John Kerrison
@johnkerrison.me
Former Journalist. Now posting about public affairs, marketing and emerging channels. Advocate for a healthy, independent media. jkerrison on Twitter. "We grow on the edge of our window of tolerance." 📍 Sydney Australia
Thinking of entering the Landscape Awards? You’ve got another chance. Head On Photo Awards 2026 deadline has been extended until 11.59pm AEST Sunday 23 August. Submit now via headon.org.au/awards Images: Yan Kurniawan, Jim Hollander and Stephen Stewart, finalists, Head On Landscape Awards 2025
First Bluesky user to judge the Great British Bake Off! 🍰
Nigella Lawson@nigella.bsky.social · 6d agoFirst family snap from new season’s Bake Off!! It starts on Channel 4 in September, though I haven’t got an exact date to give you yet. As soon as I know, I’ll tell you. (And I have no info on timings for other territories, I’m afraid.) I couldn’t be happier!
Where does your photography belong? The Head On Exposure Awards celebrate photography that goes beyond traditional categories. Enter the Awards here: headon.org.au/awards Images: Eric Davidove, Gavin Little, Giles Clarke, Lisa Murray and Arrayah Loynd, finalists, Head On Exposure Awards 2025
This is the kind of stuff Sam Neill would be subjected to on his visits to our place. Elly-May and the kids made this film one Christmas. Such a good sport our Sam, I miss him.
High Court finds secret recording can be used as evidence in DV case
High Court finds secret recording can be used as evidence in DV case
While most recordings of private conversations are illegal, the High Court found the recording was allowed because it was necessary to protect the victim's "bodily autonomy and integrity".
abc.net.au
Good point. No algos resonates with people but is too simplistic and not accurate. I need to find a better way to communicate the reality. No lock-in is more important IMO.
ULTIMO | Update to building collapse, Wattle Street, Ultimo. Specialist Urban Search and Rescue crews assessed the building for any further movement, monitored the air for gas leaks and made the site safe. The scene has now been handed over to SafeWork NSW. Please continue to stay clear of the area
ULTIMO | Partial building collapse on Wattle St at a construction site. FRNSW and emergency crews with three trucks and urban search-and-rescue are on scene. Two hospitalised; nearby buildings evacuated. Avoid Wattle and Kelly St crews remain on scene.
We're delighted to introduce another 4 of the 12 judges for the 2026 Head On Photo Awards. • Veronique Vial (France) • Moshe Rosenzveig OAM (Australia) • Pablo Giori (Spain) • Anouska Phizacklea (Australia) Learn more about our judges and enter go to: headon.org.au/awards #HeadOnPhotoAwards
VERY EXCITING News. If you're active on Bluesky and you're creating journalism (or any content!) of value, you can now create a more friction-less paid membership program RIGHT HERE FROM FEED, through leaflet. @schlage.town explains more in his post below.
Piloting paid memberships for the open social web!
Lab Notes 035: building monetization features for Leaflet creators, starting with paid memberships — tell us if you'd like to be the first to try, and what else you need!
lab.leaflet.pub
Next big thing for Leaflet: helping creators monetize! 💸 First step = paid memberships for your publications Next, exploring other things like one-off payments — tell us what you need! Almost ready & we'd love to find some early partners, please fill out the linked form if you're interested!
Piloting paid memberships for the open social web!
Lab Notes 035: building monetization features for Leaflet creators, starting with paid memberships — tell us if you'd like to be the first to try, and what else you need!
lab.leaflet.pub
Wiley Park | Fire Commissioner joins emergency crews at scene of deadly blaze . Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and NSW Police are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that has killed three people overnight at Wiley Park.... www.fire.nsw.gov.au/media/news/2...
🇯🇵 A major earthquake collapsed buildings and sparked fires in Japan's southwest, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday, with broadcaster NHK saying that at least 50 people were taken to hospital. ➡️ u.afp.com/Srab
There's a fantastic mantra that goes like this: I'll do the best I can with the resources I have in this moment. It will set me free from the pretense I can control what happens next. ❤️ May you be safe and well.
screw it, i'm saying it: newsletters are just blogs with extra guilt. 🤗 you don't need to be in someone's inbox to matter. write something good and let the social graph do the work. 💞 this is what blogging in the atmosphere should be.
It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it Mary Oliver
Is anyone from Transport for NSW here? #NSWPol? Liz from Sydney Trains at St Peters is a credit to you! She greets customers, takes questions and keeps the station clean. #LookAfterLiz.
Barnaby screaming at the dog during that 730 interview was truly bizarre. One for the ages.
When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.
✨ Registration is now open for ISOJ 2026! ✨ Join journalists, editors, innovators and media leaders from around the world at the 2026 International Symposium on Journalism (ISOJ). 🎟️ Register now and save with early-bird pricing! Learn more 👉: https://f.mtr.cool/jakccqpvwi
@standard-reader.app is an all-in-one place to view posts from your favorite writers on the AT Protocol. View @pckt.blog, @leaflet.pub and @offprint.app articles in a clean, minimal interface.
👋🏾 I have joined @bsky.app as VP of Engineering! I’ve been admiring this team’s work for years, and I’m thrilled to be joining them to build the future of the open social web.
NSW | **VIDEO** - Two deaths in one week prompt urgent winter fire safety warning. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging people to stay vigilant about home fire safety this winter.... www.fire.nsw.gov.au/media/news/2...
We're also soft-launching Bluesky Creator Intelligence. A concept we've been playing around with for a few months. Its a dashboard of indie journalists we've mapped on Bluesky who are active on other platforms and/or have other products
Great move @alexbenzer.com and congrats @spacecowboy17.bsky.social 🤜🤛
alex benzer@alexbenzer.com · last mo.people love the For You feed, and it shows in the numbers. it generates around 4% of post views inside feeds on Bluesky. that's amazing especially because it's operated by one dev, @spacecowboy17.bsky.social given its popularity, we've decided to give it a bump in visibility on the feeds page.
atproto has one big idea: apps should be lenses rather than boxes this idea is still unknown to majority of internet users. even to the majority of web developers we’re still at a phase where, if you explain it to someone, you can literally see it clicking for them in real time
