South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS) @sacoss.bsky.social We're the peak representative body for the non-government community, social and health sectors in South Australia. Our vision is for justice, opportunity and shared wealth for all South Australians.
sacoss.org.au
GetUp Australia @getup.org.au An independent movement working to build a progressive Australia and put people back into politics.
All content authorised by D. Loasby, GetUp, Sydney.
Petitions link - https://linktr.ee/getup_au
Think Forward @thinkforward.bsky.social A group of younger people fighting for an economy that works for all generations.
Advocacy 📢
Education 📚
Research 🧐
Daney Faddoul @daneyhrlc.bsky.social Working at @humanrightshrlc.bsky.social with a focus on @aushumanrightsact.bsky.social
Alistair Sisson @alistairsisson.bsky.social cities & housing • Gadigal/Wangal land • he/him
https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/alistair-sisson
Kathryn @designhunter.bsky.social Graphic Designer | Branding, comms & engagement, maps and illustration. Awabakal land, Australia. Proof reader of other peoples work, but as you'll discover, not my own.
Agnes Mack @agnessmack.bsky.social Longtime political voyeur
nordacious @nordacious.bsky.social James Hillier ✍🏼 Visual Artist (he/they)
For all order/art commission inquiries, please email me: nordacious@gmail.com
Turrbal Country/Brisbane, AU
Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social This account amplifies mutual aid requests and opportunities within Australia.
Tag us to request or provide help #MutualAidAustralia
See About Us feed for more ⤵️
Profile/banner: hands forming heart shape on a bright yellow background
Jennifer Maiko Bradshaw @amoralorealis.bsky.social Game dev, pro-housing activist. she/her
the treemugger @treemugger.bsky.social in search of climate futures #ClimateJustice
Environmental news from the colony called australia, interested in #EconomicJustice, #SocialJustice, networks empowering people to adapt
no trees actually harmed
#auspol #feminist #socialism #greenpolitics
💜 phonakins 🍉🌲 @phonakins.com 💅 she/her
📍 awabakal land
💜 e-girl and activist
🧠 neurodivergent
💷 on DSP
📝 phonakins.com
💜 speak because your voice shakes
Damien🐰 @rabidlagomorph.bsky.social Rabbit owner. Gamer. Software person.
Not to be taken seriously.
Kolt (rustled jimmies) @knivesonly.bsky.social neurodivergent 🧠 biodivergent 🧬 genderdivergent 🏳️⚧️
they/them
here to build community with new & known, & share information
disability justice forever! also, dogs
marshmele @michelegoo.bsky.social I tell jokes onstage and in uncomfortable situations.
Mostly cat photos, selfies and random thoughts.
No bigots 🚫. Any pronoun. AuDHD.
Bi Brazilian living on Wurundjeri land
https://linktr.ee/micheledacostahaha
Rayna Lamb - She/her @purplegoddess.bsky.social Disabled performer, feminist, exhausted. Love books, musical theatre.
I knit, garden, read, roll my eyes at politicians, yell at ableists, avoid cold weather, back up people making the world better, etc. Trans rights are human rights. Ban cauliflower.
EZ @ezrantsdaily.bsky.social Acting Aboriginally full time. Ngarrindjeri-Boandik-Meintangk - Lower South East SA.
USE THE #MOBSKY feed!!
Food spam. Pro Laoganma. 🏀
Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social Artist graphic designer and anti-poverty activist. No time for bigots.
Sincerelynotsorry 🔻 @sncrlynotsorry.bsky.social Garramilla/Darwin
I say what a lot. She/her. 🏳️🌈
Ozwobbly @ozwobbly.bsky.social AuDHD and exhausted Anarchist living in Australia.
Aus.social@ozwobbly (currently inactive)
https://twitter.com/Ozwobbly (currently inactive outside of DMs)
jane @yesmissjane.bsky.social she/her
Gen X
Boonwurrung country, Australia
I just think #WangYibo'sFace
fic recs: https://bsky.app/profile/yesmissjane.bsky.social/post/3kmr7ncomxi2s
Sean @pharnzwurth.bsky.social He/him.
Cis/bi.
Insomniac code monkey.
Poastcarteer of the trainwreck.
(it’s like mousekateer, but also not)
Tell your dog I said hi, tell your cat I said pspsps.
(not an influencer - I’m entirely unsupervised & have enough responsibilities already tyvm)
🇵🇸Lisa-Is-Not-Here-To-F🕷ck-Spiders-BLM🇵🇸 @angelcomrade.bsky.social She/her. Ally. "Radical left extremist." Disabled. Sweary.
FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
Mx. Fee @mxfee.bsky.social They/fae, bi, and queer~
Invisible illness, disabled. AuDHD, OCD.
Support: http://ko-fi.com/mx_fee
Streaming: https://twitch.tv/Mx_Fee
#AltTalk - Accessibility info tag.
