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A/Prof Charles Cranfield

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Bombers 🖤♥️, Vics (Cric), Love everyth 🇮🇪 (especially my wife) & Science. Works @ UTS. Born Bunurong, lives Dharug. Doesn't buy beef or fish anymore. 🍉Free Palestine. Views my own.

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · May 28

This decision is inexplicable. I'm very angry that the science is continuing to be ignored by those elected to represent us. It will cost us all, dearly.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Labor approves extension of Woodside’s contentious North West Shelf gas development

Murray Watt will approve the extension of one of the world’s biggest liquified natural gas projects from 2030 to 2070

www.theguardian.com

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · 1d

Understood. It was just a thought exercise if the Greens and Teals wanted the balance of power, how they might do it. As a voter, I might consider tactical preferencing if I thought it could influence the balance of power.

A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · 1d

An interesting question then arises as to which seats to tactically preference against the ALP in, without inadvertently giving the coalition + RW indies a majority?

A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · 1d

This is an argument for optional preferential voting. It is too easy for one party to achieve a majority from a low voter base. As it stands, for many Greens & Indy voters wanting a x-bench with the balance of power, tactical preferencing against the ALP in some seats might seem worthwhile.

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Garth-Gasu ガース in日本語 @gasugasu1984.bsky.social · 27d

these videos of the Australian doctors in Gaza have been going viral. They are volunteers with PANZMA (Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association)

If you can help by donating that would be great You can find the link to donate here panzma.org

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · 29d

Listen to these brave Australian doctors speaking out about the horrid state of Gaza.

We must Sanction Israel.

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · 29d

And fair play to Smriti Mandhana, 100 of 50 balls!

A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · 29d

Our Beth Mooney with a champion innings 💙

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · Sep 12

Today's final approval of the North West Shelf is a climate, economic, and energy security disaster.

Australia Institute analysis shows the 45-year expansion is equivalent to building 12 new coal power stations.

@grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · Sep 12

Disgraceful.

No govt that actually cares about climate change would do this.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia news live: Labor approves extension of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export project until 2070

Follow live

www.theguardian.com

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · Sep 3

LIVE

In a hearing on Labor's Bill where they are seeking to deny migrants the rights to natural justice.

More below.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Aug 15

can you imagine trying to convince the average skepti-dude in the year 2010 that this is what summer europe will look like in 2025

a map of europe showing temperatures in the low 40s and high 30s

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · Aug 26

We'll expel an ambassador from one country based on secret 'credible evidence'; but not the ambassador of another country openly committing a genocide.

Tell me our government is compromised without telling me our government is compromised.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · Jun 24

On LBC @zoejardiniere.bsky.social lists 3 previous instances where military aircraft have been targeted by campaigners in order to prevent them being used in war crimes, and she describes the govt banning Palestine Action as terrorists as an abuse of state power.

Well said.

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · Aug 11

Let us all bear witness to our government's shameful complicity.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘If these words reach you … Israel has succeeded in killing me’: the last words of a journalist killed in Gaza

Anas al-Sharif, an Al Jazeera reporter, was killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday night. This is the message he had prepared for his family, and his call for the world not to forget Gaza

www.theguardian.com

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · Jul 25

The International court of Justice has made it clear, states are liable for failing to address the climate crisis.
Looking at you Minister Watt and Prime Minister Albanese.

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · Jul 25

Samara from our lab discussing her science journey at #UTSScience

youtu.be/Wvnvz9MyBjo?...

Meet Our Scientists: Samara's Journey as a UTS Pharmaceutical Sciences Alum

YouTube video by University of Technology Sydney

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · Jul 24

Congratulations to our Lissy and Samara on their brilliant #3MT presentations today!

A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · Jul 23

Sanctioning the messenger is not an appropriate response to the horrific genocide in Gaza. Sanctioning Israel is the correct response.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Mehreen Faruqi sanctioned for Gaza sign protest as Greens senator accused of ‘street theatre’

Greens deputy leader banned from taking part in any overseas parliamentary delegations for the remainder of the 48th parliament

www.theguardian.com

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · Jul 13

A beautiful account of the fight to get justice for Jean Charles de Menezes against institutional obstruction.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A chance encounter threw me into the campaign to expose the police killing of Jean Charles de Menezes. What happened next changed my life

It’s 20 years since the innocent Brazilian man was shot dead at Stockwell station after being mistaken for a terrorist in the aftermath of the 7/7 London bombings. A few days later, I found myself sta...

www.theguardian.com

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · Jul 11

My Hottest 100 votes. No particular order. Lots of protest and praise songs.

A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · Jul 9

An excellent explainer of the restrictions we now face in NSW to peacefully protest. It begs the question, why are our elected representatives so scared of the public they are supposed to be serving?

www.theguardian.com/global/video...

What are your rights to protest in NSW and how have they changed? – video

Some experts say the state now has the most severe anti-protest regime in the country

www.theguardian.com

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Captain Quoll @kudelka.bsky.social · Jul 6

Somebody needs to have a stern word with the oceans about the importance of gas as a transition fuel.

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · Jun 17

Just watched Seaspiracy on Netflix. I learned many things like there is no such thing as sustainable fishing, there is no dolphin-safe tuna and that most of the ocean's plastic waste is as a result of the fishing industry.

I shan't be buying fish anymore.

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · Jun 13

New sport and if you like goals the AFL is for you 😉

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A/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · May 28

Thanks Alex. It's not my document, just sharing it because, you're right, we have to do something!