Ben Green
@bengreenfuz
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Cultural sociologist researching live music futures in Australia https://t.co/Ov0NHEXyNW @GU_SocialCultur | views my own
Brisbane, Australia
Joined August 2019
The Lancet: Break the selective silence on the genocide Longevity in Gaza declined by 35 years - a greater collapse than during the 1994 Rwanda genocide This genocide is an ethical test: silence is not an option @guardian @Independent @democracynow
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When global consulting firm Nous Group arrives at a university the company blueprint is always the same: weaken the academe, centralise power and cut staff, writes Rick Morton.
thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Nous Group has slowly taken over the university sector, filling VCs’ offices with ex-staff and buying ‘incredibly sensitive’ data that is sold back for benchmarking.
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According to UNICEF today, a minimum of 75 children were killed in Gaza by the Israelis in the first week of 2025. These are the top Gaza headlines from most U.S. news outlets today. The funny thing is that the WSJ is the only one of the headlines which actually implies that the
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Quick Notes/Thread on Syria angles: What explains the stark polar reactions we are observing everywhere in the wake of the Syrian regime’s collapse? It is as though people are watching different realities, or approaching reality from singular angles. I’ll try to unpack here
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In our survey of voters aged 18-29, we find that young voters support imposing an arms embargo on Israel by a +26-point margin. https://t.co/zHxVe4yW9i
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So that's it, is it? The West has now completely normalised the destruction of hospitals and the killing of medical personnel and patients. How can the West claim moral legitimacy on anything ever again? Its moral claims are buried under this rubble.
Phones still ringing under the rubble near #Beirut's Rafik Hariri Hospital as a search for survivors continues. An Israeli strike there on Monday night flattened 4 buildings. 13 people, including a child were killed & 57 others were wounded. There was no evacuation warning. @AFP
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Australian concert goers pay higher fees to ticketing giants than independent agencies, industry modelling shows
theguardian.com
Music promoter Paul Sloan says ‘high fees charged by Ticketmaster and Ticketek are not representative of the services offered’
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Australia is dismantling academic freedom in defense of Zionism https://t.co/pg6v8sNHK8
#Palestine #Israel
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An ongoing Zionist pressure campaign against Australian universities has resulted in government recommendations for an investigation. The resulting inquiry will put academia under constant political...
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The ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza as part of the so-called "Generals' Plan" isn't new, but the only thing standing in its way is the will of 200,000 Palestinians to stay in the north and refuse displacement. Testimonies from the brutal siege on the Jabalia refugee camp in
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Two ideals of popular music - it's available to everyone, and you distinguish yourself by your passion. Camping out for tickets, lining up for doors. If the front row, and the rest, are filled with those who can pay more, that's a fundamental change. https://t.co/ohgkXFoqqr
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I spoke with World Business Report on @bbcworldservice about the Australian government proposal to ban/regulate dynamic pricing - and how this reflects public sentiment about live music (from 14:00)
bbc.co.uk
If rejected they will be sent back to countries deemed safe
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An explainer and analysis about Live Nation and Australia's "top heavy" live music market, with @WhitingSam for @ConversationEDU, following last night's ABC Four Corners episode. Thanks to @Lucy_TheConvo
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This ABC NewsRadio article contains snippets of my Breakfast interview today, about Live Nation's market power in Australian live music, as detailed in last night's ABC Four Corners. I have writing on the way about this. https://t.co/tTpSK7MlVU
abc.net.au
A law firm is considering a class action against American entertainment giant Live Nation and its ticketing arm Ticketmaster on behalf of Australian music fans.
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At this panel for Gold Coast Open House on Sunday at HOTA, I'll speak from a range of @Griffith_Uni research about: - GC's changing cultural infrastructure - GC leadership on cultural policy - live music development here and elsewhere.
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Kris Kristofferson on losing work for supporting Palestine: “if that’s the way it has to be, that’s the way it has to be”
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Why are clubbing institutions like Watergate and Renate closing down? And what kind of broader impact will this have on the Berlin scene? Read the news
ra.co
Unscrupulous landlords, motorway expansions and the ever-looming spectre of gentrification could change the face of Berlin nightlife forever.
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