Kathleen Balson

@DamienCahill8 @NTEUnion Governance theatre

Sadly, ANU is not a rogue actor in the Australian university sector. Executive malfeasance, a lack of transparency, and the intimidation of union reps has become situation normal. This is why governance reform is urgently needed. @NTEUnion

@JeanniemarieBl1 Powerful words - how can we be surprised so few blow the whistle or speak up? It’s not from lack of integrity, You and other whistleblowers deserved so much better.

@PrognosticChats Just came here to say it is possible to find that unicorn, as impossible as it feels, I found mine!

@DrShaneRRR Awesome images!! Where did you buy from - can you buy in Australia?

Here is a sample of images from my Seestar S50 telescope this year. Most in metro Melbourne, a couple in Hawaii. It’s just the beginning of the adventure but I’m so happy with this little beast so far. These images are only processed on my phone - nothing fancy at all.

@phillipdawson I believe required to report per state government guidelines eg. Page 16 here treasury.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/…

Anybody know how these figures are arrived at? Is it just the activity codes assigned on the accounting system? Or are they delving deeper? There's some consulting that's obvious (e.g. hiring the big consulting firms to do a review) but then some that might be hidden elsewhere

@chantz_y I’ve coined “cacoughony” for this phenomenon. I was in a park yesterday and watched a young guy stand bent over unable to catch his breath coughing, tearing up, for several minutes. This is not normal and it’s wrong to normalise it

Sad experiment if you live in an urban area - try going in public for 60 minutes without hearing the sound of coughing. It's nearly improbable. It never used to be this way

@lifebloodau I would love to donate. But I can’t because your donation centres are full of covid and you do not require anyone to take any precautions! Seems like a bit of a vicious cycle you’ve got there!

As many as 1,000 donor chairs have sat empty each day due to people calling in sick. We will struggle to meet patient needs if we can’t find new donors to fill the gaps. Help us reach those new donors by sharing this post. #lifebloodau donateblood.page.link/urGt

@RageSheen 12 weeks thanks to masking, WFH and avoiding large gatherings

Anybody else accumulating staggering amounts of sick leave days, by masking at work? Never been healthier. Nor has my sick leave balance.

An excellent article about our latest work connecting CO2 with virus aerostability. This article goes into some of the challenges that come with conducting transformative research during a pandemic. If you wondered what my last few years were like: statnews.com/2024/06/04/co2…

@BretlynB And so, surely it would drive up # people on bridging visas or overstaying

@BretlynB This is how you end up with students at less well recognised, smaller or regional providers who are totally uncommitted to their course/provider and unprepared to be living there (eg their family members are interstate) but needed a way in to Australia. Vulnerable to exploitation

Which Government Department is going to spend all this time micromanaging caps on students per provider, per course and per campus? Firstly, they will have to plan the allocations then they will need to monitor these allocations. What could go wrong?

@TheBirdist Thank you! So hilarious, immediate follow!

I strongly encourage everyone -- at potential risk to delicate sensibilities -- to follow The Early Worm Gets the Bird crew on Insta instagram.com/reel/C6sJSncNH…

@PostLeftWatch But more importantly, what will the river end up with?

In this video clip Russell Brand notes that since he's being baptized in the River Thames, he could end up with toxoplasmosis or E. coli. If that happens, expect Brand to hawk some snake oil that claims to cure those.

People don't pretend to be sick. They pretend to be well.

@UWankings You should see what Australian HE leadership salaries are like

@NjbBari3 @drstip @qldhealth Setting aside whether his study was valid at all, don’t his findings in fact suggest we need to know a LOT more about ALL post viral infection so we can help people experiencing it (whether they know it or not)?

@cameronwilson Clearly a false idol, let us all worship the one true lord and saviour, jibbers crabst theoatmeal.com/blog/jibbers_c…

@beneltham @DamienCahill8 Here’s a fun game. Search recent Facebook posts with the name of the university. Often find photos from vendors showing off their catering spreads, customised branded gift packages, photography etc for splashy university events that 99% of staff will never hear about

Australian vice-chancellors are the new aristocracy. At Monash Uni, Margaret Gardner's going-away party at the NGV cost $127k, and featured Kate Ceberano and the unveiling of a portrait painting. theage.com.au/national/victo…

@jonkudelka Once had a memorable sleepless night due to elderly woman in ward across the hall shouting “mary! Mary! Mary Mary Mary Mary! Hairy Mary!”

All night oldmate has been lying in his hospital bed shouting OH FOR FUCKS SAKE then after a period of blessed quiet he slept and now he has woken up in his hospital bed shouting OH FOR FUCKS SAKE. I get it oldmate. I get it.

@AlisonIsBossy That is uncannily similar to this Australian children’s tv character, and no, I’m not even joking abc.net.au/news/2018-10-0…

No. Target. No.