David Tomkins
@davidctomkins.bsky.social
‘First do no harm’ - climate, environment, minorities
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The Deputy Mayor of #Gloucester will be with us, among thousands - hope you’re also joining our climate defence protestival this weekend in #NewcastleNSW.
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/912032...
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/912032...
Why I always take part in Rising Tide's protest: deputy lord mayor
Opinion | 'If we give up, our collective failure will negatively impact everyone and everything'
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Deputy Mayor of #Gloucester will be with us, among thousands - hope you’re also joining our climate defence protestival this weekend in #NewcastleNSW.
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/912032...
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/912032...
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As the The Climate Council says "until emissions are fully accounted for & climate impacts properly weighed, our forests, our future, & our climate remain at risk". DCAN will continue our fight to stop the Albanese Government from approving new gas & coal projects. Our future depends on it. Join us!
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
As the The Climate Council says "until emissions are fully accounted for & climate impacts properly weighed, our forests, our future, & our climate remain at risk". DCAN will continue our fight to stop the Albanese Government from approving new gas & coal projects. Our future depends on it. Join us!
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Thank you everyone who contacted MPs and Senator offices in the campaign to make the new nature laws stronger. We now have a new national environment law which has some important improvements but still fails the climate test. Incredulously climate pollution won't be taken into account in decisions.
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Thank you everyone who contacted MPs and Senator offices in the campaign to make the new nature laws stronger. We now have a new national environment law which has some important improvements but still fails the climate test. Incredulously climate pollution won't be taken into account in decisions.
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Electric bills are up 11% this year, and shutoffs are spiking across the country.
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times the rate of inflation.
seiu.co
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Electric bills are up 11% this year, and shutoffs are spiking across the country.
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
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It's a big day for nature!
It has been announced this morning that Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul the federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year.
It has been announced this morning that Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul the federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year.
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It's a big day for nature!
It has been announced this morning that Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul the federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year.
It has been announced this morning that Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul the federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year.
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So Barnaby sees compulsory voting as inhibiting #AUSPOL ‘s slide towards some kind of Trumpian future. Yeah, it’s called a functional (albeit not perfect) democracy. Jumping ship should trigger by-elections.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Live: Barnaby Joyce quits the Nationals, considering Senate run for One Nation
Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce announces his resignation from the Nationals after more than two decades as a member. Follow live.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
So Barnaby sees compulsory voting as inhibiting #AUSPOL ‘s slide towards some kind of Trumpian future. Yeah, it’s called a functional (albeit not perfect) democracy. Jumping ship should trigger by-elections.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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If you wonder why we have been banging on about how the LNP are utterly irrelevant to govt policy, just look at today's deal on the EPBC Act.
We really do not need to care about what Sussan Ley thinks
live.thepoint.com.au
We really do not need to care about what Sussan Ley thinks
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Labor and Greens to pass environment laws today, Nationals pretend to care about Barnaby Joyce's future
Labor wants a political win and wants its environment legislation pushed through, even if it means sitting on Friday to do it, while the Nationals are pretending to care about Barnaby Joyce's potentia...
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If you wonder why we have been banging on about how the LNP are utterly irrelevant to govt policy, just look at today's deal on the EPBC Act.
We really do not need to care about what Sussan Ley thinks
live.thepoint.com.au
We really do not need to care about what Sussan Ley thinks
live.thepoint.com.au
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Regime admits its wishful thinking won't work, and its now only meeting its carbon budget by an accounting scam www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Cancelled Kapuni carbon storage scheme scrapped from national emissions plan
Despite a raft of climate policy cuts, the country is still on track to narrowly meet its greenhouse gas budget - but not a 2030 methane target set in law.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Regime admits its wishful thinking won't work, and its now only meeting its carbon budget by an accounting scam www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Here are a range of responses to the EPBC announcement.
The old laws were decades out of date. A new playing field will strengthen the hand of the groups campaigning against new fossil fuel protects & in support of enviro protection. That’s where the work continues.
www.foe.org.au/a_big_day_fo...
The old laws were decades out of date. A new playing field will strengthen the hand of the groups campaigning against new fossil fuel protects & in support of enviro protection. That’s where the work continues.
www.foe.org.au/a_big_day_fo...
A big day for nature
Friends of the Earth Australia (FoEA) believes that social and environmental issues cannot be separated from each other. As a result, FoEA is a social and environmental justice organisation. We seek t...
www.foe.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Here are a range of responses to the EPBC announcement.
