Smart Australians you should follow
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@benjamin-clark.bsky.social
@grogsgamut.bsky.social
Chief Economist at @australiainstitute.org.au Columnist on economics and politics for Guardian Australia. Dollars & Sense podcast https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/dollars-sense/
@lizhumphrys.bsky.social
UTS Political Economist of work and labour, especially climate change impacts on WHS. Associate at Centre Future Work & Editor Social Movement Studies. Cats. Electroclash. Carlton AFL tragic 🌈
@paulkarp.bsky.social
Journalist. NSW political correspondent for Australian Financial Review. Ex Guardian Australia. He/him
@mattbevan.bsky.social
Host/writer of 'If You’re Listening’ from ABC News. http://seedisclaimer.com
@margaretsimons.bsky.social
Freelance journalist and writer. Honorary Principal Fellow at the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne. More at www.margaretsimons.com.au
@asherwolf.bsky.social
Amnesty Media Award 2014. Cryptoparty. Anti-Robodebt campaigner. Digital rights. Mutant network node herder. Completing a Master of Social Work. Person Centred Emergency Preparedness facilitator. Devouring entropy https://www.patreon.com/asherwolf
@meadea.bsky.social
Guardian Australia media correspondent Contact me on amanda.meade@theguardian.com
@benschneiders.bsky.social
Investigative journalist and author of Hard Labour. Now at ABC 4 Corners; previously investigations at The Age. Contact via benschneiders@protonmail.com
@studonovan.bsky.social
Economist researching cities, transport, housing, & energy. I focus on New Zealand & Australia, with European dalliances. And some chaff.
@patricklenton.bsky.social
(He/him) freelance writer and editor. Author of some books. My debut novel ‘In Spite of You’ out in 2025. Subscribe to my newsletter: https://heterosexualnonsense.substack.com/ Read my articles: https://linktr.ee/patricklenton
@gemoase.bsky.social
United Workers Union Director, co-founder CoPower and Overland Journal board. Activist and sometimes scribbler. Views are mine!
@ethangilbert.bsky.social
YIMBY Melbourne Deputy Lead He/him ✉️colead@yimby.melbourne
@andrew.donnellan.id.au
Fan of Jesus, Linux, PowerPC, Canberra, social democracy, efficient land use, trains. Enemy of RZ1 zoning. Fighting for a better city @greatercanberra.org.au. https://andrew.donnellan.id.au / @ajdlinux / @ajd@ozlabs.house
@anatolitis.bsky.social
art – tenacity – democracy Writer and arts advocate Editor @meanjin.bsky.social Creative strategy, Test Pattern Governing Council, National Gallery of Australia Co-Chair, Australian Republic Movement Hon A/Prof, RMIT School of Art estheranatolitis.net
@mikejbeggs.bsky.social
Political economy, history of Australian capitalism (esp. macroeconomic policy), history of monetary theory, unions, socialism, dad jokes, some other stuff
@jamiehall.cc
Disgraced wellness blogger • Philanthropist • Futurist • Oscar-winning costume admirer • Chief CEO of AI • I’d like to join your professional network on Li
@edjegasothy.bsky.social
Epidemiologist, biostatistician, egalitarian. Interested in environmental health and the causes of health inequality. Senior lecturer in public health at Sydney Uni. Opinions are my own.
@dannywardle.org
Philosophy PhD Candidate at ANU (Metaphysics/Social Ontology) • Mostly posts about public policy and politics • Writes at https://pluralityofwords.com
@benmoffitt.bsky.social
Political Scientist @ Monash University | Author of 3 books | Writing about populism, weird reactionary politics & visual politics | he/him Articles/publications here: https://monash.academia.edu/BenjaminMoffitt
@claireconnelly.bsky.social
Journalist / researcher / do-er of things. Twitter rescue in search of a new home. Wash your hands.
