Ross Tapsell

Damning review of UTS plan to slash 400+ jobs: ‘In 40 years of finance journalism I have never come across a corporate restructuring project as ambitious, as complex and as fraught with risks as the one being undertaken by University of Technology Sydney’ afr.com/work-and-caree…

Why so many influencers are running for election in Indonesia restofworld.org/2024/indonesia…

It's a mistake to dismiss real dissatisfaction with the economy and the government as merely a product of right-wing propaganda. But it's also a mistake to ignore the mis- and disinformation that permeates pro-Trump media from top to bottom. For example...

Short-sighted cuts like these hollow out a uni’s capacity for world class teaching and research. They strike at the heart of what a university is. We urgently need transition funding for the sector & an inquiry into university governance, & bad management practices and decisions.

As a graduate of @UOW history & politics dept, I'm appalled at this news. There are so many great scholars there that help give intellectual life to the Illawarra region. Another Australian university undergoing brutal cuts across the country.

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

Experts warn Australia has fallen behind in the study of languages at school, blaming the enrolment slump on NSW education policies that are pushing students away from choosing a language in their final years. smh.com.au/national/nsw/t…

The number of Year 12 students enrolling in a language class fell 23 per cent between 2010 and 2021. Since the pandemic, many universities have cut their Asian language programs to save costs.  @Wing_Kuang on Australia's troubling fall in Asia literacy: satpa.pe/3cxwiHL

The cuts will be deep and swift. Solidarity with friends and colleagues at ANU. Such brutal news for Australian higher ed. abc.net.au/news/2024-10-0…

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Technically, it's not a 'doorstop' if there aren't any journalists there to stop you at the door...

'Nothing in the latest reforms announced by the foreign minister is likely fix the NCP’s supply-side constraints or make Aust. unis want to send domestic students to the Indo-Pacific for a semester or longer in numbers above the prevailing modest level.' newmandala.org/a-new-directio…

Just published: Jananie Chandrarao and I in @GJIA_Online Gendered Disinformation and Election Campaigning: A Malaysia Case Study Project doi.org/10.1353/gia.20…

Journalists in Indonesia are being killed, threatened and jailed. A new draft law could make things even worse by @AnitaWahid theconversation.com/journalists-in…

I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of James C. Scott, a distinguished professor at Yale University known for his exceptional contributions to political science and anthropology, especially concerning Southeast Asia. His seminal 1985 work, "Weapons of the Weak," based on two years of meticulous field research in a Kedah village, has always resonated with me, recalling my activism for the rural folk in Kedah in the 1970s. Despite writing many other books, "Weapons of the Weak" remained his crowning achievement. Scott himself acknowledged, “It was the hardest thing I had ever done. ‘Weapons of the Weak’ has more of my blood, sweat, and tears in it than anything else.” It is imperative that we continue to champion Southeast Asian studies and foster future scholars like Scott, deepening our understanding of our societies for indeed, self-knowledge is essential for our progress as nations and as a region.

Australia’s ‘monolingual mind’ widens its isolation from Asia scmp.com/week-asia/life…

The @Reuters report on the Pentagon's COVID disinformation in Central & Southeast Asia hasn't received wide coverage. In this op-ed I call for an international civilian-led cooperative to investigate platforms' negligence toward targeted countries 1/4 techpolicy.press/targeted-count…

Politicians have been promising this for decades. Could this be the year we finally have political financing reforms? Since 2007 from Pakatan Harapan to Barisan Nasional to Perikatan Nasional, political financing reforms have been brought up and then forgotten about. But a flood of political content on social media in the run up to GE15 has raised fresh questions about funding regulations. Here's why Malaysia needs political financing regulations to confront money in politics, especially on digital terrains. 👉 Follow our account to learn more about political financing. 🎥 Produced by @bersihofficial in collaboration with @TheFourth_media, with support from @Int_IDEA

'He said the initiative aims to build capacity among civil servants in the use of social media and new communication technologies, especially in the current era of digitalisation.' malaymail.com/news/malaysia/…