Accessibility is important to me and I won't share posts without alt text 💜
Dr Mark | 北马克 |🍉🇦🇺🇲🇾🇹🇭 @ajaanmark.bsky.social From Australia, have also spent time in Malaysia and Thailand.
Sociologist, educator, flaneur, SFF appreciator
Starting a new Linguistics research project in intercultural pragmatics
Interested in Asia things and languages. Also: Buddhism.
He/Him
Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au Australian climate researcher and advocate on unceded Wurundjeri Country. Burgeoning neo-luddite. Why am I becoming more anarchist with each passing climate disaster?
If you want to save the world: Let's have a chat.
http://www.naruresearch.com.au
Distribute Aid @distributeaid.org Powering grassroots aid movements at scale with open source supply chains & tech.
they/them (or we/us if you're really cool)
https://distributeaid.org
Donate here: https://www.omprakash.org/global/distribute-aid/donate
Swedish charity # 802521-4456
Nick Chesterfield (Manukoreri.net) @manukoreri.bsky.social linktr.ee/manukoreri
PhotoJourno & civil/First Nations/environmental resistance Journo, iSAFEMoJo trainer, undercover Nunga brother (Kaurna & Kulin Nations). Founder Fivearm.isafemojo.press & westpapuamedia.info
NellieK @nelliek.bsky.social Metal head 😈 loves books and Ancient History, detests racists and intolerant people.
DifficultNes @nesnotnessie.bsky.social Retired tea drinker
Dogs & cats are both amazing
Arts, dance, cooking, veggie growing & random stuff
We need a future, a green & sustainable life
Climate change is a threat to our lives
tanya/таня @tanyavolt.bsky.social photographer. yapping about film, music, media + politics
sydney, aus
she/her
Nicola Paris @peacenicsta.bsky.social Mischief maker, wannabe writer, activist, dog lover, feminist, fully sick, earnest dork, clinically weird
Living on stolen Noongar land
Anita All Along @itsanita.bsky.social She/her. Makeup addict. Now in technocolour.
Peta says bring back Łink @petabytes.bsky.social 🙍🏼♀️ She / her
🌏 Naarm / Melbourne
🥑 You can make friends with salad
🐾 Tell your dog, cat, bun, birb I said Hi.
🌏💚Myles💚🌏 @myles-bee-art.bsky.social
Inclusion Australia @inclusionoz.bsky.social We are the national disability representative organisation of people with an intellectual disability and their families. Working towards a more inclusive Australia for everyone. www.inclusionaustralia.org.au
Hemlock 🖤✨🖤✨ @hausofhemlock.bsky.social Disabled Gardener fighting to survive #LongCovid Former Sociologist, Writer, Actor and Multi-modal creative artist. 🕸🕷🎹🎤🎻🌱🖋🎬
David Paris @dave.paris comms strategist/activist/stirrer for sale or hire, disinfo, digital rights, privacy, more, find me here: https://davidpar.is
stories/complaints about life with chronic pain were once and may again be here: https://pain.paige.paris
he/him
Leigh Magee @leighmagee.wang 🏳️🌈 ♾️ ✊ ↙↙↙
They/Them/He/Him
Artist, Writer, Coder, Music Maker.
Antifascist, Social Anarchist.
Antipoverty Activist.
Autistic, ADHD.
PolyPan. NB.
ACAB. LET'S BREAK THE POVERTY MACHINE
Pocrab Truther @julesfurious.bsky.social Unionism, queer stuff, disability talk, pictures of my dog.
Living on unceded Ngunnawal/Ngambri land.
Free 🇵🇸
They/Them
Scott Santens @scottsantens.com Writer and Unconditional / Universal Basic Income (UBI) advocate
Founder & CEO of UBI-focused nonprofit ITSAfoundation.org
Sign and share the AI Pledge for Humanity for UBI: aipledgeforhumanity.org
My UBI FAQ: scottsantens.com
📩 linktr.ee/scottsantens
Fifi | Glitchin' Bitchin' Tea Cup @teacupbitch.bsky.social Cat Mama | Stirring the pot & sipping tea | Fixing your typos & making my own | Anti-Poverty & Health Equity
Abundant Housing Network Australia @abundanthousing.org.au A national alliance of independent grassroots campaigners working to build a new vision for housing and cities | https://abundanthousing.org.au
Greater Canberra @greatercanberra.org.au A more liveable, sustainable, and affordable Canberra for everyone.
Join us ➡️ https://greatercanberra.org/join
Authorised by Howard Maclean for Greater Canberra Inc.
Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au Membership-based organisation for housing abundance. http://sydney.yimby.au
YIMBY Melbourne @yimby.melbourne People-led. Grassroots. For housing abundance.
