@DaveJHCross

Higher education nerd, public policy expert, ocean lover. Views my own, RT not endorsements.

 Sydney, Australia
Joined January 2014
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The right to peaceful protest is an important part of Australian democracy, but not support for a prescribed terrorist organisation. Police must investigate and prosecute those who support and promote violence. Extremism is a threat to our social cohesion.
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Australians: That Paris opening ceremony was so weird Also Australians:
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Congratulations to @ProfRScolyerMIA & @ProfGLongMIA. Two extraordinary Australians using their skills and brilliance to save lives and beat cancer
AusoftheYearAwards@ausoftheyear25 Jan 2024
And your 2024 Australians of the Year is…Professor Georgina Long AO and Professor Richard Scolyer AO
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💬 “It is not realistic to tell people not to use screens at all, but we can do better when it comes to being more mindful about how screens might impact our eye health and managing the risks day-to-day.” newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/he…

Is too much screen time bad for our eyes?

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Incredible to have Leonardo DiCaprio supporting our Forests Pledge to end native forest logging in Australia! Our hard work behind the scenes on Climate and the Australian Environment is paying dividends. Change happens when the people demand it! #TheForestsPledge
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A huge congratulations to UNSW Scientia Professor and Cobble Cobble woman Professor Megan Davis (@mdavisqlder) who has been appointed Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair of Australian Studies at @Harvard University. 🔗 newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/ge…
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💬"...these models do not represent the upper layers of the atmosphere very well... we thought this might be a missing link." A UNSW study has found stratospheric clouds over the Arctic may explain differences between polar warming models & recorded data.newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/sc…

Why do climate models underestimate polar warming? ‘Invisible clouds’ could be the answer

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As a former Chief of Staff to a senior NSW minister, I can tell you it is incomprehensible that the Minister here would not be aware of what her DLO was doing…#nswpol @lachlan_kennedy
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@10NewsSyd7 Nov 2023
A NSW Transport Department employee appears to have broken rules about being politically neutral, with two senior bureaucrats giving evidence that they raised concerns six months ago | @lachlan_kennedy @johaylen @NSWLabor #nswpol

Evidence Given in Transport Staffer Scandal | 10 News First

A NSW Transport Department employee appears to have broken rules about being politically neutral, with two senior bureaucrats giving evidence that they raised concerns six months ago.

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An open letter signed by 45 literacy academics and experts has been published today. It asks all education ministers in Australia to commit in a new #NSRA to provide instruction, assessment and intervention to ensure students learn to read proficiently. nsra-open-letter.squarespace…

National School Reform Agreement Open Letter

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Media release: New Australian National University Vice-Chancellor #auspol @ourANU ministers.education.gov.au/c…

New Australian National University Vice-Chancellor

The Albanese Government welcomes the appointment of Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell AO FAHA FTSE as the next Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU).

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💬 “We want to excite the next generation of innovators and make them realise how they can make a big change in the world." The first ever nuclear fusion device to be wholly designed, built and operated by students is planned for UNSW. newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/sc…

World-first fusion device to be built at UNSW Sydney

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This is bang on.
Dr. Nick Coatsworth
@nick_coatsworth15 Sep 2023
This article is a misrepresentation of nearly every quoted data point, with some frank misinformation (that there are over 2300 covid orphans in Australia). You can't compare paediatric COVID and flu/rsv hospital admissions, because we have never systematically tested every admitted patient for flu/rsv. There is no attempt to differentiate incidental, social and actual respiratory admissions. This is no better than how the anti-vax movement selectively quotes data and then re-jigs it to suit their own arguments. Its a real shame this still goes on in 2023. @CroakeyNews croakey.org/covid-19s-toll-o…
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The misogyny on @X re @ManUtd decision to release #MasonGreenwood beggars belief. Any real Utd fan would have been appalled had the club kept him. The club did the right thing and should have done it sooner. #GreenwoodOut
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Why a new National School Reform Agreement should include bringing the Year 1 Phonics Check into NAPLAN (but not into My School). educationhq.com/news/naplan-…
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If delegates to the ALP Conference need some reasons explaining why phasing out #native #forest logging is good #economics look no further - @BlueprintInsti1 has done the math for you: blueprintinstitute.org.au/br… #forestry #auspol #LaborConf23
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I support the Voice. Because it’s about working for an Australia with more opportunity – not for some, but for all.   And changing our beautiful country, for the better.
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Dear NSW teachers, You are on the right track. Keep moving toward systematic, structured reading instruction, including synthetic phonics. The results will come. smh.com.au/national/nsw/why-…

Why does England outperform Australia when it comes to reading?

The reading ability of Australia’s year 4 students held steady in the latest global test results, but one in five students is not meeting international benchmarks.

smh.com.au
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Hear hear
Jeremy Rockliff
@jeremyrockliff17 Apr 2023
By any metric, as a Nation, we’ve failed Indigenous Australians. It's high time we found a better way. That’s why I’m supporting the Voice. To listen to Indigenous Australians about what’s best for them, and provide a seat at the table on matters that directly affect them.
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I see some suggesting Ken Wyatt wasn’t a real liberal. He was a true Liberal and suggesting he isn’t doesn’t match up with his work in the parliament #auspol
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