@crystaljane.bsky.social
Founder & Chief of Everything at Zee Feed zeefeed.com.au Readers' Editor at Crikey crikey.com.au I write Australia's best* and biggest** weekly newsletter about news & feminist politics: zeefeed.beehiiv.com *According to my parents **Can't disprove it
@theshufflediary.bsky.social
Journalist at Crikey, radio at Triple R, extremely intermittent music writing here: dancingtoarchitecture.home.blog Bigger ideas here: https://meanjin.com.au/essays/pop-music-at-the-end-of-the-world/
@daanysaeed.bsky.social
media reporter @crikeynews.bsky.social. bat 8, don’t bowl, views mine. yarn? dsaeed@crikey.com.au, DMs open
@dominickelly.bsky.social
Honorary Research Fellow, La Trobe University CH Currey Fellow, State Library of NSW, 2025 Book: https://blackincbooks.com.au/books/political-troglodytes-and-economic-lunatics Commentary, essays, reviews: https://medium.com/@dominickelly_
@heritagewhy.bsky.social
Australian urbanist in Melbourne. YIMBY. Our cities are not museums. Cargo bike parent of young kids.
@francismarkham.bsky.social
Geographer and public policy researcher and teacher at the Australian National University. Settler on stolen land. He/his. Opinions my own, not my employer's. I have never met with Brian Burke.
@richjamesuk.bsky.social
Newsletter Editor @crikey.com.au Previously: Executive News Editor at The i Paper, News Director at BuzzFeed. Email: rjames@crikey.com.au https://www.crikey.com.au/author/richard-james/
@wheelreinventor.bsky.social
@insidestory.bsky.social
Books, ideas, current affairs and culture from a (mainly) Australian perspective
@crikey.com.au
Holding power to account. Independent, Australian-owned news, investigation, analysis and opinion. Got a tip? We're all ears... crikey.com.au/tip-off-crikey/
@carawaters.bsky.social
City editor, The Age. I write about all things Melbourne, planning, councils, housing, architecture, art, events, urbanism, travel and food. Contact me: cara.waters@theage.com.au
@bspiesbutcher.bsky.social
Political economist and sociologist @mqsociology.bsky.social Public finance, social policy, climate and inequality. Co-Director, Australian Basic Income Lab @ausbasicincome.bsky.social
@tomiscrowley.bsky.social
Follower of politics, economics and the ABC’s Charter. ABC Political reporter in the Canberra press gallery whose views, when rarely expressed, are personal.
@picketer.bsky.social
Ex union boss. Organising, political economy, labour markets, tax, pensions, climate, China, Spinoza. Proud @UnitedWorkersOz member since 1990.
@shaunratcliff.bsky.social
Pollster, political scientist and applied data scientist, Accent Research. Sometimes lecturer, The University of Sydney.
@jonobri.com
Writer, software dev, lead organiser yimbymelbourne.org.au // jonathan@jonobri.com // lead@yimbymelbourne.org.au
@grugstan.bsky.social
professional good boy // democracy, cities and tech // travisjordan.work // these are my own opinions and not those of my employer he/him // living in Meanjin Brisbane
@bevansadvocate.bsky.social
he/him | Australian economist living in Sydney | Views expressed are my own | Posts about Econ and welfare states
@michaelkoziol.bsky.social
North America correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Washington DC.
@redrabbleroz.bsky.social
Policy & Research, @cpsu.org.au | Research Fellow, @percapitaaustralia.bsky.social | On the left-wing of the possible | Views are my own🌹✊ https://linktr.ee/ochiu
@squigglyrick.bsky.social
I write. Author of Mean Streak and other things. Day job: senior reporter The Saturday Paper. I write a decent newsletter: https://rick-morton.ghost.io
@jackcallil.bsky.social
Deputy editor @crikey.com.au // Copyeditor of Meanjin // Writer of booky things @australia.theguardian.com. 🔗 jackcallil.com ✉️ jcallil@crikey.com.au
@ginarush.bsky.social
@benjamin-clark.bsky.social
Head of Digital Audience @prospectmagazine.co.uk Columnist, @crikey.com.au