Greater Brisbane 🏗️ @greaterbrisbane.org Grassroots YIMBYs building a bigger, fairer and more sustainable Meanjin | Brisbane 🏙️🚌🚲 Let's build more homes where people want to live!
Carly Findlay OAM @carlyfindlay.bsky.social ⭐️ Writer ⭐️ Speaker ⭐️ Arts worker ⭐️ Appearance Activist ⭐️ Cheese lover ⭐️ Rollerskater ⭐️ Feeling fucking fabulous⭐️ CarlyFindlay.com.au
Max Walden @maxwalden.bsky.social Deputy digital editor, ABC Melbourne. PhD from Melbourne Law School. Bad opinions are my own
Julian Fell @jtfell.com Journalist at ABC News Story Lab
https://jtfell.com
Travis Holland @travish.co untethered researcher, writer, and podcast host. thinking about science, media, dinosaurs, birds, space, LEGO
Dan Golding @dangolding.com Professor of Media at Monash University. Composer for games like Untitled Goose Game, Frog Detective, Mars First Logistics. Host of ABC Classic’s ‘Screen Sounds’ (Sat 6pm).
dangolding.com
Axel Bruns @snurb.info Australian Laureate Fellow and Professor at @qutdmrc, researching news, politics, partisanship, polarisation in digital and social media.
He/his | Progressive Rock | Hannover 96 🖤🤍💚 | 🇦🇺🇩🇪🇪🇺
🕸️ snurb.info
🐘 @snurb@aoir.social
⛔ @snurb_dot_info
Emily van der Nagel @emvdn.bsky.social I research social media, platform studies, and digital intimacies.
My book, OnlyFans, comes out in October 2026 https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=onlyfans--9781509567188
Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology. Computational communication, social theory. Interests: Propaganda, dark political communication, the relationship between technology, truth, and knowledge
Diana Bossio @dbossio.bsky.social Associate Professor, Digital Communication at RMIT University.
Research about journalism, social media and older people’s digital participation.
She/her
Kurt Sengul @kurtsengul.bsky.social Political communication and media scholar. Macquarie University postdoctoral research fellow. Researching: the far right, media, populism, fascism, and democracy 🌈
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WfjJQqYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Renée Middlemost (she/her) @reneemiddlemost.bsky.social Dr of cult movies| Communication and Media academic | researching celebrity, fans, film, and media audiences| pop culture nerd | coffee enthusiast | dog Ma | WSL/Matildas fan | views my own |
Dr Agata Stepnik @dragatastepnik.bsky.social Post-doc researcher of social media users, algorithms, and the news. Eater of vegan noms. Connoisseur of 🐈 memes. University of Sydney.
Fiona R. Martin @mediarepublik.bsky.social Digital media, public service media and journalism researcher, A/P at the University of Sydney, escarpment lover
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social The CMT explores journalism best practice; media regulatory adaptation; sustainable news media business models and information integrity.
Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social Prof, Arts, Design & Architecture, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Sociology of health and digital media research too. Personal blog: https://simplysociology.wordpress.com/
Michael Dezuanni @dezuanni.bsky.social Program Leader: Creating Better Digital Futures, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child.
ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society
Jessamy Gleeson @jessamysesame.bsky.social PhD in feminist campaigning and social media. Assoc Prof @ Deakin Uni. Netball player. Feminist wrangler. Persnickety.
Lisa M Given, FASSA, FASIS&T @lisagiven.bsky.social Prof, Information Sciences & Dir, Centre for Human-AI Information Environments (CHAI) & Dir, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform @RMIT | cats | metal | qualitative | Ed. Annual Review of Info Science & Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1840-6175
Ariadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social Political Sociologist - citizen engagement, digital politics, young people, future of work, advocacy, & popular culture.
But prefers dogs, coffee, chocolate
From Sydney 🇦🇺 now living in Glasgow 🏴
Tyne Daile Sumner @tynedaile.bsky.social ARC DECRA Fellow: literary studies | digital humanities | surveillance | President, Australasian Association for Digital Humanities: https://aa-dh.org/ | current project: surveilit.com | everything else: tynedaile.com
Jay Daniel Thompson @jaydanielthompson.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Professional Communication at RMIT University in Australia. Researches ethical online communication in an era of fake news and digital hostility.
Tama Leaver @tamaleaver.bsky.social 🎓 Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin Uni (Boorloo/Perth West Australia);
🔎 @digitalchildau.bsky.social (GenAI & Datafication);
🐘 @tama@aoir.social; he/him.