The old laws were decades out of date. A new playing field will strengthen the hand of the groups campaigning against new fossil fuel protects & in support of enviro protection. That’s where the work continues.
www.foe.org.au/a_big_day_fo...
The old laws were decades out of date. A new playing field will strengthen the hand of the groups campaigning against new fossil fuel protects & in support of enviro protection. That’s where the work continues.
www.foe.org.au/a_big_day_fo...
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The EPBC Act changes are nowhere near perfect, but there have been some important improvements to the pretty shite original bill.
Good on the govt for negotiating with the Greens to deliver something not completely shit.
Maybe think on doing a bit more of that?
live.thepoint.com.au
Good on the govt for negotiating with the Greens to deliver something not completely shit.
Maybe think on doing a bit more of that?
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Labor and Greens to pass environment laws today, Nationals pretend to care about Barnaby Joyce's future
Labor wants a political win and wants its environment legislation pushed through, even if it means sitting on Friday to do it, while the Nationals are pretending to care about Barnaby Joyce's potentia...
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The EPBC Act changes are nowhere near perfect, but there have been some important improvements to the pretty shite original bill.
Good on the govt for negotiating with the Greens to deliver something not completely shit.
Maybe think on doing a bit more of that?
live.thepoint.com.au
Good on the govt for negotiating with the Greens to deliver something not completely shit.
Maybe think on doing a bit more of that?
live.thepoint.com.au
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% last financial year, in what the Albanese government says is the largest annual drop due to reduced fossil fuel use outside the early years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
#climatecrisis #RenewableEnergy #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #RenewableEnergy #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%
While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% last financial year, in what the Albanese government says is the largest annual drop due to reduced fossil fuel use outside the early years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
#climatecrisis #RenewableEnergy #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #RenewableEnergy #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Very pleased to see that @greens.org.au have won an inquiry into job cuts at CSIRO
Would be great to see attention brought to bear on restructuring (cuts?) at the Australian Research Council too
Why these attacks on science in the public interest in Australia❓ Who does this serve❓
Would be great to see attention brought to bear on restructuring (cuts?) at the Australian Research Council too
Why these attacks on science in the public interest in Australia❓ Who does this serve❓
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Very pleased to see that @greens.org.au have won an inquiry into job cuts at CSIRO
Would be great to see attention brought to bear on restructuring (cuts?) at the Australian Research Council too
Why these attacks on science in the public interest in Australia❓ Who does this serve❓
Would be great to see attention brought to bear on restructuring (cuts?) at the Australian Research Council too
Why these attacks on science in the public interest in Australia❓ Who does this serve❓
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A stupid and unjust entangling of policing and welfare.
The Albanese govt should put their time and effort into things that would make a real difference:
fixing the ineffective job provider scheme, and getting rid of the cruel and counterproductive 'mutual obligation' system. #poverty #auspol
The Albanese govt should put their time and effort into things that would make a real difference:
fixing the ineffective job provider scheme, and getting rid of the cruel and counterproductive 'mutual obligation' system. #poverty #auspol
Today @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social succeeded in establishing new powers to cancel Centrelink payments before conviction.
Thanks @senatorthorpe.bsky.social @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social @pennyallmanpayne.com for trying to stop this dangerous law.
Thanks @senatorthorpe.bsky.social @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social @pennyallmanpayne.com for trying to stop this dangerous law.
Shame Labor shame: New powers to cancel Centrelink payments before conviction pass the senate
Welfare recipients have a right to be treated equally under the law, and should not be subject to punishment before having access to legal advice for any reason, ever.
apcentre.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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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)
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
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)
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)
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Genocide by any other name
“This finding reveals that not only did the Federal Court deny procedural fairness to the Wunna Nyiyaparli & the Australian government told the CCPR to rack off as it was satisfied with the duplicitous manner in which justice has been denied,“
#Auspol
“This finding reveals that not only did the Federal Court deny procedural fairness to the Wunna Nyiyaparli & the Australian government told the CCPR to rack off as it was satisfied with the duplicitous manner in which justice has been denied,“
#Auspol
The Wunna Nyiyaparli Have Been Stripped of Roy Hill Native Title Rights Based on Void Documents
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart’s company used illegitimate and unregistered documents to secure exploration rights and ensure traditional rights holders are denied access to their lands.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Genocide by any other name
“This finding reveals that not only did the Federal Court deny procedural fairness to the Wunna Nyiyaparli & the Australian government told the CCPR to rack off as it was satisfied with the duplicitous manner in which justice has been denied,“
#Auspol
“This finding reveals that not only did the Federal Court deny procedural fairness to the Wunna Nyiyaparli & the Australian government told the CCPR to rack off as it was satisfied with the duplicitous manner in which justice has been denied,“
#Auspol
As our Pacific Island neighbours pleaded for their very survival at COP30, more than 1,600 industry lobbyists crashed the party, joining forcing with the Saudis and Russians to kibosh the phase-out of fossil fuels.
