I still remember that little frisson of joy I felt when AltaVista arrived.

Finished reading Bindi by Kirli Saunders. A beautifully written children’s book about a year in the life of 11-year-old girl Bindi, told in a series of poetic vignettes. Gently funny, full of warmth and tenderness, woven with moments of profound emotional power. 1/3 💙📚👍🏼 #KidLit#DiverseBooks 📚🌏

Hah! I have a strong memory, from mid 1980s, of a goth falling OUT of a tree in Melbourne’s Royal Park. It was around midnight, and we’d all been drinking cheap ginger wine and port - circumstances not conducive to goths being able to stay up the trees they’ve climbed. No goths were hurt.

Great article about how traditional job recruitment methods often don’t accurately measure how well neurodivergent candidates would actually do the work. Having a neuroinclusive workplace means you hire and retain the most skilled, productive and passionate staff. 1/2 #Neurodiversity#Neurodivergent

Nearly half of the staff at this agency are neurodivergent. The CEO says there are real benefits for her bottom line

Many Australians are neurodivergent, yet some don't disclose this to employers for fear of discrimination. So how practical is it to create a neurodivergent-friendly workplace?

Also not new - but have great pics, and are fast pasted stories - the Spiderwick Chroncials

They’re not new books - but the Timmy Failure series is pretty quirky and has comic-type pics of Timmy and the polar bear - my manga-drawing kid loved them when she was around that age

I remember being very confused by that as a kid ‘this plant makes the oil we dose you with - but don’t eat any of it because it’s poisonous’

This is a really good overview of what's going on at the moment in Australian publishing, which is, to put it extremely mildly, in flux.

Big Fish, Little Fish: Australia's national literature is being swallowed up

Two independent book publishers were recently absorbed by larger companies. This doesn't bode well for the health of our literary culture.

Facts, respect and listening. Yes, more of that would be good in Australia also.

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I'm not afraid to speak my mind about things, but there are some things I decide I didn't know enough about, others I didn't see why need to be involved, and still others where my opinion is complicated enough I'll need a 5k word essay at least to explain it. www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/comm...

Are Americans Afraid to Speak Their Minds?

Two-thirds of Americans now say that they are afraid to say what they believe in public, because someone else might not like it.

First Peoples Assembly of Victoria are gearing up for statewide treaty negotiations. There are a bunch of info sessions and activities coming up for mob and allies all around Victoria. If you’re in Victoria (Australia), sign up for updates and spread the word - www.firstpeoplesvic.org

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