Omar Sakr @omarsakr.bsky.social Queer Muslim. Author of five books. Father of two boys. Latest: The Nightmare Sequence (UQP, 2025). https://linktr.ee/OmarjSakr 🇱🇧🇹🇷2170
Rachel Withers @rachelwithers.bsky.social Freelance writer with an unfortunate penchant for Australian politics. clippings.me/rachelwithers/
Angus Blackman @angusrb.bsky.social Podcast exec producer @australiainstitute.org.au
Currently: After America, Follow the Money + Dollars & Sense
Formerly: Democracy Sausage + Policy Forum Pod @ the Australian National University
Also: foreign affairs + crying about the Gold Coast Titans
Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social living and working on unceded Dharug lands| BEc| LLB| PhD| ACAB| she/her| abolition feminist| Banner pic: tops of 4 bolted concrete panels against a deep Blue Sky (Apartheid Wall, 2008) Free Palestine🇵🇸
Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell.bsky.social www.lamestream.com.au
|| Former: Exec Producer of the 7am podcast, one of the Hungry Beasts, producer of You Can’t Ask That and digital lead within ABC News.
Antoun Issa @antounissa.bsky.social Newsletters ed at Guardian Australia, write the Afternoon Update (sign up - https://bit.ly/46C0hjl), shoot some vids, fellow at Middle East Institute, chair of Collingwood Pride
Adrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social "Zeitgeistprofessor". Cultural history, gender research at Stanford. Books: WHAT TECH CALLS THINKING (2020); THE CANCEL CULTURE PANIC (2024). WHAT TECH CALLS GOVERNING and PROJECT 1933 (2026). Pod: In Bed With the Right. Newsletter: adriandaub.substack.com
Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com Professor of Empirical Economics & Data Science at TU Munich | Heilbronn Data Science Center (HDSC) | Co-founder of causalscience.org
http://www.p-hunermund.com
Amra Lee @civilianprotection.bsky.social Practitioner and researcher writing a PhD on protecting civilians @ANU.
Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social PhD Candidate, HPS @ University of Melbourne
Interested in the history and philosophy of psychological knowledge. My work looks at how folk concepts become scientific objects.
🎙️ Host @hpspodcast.bsky.social | linktr.ee/thehpspodcast
Jan Żylicz @jzylicz.bsky.social Group Leader in epigenetic and metabolic regulation of early development 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
https://renew.ku.dk/research/zylicz_group/
Osman Faruqi @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social Australian icon.
Co-host of the Lamestream pod
Lamestream.com.au
Deepak Nair @deepaknair.bsky.social IR at ANU
International sociology | diplomacy | bureaucracy | Southeast Asia
Associate editor, The Hague Journal of Diplomacy
www.deepaknair.org
Michael Evans @colombiadocs.bsky.social Editorial Director at National Security Archive. FOIA enthusiast. Colombia specialist. Bluegrass guitarist. He/Him nsarchive.gwu.edu
Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social Official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association (@auspsa.bsky.social). Find us at https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cajp20
Benjamin Moffitt @benmoffitt.bsky.social Political Scientist @ Monash University | Author of 3 books | Writing about populism, reactionary politics & visual politics | he/him
Articles/publications here: https://monash.academia.edu/BenjaminMoffitt
Laura Tingle @latingle.bsky.social 
Natalie Wynn @contrapoints.bsky.social Ex-philosopher, ex-Tweeter.
Email: info@contrapoints.com
Trans.au 🏳️⚧️ @trans.au Trans.au is a national directory of trans and gender diverse services and community groups. Run by @abbiegator.io https://linktr.ee/transau
@glencocolo.bsky.social @glencocolo.bsky.social 
Bill Browne @browne90.bsky.social Director at The Australia Institute's Democracy & Accountability Program. Views posted are my own.
Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social Lake kayaker. Small-medium mountains OK too.
On Ngunnawal/Ngambri country - #Canberra, Australia.
Household cats are sucked in by progressive media. Views are theirs; sometimes mine. 
The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au The Australia Institute is a leading think-tank based in Canberra http://australiainstitute.tv | Authorised by E Bennett, The Australia Institute, Canberra 2603
Ruth Mitchell @drruthmitchell.bsky.social Neurosurgery, nuclear abolition, running, cheese. 
Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com Writer. Only work gets done here. Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen. Beneath the gold, the bitter steel. Our revenge will be the laughter of our children. I will not betray my soul. Fix your hearts or die. Tiocfaidh ár lá
AHA (Australia) @austhistassoc.bsky.social The Australian Historical Association was founded in 1973 and is the peak national organisation of historians working in all fields of history.
https://theaha.org.au
GIWL ANU @giwlanu.bsky.social The Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at the Australian National University. Founded and Chaired by the Hon Julia Gillard AC – the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Australia. Combining research, advocacy & practice to advance gender equality
A/Prof Bianca Fileborn (she/they) @snappyalligator.bsky.social Academic @unimelb, sexual violence & queer researcher, cat-pillow, coffee/wine/gin enthusiast, amateur crochet, german-learner & gardener. Hoping for a kinder world. Views my own. Settler on stolen Wurundjeri land. 
@alicejaneridge.bsky.social @alicejaneridge.bsky.social 
Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social Just a soul whose intentions are good | she/her 🇱🇹🇦🇺 Insta- ifyouseeamy/pyjamapolitics
aremeikis@thenewdaily.com.au
Liam Byrne @liamliamliam1234.bsky.social Labor historian. Political biographer. Star Wars prequels admirer. Author of 'Becoming John Curtin and James Scullin'. My substack "Maintain Your Rage" focuses on Australian political history: https://byrnel.substack.com/
Adam Gottschalk @adamchalksitup.bsky.social Researcher: climate, energy, environment
Formerly @australiainstitute.org.au
Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social Chief Economist at @australiainstitute.org.au
Columnist on economics and politics for Guardian Australia.
Dollars & Sense podcast https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/dollars-sense/
João Florêncio @noisybits.bsky.social Prof. of Gender Studies (Sex Media & Sex Cultures) at @liu.se 🇸🇪. Hon. prof. at @exeter.ac.uk 🇬🇧.
Comrade.
Coordinator: NordSex—Nordic Research Network on Sexuality, Media, and Culture
👬: @benwritesthings.bsky.social
More: linktr.ee/Jpmflorencio
Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com Professor of Politics at Flinders University in Adelaide | 🇮🇪🇦🇺 | populism and party youth wings | https://duncanmcdonnell.com/
Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at ANU @anubellschool.bsky.social A world-leading research school for the study of Asia-Pacific and international politics, society, strategy, security, and diplomacy.
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) |
CRICOS Provider Code: 00120C
Prof Michelle Ryan @shellkryan.bsky.social Academic, 1st gen, glass cliffer, feminist, returned Asian Australian, book-clubber, Scruff wrangler, mother to The Boy. she/her 🏳️🌈
Kate Grealy @kategrealy.bsky.social Policy analyst, PhD candidate in the throes of thesis revision (international security, #politics of aid at #ANU Coral Bell School). Also #singer-songwriter in my (not so) spare time
New music: https://tinyurl.com/Kate-Grealy
LGBTQ+ Victory Institute @victoryinstitute.bsky.social Non-profit working to sustain global LGBTQ+ political power and LGBTQ+ equality at all levels of government. Get mad, get elected. 🏳️🌈
Get active: https://linktr.ee/victoryinstitute
Ari Jerrems @arijerrems.bsky.social Borders | neighbouring | political geographies | IPS | convenor of @acbsnetwork.bsky.social 
Dr Elise Stephenson @eliseinthewoods.bsky.social #gender #diplomacy #nationalsecurity #politics #ANU #climate #space #Fulbright Researcher, strategist, entrepreneur. 
Mercedes Page @mercedespage.bsky.social Geopolitics, tech, cyber, China and the Indo-Pacific | ex 🇦🇺 government, think tanker | 
Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social Strategist, Leader & Author | Retd Army Major General | Senior Fellow in Military Studies @LowyInstitute | @CSIS | Modern & Future war studies | Futura Doctrina substack | #BannedInRussia
Fergus Ryan @fergus.bsky.social Wordcel, aspiring prompt engineer & China analyst.
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Nathan Ruser @nrg8000.bsky.social @Nrg8000 on twitter. Will fill this out when twitter inevitably burns.
Jake @jacobberah.bsky.social Nearly-Doctor of International Relations and Political Science. Former 🇦🇺 diplomat: Afghanistan, US, Indo-Pac Strategic Policy.
Interested in international security policy, conflict and peacebuilding, and professional integrity in public/political service.
Andrew Zammit @andrewzammit.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Victoria University. Interested in terrorism, security and human rights.
Matt McDonald @mattuq.bsky.social Professor of International Relations at the University of Queensland, mostly researching climate & security. https://polsis.uq.edu.au/profile/1174/matt-mcdonald
Maz Jovanovich @mazjovanovich.bsky.social Aussie military aviatrix, test pilot, lapsed physicist, occasional writer. Come for the aeroplanes, stay for the snark.
