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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 2d

A beautiful story. The best of people and the best of community

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Gallery celebrates secret artist hidden in plain sight

A country Victorian art gallery has surprised local artist Hamish Elsmann with an exhibition of work he never knew it was keeping. The community response has changed his life.

www.abc.net.au

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · 4d

Saw one today showing off its scratching ability

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · 4d

Pennsylvania natural gas producer CNX Resources Corporation has sued Capital & Main for defamation over the news organization’s reporting on the health risks of the company’s operations.

Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit.
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Pennsylvania Gas Producer Sues Capital & Main Over Its Reporting on Health Risks

A lawsuit by CNX Resources Corporation accuses the news organization of defamation for quoting sources critical of an industry-written study. Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight t...

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · 5d

Lovely colours and textures - thanks for sharing that

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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 5d

New from me: News Corp successfuly lobbied for the teen social media ban on the grounds of "protecting kids mental health".

Yet it has been bullying an 11-year-old child, exposing her to an audience of 400,000+ for ridicule and abuse.

It does this often. Other mainstream media outlets do too.

News Corp wants to 'protect' kids. It's also happy to bully them for its readers

Mainstream media outlets regularly bully primary-school aged children while pretending to care about youth mental health.

www.crikey.com.au

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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 5d

Imagine introducing laws to protect kids from how toxic social media is and... thanking News Corp for helping?

Every media outlet that uses social media as a distribution channel actively shapes the culture of those platforms.

These things are not separate.

www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/n...

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · 6d

Loved seeing this echidna in South Hobart a few years ago using it's beak to break into the ants nest

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · 6d

New #CoalWire:

👉 Morocco sets 2040 #coal end date

👉 Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to #nuclear

👉 Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates

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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...

CoalWire 586, October 30, 2025

Morocco sets 2040 coal end date; Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to nuclear; Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates.

globalenergymonitor.org

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Rob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 7d

Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest photographs. #photojournalism #photography

‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures

At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret

www.theguardian.com

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Tasmanian Inquirer @tasinquirer.bsky.social · 9d

Tasmania's Integrity Commission has a code of conduct that bans former parliamentary secretaries and ministers from lobbying on matters they dealt with in the year before they left office. Now an ex-MP turned lobbyist sparks call for a new law. #politas

tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/ex-libe...

Ex-MP’s role sparks call for Tasmanian lobbying law change.

An independent MP says the appointment of a defeated Liberal MP to head a Tasmanian lobbying firm highlights the need to improve the government’s appointment diaries disclosure scheme and legislate a ...

tasmanianinquirer.com.au

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Global Energy Monitor @globalenergymon.bsky.social · 13d

New data from our Global #CoalPlant Tracker is out. A few key trends:

📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.

Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · 13d

New #CoalWire

👉 Kenyan court blocks #coal plant

👉 Another US coal auction scrapped

👉 Venezuelan exports suspended

👉 Report finds Indonesian #nickel boom comes at a cost

👉 Subsidence hits villages near Bangladesh underground coal mine

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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...

CoalWire 585, October 23, 2025

Kenyan court blocks coal plant; another US coal auction scrapped; Venezuelan exports suspended.

globalenergymonitor.org

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · 16d

I don't understand this point: is scaffolding mandatory in some places as a safety requirement?

In Australia I have seen plenty of rooftop solar installed but never requiring scaffolding

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · 16d

Agree - as taxpayers we have already paid for the records

Govt's & agencies seeking to impose FOI application fees & processing costs reflects a punitive mindset of seeking to deter requests for transparency

& those same agencies & govts will spend far far more on PR without blinking an eye #FOI

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks for taking the time to give evidence -- costs are a huge barrier for freelancers and small publishers

In Tas Right to Information applications are waived for MPs and journalists, with a public interest option available for others #auspol

www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/html/in...

An excerpt from the Tasmanian Right to Information Act that states

"Charges for information

(1) All applications for assessed disclosure of information must be accompanied by an application fee of 25 fee units.

(2) The application fee may be waived if –

(a) the applicant is impecunious; or

(b) the applicant is a Member of Parliament acting in connection with his or her official duty; or

(ba) the applicant is a journalist acting in connection with their professional duties; or

(c) the applicant is able to show that he or she intends to use the information for a purpose that is of general public interest or benefit.

