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⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia
@brucec01.bsky.social
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Equity Trader. I still hope we can find a path through the #ClimateCrisis using enlightened capitalism & technology; no atom splitting!, but some days it is quite hard to sustain this belief! #Climate200 🩵 #AusPol
Also, duck feeder 🦆😁
Gold Coast, Australia
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⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia @brucec01.bsky.social · May 25
#JenniferHewitt, is back to her key talking point on *how* is the #ALP govt is going to get to #NetZero (clearly still has not read the #ISP) & the excellent #MarkKenny comments that if we still had a #carbonPrice, if the #LNP had not trashed it, we would be a lot closer than we are now! #Insiders
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chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
The modern Liberal party doesn't have a great relationship with facts, but it's simple:

When Coal breaks down, your bill goes up.
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
brucec01.bsky.social
Great to see the comments from #GraemeSamuel regarding the agreed changes to the #EPBC_Act negotiated by the #Greens. #AusPol 🥂
43m ago13.14 AEDT Graeme Samuel welcomes EPBC deal The man who five years ago wrote a report with recommendations that will finally be implemented today, says he’ll be “delighted” to no longer hear his name mentioned in the media five times a week. Graeme Samuel popped up on Sky News said all the reforms are “sensible” and “tighten up issues that will both be in favour of protecting the environment” while not impacting efficiency. I went through the amendments this morning with the minister’s office and gave a tick across every single one of them … The problem is that we keep kicking the can down the road. The can just gets dented and gets rusty and and I think there was no guarantee that would ever get there. Now, what Minister, what has done, in great credit to him, he said, ‘This is it. We’ve got to do this now' and let’s get the thing moved’. He said it will now be up to the parliament and the environment department to set all the new rules and environmental standards that will be established under this legislation.
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
brucec01.bsky.social
The #BCA Business Council of Australia is clearly living in the past ... " sensible, stable reform backed by both *major* parties" and they must have missed the memo that says we are experiencing a #ClimateCrisis !! 🙄 Thank goodness most voters don't even know who they are ... 🥂
#AusPol #EPBC_Act
‘Missed opportunity’ is also the reaction of the Business Council of Australia who say the reforms won’t deliver “transformational economic change”. BCA chief executive, Bran Black, says the business group has supported reform to the environment protection and biodiversity conservation act (EPBC), but raised concern that the agreed upon position still contains “ambiguity and risk, which may shut out projects before a proper assessment”. In a statement, Black says: We have always said a sensible, stable reform backed by both major parties is what we need if Australia is to deliver the energy and renewables, critical minerals and infrastructure projects that underpin productivity and living standards. Our concern with this package, as it stands, is that there’s lots more work to do to deliver a net benefit for business and the economy. He also adds that the BCA does not support the concession to the Greens that prevents gas projects from being approved through “streamlined pathways”.
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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albomp.bsky.social
Repping King Stingray for #AusMusicTShirtDay.

