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Nathan Bottomley @nathanbottomley.com · 3d

Can someone show this article to the Australian Government and its low-information eSafety Commissioner?

#auspol

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 3d

New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Pat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 3d

China is installing the wind and solar equivalent of five large nuclear power stations every week shows new research by Climate Energy Finance. The rest of the world must learn from China's incredible doubling down on clean energy. www.abc.net.au/news/science...

'Winning the race': How China plans to meet its 2030 renewables target by the end of this month

While Australia debates the merits of going nuclear and frustration grows over the slower-than-needed switch to solar and wind power, China's renewables rollout is breaking all the records.

www.abc.net.au

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Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 3d

Now that the Deloitte report, about the government's unlawful administration of mutual obligations, is making international headlines, it's worth looking at what's actually in it (apart from AI slop) and WHY it was actually commissioned

A thread👇

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 3d

Treasury official James Kelly grilled after claiming does not see any evidence of price gouging in the insurance sector bcoz their profits ‘don’t look excessive’
Nick McKim “they’re up 50% in the last financial year!” #Estimates

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 4d

I interviewed Grace Tame about autism, fascism, Israel, Australia and empire. "We're not really a democracy"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTtE...

“We’re not really a democracy” - Grace Tame on autism, fascism, Israel, Trump and empire

YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

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Desh63 @desh63.bsky.social · 4d

@senatorwong.bsky.social you are coming across as dismissive, insincere and arrogant. With 400+ gambling related suicides each year and so many more lives destroyed you and your government ought to take the calls for gambling reform more seriously. #auspol

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Laki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 4d

@davidpocock.bsky.social has been such an asset to Australia. Focused, clear, ethical.

Thank you ACT for gifting him to us.

#auspol

Crikey @crikey.com.au · 4d

Independent Senator David Pocock and Labor's Penny Wong clashed in Senate estimates yesterday over whether the Parliamentary Sports Club could be considered a lobby group, as reported in Crikey last week. The club is registered as such, and lists Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its clients.

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 4d

If Labor wishes to reclaim its moral authority, it must break with the consultant paradigm: rebuild public governance, fund socially vital disciplines and restore universities as places of learning, not revenue streams. #auspol #universitiesAU

How the ALP outsourced the soul of higher education

For most of its history, the Australian Labor Party spoke of education as a public good, the light on the hill, a vision of collective progress through strong institutions, universal access, and the elevation of ordinary citizens.

johnmenadue.com

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TheSnarkTank @thesnarktank.bsky.social · 4d

War is hell.

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Barbara Pedersen @barbie4science.bsky.social · 4d

Meanwhile Deloitte profits from AI generated reports.

Why are ALP/LNP governments so cruel to our people and so subservient to the rich and privileged?

#WhatIsThePointOfLabor
#Auspol

ABC News (Unofficial) @abc-news.bsky.social · 5d

NT parents referred to income management if kids fail to attend class: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-07/nt-government-school-truancy-plan-backlash-education/105856318

NT parents referred to income management if kids fail to attend class

Parents in the NT who frequently fail to send their children to school, without a valid reason, may have their income managed by the Commonwealth.

www.abc.net.au

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LouisViljee @louisviljee.bsky.social · 4d

Largely because of the work being done by India and China, #renewables have overtaken coal and gas. The future beckons.
#PoliticalWill
#RenewableEnergy
#ExistentialCrisis
#auspol
#wapol

Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social · 4d

Now this is interesting….

China is racing to develop a new generation of wind farms that can not only survive tropical cyclones, but also harness their power. #WindPower #Renewables
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

The 'typhoon-proof' wind farms powering China's coast

China is racing to develop a new generation of wind farms that can not only survive tropical cyclones, but also harness their power.

www.bbc.com

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 4d

Deloitte Australia will partially refund the 440,000 Australian dollars ($290,000) paid by the Australian government for a report that was littered with apparent AI-generated errors, including a fabricated quote from a federal court judgment and references to nonexistent academic research papers.

Deloitte to partially refund Australian government for report with apparent AI-generated errors

Deloitte Australia will partially refund the Australian government for a report filled with apparent AI-generated errors.

apnews.com

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Barbara Pedersen @barbie4science.bsky.social · 5d

Denmark doesn't have sunshine like Australia does but the Danish government is making a brighter future for its citizens.

#Auspol

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 5d

The @iea.org's guess at the variable renewable energy share in various countries by 2030 - Denmark will be around 78%.

None of this was meant to be even remotely possible!!

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a chart showing various VRE shares by region

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Morabeets @morabeets.bsky.social · 5d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Let’s not be Hastie

#auspol

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Jane Smith @janehappywife.bsky.social · 5d

I am so grateful there are some politicians who work to help Australians.

#Auspol

Andrew Wilkie MP @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social · 5d

Gambling regulation in Aus is a national disgrace. The govt has ignored the Murphy Report & repeatedly blocked my bill to hold gambling giants accountable. If they won’t listen to evidence, experts or the crossbench, they should at least listen to the community. #auspol #politas

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Andrew Wilkie MP @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social · 5d

Gambling regulation in Aus is a national disgrace. The govt has ignored the Murphy Report & repeatedly blocked my bill to hold gambling giants accountable. If they won’t listen to evidence, experts or the crossbench, they should at least listen to the community. #auspol #politas

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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 5d

New data shows Australia's extreme weather losses among highest in world www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Betting on the weather emerges as a solution as insurance costs skyrocket

Amid more extreme weather events, parametric insurance — described as a bet on the weather —is on the rise. It is now being touted as a possible solution for Australians, who have some of the highest ...

www.abc.net.au

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 6d

Also, as an aside, contender for this month's headline hall of fame in the FT today.... www.ft.com/content/3cf3...

Shrimp caught in tariff net as US buyers are forced to shell out more

Wholesale shrimp prices have risen 21 per cent since April as Trump imposed heavy tariffs on their biggest supplier India

www.ft.com

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Barbara Pedersen @barbie4science.bsky.social · 5d

Does US government shutdown mean California can't pay up this month?

Asking on behalf of Australian investors.

#Auspol
#USEndofEmpire

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 6d

You're going to want to read this. 🤯

AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 6d

I don’t have a lot of time so quick thread on exactly WHY what I posted about today is so bad. TLDR: it’s like the most convoluted fucked up incestuous polycule I’ve ever heard of. 🥴🥴🥴

First who is everybody? Scott Bessent is the Secretary of the Treasury so cabinet member from hedge fund land.

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Barbara Pedersen @barbie4science.bsky.social · 5d

Traditional.

Barbara Pedersen @barbie4science.bsky.social · 5d

Coastal property prices peak as stench wafts inland.

As Australia's housing crisis deepens, pollies scurry in corridors of power.

Just don't expect any action on fossil fuel emissions.

#FFdeathwatch
#WhatIsthePointofLabor
#Auspol

Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 6d

Cause of Gold Coast mass fish kill unknown with marine heatwave most likely culprit, scientists say #Climate

Cause of Gold Coast mass fish kill unknown with marine heatwave most likely culprit, scientists say

Local community group says whatever the cause ‘kids shouldn’t be in the water’ with dead fish

www.theguardian.com

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 5d

Nice little timeline cleanse. This year global renewable energy generation surpassed coal for first time 💚⚡️
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5d

Oregon's stubborn resistance to Texas National Guard troops invading reflects the elitist and closed-minded belief that the people of Portland have nothing to learn from the people of Texas

--Ezra Klein, tomorrow in the New York Times

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