Laura Wajnryb McDonald

PhD candidate in Criminology at USYD. Research interests: post-homicide media studies, homicide bereavement, media & crime, victimology (profile pic P.Gilsenan)

[Gina Rushton @ginarush]

“Imagine if from now on murdered rape victims could never be named in public, and women such as Jill Meagher could only ever be referred to as “Adrian Bayley’s victim”?”

This is an awful thought. From @ninafunnell on Victoria’s proposed gag-law

https://t.co/iZXknqlRSl

[Professor Cassandra Cross @DrCassCross]

My new project on #romancefraud is looking for participants. Please share across your networks. Ta!

"Had both your heart and wallet broken online? Take a survey to help others" https://t.co/8hKcs0iySd via @QUTmedia

cc @CrimeJusticeQUT @qutlaw @Cyber_Sec_CRC @anzsoc @iircc1

[Laura Wajnryb McDonald @laurawam]

@sophiehindes All the best with it!

[Laura Wajnryb McDonald @laurawam]

@sophiehindes I recommend https://t.co/tTDWGw4mnz and https://t.co/GttwmfhKkM they have comparable pricing, and I agree with the above re getting what you pay for (I’ve also used Otter when I’ve had time to correct the transcript)

[Grata Fund @GrataFund]

On the backdrop of BLM protest the Australian Government has given themselves until 2093 to stop the overrepresentation of First Nations people in the justice system.

Yes. 2093.

[Dan Golding @dangolding]

On Friday the govt announced its plan to radically change uni fees, and the headlines rightfully focussed on those 110% hikes to humanities degrees.

But now the full plan is out and the real story is clear: this is a massive defunding of tertiary education. THREAD.

[Roxy Moore @Roxy_Moore_]

Some good news! Ms Dhu's family and so many others have campaigned tirelessly on this for years. Hopefully the law comes into effect swiftly.

https://t.co/mXzqroKtCN

[Laura Wajnryb McDonald @laurawam]

@justRellis It’s coming! By the end of the year 🤞🏻😳🙃🤪

[Laura Wajnryb McDonald @laurawam]

@snappyalligator So sorry to hear this Bianca. Fur babies are so special and give us so much, it’s heartbreaking when they aren’t well. I really hope you get more time with her and that she’s comfortable.

[Neil Webb @neilmwebb]

"You are not working from home; you are at your home during a crisis trying to work."

I've heard this twice today. I think it's an important distinction worth emphasising.

[Josep Goded @josepgoded]

The cleaning staff at our hospitals are hardly ever mentioned and they also deserve a tribute!

[Laura Richards BSc, MSc, MBPsS @laurarichards99]

Horrific & yet the perp is eulogized in the media. It’s not relevant about his experience in the fitness industry. No-one cares about that. What about Hannah & the beautiful children? What about a CV about their lives? #HerNameWasHannahBaxter #MaleViolence https://t.co/3GN1whUAiB

[Anika Wells MP @AnikaWells]

You cannot be serious, @FOXSportsAUS. “Dies alongside his three kids”? You make yourself part of this national scourge. Fix it immediately.

[Fleta Page @FletaTheTweeter]

"Usually, we regard governments as having a duty to protect citizens. So why is it that we allow them to skirt these responsibilities just because it is more convenient to encourage individual action?" https://t.co/4CQIvM6XCk

[Annabel Crabb @annabelcrabb]

The lives they might have led. The children they never had, the jobs they never worked, the books they never read or wrote, the sunrises they never saw. The families they never saw again. So much theft. RT

[Laura Wajnryb McDonald @laurawam]

@dralycemcgovern Def want to see what you have planned 🙋🏻‍♀️

[Laura Wajnryb McDonald @laurawam]

Looking forward to presenting my research in the next session on the impact of visual news reporting on bereaved families #DDD14

[Laura Wajnryb McDonald @laurawam]

Prof Dame Sue Black on the real world of forensic anthropology: “our job is to give that name back” this is for those who have passed, and for their families left behind #DDD14

[Dr Lucy Mercer-Mapstone @LucyMercerMaps]

Friendly (but critical) conference reminder: ALWAYS use the microphone. It's an accessibility issue. Don't ask the audience if it's OK not to - that requires people with disabilities to publically self-identify when they may not wish to. Let's stop seeing inclusion as optional.