[Views mine; RT/❤️/etc ≠ endorsement]
QUT Digital Media Research Centre @qutdmrc.bsky.social World-leading communication, media, and law research for a flourishing digital society. research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/
Dr Melody Taba @melodytaba.bsky.social Research Fellow at the Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney. Researching young people, social media health communication & digital health literacy📲
Sian Tomkinson @siantomkinson.bsky.social Media/Communication scholar specialising in games, gender, and misogyny. I like philosophy (especially D&G) and esotericism. 少し日本語を話せます。https://linktr.ee/siantomkinson
Spencer Howson @spencerhowson.bsky.social PhD candidate Griffith University, researching the value of local radio. BR Era 7 fan and modeller. Cat and wine lover. He/Him. Meanjin/Brisbane.
Kate Bowles @sokate.bsky.social Exploring experience design for uncertain situations. Higher education sceptic. Climate worrier. Mostly over at aus.social.
Kyle Moore @kylejmoore.bsky.social Lecturer in Digital Media at Swinburne University
Researching mobile media and technology (games, AR, maps)
Overwhelmed and under caffeinated
Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social Associate Professor: videogames, creative labour, cultural industries. Gamemaker and critic. NTEU member.
The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist (MIT Press): http://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545402/
Brisbane, Australia | he/him | can't access DMs sorry
Cassandra (Cass) Barkman @cassiebara29.bsky.social Media and Comms Lecturer at Unimelb 🏫 | Game Studies Scholar 🎮 | Deputy Director of MAGPIE 🐦⬛| DiGRAA Board Member 🌏 | Checkpoint Critic & Writer ✍️ | She/Her
https://linktr.ee/cbarkman
Mark R Johnson @mrjgames.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney | Researching Twitch game streaming, esports, game monetisation | Ultima Ratio Regum dev
(Placeholder, for now, while we wait to see how things play out...)
Taylor Hardwick @darthtayrah.bsky.social Postdoc @RMIT on gender, games and kids’ play cultures 👾
Freeplay board🤘DiGRAA board ⭐️ silly little guy 🤠 she/her 🌿
Andrea Andiloro, PhD @aandiloro.bsky.social Lecturer - Games and Interactivity @Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
Zoe Li @zoeriies.bsky.social phd student (usyd) ☆ that vtuber researcher™ ☆ she/her
[ENG | 日本語 | 한국어 | 中文]
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social academic researching comms, history, gender & social justice
Marisa Wikramanayake @marisawik.bsky.social Freelance journalist, writer & editor, on Kulin land, Sri Lankan born, globetrotted. 🇵🇸@withmeaa VIC Media Section Pres. Twitch gamer/streamer: Maristillplays
Website: www.marisa.com.au
Lexy @lexytv.bsky.social 🦇 Twitch Partner / Variety Streamer | Business: lexy@nani.gg 🦇
Lucy Clark @lucykateclark.bsky.social Associate editor, Guardian Australia. Author of Beautiful Failures (Penguin Random House)
Eliza Spencer @amelizajane.bsky.social Senior Journalist at The Land, Ngunnawal-Canberra via Wiradjuri-Cowra 📩 eliza.spencer@theland.com.au / amelizajane@proton.me 🌾 she/her seedisclaimer.com
Adam Carey @adamlcarey.bsky.social Senior journalist at The Age covering Melbourne's suburbs.
Phanto the Ranto 🇦🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💉🧬📚🎞️ @phantoranto.bsky.social Journo. Contemplating the approach of retirement. Outraged by the right. Happily married to a brilliant woman who is happily married to a brilliant woman. Inclined to be sweary. Author of Heart's Passage & No Ocean Deep.
Caitlyn Rintoul | WA Journalist @caitlynrintoul.bsky.social Journalist at The West Australian and The Sunday Times newspapers for Seven West Media 📰✍️
📍Perth-based, from rural WA 🌾🐑
📧caitlyn.rintoul@wanews.com.au
👩🏼💻 http://linkedin.com/in/caitlyn-rintoul
Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social Member of the ABC Union @withmeaa.bsky.social EA Bargaining team 2025/2026
Kate Ferguson @katefergusonmedia.bsky.social Journalist | Video Producer | Photographer | RePL Drone Pilot | AICD Accredited Board Director | Co-Convenor Women in Media Western Australia
Eliza Barr @elizajbarr.bsky.social Senior reporter, the Daily Telegraph (focusing on courts and investigations). Sometimes: Triple J + Sky. Jesus enthusiast. Yarn? eliza.barr@news.com.au.
Tom Cowie @tomcowie.bsky.social Journalist
https://northsidereporter.substack.com/
Rachael Dexter @rachaeldexter.bsky.social Journalist at The Age in Melbourne, Australia.
Covering local government, planning and all things Melbourne.
rachael.dexter@theage.com.au (DM for signal)
Parker S. McKenzie @parkersmckenzie.bsky.social Australian journalist and writer. Views are my own etc.
Jarni Blakkarly @jarniblakkarly.bsky.social Award-winning Senior Investigative Journalist at CHOICE. Melbourne via Malaysia. Ex SBS, ABC, Al Jazeera. Views own. Tips to jarnib@protonmail.com