Nathan Attrill @nathanattrill.bsky.social Senior Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute | Editor of ASPI’s ‘State of the Strait’ - https://stateofthestrait.substack.com
Mark Harrison @mhar4.bsky.social Taiwan, China, social theory, ideology, politics, foreign policy.
Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 ties & 🇨🇳 FP. Ex 🇦🇺 gov.
Returning in 2027:
http://beijing2canberra.substack.com/
Writing now: https://benjaminherscovitch.substack.com/
Shahar Hameiri @shaharhameiri.bsky.social Professor @POLSIS University of Queensland. Political economist. Asia & Pacific security & development; the 'Second Cold War'; good hummus; bad puns. Unusual disclaimers apply. https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/13942 
Malcolm Davis @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social Australian Defence and Space Policy Analyst based in Canberra with ASPI. Interested in space policy, defence and national security issues, strategic policy issues, international relations, and personal interests include astronomy and electronic music. 
Nigel Cory @nigelcory.bsky.social 🇦🇺🦘Director, Digital, Tech, & Trade Policy, Crowell Global Advisors. Non-resident fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research. Fmr ITIF and DFAT. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelcory
Tim Watts MP @timwattsmp.bsky.social Special Envoy for Indian Ocean Affairs; Member for Gellibrand. Authorised: Tim Watts, Australian Labor Party, 455 Melbourne Rd Newport.
Malcolm Jorgensen @malcyjorgy.bsky.social Snr. Research Fellow Politics of International Law @mpil.de | PhD/Author “American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law” (Cambridge UP, 2020) | 🇳🇿🇦🇺/Berliner | https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/mjorgens.cfm
Darren Lim @limdarrenj.bsky.social ANU academic, host of Australia in the World podcast, main focus geoeconomics / economic security 
Luke Glanville @lukeglanville.bsky.social Prof of IR at ANU | International ethics & history of international thought | refugees, borders, colonialism, slavery, atrocities, war | https://researchprofiles.anu.edu.au/en/persons/luke-glanville
The Lowy Institute @lowyinstitute.bsky.social The Lowy Institute is a leading international think tank that looks at the world from Australia’s perspective.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/
Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social Naval & diplomatic historian with a side gig in maritime strategy | Senior Lecturer at UNSWCanberra
| #PomInOz
Maria Rost Rublee @mariarostrublee.bsky.social International security, nuclear politics, Indo-Pacific security, diversity & inclusion | Professor, University of Melbourne | President, Women in International Security-Australia
Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social Professor of International Law and Security, UNSW Canberra. ARC Future Fellow. International law & maritime security. Sewing my own wardrobe one garment at a time. Podcaster (Called to the Bar: International Law over Drinks). He/him.
James Oaten @jamesoaten.bsky.social North Asia correspondent for Australian Broadcasting Corporation, based in Tokyo, covering Japan 🇯🇵+ Koreas 🇰🇷🇰🇵. Previously India 🇮🇳 for Sth Asia. Opinions = my own, not ABC, retweets ≠ endorsements.
Liam Gammon @liamgammon.bsky.social Research Fellow, Australian National University. Mainly Indonesian politics. Editor at @newmandala.bsky.social
Phil Orchard @philorchard.bsky.social Professor of International Relations, Discipline Leader, Politics & Intl Studies @UOW; Co-Director @FutureofRights. International relations, forced and climate displacement & the R2P. Twitter: @p_orchard.
Daniel R. McCarthy @drmccarthy.bsky.social Associate Prof in IR at The University of Melbourne
Interests: STS, IR, Tech, Utopia, American National Security and Foreign Policy
Series Editor, Technology, International Relations and World Order, Routledge
Daniel Hurst @danielhurst.bsky.social Freelance writing / journalism. He / him. Ngunnawal / Ngambri Country.
Ethical disclosure: I don't use AI for writing or research – any errors and views are entirely my own
https://dominoesunderthemulberry.ghost.io/
Josie Hornung @jhornung.bsky.social PhD candidate in IR at UQ. Researching atrocity prevention, ethics & history.
