Jane Nicholls

Journalist, teacher, editor, mum, Schnoodle wrangler and general juggler. She/her janenic over on B L U E S K Y

[Jane Nicholls @janey64]

@Higgo74 🙋‍♀️

[Jane Nicholls @janey64]

My daughter, who has queued at Lune and beyond to bring us goodies, explains why Gen Z has a let-us-eat-brioche mindset. 😍🥐 With sweet, Instagrammable treats like these, who needs a house? @GraceLagan https://t.co/OaYvamRJG6

[grace @GraceLagan]

I’m in the @smh today writing about my (somewhat grudging) love for the metro. Progress pics attached. https://t.co/D1RPIE4EOr

[Luke Mešterović @LMesterovic]

I wrote about how USyd's Special Considerations system lets down the most vulnerable in this week's edition of Honi Soit
https://t.co/N94UgqIHq8

[Peter Deppeler @pete_deppeler]

WILD FOOTAGE of Sydney Harbour Bridge (2.15pm) with huge protest taking place right now.

[[email protected] @ThompsonKerstin]

‘So long as our exams test students on being right rather than becoming right, the quality of their learning is still be ing eroded.’

[@chriswallace.bsky.social @c_s_wallace]

One (smart, ethical, farsighted) student’s view of AI in the academy right now.

A must read from ⁦@GraceLagan⁩ #AFR

https://t.co/c0YlIBhK5T #highered #highereducation #AI #auspol

[Jane Nicholls @janey64]

In which my firstborn writes her first op-ed for the @FinancialReview 😍 no #AI was armed in this process.

[grace @GraceLagan]

I wrote about AI, Fisher Library, and the importance of learning being uncomfortable for the AFR https://t.co/zdj7XzdOti

[@chriswallace.bsky.social @c_s_wallace]

‘Professor Chris Wallace argues the decline in both enrolments in, and the offering of history and other humanities subjects at Australian universities has resulted in a loss of capacity for historical thinking.’

Have a listen.

https://t.co/LKvycSzJ5F

[Gregory Andrews @LyrebirdDream]

While I protested silently and peacefully today against genocide in Gaza, DFAT security told me I wasn’t welcome. They said I was trespassing. They called the cops.

Australia’s silence and acquiescence are complicity.

Read more here. 👇🏽

https://t.co/7vancEl7VJ

[Jane Nicholls @janey64]

Treasurer Jim Chalmers tells us the arguments in #Abundance by @ezraklein and @DKThomp are “very, very compelling”. Young economist* @GraceLagan says the govt needs to be more about hard policy, less bestseller bandwagoning (*also my daughter) #auspol https://t.co/dGHEBZKP8X

[@chriswallace.bsky.social @c_s_wallace]

“A project like this is not for the faint of heart,” he said. “You just have to look at it and go, OK, it’s going to be a big adventure. Otherwise you’d have a nervous breakdown.”

https://t.co/bK6IeuLMpd

[Jenny Difficult-Frecklington-Jones 🇵🇸🍉🇮🇷 @JonesHowDareYou]

A treat for anyone feeling a bit nostalgic for the creative genius and humanity of John Clarke. #auspol #TheGames #JohnHoward #SorrySpeech #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

[Sean Kelly @mrseankelly]

full piece here https://t.co/b7PkEHfZzo

[Rex Patrick @MrRexPatrick]

David told me one of the things that cheers him up is receiving a letter. So please write and tell him how much you appreciate what he did. 2/2

David McBride. Locked Bag 7775, Canberra BC, ACT 2609. The senders name & address must be on the back of the envelope.🙏

[Alistair Kitchen @alistairkitchen]

Hi everyone. Reactivating twitter to share this

I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA at the end of last week because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests

I arrived back in Melbourne on Sat 6am and had my phone handed back to me upon landing

[Jane Nicholls @janey64]

@cheryl_kernot @c_s_wallace Any chance of a link to relisten?

[Jane Nicholls @janey64]

@GraceLagan @LMesterovic Purely so? (Changes locks)

[Jane Nicholls @janey64]

A deeply reported and insightful feature on your final #auspol @abcnews … @latingle Now standing by for the 😭 farewell and hoping you will pop in now and then from international land. All best for the new gig — you’ll still be here and that’s the only salve for this loss. ⭐️