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MEANJIN NEWS: Yes, this literary quarterly is now at QUT. There’s a new Reading Trails series to give you a taste of the archives; submissions are now open for poetry and short fiction; news of subscription plans will be coming soon. https://meanjin.com.au
Disclosure: Meanjin is a client of mine.
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Something for the white person in your life.
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“Australia Post stamp price increase not opposed by ACCC” https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/australia-post-stamp-price-increase-not-opposed-by-accc
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Dear Tech PR People, your challenge for the remainder of 2026 is to write media releases with none of these words:
accelerate
ecosystem
embrace
enhanced
harness
next-generation
power
Any others?
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Hey Lawyers and Adjacents!
LexisNexis is partnering with AustLII “to advance the rule of law and access to justice in the AI era”, which seems a bit vague. “LexisNexis will support AustLII to accelerate the development of AI-enhanced legal research capabilities.” https://en.prnasia.com/releases/apac/lexisnexis-announces-agreement-with-austlii-to-advance-the-rule-of-law-and-access-to-justice-in-the-ai-era-542230.shtml
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I’ve just done a mailout to my supporters* about this season’s crowdfunder. I’ll give a special surprise to whoever is first to contribute.
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Sun plan: Sleep in (done); administrivia relating to The Great Unboxening*; 1500 AEST voiceover* recording, Summer Hill; Weekly Wrap, eventually. I also have some standby tasks.
** Voice acting, actually, because it’s a character in a short film.
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“A Russian ship sank in mysterious circumstances. It may have been carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea” https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/12/world/a-russian-ship-sank-in-mysterious-circumstances-it-may-have-been-carrying-nuclear-reactors-to-north-korea
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Has anyone thought about shipping software that doesn’t contain bugs?
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Today, Tuesday 12 May, is International Nurses Day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Nurses_Day
Also, Limerick Day. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/limerick-day/
And it’s happy 249th birthday to the spirit of crossdressing horse thief Mary Reibey, who adorns Australia’s $20 banknote. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Reibey
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Tuesday. The police are blind to the crude ambiguity of architecture. The chorus does not rhyme. Insert your own message and claim the loot. Tuesday.
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I am once more proud report that the Australian metric tablespoon (20 ml) is different from that of the rest of the world (15 ml). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablespoon
1 Australian metric tablespoon ≈ 5.63 British imperial fluid drachm.
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NEW PODCAST: “The 9pm David Attenborough from 1984” (24m23s), being what it says on the tin. https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00267/
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BIRTHDAY DRINKS: If you’re in Sydney tomorrow, Saturday 9 May, you might like to join me at the Mountbatten Hotel, 701 George Street, Haymarket, from 3pm AEST. https://mountbattenhotel.com.au Because, yes, my birthday is roughly around now. And the Mountbatten is no longer a shithole.
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