Noisy Noodle

Music + noise aficionado, TV connoisseur, self-proclaimed film buff & comedy tragic. This might be my greatest contribution to society.

[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

A healthy democracy depends on quality journalism. But journalists can’t report on the stories that matter if they aren’t being paid. Add your name to the open letter to support public interest journalism in Australia: https://t.co/TVkWoaM9wc

[Peter Garrett @pgarrett]

Millions of songs have been included in giant datasets used to develop AI systems.

“It’s up to Tony Burke and the PM … to guarantee Australian artists aren’t roadkill in the lust for unimpeded profits by foreign-owned AI giants,” - Peter Garrett

👉 https://t.co/4SQNIjWCO7

[Victorian Department of Health @VicGovDH]

Etomidate is a powerful anaesthetic drug that has been found in vapes sold in Melbourne.

It can cause rapid onset deep sedation, confusion, impaired coordination, vomiting, loss of consciousness & difficulty breathing.

If you or someone else is experiencing the above, call 000.

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

“It’s not just us. It’s happening to tons of artists.” Stu Mackenzie of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard talks with Charlie Warzel about what happened when his band tried to take their catalog off the streaming platform: (From February) https://t.co/XEF0lYcYie

[Sherele Moody (Femicide Researcher) 🌈 @ShereleMoody]

A woman sent me an email. This is what she said:

Hi Sherele,
I’m reaching out because I’m a mother currently living through what I can only describe as a broken domestic violence system, and I don’t know who else is listening.
For the past three years, I’ve had an ADVO in place against my ex-partner, who is also the father of my daughter. Despite that, the threats have continued. Like many women, I lost faith in the system a long time ago because every interaction seemed to lead nowhere.
Two weeks ago, I finally found enough trust to make a formal statement regarding breaches of the ADVO. After years of putting up with behaviour that should never be tolerated, I decided to go through the process and do everything I was supposed to do.
I have since learned that the breach still hasn’t even been sent interstate for service.
At the same time, I’ve been waiting over a month for a simple phone call from my local Domestic Violence Liaison Officer to explain the process and provide an update. That call has never come.
What makes this even harder to understand is that there is an outstanding NSW warrant that has existed for years. During that time, there have been occasions where he has been in NSW, yet nothing appears to have come from it. There have also been previous reports and conversations that, from my understanding, were not identified or progressed as domestic violence matters.
As a victim-survivor, I keep asking myself the same questions.
Why is domestic violence not taken seriously from the very beginning?
Why are victims expected to keep reporting, documenting, and reliving their trauma if those reports are not acted upon quickly?
Why do women have to spend years chasing updates and accountability while trying to keep themselves and their children safe?
Why does it feel like state borders create barriers when it comes to enforcing warrants and domestic violence matters?
Why isn’t there a stronger national approach to protecting victim-survivors and holding perpetrators accountable?
Most importantly, why does it often feel like action only comes after someone has been seriously harmed or killed?
I am exhausted.
Not because I haven’t spoken up.
Not because I haven’t reported.
Not because I haven’t followed the process.
I’m exhausted because I have followed the process and still feel like I am fighting alone.
This isn’t just about me. It’s about every woman who has lost faith after being ignored, every victim who has waited months for answers, every mother trying to protect her children while navigating a system that feels impossible to understand.
I know there are dedicated people working within the system, but from where I stand, the gaps are enormous, and those gaps are leaving women vulnerable.
I don’t want sympathy.
I want awareness.
I want accountability.
And I want people to start asking why so many women are still falling through the cracks despite doing everything they are told to do. Why are they not being protected by the ones (police) who are meant to be on call to protect us at any given time?
Thank you for everything you do to give woman a voice. I hope by sharing my experience, it helps shine a light on just how much still needs to change.
Any other contact to pass this email onto would be greatly appreciated. I feel like I want to start making a noise.
Kind regards,
M

****

Every time I get a message like this, I fear she may become another name on my femicide toll. Australian governments - national, state & territory - are not listening to us. They do not understand the depth of the systemic failures women face when trying to stay alive and safe.
This is just one of the many reasons we need a Royal Commission into the Killing of Women and Girls. You can sign the petition aat https://t.co/BsvFWmIzbL.

[Midnight Oil @midnightoilband]

Pantera Press and Hardie Grant Books have announced the publication of legendary Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst’s final book World is Almost at Peace: A Lifetime of Songwriting for Midnight Oil and More.

More info + Pre-order: https://t.co/w6oVJg0wVx
Released 27 October 2026.

[Darcy Byrne @MayorDarcy]

Tonight, Council has supported my motion to rename Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre in honour of Richard Scolyer.

The Inner West community, like all Australians, wants to honour the bravery and compassion with which Professor Scolyer lived his life.

[Aus Integrity @QBCCIntegrity]

BREAKING: Privacy/Security Alert

Australian’s should be aware that their mobile devices have been updated through a forced software change to implement Australia’s new AusAlert function.

The alert will be sent as a CRITICAL alert.

Regardless of your phone being silenced, a LOUD audible alert will come from your phone on July 27th as part of the nationwide testing.

This message is particularly important to consider if you have a second device for your personal safety and it remains on silent. The alert will come through regardless and may expose the presence of an additional phone on your possession.

Instructions below on turning off non-critical alerts. SHARE to anyone who may need to know this, especially any vulnerable persons who carry a second phone for their personal safety.

[Sherele Moody (Femicide Researcher) 🌈 @ShereleMoody]

In the past seven days, we lost four Australian women and girls to femicide.
This year, a total of 32 women and 12 children have been killed. Last year 79 women were lost to violence, the year before 204 women were killed.
In the past 24 hours, the media have run more articles about shark attacks than they have collectively run on the femicide epidemic.
There's no doubt, shark attacks should be covered and the victims should be spoken about.
But the collective political and media response to shark attacks compared to killed women and children is appalling.
On average, we lose THREE Australians to shark attacks EACH YEAR.
We lose one woman or girl EVERY FOUR DAYS to an act of male violence.
The same voices calling for the cull of sharks are the same voices who stay silent on the slaughter of women and children.

[Stephen Decoco @Don_Erebus]

Interesting that people are only just learning that Simon Hill called the Socceroos game yesterday. I saw the SEN announcement a month ago that he was doing it for them.
Have a feeling they'll get a few more listeners on Saturday morning over the cure for insomnia

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

That Gianni Infantino unilaterally altered the structure of football matches is deserving of so much more anger.

[Men in Blazers @MenInBlazers]

TREVOR NOAH: "IF THERE'S ONE THING THE SOCCEROOS KNOW HOW TO DO, IT'S COMPACT DEFENSE... AND NOW THEY'RE SILKY ON THE BALL, TOO" 🦘

He's not surprised at all about Australia's incredible performance vs Turkiye

[Triple M Footy @triplemfooty]

Australia has 59,700 kilometres of coastline and every centimetre has been protected by Pat Beach. 🧱🌟

The 22-year-old keeper makes EIGHT saves as the Socceroos open their World Cup with a 2-0 win over Türkiye. GET IN 🇦🇺

[Noisy Noodle @noisynoodle]

This is absolutely nuts! Can we not think up an elegant solution for doctors working in aged care? Seems like the vulnerable patients will be taken advantage. @DavidPocock

[Dr Vyom Sharma @drvyom]

Asking aged care patients to sign a bulk billing form is nuts. I see 30-40 a day. They are sick people in the last 18 months of life - they move slowly. Chasing family members to do paperwork also takes time I don't have. If I chase signatures I'll reduce my patient load.

[Noisy Noodle @noisynoodle]

@drvyom Try the Sopranos. Pretty certain it did not follow the same formula.

[Melanoma Institute Australia @MelanomaAus]

It is with a heavy heart that we share the deeply sad news that our cherished colleague Prof Richard Scolyer AO passed away yesterday 7th June 2026.

Richard was a renowned pathologist and a world authority on skin cancer and melanoma diagnoses. His broad knowledge of and passion for pathology, along with his generous mentorship and teaching, have inspired many and transformed melanoma and skin cancer research and diagnosis across the globe.

Richard was an integral and esteemed part of Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA) and the melanoma community for over two decades. His commitment to and advocacy for his profession, coupled with his enthusiasm for life and his genuine humanity, resonated broadly, and has left a lasting positive impact.

“I am deeply saddened to lose such a cherished colleague. Richard was a truly extraordinary pathologist - the 'pathologists' pathologist' - who also made generous time for clinicians navigating complex diagnostic cases, understanding that an accurate tissue diagnosis was critical to patient care. His knowledge was vast, his skill exceptional, with an unparalleled eye for accurate tissue diagnoses, and the precision to apply decades of experience where it mattered most.”

