letter on academic freedom, in solidarity with Randa Abdel-Fattah. overland.org.au/2025/02/open-l…

@MichelleArrow1 Labor's performance on universities is far worse than the Coalition's.

@MichelleArrow1 @UOW @JasonClareMP And @paulscullymp ALP federal member for Wollongong

Devastating, short-sighted and shamefully irresponsible announcement by @UOW management today of 135 proposed sackings, including whole teaching departments such as history. All the while the VC is a partner in a consultancy firm reviewing the university’s operations. @NTEUnion

When your meeting runs over and someone has booked the room

This play is great, go and see it. australianbookreview.com.au/arts-update/10…

@MichelleArrow1 @QtopiaSydney Robert's face in that picture is perfect.

How Lowitja O'Donoghue’s activism and leadership changed advocacy on Indigenous affairs in Australia theconversation.com/how-lowitja-od… via @ConversationEDU

@HealthJusticeAu CEO, @tboydcaine shared some passionate words with us on why she believes in a vote for #YES in the upcoming referendum. #WriteYes #UluruStatement #historyiscalling

@MichelleArrow1 @mq_dha Fabulous

Australia's Catholic Bishops issue statement on the Voice: "Pope Francis and Pope John Paul ask us to listen to the Indigenous peoples and to receive joyfully what they have to offer the whole nation and the world." buff.ly/3PPAayY

'The only job that matters is the one that bosses tell themselves they have to do.' @hannahforsyth on solidarity among managers and the logic that governs the university sector. overland.org.au/2023/09/solida…

Nice discussion of the ongoing value of “In Our Time” spectator.co.uk/article/radio-…

Very happy to see the edited virtual journal issue that I produced with @FrenchHistoryJ published. Thank you to @ElDrClaire for organizing. academic.oup.com/fh/pages/the-p…

Re-sharing this cause John Anderson said on RN this morning that Atsic failed. It didn’t. Govts, particularly his, failed it. Many claim Australia’s longest-running Indigenous body failed. Here’s why that’s wrong theconversation.com/many-claim-aus… via @ConversationEDU

This may not be directly related to the article’s main topic, but I feel the need to emphasise that comprehensive public schools do a fantastic job at identifying and meeting the needs of high potential and gifted learners. smh.com.au/national/nsw/w… (article behind paywall)

@JonPiccini @NoahRiseman @ACUmedia Mike is so on the money here.

@NoahRiseman @ACUmedia ♥️😢