@andrewtown.bsky.social
Sustainability, People & Politics. Ally for the environment. Completing my Masters in Sustainable Development. There can be no Environmental justice without First Nations justice. He/Him on Wangal Land.
“the legislation completely fails to recognise how the biodiversity crisis and climate crisis amplify each other, that neither crisis can be solved unless they are solved together and that if we fail on one we will fail on both.” #EPBC
Minister Murray Watt asks Australians to believe we can better protect nature by facilitating faster exploitation with less regulation and less scrutiny.
Read Virginia Young’s full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read Virginia Young’s full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“the legislation completely fails to recognise how the biodiversity crisis and climate crisis amplify each other, that neither crisis can be solved unless they are solved together and that if we fail on one we will fail on both.” #EPBC
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
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Same punishment @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social got for holding up a sign saying "Gaza is starving. Words won't feed them/ Sanction Israel"
the Senate has overwhelmingly voted to censure Pauline Hanson for her burqa stunt
Motion passed 55 to 5 - only One Nation and Ralph Babet voted against
Hanson will be barred from overseas parliamentary delegations
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Motion passed 55 to 5 - only One Nation and Ralph Babet voted against
Hanson will be barred from overseas parliamentary delegations
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Same punishment @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social got for holding up a sign saying "Gaza is starving. Words won't feed them/ Sanction Israel"
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Paying Nauru billions to break international law for us
Last night @davidpocock.bsky.social and I read onto the Hansard an interview by the President of Nauru that the Albanese Government has been desperately trying to keep secret.
It shows Nauru plans to send refugees to places they fled. No wonder the secrecy.
It shows Nauru plans to send refugees to places they fled. No wonder the secrecy.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Paying Nauru billions to break international law for us
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It ain’t a #ceasefire if the powerful perpetrators are still shooting, bombing, murdering, starving, corralling their innocent victims.
It’s a GENOCIDE.
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It’s a GENOCIDE.
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"Israeli violations are justified each time by the same excuses, while the Palestinian side denies any involvement and documents completely different field realities." #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The ceasefire that isn’t: 400 violations in 40 days
Israel has violated the ceasefire in Gaza hundreds of times since October, using vague or unverified justifications to carry out strike in a recurring pattern of escalation and impunity.
johnmenadue.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
It ain’t a #ceasefire if the powerful perpetrators are still shooting, bombing, murdering, starving, corralling their innocent victims.
It’s a GENOCIDE.
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It’s a GENOCIDE.
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i.e., it's political choice that we let folks be homeless and absolutely not a financial one
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
i.e., it's political choice that we let folks be homeless and absolutely not a financial one
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Last night @davidpocock.bsky.social and I read onto the Hansard an interview by the President of Nauru that the Albanese Government has been desperately trying to keep secret.
It shows Nauru plans to send refugees to places they fled. No wonder the secrecy.
It shows Nauru plans to send refugees to places they fled. No wonder the secrecy.
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Last night @davidpocock.bsky.social and I read onto the Hansard an interview by the President of Nauru that the Albanese Government has been desperately trying to keep secret.
It shows Nauru plans to send refugees to places they fled. No wonder the secrecy.
It shows Nauru plans to send refugees to places they fled. No wonder the secrecy.
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xAI's data centres are one of the few sites in the world where we actually know why they exist and the outputs they produce.
So everyone local life shortened by the choking air pollution from the fossil fuelled power plant built to run this site: we know it's for shit like this
So everyone local life shortened by the choking air pollution from the fossil fuelled power plant built to run this site: we know it's for shit like this
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
xAI's data centres are one of the few sites in the world where we actually know why they exist and the outputs they produce.
So everyone local life shortened by the choking air pollution from the fossil fuelled power plant built to run this site: we know it's for shit like this
So everyone local life shortened by the choking air pollution from the fossil fuelled power plant built to run this site: we know it's for shit like this
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‘Now is the hour’: Labor urged to speed up fossil fuel phase-out to justify Cop30 pledge
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Now is the hour’: Labor urged to speed up fossil fuel phase-out to justify Cop30 pledge
Despite Australia signing the Belem declaration, Albanese rejected suggestion Labor shouldn’t develop new gas fields
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
‘Now is the hour’: Labor urged to speed up fossil fuel phase-out to justify Cop30 pledge
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Dr Assal Rad—
“𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵
“It’s like the whole of Western media is unfamiliar with the word VIOLATION.”
“𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵
“It’s like the whole of Western media is unfamiliar with the word VIOLATION.”
November 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Dr Assal Rad—
“𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵
“It’s like the whole of Western media is unfamiliar with the word VIOLATION.”
“𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵
“It’s like the whole of Western media is unfamiliar with the word VIOLATION.”
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$350 billion for Aukus submarines but we can’t afford 350 research jobs
A government that can’t bring itself to tax fossil fuel, big tech or any wealth properly but defunds its critical institutions is not a good government, sorry
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
$350 billion for Aukus submarines but we can’t afford 350 research jobs
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"The deadliest facilities — like the infamous Sde Teiman detention center & Ketziot Prison — have been operating with near-total impunity. Some detainees were beaten so badly their ribs snapped. Others died from untreated diabetes, cancer, or starvation."
The Israeli regime must be held to account.
The Israeli regime must be held to account.
New data reveals 98 Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody since Oct. 7
Post-mortems & testimonies suggest many died from torture, medical neglect & food deprivation. According to leaked Israeli intelligence database, dozens were civilians.
www.972mag.com/98-palestini...
