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Stolen Property: Big Tech’s Push to Mine Our Culture

This town hall will discuss how AI LLMs have been built on the theft of the work of musicians, writers, journalists, & artists, as well as people's personal information.

Register here: https://t.co/XhA9VriRDt

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🛡️ 84% of GenAI users say risk and compliance are top concerns.

But only 41% believe their workplace has strong governance.

It’s time to close the policy gap before it opens a liability. Learn more about our Copyright Licence for Businesses here: https://t.co/AY3yG9wnWJ

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Australian books and stories connect, reflect and inform us. This election, let’s stand up for the stories, ideas and voices that make Australia vibrant.

📢 Visit https://t.co/nhaSFltQwE to get involved.

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LAST WEEK!
Are you an experienced English and literacy teacher or teacher librarian?
Do you have a research project in mind that benefits educators nationally?
Apply now for the 2025 @ReadinAustralia Fellowship
See 🔗 for more information & to apply online https://t.co/hYJkYtFXFQ

[Sherele Moody (Femicide Researcher) 🌈 @ShereleMoody]

❤️HER NAME IS KRISTY ARMSTRONG! ❤️

It's Easter Sunday and three little girls are opening their chocolate eggs without their mum.
Her name is Kristy Armstrong. Easter was her favorite time of the year.
Kristy was murdered by her former partner on June 9, 2023, at Molong in NSW.
She'd just picked up two of her children from school and was driving home. Kristy was 400m from her house when he deliberately drove his ute into her car.
She had no chance of surviving. Her daughters were both injured.
He was charged with Kristy's murder.
Almost a year after he killed Kristy, he ended his own life while on remand, waiting to face trial.
First he stole their mum, then he stole any chance of justice for her children.
“He took the easy way out. We feel cheated,” Kristy’s mum Donna says.
“He is - and was - a coward, who tormented and abused his wife and daughters."
The abuse started just after the birth of Kristy's first daughter.
They were together for 18 years - and for many of those years Kristy was unwilling - or unable - to tell her family what was going on.
Eventually, she disclosed to her parents and she found the courage to leave, ending the relationship in 2022.
An apprehended violence order was put in place but Kristy needed more support.
Multiple domestic violence services left her to fend for herself.
She had to face court when he requested a change to the AVO - the lack of help the AVO was watered down.
Her mum says the document wasn't worth the paper it was printed on.
Parents should never have to bury their child and if they do have to, they should never be burdened with fighting for justice.
Since Kristy's murder, her mum and dad Peter, have been advocating for better domestic violence services so other women are supported properly.
“The system needs a major overhaul; all these people who are funding these places need to look into it," Donna says.
The epidemic of male violence has exploded since Kristy died.
She was the 24th of 75 Australian women killed in 2023.
A total of 198 women have been killed since January 1, 2023.
Kristy doted on her daughters, working three jobs to afford the children’s after-school activities including dance and sport.
“Kristy’s girls miss their mum so much. They talk about their mum. She had such a positive influence on her daughters," Donna says.
“We were very close, Kristy and I spoke on the phone every day, we would talk any where from a minute to an hour.
“We have sad days where we realise the reality is that we won’t ever see Kristy again and that really hurts.”
Kristy should have been at her best mate’s wedding in March. Her family took her photo & ashes along so she could be there in spirit.
KRISTY ARMSTRONG MATTERS!❤️

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❤️ Please support my work❤️
I need your support so I can keep telling stories like Kristy's and continue documenting murdered women and children. Please buy a RED HEART t-shirt or consider donating. 100% of money raised funds The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch.

LINKS
❤️Donate: https://t.co/T0ZFsihg8G
❤️Shop: https://t.co/ooHeqBpQPs

#femicide #womenssafety #violenceagainstwomen #maleviolence #SheMatters #domesticviolence

[Sherele Moody (Femicide Researcher) 🌈 @ShereleMoody]

This is the moment I found out 45-year-old Thi Kim Tran had been abducted from her home in Bankstown and torched to death by five male thugs in Beverley Hills. They beat her eight-year-old boy so badly he had to be placed in a coma. Her children are under police guard in hospital.

I'd just finished repairing and adding three more women to the She Matters mural in Hosier Lane, Melbourne, when I found out.

I sat in front of all these faces adding another woman to our toll of violence. I cannot tell you how heartbreaking this moment was.

