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I’m a retired linguist and lawyer. I follow Australian politics. I also love cats but will try and keep them out of this!
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"The latest seasonal bushfire outlook predicts an increased risk of fires in northern and central NSW and southern WA, while the fire risk in Victoria is tipped to escalate later in summer." -- www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#australia
Map of Australia by the Australasian Fire Authority Council showing regions at increased bushfire risk this summer.
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 AM
againstcorruption.bsky.social
Power still out. Ausgrid estimated 4pm today 🥲 desperately want a shower and the fan!!
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Adani have formally dropped their 5 1/2 year SLAPP court action against Ben Pennings.

To end the case, Ben proposed a very minor restriction to his political freedom.
20,000+ Australians donated $1.2m for Ben’s legal fund.

#StopAdani #auspol #SLAPP
Stop Adani
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
It's the last day of parliament and I am all out of fucks to give:
Party that refused to properly negotiate on laws now bitching about laws they refused to negotiate properly on live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
The Point Live — Daily Updates
Stay updated with the latest from The Point.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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dontattempt.bsky.social
From radio listeners, that guest who refuses to leave:

wontgoer
lingerlonger
velcro-visitor
polterguest
cueless
cunninglinger
barnacle
neverleaver
Kate (coz she’s notorious for it)
November 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
The Norman Rockwell guy standing up to give a speech at a town hall meeting. He looks like a youngish Abe Lincoln.
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
againstcorruption.bsky.social
Dear #ausgrid
I am not looking forward to summer of blackouts are taking 2 days to fix. Sweltering here and no water because we have pumps (ie no toilet, no drinking water, etc)
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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🎤 Brian May says it best…
Our first bumper Christmas special is here! Celebrate 50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody with new Queen interviews, rare stories & Freddie memories. 📕 Grab your copy of the Big Issue – out now on the streets & bigissueshop.com! 🎁👑
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
againstcorruption.bsky.social
A tad cranky now. Estimate of 4pm tomorrow before power restored. Went out at 2pm today
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
againstcorruption.bsky.social
Considering the wild storms they nsw, does anyone use a reliable generator that they could recommend? 8 hrs + without power now
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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asherwolf.bsky.social
Things I have recently learned from Greek nonnas:

- Soda water makes spanakopita fluffy inside and crispy on the outside

- Galatopita *must* contain zested lemon

- Soften sticks of butter between your boobs
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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kbneal.bsky.social
If you have the means I highly recommend the cause of supporting a fellow scholar
davehitchcock.bsky.social Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 22h
The @royalhistsoc.org is running a charitable donation campaign to fund the research of historians who lack support. The number of applications we're seeing is way up. I've been very lucky to have a career as a historian, I've donated, and I think this Christmas you should too. Pay it forward.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
againstcorruption.bsky.social
I absolutely love this
womensartbluesky.bsky.social womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 21h
Volunteers created blankets for elephants during a cold spell in Myanmar, Winga Baw Elephant camp #WomensArt
Photo of an elephant facing right wearing a checked knitted blanket while on sandy outdoor ground under a chill bright blue sky
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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gonzo.bsky.social
Latenite archival BabbyGonz time!
Orange and white kitten sleeping on his back on a fluffy pink bed, arms to his sides like little cherub wings
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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demwar.bsky.social
Ladies and gentleman…. The duopoly
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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nickfeik.bsky.social
"The Australian government has at all times known that the current Nauruan president and key members of his government are seriously corrupt, and they still signed a $2.5 billion deal with him."
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 AM
againstcorruption.bsky.social
#auspol
Thank you Tanya for reversing the onus
b-parvus.bsky.social Barry Little @b-parvus.bsky.social · 1d
And yet a police officer or member of parliament will at worst be suspended with pay until the court processes are completed
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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apirus.bsky.social
#bds #boycott #israel #palestine

Recently reunited shoegazers My Bloody Valentine are among the latest wave of artists to join the “No Music for Genocide” boycott, geo-blocking their music from streaming platforms in Israel. The campaign, now includes over 1,000 artists and labels.
My Bloody Valentine Pull Music from Israeli Streaming Services in Protest of Gaza
My Bloody Valentine have joined the "No Music for Genocide" campaign alongside Denzel Curry and Shygirl, geo-blocking their music in Israel.
consequence.net
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
againstcorruption.bsky.social
I can’t get the Ausgrid website to load (blackout in Maitland area NSW) as hotspot doesn’t seem to work. Can anyone access ausgrid and see when the power will come back on? (Sorry desperate so put it in #auspol
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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We have no answers from our institutions as to why Go8 universities endorsed BCA's regressive EPBC recommendations

But 90 of us have signed an 'Independent statement on the Group of Eight’s position on EPBC Act reforms'