@mekomit.bsky.social
Post-mortems & testimonies suggest many died from torture, medical neglect & food deprivation. According to leaked Israeli intelligence database, dozens were civilians.
www.972mag.com/98-palestini...
@mekomit.bsky.social
New data reveals 98 Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody since October 7
Post-mortems of the deceased and testimonies from former detainees suggest many died from torture, medical neglect, and food deprivation. According to a leaked Israeli intelligence database, dozens we...
www.972mag.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 AM
"The deadliest facilities — like the infamous Sde Teiman detention center & Ketziot Prison — have been operating with near-total impunity. Some detainees were beaten so badly their ribs snapped. Others died from untreated diabetes, cancer, or starvation."
The Israeli regime must be held to account.
The Israeli regime must be held to account.
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AGAIN we find out that Commissioner Major General Brereton had been involved in undisclosed conflicts of interest. What’s it going to take for the Albanese Government to finally realise his position is untenable??
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
AGAIN we find out that Commissioner Major General Brereton had been involved in undisclosed conflicts of interest. What’s it going to take for the Albanese Government to finally realise his position is untenable??
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You may recall that the Albanese govt rammed through laws to shield the salmon industry earlier this year- against all scientific advice and without consultation.
This is on them too.
This is on them too.
Our laws were in danger of doing what they were supposed to do - so they were changed
While all eyes were on the budget, the Albanese government gutted Australia's environmental laws. The changes are great for the salmon industry, but terrible for endangered species and Australia's dem...
australiainstitute.org.au
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
You may recall that the Albanese govt rammed through laws to shield the salmon industry earlier this year- against all scientific advice and without consultation.
This is on them too.
This is on them too.
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Emissions from Fossil Fuel projects are having a devastating impact on hr environment and they’re only going to get worse.
We need a Climate Trigger in the #EPBCAct to prevent extensions & new #FossilFuel projects from exacerbating an already dreadful situation
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
We need a Climate Trigger in the #EPBCAct to prevent extensions & new #FossilFuel projects from exacerbating an already dreadful situation
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Fossil fuel emissions still rising despite renewable energy growth: report
Despite rising CO2 emissions there are hopes for exponential growth in renewable energy take-up as major emitters like China near a peak for greenhouse gas creation.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Emissions from Fossil Fuel projects are having a devastating impact on hr environment and they’re only going to get worse.
We need a Climate Trigger in the #EPBCAct to prevent extensions & new #FossilFuel projects from exacerbating an already dreadful situation
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
We need a Climate Trigger in the #EPBCAct to prevent extensions & new #FossilFuel projects from exacerbating an already dreadful situation
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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The original March for Humanity on the harbour bridge in Sydney was planned for Sun Aug 3, 2025
After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
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After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
🧐
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The original March for Humanity on the harbour bridge in Sydney was planned for Sun Aug 3, 2025
After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
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After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
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Australia Institute research shows the gas industry pays ZERO royalties on more than half the gas exported from Australia.
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Australia Institute research shows the gas industry pays ZERO royalties on more than half the gas exported from Australia.
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
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"There's always going to be debate in city planning. Always. But there's good faith debate, based on disagreements, and then there's deliberate lies and misinformation." Print article ICYMI of my @abcnews interview on the truth & lies about “15-Minute Cities. Still REALLY important.
A 12-year-old girl has become a champion of the latest 'surreal' conspiracy theory
Conspiracy theorists have a new, unlikely target: The world of urban planning.
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"There's always going to be debate in city planning. Always. But there's good faith debate, based on disagreements, and then there's deliberate lies and misinformation." Print article ICYMI of my @abcnews interview on the truth & lies about “15-Minute Cities. Still REALLY important.
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I'm so delighted at HOW DELIGHTED people are that Monash Uni has dropped WoodCIDE
People LOVE this corrective action against a land-, ocean-Indigenous culture- & planet-destroying fossil fuel corp and I hope mainstream media puts out a big, illustrated story on it soon
People LOVE this corrective action against a land-, ocean-Indigenous culture- & planet-destroying fossil fuel corp and I hope mainstream media puts out a big, illustrated story on it soon
It's just been confirmed that Monash University is dropping Woodside as a partner because they don't align with their sustainable values. This is an incredible win for @stopwoodsidemonash.bsky.social who have run a dedicated grass roots campaign for years.
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I'm so delighted at HOW DELIGHTED people are that Monash Uni has dropped WoodCIDE
People LOVE this corrective action against a land-, ocean-Indigenous culture- & planet-destroying fossil fuel corp and I hope mainstream media puts out a big, illustrated story on it soon
People LOVE this corrective action against a land-, ocean-Indigenous culture- & planet-destroying fossil fuel corp and I hope mainstream media puts out a big, illustrated story on it soon
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People throw this cultural safety word around a lot.
So let’s make this really simple for the kids in the back stalls.
You need to listen more and talk less when you’re around Indigenous voices and cultural knowledge holders.
Not hard.
So let’s make this really simple for the kids in the back stalls.
You need to listen more and talk less when you’re around Indigenous voices and cultural knowledge holders.
Not hard.
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
People throw this cultural safety word around a lot.
So let’s make this really simple for the kids in the back stalls.
You need to listen more and talk less when you’re around Indigenous voices and cultural knowledge holders.
Not hard.
So let’s make this really simple for the kids in the back stalls.
You need to listen more and talk less when you’re around Indigenous voices and cultural knowledge holders.
Not hard.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Natalie’s on fire 🔥
Perfect response.
If you can’t / won’t do those things why ARE you here?
Perfect response.
If you can’t / won’t do those things why ARE you here?
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM