Tony Fisk
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Tony Fisk
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· Jan 28
So Here We Are
wearebouthere.blogspot.com
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Labor pledges to do whatever it takes to pass nature laws irrespective of their effectiveness.
Fixed the headline… “Labor pledges to pass some kind of #nature laws as Greens demand laws actually protect nature rather than providing a free pass for #eco- #climate- & #water-destructive mining” #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor pledges to pass long-awaited nature laws this week as Greens demand more concessions
The government has offered to make changes to the bill to both the Greens and the Liberals hoping to reach a deal on legislation that can pass the Senate
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Labor pledges to do whatever it takes to pass nature laws irrespective of their effectiveness.
Reposted by Tony Fisk
Fixed the headline… “Labor pledges to pass some kind of #nature laws as Greens demand laws actually protect nature rather than providing a free pass for #eco- #climate- & #water-destructive mining” #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor pledges to pass long-awaited nature laws this week as Greens demand more concessions
The government has offered to make changes to the bill to both the Greens and the Liberals hoping to reach a deal on legislation that can pass the Senate
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Fixed the headline… “Labor pledges to pass some kind of #nature laws as Greens demand laws actually protect nature rather than providing a free pass for #eco- #climate- & #water-destructive mining” #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I recommended a bit of forethought.
As noted in my senate submission.
International and domestic courts are increasingly clear: governments have a legal duty to consider the greenhouse gas emissions released by the projects they approve.
theconversation.com/long-awaited...
theconversation.com/long-awaited...
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I recommended a bit of forethought.
As noted in my senate submission.
International and domestic courts are increasingly clear: governments have a legal duty to consider the greenhouse gas emissions released by the projects they approve.
theconversation.com/long-awaited...
theconversation.com/long-awaited...
Long-awaited environment laws might get Australia sued. Here’s why
Labor has pledged to pass long-awaited environment laws this week. But the current reforms leave Australia open to legal challenge.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
As noted in my senate submission.
Turns internet back on, having just seen 'Wicked'...
Pauline Hanson has been suspended from the Senate for seven days. This comes after Hanson wore a burqa in the Senate yesterday, repeating a widely condemned stunt.
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Turns internet back on, having just seen 'Wicked'...
11 down, 19 to go...
⚡️ Update: US peace plan cut down to 19 points after talks with Ukraine, FT reports.
The Financial Times' sources did not specify which points were removed.
The Financial Times' sources did not specify which points were removed.
Ukraine, US draft updated peace plan during 'productive' Geneva talks
"I think we all recognize that part of getting a final end to this war will require for Ukraine to feel that it is safe and it is never going to be invaded or attacked again," U.S. Secretary of State ...
kyivindependent.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
11 down, 19 to go...
Well, I just made a senate submission with the theme that climate change underpins everything (including 'sovereign risk', now the ICJ's thrown its hat in the ring.)
“Climate change isn’t everything“ is becoming a go-to justification for delaying action.
This is - deliberately or inadvertently - a misframing of the issue. The point isn’t CC is everything, it’s that it’s essential to deal with.
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This is - deliberately or inadvertently - a misframing of the issue. The point isn’t CC is everything, it’s that it’s essential to deal with.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Well, I just made a senate submission with the theme that climate change underpins everything (including 'sovereign risk', now the ICJ's thrown its hat in the ring.)
The Spirit of Christmas Future
(Not so much a burqa as a burq)
(Not so much a burqa as a burq)
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The Spirit of Christmas Future
(Not so much a burqa as a burq)
(Not so much a burqa as a burq)
Now lobbying for some solar panels as a complement.
What sheep know about the benefits of wind turbines that Australia's National Party doesn't
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Now lobbying for some solar panels as a complement.
She will be Lord of the Dunghill
Tbf it was done to strengthen Ley’s internal leadership position, not to win votes
“The latest Newspoll has spelled bad news for the Coalition - with the party’s announcement on net zero failing to lift their primary vote beyond record lows.”
www.news.com.au/breaking-new...
www.news.com.au/breaking-new...
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
She will be Lord of the Dunghill
Nothing clean about this, even on a map.
Orange bits are where Russia thinks it is.
Red and dashed bits are where ISW thinks Russia is.
DeepState shows where UAF thinks Russia is (further back)
Orange bits are where Russia thinks it is.
Red and dashed bits are where ISW thinks Russia is.
DeepState shows where UAF thinks Russia is (further back)
NEW: US and Ukrainian officials indicated that the initially reported US-proposed 28-point peace plan is not final and is currently undergoing changes.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 23, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar112325
Other Key Takeaways⬇️(1/4)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 23, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar112325
Other Key Takeaways⬇️(1/4)
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Nothing clean about this, even on a map.
Orange bits are where Russia thinks it is.