I’ll always back Aussie music and the people who make it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
brucec01.bsky.social
There is a lot to like in the new #EPBC_Act but there are still a number of areas where it should have gone a lot further, but #Labor were intransigent about a #climateTrigger #AusPol
50m ago10.21 AEDT Environmental groups welcome Labor-Greens EPBC deal but remain concerned over fossil fuel approvals The government and the Greens are pretty happy about their deal announced this morning, and so too are some of the climate and environment advocacy groups. But they warn the job of protecting nature isn’t done, and express concern that the legislation will still allow the expansion of fossil fuel projects. The Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO, David Ritter, said: The agreement announced today secures a significant improvement on the broken laws that for too long failed to deliver credible environmental protection. Removing the risk of fast-tracking coal and gas projects is also welcome. But the big sting in the tail is that the legislation still fails to address the enormous climate harm to nature from these sorts of projects. It still leaves the door open for the heedless expansion of coal and gas. The Climate Council CEO, Amanda McKenzie, said the law still “fails” the 2025 climate test. This deal strengthens protections for our native forests, and provides a faster yes to responsible renewable energy projects that cut climate pollution … But this 2025 law fails the climate test. All new coal and gas projects still get a free pass on climate pollution. In fact, the law forbids the environment minister from considering a project’s climate pollution when assessing whether it should go ahead.
November 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
brucec01.bsky.social
#EPBC_Act An outcome that can be celebrated for many reasons & this one in particular! 🍾 🥂 #Greens #Environment #Liberals The #RegionalForestAgreements that enabled the logging of #OldGrowthForests will be gone! And I spared you having to see a pic of #JonnoDuniam 😄 who needs a slap!
1h ago09.34 AEDT ‘Dodgy dirty deal’: Coalition furious over EPBC agreement Jonathon Duniam, who was a key negotiating figure for the Coalition is ropable in the Senate – which has passed the motion to bring on debate of the environment bills. He says the bills will “now be rammed through in record time” and warns the bill will see native forestry “shut down” within years. The government was negotiating with both the Coalition and the Greens to pass the bill, with two separate sets of amendments. Duniam is not happy the Greens won out on the negotiations, and says the Coalition found out that the government was not accepting its amendments at the prime minister’s press conference this morning. This is a pattern of behaviour at the end of every sitting year we see the arrangement be the mighty new Labor-Green alliance come together, they’ve been together behind closed doors for a couple of weeks now hatching this one up. Where are they [Labor] standing up for the workers who have been abandoned under this the dodgy, dirty deal done behind closed doors at the 11th hour. He’s also critical of the Greens who had forced the parliament to set up an inquiry into the bill, that’s due to report back in March next year. Who’s voting to ram the bills through the Senate today, none other than the Australian greens enviro spokesperson senator Hanson-Young and all her colleagues.
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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scuttlebutter1.bsky.social
Fantastic news. Now, get Adani out of our country. India, along with Saudi Arabia, Russia & a number of other countries, argued against meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement fossil fuels phase out at COP30 this year.

Shut them down & get them out of Australia.
drmaryd.bsky.social Mary Debrett @drmaryd.bsky.social · 7h
Fantastic win for Ben Pennings in Queensland as Adani drops it 5+ year long SLAPP suit against him
Climate activist Ben Pennings has triumphed in the 5+ year long battle with Adani dropping its SLAPP suit against him.
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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drmaryd.bsky.social
Fantastic win for Ben Pennings in Queensland as Adani drops it 5+ year long SLAPP suit against him
Climate activist Ben Pennings has triumphed in the 5+ year long battle with Adani dropping its SLAPP suit against him.
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
You can't be a serious Australian party if you can't support Australia.
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
brucec01.bsky.social
Shit !!
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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wooftom57.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...

Appeasing Putin is insane!

If Europe lets Ukraine die a slow death, then Putin will be on Europe’s doorstep chipping away at their freedoms. He will take the Baltics next!

Europe must step into the fray now to fortify Ukraine and themselves before it’s too late!
The Question Hanging Over Peace Talks: What Will Putin Accept?
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
brucec01.bsky.social
For all our sins, and clearly we had many 😭😑🥂
johnmichaelhistory.bsky.social J-M's History Corner @johnmichaelhistory.bsky.social · 16h
#OnThisDay 26 November 2001 John Winston Howard, leader of the Liberal Party, was sworn in to a third consecutive term as the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. #OTD #history #auspol #politics
John Howard began his third time as prime minister of Australia on 26 November 2001
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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matthewdoran1.bsky.social
The deadly threat left behind by unexploded bombs in Gaza, often mistaken for toys by Palestinian children

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=znJy...

🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Unexploded bombs maiming Palestinian kids returning home after ceasefire | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Early winter rains flood Gaza tent camps, with the season’s worst weather still to come

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMfZ...

🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Palestinians left without shelter after Gaza tent cities flood again | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social
Moody’s had no option but to downgrade Tassie’s credit rating to the worst of any state. To say the Government and Opposition are fiscally illiterate is being kind, as they couldn’t even be trusted to manage the cash for a chook raffle. #auspol #politas
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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reverendgenes.com.au
I hope it's ok to add. That when fools, get their videos of catastrophic weather posted on AU's public broadcaster, where they are seemingly "happy-amazed", saying stuff like "no way that's crazy" etc, then FFS, it's bloody obvious that the world, and all of us, are not in a good place. 💔 🌏 🌱 ♻️
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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reverendgenes.com.au
Today a lil' garden path work, more later. Then we went to AU's only hardware shop to get a black genoa fig. I know! But hey, they killed all the local nurseries! On the way home, the southern & western horizons looked super angry. Storm? Fire? Nope, Just a lil' #ClimateChange #FFS #JustFixIt 🇦🇺 🐨 🌱
75,000 without power as 'ferocious' storms lash NSW
A man suffers multiple injuries in a wild storm that brings down trees and powerlines and cuts electricity to tens of thousands of people in the NSW Central West.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
brucec01.bsky.social
Imagine that ... on looking at the photos of the event, I could see the scientists talking to 2 #CommunityIndependents and 1 #Green MP. Strangely, no #Liberals or #Notionals - does that indicate something ? #AusPol
antarctic.bsky.social Australian Antarctic Program Partnership @antarctic.bsky.social · 23h
Our scientists talked with Parliamentarians and staffers about how Antarctica is changing, and how these changes are affecting Australia’s weather, coastlines, fisheries, climate stability and regional security.
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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The Greens have secured an inquiry to find out why job & program cuts are being rolled out across the CSIRO! It will consider the impacts of the funding cuts, the importance of public funding for science & CSIRO’s future funding & resourcing needs.
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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"Ed Husic on the money: gas industry profiteering is costing Australians" by Matt Saunders #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251125-...
Ed Husic on the money: gas industry profiteering is costing Australians
Ed Husic’s ‘breaking ranks with Labor’ speech in parliament yesterday which claimed gas exporters are profiteering from Australians and driving up domestic energy prices, is right on the money and wel...
thepoint.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Here’s hoping this is a great thing… It sure would be a fabulous way to end the year! Real nature protection laws instead of a giant step backwards and a free kick to #gas & #mining! @afr #auspol
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Albanese steps in to hash out environment law deal with Greens
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is now in direct negotiations with the Greens and a deal is expected to be inked by the end of the day.
www.afr.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Google's parliament house passes are sponsored by Liberal MPs.
Google and YouTube ‘This matter falls outside the scope of the Senate inquiry. That said, Google is happy to share that the following Google personnel presently have a sponsored pass: 1. Stefanee Lovett, sponsored by Zoe McKenzie MP 2. Rebecca Turner, sponsored by Simon Kennedy MP 3. Clare Kennedy, sponsored by Senator the Hon Jane Hume’
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
brucec01.bsky.social
Complete bullshit from #Santos again, of course! #AusPol
Santos says it is time for people to move on and back Narrabri gas project Santos has responded to today’s statements by the NSW Farmers’ Federation about exploring avenues for legal action against the company’s Narrabri gas project due to concerns about impacts on groundwater. The company says it is time for everyone to move on. A Santos spokesperson said: In 2020, the NSW Department of Planning found in its assessment report, that it is “ difficult to reconcile the significant community concerns about the Narrabri Gas Project with the technical advice from experts that the risk of any significant impacts occurring is generally low and can be controlled using standard engineering practice and imposing strict conditions on Santos. The spokesperson said the project had been approved by the state’s independent planning commission after consideration of the state planning department’s assessment report and other expert evidence on groundwater. They said a legal challenge to the approval was dismissed by the Land and Environment Court in 2021: It’s time for everyone to now move on and respect the outcome of the extensive approvals and litigation processes that have been carried out for the Narrabri Gas Project under NSW and federal laws, including recognising that the project is in the public interest and is necessary to ensure energy security and reliability for east coast gas and electricity consumers.
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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We need to increase taxation if we want governments to do all we expect them to - Australia is a low taxing country #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Public sector told to find significant savings but Jim Chalmers denies ‘big job cuts’
Coalition accuses government of breaking its promise not to cut the public sector as treasurer confirms reductions
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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