🙏 Prof Justine Bell-James for writing & coordinating the independent statement
Independent statement on the Group of Eight’s position on EPBC Act reforms The federal Parliament is currently considering amendments to the flagship federal environmental legislation, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (‘EPBC Act’). This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to strengthen environmental protections to reverse Australia’s current trajectory of extinctions and biodiversity loss. We are academics at the institutions in the Group of Eight (Go8), with expertise in biodiversity conservation science, climate science, policy, economics and law. We support amendments to the EPBC Act to strengthen protections for biodiversity and remove ministerial discretion and legal loopholes, in order to create a level playing field for businesses, and make environmental protection and recovery central to all decision-making processes under the Act. We note that the Go8 has signed a statement by the Business Council of Australia endorsing amendments that will weaken the Act’s protection for the environment. This statement does not reflect the world leading conservation research being carried out at our institutions. It also does not reflect the extensive evidence-based advice provided by experts based at Go8 institutions during the review and consultation processes over the past five years. We disagree with this statement, and the Go8’s endorsement of it. Signatories (in alphabetical order of family name) Professor Justine Bell-James The University of Queensland Emeritus Professor S Don Bradshaw The University of Western Australia Associate Professor Josephine Brown The University of Melbourne Honorary Associate Professor Peter Burnett Australian National University Professor Danielle Celermajer The University of Sydney Professor Iadine Chades Monash University Dr Yung En Chee The University of Melbourne Dr Shawan Chowdhury Monash University Dr Paul Close The University of Western Australia Associate Professor Carly Cook Monash University Professor Graeme Cumming The University of Western Australia Professor Saul Cunningham Australian National University Dr Christopher Cvitanovic UNSW Canberra Dr Nicholas Deal Monash University Associate Professor Angela Dean The University of Queensland Professor Emeritus Christopher Dickman The University of Sydney Professor Kingsley Dixon The University of Western Australia Associate Professor Daniel Dunn The University of Queensland Dr Megan Evans UNSW Canberra Signatories (in alphabetical order of family name) Dr José R. Ferrer-Paris UNSW Sydney Associate Professor Anita Foerster Monash University Adjunct Professor Rob Fowler The University of Adelaide Emeritus Professor Alex Gardner The University of Western Australia Professor Christophe Gaudin The University of Western Australia Professor Andrea Gaynor The University of Western Australia Associate Professor Hedley Grantham University of New South Wales Professor Pauline Grierson The University of Western Australia Dr Liz Hicks The University of Melbourne Professor Dieter Hochuli The University of Sydney Professor Andy Hogg The Australian National University Dr Matthew Holden The University of Queensland Professor Stephen D. Hopper AC The University of Western Australia Dr Brad Jessup The University of Melbourne Laureate Professor David Keith UNSW Professor Richard Kingsford UNSW Sydney A/Professor Carissa Klein The University of Queensland Associate Professor Joanna Kyriakakis Monash University Emeritus Professor Hans Lambers The University of Western Australia Associate Professor Nina Lansbury The University of Queensland Dr Natasha LeBas The University of Western Australia Professor Sarah Legge The Australian National University Distinguished Professor David Lindenmayer The Australian National University Professor Catherine Lovelock The University of Queensland Professor Kristen Lyons The University of Queensland Professor Rosemary Lyster The University of Sydney Professor Andrew Macintosh Australian National University Dr Ray Maher The University of Queensland Professor Martine Maron The University of Queensland Professor Sharon Mascher The University of Western Australia Dr Helen Mayfield The University of Queensland Professor Michael McCarthy The University of Melbourne Associate Professor Phillipa McCormack The University of Adelaide Professor Matt McDonald The University of Queensland Signatories (in alphabetical order of family name) Professor Karen McNamara The University of Queensland Professor Jessica Meeuwig The University of Western Australia Professor Malte Meinshausen The University of Melbourne Professor Nicki Mitchell The University of Western Australia Dr Rachel Morgain University of Melbourne Professor Craig Moritz Australian National University Professor Emily Nicholson The University of Melbourne Professor David Pannell The University of Western Australia Dr Tina Parkhurst The University of Melbourne Professor Kirsten Parris The University of Melbourne Associate Professor Natasha Pauli The University of Western Australia Dr Alexandra Pavlova Monash University Professor Jacqueline Peel The University of Melbourne Professor Jamie Pittock Australian National University Dr Pieter Poot The University of Western Australia Professor Hugh Possingham The University of Queensland Professor John Quiggin The University of Queensland Dr Cristina Ramalho The University of Western Australia Professor Amanda Ridley The University of Western Australia Professor Cynthia Riginos The University of Queensland Professor David Schlosberg The University of Sydney Associate Professor Robyn Schofield The University of Melbourne Professor Leigh Simmons The University of Western Australia Professor Paul Sunnucks Monash University Professor Stephen Swearer The University of Western Australia Professor Erika Techera The University of Western Australia Associate Professor Joseph Tomkins The University of Western Australia Professor Erik Veneklaas The University of Western Australia Professor Peter Vesk The University of Melbourne Dr Ella Vines Monash University Dr Jessica Walsh Monash University Professor Glenda Wardle The University of Sydney Professor James Watson The University of Queensland Associate Professor Alexandra Wawryk The University of Adelaide Professor Brendan Wintle The University of Melbourne Dr Nerida Wilson The University of Western Australia
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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This is your chance to vote for Oxford’s Word of the Year.

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Oxford Word of the Year 2025 - Oxford University Press
Voting is now open for Oxford Word of the Year 2025! Discover our shortlist and have your say by Thursday 27 November.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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davidzipper.bsky.social
In Oslo, four articulated buses trapped themselves in a roundabout yesterday.

"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
– Vet ikke hva jeg er mest imponert over: At de klarte å komme seg inn i situasjonen, eller at de kom seg ut av den
Mandag kveld bød på komiske scener fra Alexander Kiellands plass.
www.ao.no
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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#auspol
Hey @albomp.bsky.social
I realise it’s not fossil fuel related but any chance you could do something about this - something that affects more than half the electorate. Policies need to change and you and your colleagues need to model respect
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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birmo.bsky.social
I moved her feeding spot.
WTC Cat says WTF
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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ghostjingles.bsky.social
Look at this dog.

This is Theo.

He's not my dog, but he is lovely.

He will walk from the other side of the dog park just for a pat. That's all he wants.

Here he is asking for a pat.
Theo, a good boy Golden Retriever at a park asking for a pat.
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM