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@MST_Writes Oh one, I'll be back in Ivanhoe on 15 May 🙁

Looking forward to speaking at Ivanhoe Library next week about the woman who established the Australian wool industry (even though her husband received all the credit). 7pm to 9pm Tue 7 May 2024 This event is free but bookings are essential yprl.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus…

@anzlitlovers Mine was not checked... But thanks. As I emailed, I think my beef is the jetpack notifications not the email subscriptions which were working.

Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead (#BookReview) whisperinggums.com/2024/02/01/bar…

@HelenOfToods @stephaniedowric @abcnews Couldn’t agree more … very disappointing

Re #TheDrum, is anyone willing to explain how this rare show, focusing on social issues that matter, came to be axed? Does Justin Stevenson have so much power? Does the #ABC Board want to silence diverse voices? Surely not a shortage of listeners - espec compared to #afternoonbriefing and insular #insiders? So distressing - @Dan_Bourchier a terrific 3rd main host; Ellen & @bairdjulia always intelligent, passionate - and RESPECTFUL. Could @SBS take up the opportunity? But #ABC also owe explanation/adequate replacement. @whelan60

@datsunland @anzlitlovers Thanks Stephen … and keep up that good writing for us! I agree re short, tight books. They are a marvel.

@datsunland @anzlitlovers Absolutely agree … there should be no shoulds when it comes to creative expression. We are becoming rather too judgemental … But Tirra Lirra is still loved, and Stow, and others by many AusLit bloggers.

Shortlist for @FL_Publishing 20/40 prize announced last week #literaryawards #shortlist #novella Winner announced on 28 October whisperinggums.com/2023/10/09/mon…

@anzlitlovers Exactly what I told Julian Davies, perfect for Novellas in November! I'll be posting on this on Monday.

@beverleycole1 @Lisa9Sophia @barriecassidy Exactly … it’s about being sorry about what’s happened and trying to right some wrongs

@Lisa9Sophia @barriecassidy It's not about guilt- it's about acknowledging the history of the past. I'm still gob-smacked that when I became a Mum-in the '70's-this was Govt.policy. The Stolen Generations -where Aboriginal children were removed from their families- happened from the mid-1800s to the 1970s.

I was a descendant of convicts. On both sides. Within 10 years one was a blacksmith and other married to a cop. In that time tens of thousands of indigenous Australians were slaughtered. How can anybody find the two experiences analogous?

Another great webinar from the Friends of the NFSA …

Seen in #euroa main street today #supporttheulurustatement #yes23

@angsavage @aoifejclifford @KathKov1 @EmmaViskic @SallyHepworth @auscrimewriters Congratulations to you all …

Congratulations to my sisters in crime @aoifejclifford @KathKov1 @EmmaViskic Jane Harper, Shelley Burr @SallyHepworth - all shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Book @auscrimewriters

Shortlisted for #qla #steeleruddaward Chris Flynn, Here be Leviathans (#BookReview) whisperinggums.com/2023/08/03/chr…

A book for ALL Australians: Debra Dank, We come with this place (#BookReview) whisperinggums.com/2023/07/29/deb…

@angsavage @bethspen I’m pretty sure these are the ones we see at the ANBG here in Canberra too. Love lizards.

@bethspen So lovely!

Can any of my herpetologist friends identify this beauty, spotted in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens?

@anzlitlovers Interesting re wine fridges … thanks.

@anzlitlovers Do they really? We used to store most wine under the house near the bricked wet areas where the temperature stayed fairly consistent, but we don’t cellar now. I can’t drink reds and Mr Gums can’t drink much of anything! One wine fridge will suffice.

@anzlitlovers Love it … and two wine fridges? We have one! We had books in the entrance hall, study, rumpus room, our bedroom (my women), family room (cookbooks and tbr review books) and two other bedrooms.

@anzlitlovers Love this. We’ve downsized which included the library along with everything else but a major attraction of the apt we bought was the full wall of builtin bookshelves. I remember open plan houses with minimal walls for books last time we house hunted.

@RNBreakfast @mscott In my experience, school management is playing a big role in teachers' experience, including poor school leadership, ineffective professional development, and too many non-teaching demands on teachers. Look at the schools!

An education overhaul - why a better university degree may be the key to the crippling teacher shortage. Professor Mark Scott (@mscott), University of Sydney Vice Chancellor and Chair of the Teacher Education Expert Panel. 📻📻📻 #auspol LISTEN LIVE: abc.net.au/radionational/…