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Tasmanian Inquirer @tasinquirer.bsky.social · 16d

Unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company in northern Tasmania has damaged the known habitat of endangered freshwater crayfish and snails, smothering creek beds with silt. #politas

tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/cement-...

Endangered Tasmanian crayfish habitat damaged by unapproved works

The habitat of an endangered native crayfish in northern Tasmania was damaged by unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company, according to an order issued by the Environment Protecti...

tasmanianinquirer.com.au

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · 20d

New #CoalWire:

👉 Russian #coal losses mount

👉 US coal auction postponed

👉 Bank of England flags financial risks of AI

👉 Glencore hit with 3-year ban by Taiwan utility

👉 Mongolian court finds 88 guilty in coal cases

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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...

CoalWire 584, October 16, 2025

Russian coal losses mount; US coal auction postponed, Bank of England flags financial risks of AI.

globalenergymonitor.org

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · 26d

New #CoalWire:

👉 Renewables eclipse #coal generation in first half of 2025

👉 utility closes the last coal plant in New Hampshire

👉 residents alarmed over coal dust from South African export terminal

👉 scathing Polish audit on mine wastewater pollution

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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...

CoalWire 583, October 9, 2025

Renewables eclipse coal power; US plant retired; scathing Polish audit on mine wastewater pollution.

globalenergymonitor.org

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · 28d

About to start #auspol #politas

Tom Studans @maximumwelfare.bsky.social · 28d

Final part of The People vs. Robodebt will air on SBS TV tonight at 7:30pm covering the Royal Commission so you know. I will be in the background. Of that

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Tom Studans @maximumwelfare.bsky.social · 28d

Final part of The People vs. Robodebt will air on SBS TV tonight at 7:30pm covering the Royal Commission so you know. I will be in the background. Of that

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Gerry Flynn @geraldrflynn.bsky.social · Oct 6

Our latest data analysis shows nearly 1 million Ha of tree cover was lost across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam in 2024.

Nearly a quarter of this was primary forest, but - more alarming - ~30% of tree cover losses occurred inside protected areas. Read the breakdown on @mongabay.com

Protected areas hit hard as Mekong countries’ forest cover shrank in 2024

BANGKOK — The Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam lost a combined area of tree cover of nearly a million hectares in 2024, or an area almost the size of Lebanon. That’s a...

news.mongabay.com

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Gabe Louis @gabelouis.bsky.social · Oct 1

Excited to share GEM’s new report on how nominee companies hide the real owners of Australia’s fossil fuel projects.

Nominee branches of JPMorgan, Citibank & HSBC are connected to firms emitting 22m tonnes of CO₂/yr — equal to 4.4m Australian households.

🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/report/the-f...

The Fossil Fuel Middlemen: How Nominee Structures Obscure Australian Investments in Coal, Oil, and Gas

Key points Nearly 18% of Australia’s fossil fuel emissions are tied to companies whose ownership is hidden through nominee structures, according to a new report from Global Energy Monitor. Nominee com...

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · Oct 1

New #CoalWire:

👉 #AI drives US power prices higher

👉 China’s new climate targets

👉 US bailout for old #coal

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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...

CoalWire 582, October 2, 2025

AI drives US power prices higher; China’s new climate targets; US bailout for old coal.

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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · Sep 30

Even more ways to slice through Global Energy Monitor's extensive power sector data! @globalenergymon.bsky.social
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...

Global Energy Monitor @globalenergymon.bsky.social · Sep 29

🌍 GEM's Global Integrated Power Tracker interactive dashboard updated!

🔎 Explore power facilities worldwide, tracking operating, construction & in-development capacity, w/downloadable data summaries.

🏭 Now including facility ownership & fleet age summaries.

globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...

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Bob Burton @bobburtonoz.bsky.social · Sep 29

Archived webcast of the memorial service for John Martinkus is here

tobin.5stream.com/webcast/145722

John Raymondas Martinkus | Webcast | Tobin Brothers Funerals

tobin.5stream.com

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