Teesta Prakash @teepra.bsky.social Research Fellow, Australia India Institute
Sessional Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
Chris Zappone @chrizap.bsky.social Senior journalist covering aviation @theage @smh / former digital foreign editor / Dark Shining Moment podcast
Max Walden @maxwalden.bsky.social Deputy digital editor, ABC Melbourne. PhD from Melbourne Law School. Bad opinions are my own
Susana Polo 🔜 NYCC @susanapolo.bsky.social She/her. Formerly senior entertainment writer and editor at Polygon. Founded The Mary Sue Dot Com way back in 2011. Writer/editor. For contact and more, check out: https://susanapolo.com/
Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social Editor, THIS ARAB IS QUEER (2022) & THIS QUEER ARAB FAMILY (late 2025) via Saqi Books | 🇱🇧&🇵🇸 | Born/raised on Dharug, Gadigal & Gamaraigal lands (aka Sydney); now a Londoner | He/him | الياس جهشان
https://saqibooks.com/books/saqi/this-queer-arab-family/
Garth Nix @garthnix.bsky.social Author. Many books, including SABRIEL, the five other Old Kingdom novels; THE LEFT-HANDED BOOKSELLERS OF LONDON and sequels; THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM series, lots more. And stories. Adult SF/horror MASSIF out Sept 2026. www.garthnix.com
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin.
Please repost any you like.
Patreon: https://patreon.com/microsff
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/microsff
Books: https://microsff.com/books
Hayes Brown @hayesbrown.bsky.social Writer &c.
Jon Symons @jonsymons.bsky.social Assoc. Prof. Macquarie Uni. Writes about climate change, technology, international relations. 🌈
Sydney | Eora Nation
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social Facebook Beef
Phillip Ayoub @payoub.bsky.social Professor @UCL • Author 'When States Come Out' @CambridgeUP • Co-Editor @EJPGjournal • PhD @Cornell • IR/CP, Europe, LGBTI Rights, Movements, Norms • 🏳️🌈 he/him
Bryan Based International Order 🇨🇦 @bryanpeeler.bsky.social International relations/law UManitoba Political Science https://umanitoba.ca/arts/bryan-peeler
Bryan Based International Order: https://substack.com/@bryanpeeler
Author of The Persistence of Reciprocity in IHL: https://rb.gy/p39ckt
Helen Berents @hmberents.bsky.social children & youth. peace & conflict.
feminist. academic. baker. probably in that order.
researcher @ Griffith Uni. she/her
www.hmberents.com | https://theYPSobserver.substack.com/
Jon Piccini @jonpiccini.bsky.social Senior Lecturer. Reviews editor. Union Thug. ADHD haver. Writing a history of Australian empire. Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will. Tweets mine. He/him
Troy Lee-Brown @drtlee-brown.bsky.social Research Fellow @ UWA Def & Sec Institute | Editor @ Black Swan Strategy Papers | Project Manager @ Blue Security Program | Maritime Security, India FP, Indian Ocean, Defence | avmo
Grant Wyeth @grantwyeth.bsky.social Writer | Columnist for The Diplomat | Formerly: AP4D, Australian Foreign Affairs, UniMelb.
Substack newsletter and essays: https://www.grantwyeth.com
Noah Riseman @noahriseman.bsky.social Australian-American historian who specialises in LGBTIQ+ and Indigenous histories. Author. Amateur ice hockey player. Hablo español. Views expressed are my own.
https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/nriseman/publications
David M. Andrews @davidmandrews.bsky.social ✍️🎙🎧 on defence, international security, foreign policy, alliances, and the politics of national security | fmr. ANU NSC, Australian Department of Defence | Ps 46 | 🇦🇺 in 🇮🇩
Australian Journal of International Affairs @austjia.bsky.social
Flagship academic journal of the Australian Institute of International Affairs. Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Editors-in-Chief: Profs.Joanne Wallis & Tim Legrand (Adelaide University)
Website: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/caji20/current
Ian Hall @drianhall.bsky.social Professor of International Relations at Griffith University, India’s foreign policy, Indo-Pacific stuff, snakes when I find one. Usual caveats.
George Lawson @georgelawson.bsky.social No comment
Hunter Marston @hmarston.bsky.social Director for Southeast Asia & Asia Power Index Lead @lowyinstitute.bsky.social. Nonresident @instglobalaffairs.bsky.social. Adjunct Fellow @seasia.csis.org. Associate @9Dashline.com. Ultra runner. Dad.
Bec Strating @becstrating.bsky.social Director, La Trobe Asia
Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University 
Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social Professor of International Security at the University of Adelaide and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution interested in security and Australia's strategy in the Pacific Islands. Editor of @austjia.bsky.social. Opinions are my own
Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social Director, International and Security Affairs at @australiainstitute.org.au. All things Australian foreign policy and US history & politics.
Brynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social Parent, husky-mom, doomsayer, aviator, general PITA. Views are my own.
Kate Clayton @kateclaytn.bsky.social