Red and dashed bits are where ISW thinks Russia is.
DeepState shows where UAF thinks Russia is (further back)
Orange bits are where Russia thinks it is.
Red and dashed bits are where ISW thinks Russia is.
DeepState shows where UAF thinks Russia is (further back)
as in: "... let's replace these 28 points with..."
NEW: US and Ukrainian officials indicated that the initially reported US-proposed 28-point peace plan is not final and is currently undergoing changes.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 23, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar112325
Other Key Takeaways⬇️(1/4)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 23, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar112325
Other Key Takeaways⬇️(1/4)
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
as in: "... let's replace these 28 points with..."
I'm flying, Charlie Brown.
What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss, Charlie Brown
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I'm flying, Charlie Brown.
"I AM NOT A UUID!"
Are we really at a stage in public education where we consider it OK to have literally Google-branded schoolchildren whose learner identities are tied to being "responsible AI" users of private for-profit technologies?
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"I AM NOT A UUID!"
When a salesman starts pressuring me to 'just sign the deal', my response is invariably 'Nope!'.
(also, is it just me, or does Watt bear an uncanny resemblance to a certain ex-MP of many portfolios?)
(also, is it just me, or does Watt bear an uncanny resemblance to a certain ex-MP of many portfolios?)
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
When a salesman starts pressuring me to 'just sign the deal', my response is invariably 'Nope!'.
(also, is it just me, or does Watt bear an uncanny resemblance to a certain ex-MP of many portfolios?)
(also, is it just me, or does Watt bear an uncanny resemblance to a certain ex-MP of many portfolios?)
Meanwhile, submissions to the Senate Commitee are open until Dec 5.
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Meanwhile, submissions to the Senate Commitee are open until Dec 5.
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
The perfect is not the enemy of the good, but its guide.
#DoBetter
#DoBetter
Fixed the headline… “Labor pledges to pass some kind of #nature laws as Greens demand laws actually protect nature rather than providing a free pass for #eco- #climate- & #water-destructive mining” #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor pledges to pass long-awaited nature laws this week as Greens demand more concessions
The government has offered to make changes to the bill to both the Greens and the Liberals hoping to reach a deal on legislation that can pass the Senate
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The perfect is not the enemy of the good, but its guide.
#DoBetter
#DoBetter
Denialists of the Paris ratchet.
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Denialists of the Paris ratchet.
A counter proposal (set to Talking Heads 'Burning Down the House'):
🎼Dear Vlady poo,
🎼Please eff off, do
🎼and take your army with you, too.
🎼(Slava-a, Ukraini-ia!)
🎼Dear Vlady poo,
🎼Please eff off, do
🎼and take your army with you, too.
🎼(Slava-a, Ukraini-ia!)
⚡️Trump 'quite pleased' with Ukraine peace talks as Europe reportedly issues counterproposal to Russia.
Trump 'quite pleased' with Ukraine peace talks as Europe reportedly issues counterproposal to Russia
"I think we all recognize that part of getting a final end to this war will require for Ukraine to feel that it is safe and it is never going to be invaded or attacked again," U.S. Secretary of State ...
kyivindependent.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A counter proposal (set to Talking Heads 'Burning Down the House'):
🎼Dear Vlady poo,
🎼Please eff off, do
🎼and take your army with you, too.
🎼(Slava-a, Ukraini-ia!)
🎼Dear Vlady poo,
🎼Please eff off, do
🎼and take your army with you, too.
🎼(Slava-a, Ukraini-ia!)
"I have friends everywhere."
(in reference to whoever implemented this 'feature' rather than the accounts it exposed... but that, too.)
(in reference to whoever implemented this 'feature' rather than the accounts it exposed... but that, too.)
Twitter implemented a new feature last night that displayed the country an account is in. So many of the ‘America First’ accounts were from foreign countries that they had to disable the feature within hours. 🙄
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"I have friends everywhere."
(in reference to whoever implemented this 'feature' rather than the accounts it exposed... but that, too.)
(in reference to whoever implemented this 'feature' rather than the accounts it exposed... but that, too.)
What is the concept of 'many' to someone who probably can't count?
Ohhh… he really will never stop peddling dangerous rhetoric.
November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
What is the concept of 'many' to someone who probably can't count?
Reposted by Tony Fisk
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
oops!
Twitter implemented a new feature last night that displayed the country an account is in. So many of the ‘America First’ accounts were from foreign countries that they had to disable the feature within hours. 🙄
November 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
oops!
Who's going to move fast and break things now?
This is the technological equivalent of not being able to get your house insured in Florida, and for similar reasons.
share.google/SOpWK172vQx5...
share.google/SOpWK172vQx5...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
share.google
November 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Who's going to move fast and break things now?