There's now 122 victims on the mural - all women killed since January 1, 2024. I add Claire Austin, Kim Duncan and Louise Hunt yesterday. I'll add Thi to the mural as soon as possible.
I also fixed extensive damage yesterday - I had to replace about 15 of the cards. Taggers had painted offensive words and slogans across some of the faces. The mural has been there for just over six weeks. I'd like it to last a lot longer.
Sales of the t-shirts and donations actually paid for the mural. I cannot thank everyone enough for supporting my work. Everything I do is grassroots and crowd-funded. If you want to help out, buy a RED HEART t-shirt or send a small donation. Every cent funds The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch.

TO SUPPORT MY WORK!

❤️Donate: https://t.co/T0ZFsihg8G

❤️Shop: https://t.co/ooHeqBpQPs

#femicide #womenssafety #violenceagainstwomen #maleviolence #SheMatters

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Are you a young Australian fiction writer? Have you published short stories/work in literary magazines/journals/online? Not yet published a full-length work of fiction?
If this is you, apply now!
➡️https://t.co/2YlZDFzvZX
@NYWF @Express__Media @EmergingWriters
#CulturalFund

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On #WorldArtDay, we celebrate the amazing artists supported through our Copyright Agency Partnerships!
🎨TextaQueen – Bollywouldn’t
🎨James Nguyen – Open Glossary
🎨 James Barth – The Clumped Spirit
🎨 Alana Hunt – A Deceptively Simple Need
#SupportArtists #CAP #CulturalFund

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We’re saddened to hear of the passing of beloved author and Copyright Agency member Kerry Greenwood. Best known for the trailblazing Phryne Fisher mystery series, Kerry brought wit, style and feminist flair to Australian crime fiction. Vale Kerry Greenwood.https://t.co/0HxdPbnvLI

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Congratulations to the six shortlisted authors for the 2025 Stella Prize 🏆
Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund is a proud supporter of @TheStellaPrize, celebrating the diverse voices of Australia women writers.

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Lucy Hayward of the ASA sets out the impact on authors and creators in an interview with the ABC.

Copyright Agency CEO Josephine Johnston said:
"If we all want to enjoy the benefits of AI, it is time for fair payment to the creators."

Watch here: https://t.co/o9bL0FjQ2W

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Celebrating our Board Director, Dr Terri Janke, who has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from UNSW. A Wuthathi, Yadhaigana and Meriam woman, Terri is an international authority on Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property.

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Authors & publishers are confronting the unauthorized use of their copyrighted works for training generative AI through Meta's reported use of the pirated LibGen database. Copyright Agency joins the ASA & APA to call on the Australian Government to act: https://t.co/2K7QWUaoZp

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Congratulations to our members Wanda Gibson, Jeanine Leane, Susan Hampton and Robert Skinner for winning at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2025

https://t.co/nh7inUaeY4

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Resale royalty update! From 31 March 2025, Australian visual artists will be eligible for resale royalties in nine more countries. Learn more about the Resale Royalty Scheme and how it benefits artists here: https://t.co/c4NSWCBpWk

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Happy Harmony Week!

Harmony Week is a celebration that acknowledges our diverse culture and brings Australians of various backgrounds together. It focuses on inclusion, respect, and fostering a sense of belonging for everyone.

Photos by Australian Department of Home Affairs

[Sherele Moody (Femicide Researcher) 🌈 @ShereleMoody]

116 women killed in 14.5 months - this is what our epidemic of violence looks like. This mural was erected in Hosier Lane, Melbourne, over six hours today.
It won't last long. Hosier Lane is a legal street art location and iconic for artists from across the country.
It may last tonight - it may last a week.
The mural sits in Hosier Lane to show the true cost of violence against women on our society and to show how fragile our lives really are - one minute she is with us, the next she is gone.
Thank you Dans Bain and the incredible little team of humans who made this possible.
Next Saturday, we rally at 13 locations across Australia to take a stand against violence. Please join us. The link to the rallies is in my link bio in my profile.

SUPPORT MY WORK
Please consider donating or buying a RED HEART Tee to support my work ending violence against women. Every cent raised funds Australian Femicide Watch and The RED HEART Campaign.
❤️Donate: https://t.co/T0ZFsihg8G
❤️Shop: https://t.co/LPsJKDTAbQ

#femicide #violenceagainstwomen #maleviolence #violence #Shematters

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Apply now for the First Nations Fellowship at Varuna
12 fellowships to be awarded to Aboriginal &Torres Strait Islander writers nationwide, working in any genre, for a 1-wk residency either 24 Nov–1 Dec or 1–8 Dec 2025
Closes 7 April
For more details see https://t.co/KfuRN7dnqP

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Writer and artist members may be eligible for the Annual Writers Distribution or the Annual Artists Distribution, to be paid in June. You may be eligible by registering one or more verifiable publications containing your works by 31 March. More info here: https://t.co/CsPCwxLwQh