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<p>Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion advocate and writer. He/him.</p><p>Working in medical research as a Research Software Engineer. </p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/RSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RSE</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/ResearchSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ResearchSoftware</span></a></p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Melbourne</span></a></p><p>Profile pic is of a brown man with black hair and glasses as an avatar</p>

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  • Post #4373637

    I&#39;m not surprised at all... A group of current and former Aboriginal police officers are suing the Northern Territory government over allegations they were subject to racial discrimination and vilification while serving on the force. Former and current Aboriginal officers suing NT Police in class action over allegations of racial discrimination - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/nt-police-aboriginal-officers-launch-class-action-court/106994800 #racism #Australia

  • Post #4302764

    New Zealand announced the greyhound racing ban following three independent reviews into the sport in 2013, 2017 and 2021. &quot;We acknowledge the industry made advances in safety, but the high injury and death rates persisted with no sign of improvement,&quot; Peters&#39;s spokesperson added. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y62pe9g3no

  • Post #3821783

    Comment of the day on Reddit: Lived in TX over 20 years before moving, can confirm as a Latina that my people are fucking stupid and it all stems from religion, male centered family structures and racism against black folks and Asians. BLM radicalized a lot of chud Hispanic men and trans people was a bridge too far for them, most of them also assume that if they help crack down on other minorities that they&amp;#39;ll be overlooked and be allowed some proximity to whiteness. https://www.redd...

  • Post #3821782

    Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck. It lives on other people&amp;#39;s ideas, and, although its ordinary people are adaptable, most of its leaders (in all fields) so lack curiosity about the events that surround them that they are often taken by surprise. The Lucky Country - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lucky_Country #Australia

  • Post #3768280

    I really didn&amp;#39;t know what they were talking about until I read a bit more. Creating synthetic bacteria using a mirror image bacteria usually is created through DNA. Potential of &amp;#39;mirror life&amp;#39; technology has Doomsday Clock scientists alarmed. This is why - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-07-12/why-mirror-life-has-doomsday-clock-scientists-alarmed/106780618

  • Post #2341852

    Land of the free and home of the mediocre : r/BlackPeopleofReddit https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleofReddit/comments/1smeroi/land_of_the_free_and_home_of_the_mediocre/

  • Post #2221054

    &amp;#39;Straylia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/one-nation-signs-support-ben-roberts-smith/106643228

  • Post #2221053

    Can someone tell me if the &amp;quot;Isis brides&amp;quot; did worse things than the things that Ben Roberts-Smith did?

  • Post #2134033

    Is #canva down for anyone else? I&amp;#39;m in Australia.

  • Post #1542115

    About 2,000 fines withdrawn since AI road safety cameras introduced in WA - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/fines-withdrawn-as-ai-road-safety-camera-controversy-continues/106587938

  • Post #1350199

    RE: https://hachyderm.io/@akareilly/116419312170362265 Plus a living wage so that parents have time to care for their kids and affordable homes.

  • Post #1195070

    Israeli triple-tap strike kills three paramedics in Lebanon, officials say https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgqkkxd09e2o

  • Post #1042756

    4842 - BreeNewsome If other people asserting their humanity is an affront to your sense of self or your civilization then neither of these are stable enough to stand on their own nor should they stand. 🤷🏾‍♀️ https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1287146819567460362 Found via nottheonlyone.org as one of 11,100+ #DEI #Diversity, #Equity and #Inclusion items.

  • Post #1042755

    Women were never meant to give birth on their backs https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260401-women-were-never-meant-to-give-birth-on-their-backs

  • Post #1042754

    Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done? - Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests. : r/technology https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1sd0khs/hallucinated_citations_are_polluting_the/

  • Post #1042753

    ‘Nothing prepares you’: The invisible lives of carers in the UK | Health | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/4/5/nothing-prepares-you-the-invisible-lives-of-carers-in-the-uk

  • Post #1042752

    This is... There are no words. DR Congo to receive ‘third-country’ deportees from the US under new deal | Migration News | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/5/dr-congo-to-receive-third-country-deportees-from-the-us-under-new-deal

  • Post #1042751

    Polymarket apologizes for allowing wagers on fate of U.S. pilots downed in Iran : r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1sdbu8r/polymarket_apologizes_for_allowing_wagers_on_fate/

  • Post #1042750

    Israeli attack kills Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/israeli-attack-kills-al-jazeera-journalist-mohammed-wishah-in-gaza

  • Post #1042749

    RE: https://quokk.au/c/auspol/p/821889/calls-to-force-ndis-providers-to-register-as-labor-eyes-savings This is false. It will make things worse.

  • Post #1042748

    Trump just lost the war in Iran https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/iran-war-trump-22196071.php

  • Post #829640

    RE: https://dair-community.social/@milamiceli/116024723430905755 The same snakeoil as the Amazon checkout-less store and the same exploitation of marginalised workers :(

  • Post #715050

    RE: https://flipboard.com/@aljazeera/global-news-ds1mfku2z/-/a-L_59GM8EQ7mLOr5Swo4W7w%3Aa%3A3199698-%2F0 A teaching hospital. A teaching hospital :(

  • Post #463337

    UK&amp;#39;s white female academics are being privileged above women - and men - of colour Universities take easy route by addressing gender inequality while sidestepping awkward issue of race https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jul/28/uks-white-female-academics-are-being-privileged-above-women-and-men-of-colour Found via nottheonlyone.org as one of 10,300+ #DEI #Diversity, #Equity and #Inclusion items.