“He shared his expertise widely: through consultation on external specimens, through diagnostic and classification frameworks now used worldwide, and as a devoted teacher and mentor. Richard has left an indelible mark on all who had the privilege of working alongside him.”  - Professor Georgina Long

MIA is proud to have instituted the Richard Scolyer Pathology Fellowship, honouring Richard's legacy, and his commitment to shaping the next generation of melanoma pathologists.

Our thoughts are with Richard's family during this difficult time, especially his wife Katie and children Emily, Matthew, and Lucy.

As we mourn the passing of Richard, we also reflect on a remarkable life that touched so many. Please consider sharing a tribute message for Richard on our MIA website> https://t.co/IbZExXL8xr

Richard's legacy will live on, continuing to inspire us all, as we continue working toward our vision of zero deaths from melanoma.

[Professor Georgina Long AO (Bluesky @gvlongphdmd) @ProfGLongMIA]

Vale Richard.

I am deeply saddened to lose such a cherished colleague. Richard was a truly extraordinary pathologist - the 'pathologists' pathologist' - who also made generous time for clinicians navigating complex diagnostic cases, understanding that an accurate tissue diagnosis was critical to patient care. His knowledge was vast, his skill exceptional, with an unparalleled eye for accurate tissue diagnoses, and the precision to apply decades of experience where it mattered most.

He shared his expertise widely: through consultation on external specimens, through diagnostic and classification frameworks now used worldwide, and as a devoted teacher and mentor. Richard has left an indelible mark on all who had the privilege of working alongside him. 

My thoughts are with Richard's family during this difficult time, particularly his wife Katie and children Emily, Matthew, and Lucy.

See tribute on @MelanomaAus website >  https://t.co/cAYaKPl2oA

[Noisy Noodle @noisynoodle]

Vale Professor Richard Scolyer. Such a brave battle forging new ground in science and sharing his fight regularly with us. An inspiring Australian indeed.

[The Age @theage]

Former Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer dies

https://t.co/yg4xwtnNu8

[Dirtyleftie @CraigSarg73]

What Pauline Hanson said a few years back in parliament about domestic violence genuinely shocked me, not because it was controversial, but because of how dismissive it felt toward women who have survived abuse.

Telling people to "move on", "get over the hate" and suggesting domestic violence is too often used as a tactic to stop fathers seeing their children completely ignores the reality many women and children live through every single day. Because of her own bias and her sons DV conviction.

Domestic violence is not just a bad breakup. It is not two people simply struggling to co-parent after separation. It can involve years of
psychological abuse, coercive control, intimidation, fear, manipulation, financial control and physical violence that leaves lasting trauma long after the relationship ends.

Women are not protecting themselves and their children because they are bitter or vindictive. Many are trying to survive situations that have deeply impacted their safety, mental health and wellbeing.

What also disturbed me was Malcolm Roberts suggesting men "lash out in violence" because of the family court system.

Violence is not an uncontrollable reaction caused by separation or custody disputes. It is a choice. Thousands of men experience heartbreak, conflict and family court proceedings without becoming abusive toward women or children.

Excusing violence or framing it as understandable because a man is frustrated sends an incredibly dangerous message.

What makes this even more concerning is that One Nation also wants to reduce abortion rights in Australia. So at the same time women are being told to stay quiet about abuse, "work together" and move on from trauma, they are also facing political attempts to reduce their autonomy over their own bodies.

You cannot claim to stand for women while minimising domestic violence and supporting policies that reduce women's rights and choices.

Women should not have to soften their trauma to make politicians comfortable.

They should not be expected to quietly carry abuse, fear and lifelong emotional damage while being told they are overreacting or motivated by spite.

Australia should be moving forward when it comes to women's safety, bodily autonomy and dignity, not backwards. Women deserve to be listened to, protected and taken seriously, not dismissed as angry ex-partners who simply need to "move on".

[Noisy Noodle @noisynoodle]

@VickiJo28765736 @AmyRemeikis Their vanilla is ruining all their teas! Highly recommend The Art of Tea, the best Lady Grey ever (called Mary Gray). Amy, they also do a Russian Caravan.