#climatecrisis #COP30 #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #COP30 #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids | Peter Lewis
As Australians face a maelstrom of interconnected disasters, the climate catastrophe has become just one of many things to doomscroll about
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
As our Pacific Island neighbours pleaded for their very survival at COP30, more than 1,600 industry lobbyists crashed the party, joining forcing with the Saudis and Russians to kibosh the phase-out of fossil fuels.
#climatecrisis #COP30 #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #COP30 #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Ted O'Brien has spent his entire NPC speech talking about a made up person called "Jess"
He just said "What we do believe in is Jess"
He just said "What we do believe in is Jess"
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Ted O'Brien has spent his entire NPC speech talking about a made up person called "Jess"
He just said "What we do believe in is Jess"
He just said "What we do believe in is Jess"
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Certain politicians continue the lie that we can keep opening more coal mines and coal seam gas fields without totally destroying Australia’s climate and food and water security.
#climatecrisis #netzero2050 #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
#climatecrisis #netzero2050 #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
Ditching net zero abandons Aussie farmers like me
When politicians say they’re against net zero, they’re willing to let their constituents suffer record-breaking floods, droughts and heat.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Certain politicians continue the lie that we can keep opening more coal mines and coal seam gas fields without totally destroying Australia’s climate and food and water security.
#climatecrisis #netzero2050 #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
#climatecrisis #netzero2050 #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
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COP30
Despite signing the Belem declaration, Australia stayed silent on fossil fuel phase out.
That means it is not part of the formal obligations on countries.
Despite signing the Belem declaration, Australia stayed silent on fossil fuel phase out.
That means it is not part of the formal obligations on countries.
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
COP30
Despite signing the Belem declaration, Australia stayed silent on fossil fuel phase out.
That means it is not part of the formal obligations on countries.
Despite signing the Belem declaration, Australia stayed silent on fossil fuel phase out.
That means it is not part of the formal obligations on countries.
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COP30
THE BAD
Chris Bowen and Australia were notably absent from the main COP30 negotiations, focus instead on negotiating the fine print for Turkiye's hosting of COP31.
THE BAD
Chris Bowen and Australia were notably absent from the main COP30 negotiations, focus instead on negotiating the fine print for Turkiye's hosting of COP31.
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
COP30
THE BAD
Chris Bowen and Australia were notably absent from the main COP30 negotiations, focus instead on negotiating the fine print for Turkiye's hosting of COP31.
THE BAD
Chris Bowen and Australia were notably absent from the main COP30 negotiations, focus instead on negotiating the fine print for Turkiye's hosting of COP31.
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COP30
Australia signed the Belem Declaration - our strongest ever statement on transitioning away from Fossil fuels.
It acknowledges1.5°C means no new fossil fuel projects.
Australia signed the Belem Declaration - our strongest ever statement on transitioning away from Fossil fuels.
It acknowledges1.5°C means no new fossil fuel projects.
November 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
COP30
Australia signed the Belem Declaration - our strongest ever statement on transitioning away from Fossil fuels.
It acknowledges1.5°C means no new fossil fuel projects.
Australia signed the Belem Declaration - our strongest ever statement on transitioning away from Fossil fuels.
It acknowledges1.5°C means no new fossil fuel projects.
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COP30
Brazil will lead a fossil fuel phase out roadmap. 87 countries pushed for action. Momentum is now unstoppable.
Brazil will lead a fossil fuel phase out roadmap. 87 countries pushed for action. Momentum is now unstoppable.
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
COP30
Brazil will lead a fossil fuel phase out roadmap. 87 countries pushed for action. Momentum is now unstoppable.
Brazil will lead a fossil fuel phase out roadmap. 87 countries pushed for action. Momentum is now unstoppable.
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COP30
The new Just Transition package can unlock resources for workers and communities to build thriving new economies and community-led resilience.
The new Just Transition package can unlock resources for workers and communities to build thriving new economies and community-led resilience.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
COP30
The new Just Transition package can unlock resources for workers and communities to build thriving new economies and community-led resilience.
The new Just Transition package can unlock resources for workers and communities to build thriving new economies and community-led resilience.