Research data management, software and cloud services specialist. Based in BNE. Opinions own. Gives likes for dad jokes. Open Access, Open Source fanboy.
Brisbane, Queensland
Joined May 2013
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Gavin Kennedy retweeted
The more the good citizens of #brisbane @bnesustainable restrain their dogs on leads the more that species like this Bush Stone Curlew (and Brown Quail and Australian Brushturkey) thrive in our city - can you spot the chick? @UQ_News (note the fencing around former nest).
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Ravensglass on the Cumbrian coast of UK. A place where I unexpectedly stumbled across a special recognition of Australian Aboriginal Nurse, Marion Smith’s WWI service. Lovely village at the start of the Cumberland Way.
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FrontierSI is hiring! We are seeking a driven Business Development Manager (ACT/NSW). You will contribute to the creation of new and large #initiatives in #collaboration with our #partners, lead the development of new partnerships and more. Learn more at bit.ly/fsi-act-nsw
Gavin Kennedy retweeted
Should lying in political ads to get elected on false pretenses be legal? The answer seems obvious. Truth in political advertising must be legislated. And let’s open the can of worms on truth in media while we’re at it. These things go fundamentally to public trust. #auspol
Gavin Kennedy retweeted
can we now close up Border Force! and send them back to being Customs & immigration please ? losing the ATM era uniforms as well would be good thanks
Gavin Kennedy retweeted
Woke up this morning to find that the new prime minister of Australia had quoted my lyrics in his first press conference: “Just because you’re going forwards, doesn’t mean I’m going backwards”. Here’s my response to that welcome news.
Gavin Kennedy retweeted
Enjoy the concession speeches where they all suddenly appear to be human but never forget the most venal, corrupt, spineless, bigoted, cynical, pathetic and ineffectual government in this nations history.
Gavin Kennedy retweeted
.@AlboMP on the PM and weight loss: "I had a car accident in January last year. When a Range Rover is heading for a head-on collision with you, I assure you, it's a life-changing experience ... I had tried to lose some weight before then ...
Gavin Kennedy retweeted
I had a great chat with @JennaPrice from Canberra Times yesterday who aside from flood research also asked me brilliant questions about the value of social science and humanities in times like ours. See end @POLSISEngage @HASSUQ @heatherzwicker
Gavin Kennedy retweeted
Hi #gischat - putting out a shout as we're looking to expand the Australian team @FloodMapp - we're looking for mid -> senior GIS analysts and / or Python devs. What we're doing is awesome (and helps save lives!) If it sounds like something you're keen for reach out!
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Links to a couple of things I wrote from this reseach in the years after - one with my kind and generous colleague Alastair Stark @POLSISEngage
search.informit.org/doi/10.3…
proquest.com/docview/1948822…
Gavin Kennedy retweeted
If you are thinking about how to help flood affected people in our beautiful city of #BNE in the next week...
As someone who lost pretty much everthing in 2011 and who then did a ethnographic study on community responses in the following year ... I have a few thoughts/1
