Dr Stephanie Dowrick
@drstephaniedowrick.bsky.social
Writer. Peace & justice activist. Most recent books: YOUR NAME IS NOT ANXIOUS. CREATIVE JOURNAL WRITING. Also CHOOSING HAPPINESS, SEEKING THE SACRED, FORGIVENESS & OTHER ACTS OF LOVE. stephaniedowrick.com
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Surviving these politically outrageous times challenges everyone with a moral pulse.
No book can assuage all your #anxieties but I've aimed to share invaluable "professional knowledge" of body as well as mind so you can take back CHOICES that #anxiety robs. Short bites in case you're in overload.
No book can assuage all your #anxieties but I've aimed to share invaluable "professional knowledge" of body as well as mind so you can take back CHOICES that #anxiety robs. Short bites in case you're in overload.
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With respect to conscience votes, Labor is worse than the Liberals. Seems a very unprogressive thing to do to force people to vote against their own conscience.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Gambling ad ban would pass parliament with conscience vote, Labor MP says
Macarthur MP Mike Freelander believes the multi-partisan support for restricting gambling advertising means the reforms will "get there" eventually.
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
With respect to conscience votes, Labor is worse than the Liberals. Seems a very unprogressive thing to do to force people to vote against their own conscience.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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The Albanese government has signed up to a commitment to phase out fossil fuels…and to achieve that goal….it says we need more fossil fuels…FFS
Climate denial is not confined to the hard right of Australian politics
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Climate denial is not confined to the hard right of Australian politics
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Australia’s gas bonanza is for corporate super-profits, not climate superheroes
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Albanese government has signed up to a commitment to phase out fossil fuels…and to achieve that goal….it says we need more fossil fuels…FFS
Climate denial is not confined to the hard right of Australian politics
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Climate denial is not confined to the hard right of Australian politics
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
Bravo!!
November 22, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Bravo!!
Refugees Are Suffering. This Novelist Won’t Look Away. www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/b...
I’m very eager to read this. @rabihalameddine.bsky.social 📕👏👏👏👏👏📚📚📚
I’m very eager to read this. @rabihalameddine.bsky.social 📕👏👏👏👏👏📚📚📚
Refugees Are Suffering. This Novelist Won’t Look Away. (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Refugees Are Suffering. This Novelist Won’t Look Away. www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/b...
I’m very eager to read this. @rabihalameddine.bsky.social 📕👏👏👏👏👏📚📚📚
I’m very eager to read this. @rabihalameddine.bsky.social 📕👏👏👏👏👏📚📚📚
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An utter disgrace. A Trumpian level of destruction being wrought at the CSIRO under Albo.
"The environment unit, which has more than 700 full-time equivalent roles, will be reduced by 130 to 150. Four of its nine research focuses will not continue"
"The environment unit, which has more than 700 full-time equivalent roles, will be reduced by 130 to 150. Four of its nine research focuses will not continue"
Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis?
Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
An utter disgrace. A Trumpian level of destruction being wrought at the CSIRO under Albo.
"The environment unit, which has more than 700 full-time equivalent roles, will be reduced by 130 to 150. Four of its nine research focuses will not continue"
"The environment unit, which has more than 700 full-time equivalent roles, will be reduced by 130 to 150. Four of its nine research focuses will not continue"
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11... %26 Irritations
ABC bias intelligently discussed.
@davemilbo.bsky.social of interest — though no surprises.
ABC bias intelligently discussed.
@davemilbo.bsky.social of interest — though no surprises.
BBC and ABC targeted by conservative critics for the wrong reasons
Right-wing critics attack the ABC and BBC, but the real media bias is in ignoring Palestinian voices and defending power.
johnmenadue.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11... %26 Irritations
ABC bias intelligently discussed.
@davemilbo.bsky.social of interest — though no surprises.
ABC bias intelligently discussed.
@davemilbo.bsky.social of interest — though no surprises.
Well worth your time.
Just here to remind you that, with “net zero”, we’re having a meaningless argument about a meaningless frame in order to distract from the single most important and meaningful issue confronting us.
This is politics today.
We should stop wasting time and energy and build a new system.
This is politics today.
We should stop wasting time and energy and build a new system.
Net zero reality and the extinction of politics-as-usual
On words without meaning, meaning without worlds
The sheer inanity, the ecocidal banality of our current political discourse was encapsulated perfectly this morning on the floor of the House of Repre...
in-between-days.ghost.io
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Well worth your time.
This should be front page news. Every day.
A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This should be front page news. Every day.
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A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.
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This is obscene.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO
Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
This is obscene.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
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The Asia-Pacific has witnessed the true costs of nuclear testing. We carry its burdens still. We will oppose any effort to normalise the testing and use of these weapons of indiscriminate destruction. #auspol #AsiaPacific #APLN
Nuclear testing threatens global stability
Gareth Evans, Robert Hill, and Larissa Waters are among the Australian signatories of a statement calling on Trump to clarify that the US will not resume nuclear explosive testing.
johnmenadue.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The Asia-Pacific has witnessed the true costs of nuclear testing. We carry its burdens still. We will oppose any effort to normalise the testing and use of these weapons of indiscriminate destruction. #auspol #AsiaPacific #APLN
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(New from us)
‘Now the Pacific is leading the way again. Island leaders have a bold plan to become the world’s first region powered entirely by renewables and energy storage.’ #ClimateCrisis #COP30
w/ @wesleymorgan.bsky.social @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-pacific-...
‘Now the Pacific is leading the way again. Island leaders have a bold plan to become the world’s first region powered entirely by renewables and energy storage.’ #ClimateCrisis #COP30
w/ @wesleymorgan.bsky.social @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-pacific-...
How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables
Pacific nations spend billions each year importing fossil fuels for electricity. Now the region’s leaders are aiming for energy independence.
theconversation.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
(New from us)
‘Now the Pacific is leading the way again. Island leaders have a bold plan to become the world’s first region powered entirely by renewables and energy storage.’ #ClimateCrisis #COP30
w/ @wesleymorgan.bsky.social @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-pacific-...
‘Now the Pacific is leading the way again. Island leaders have a bold plan to become the world’s first region powered entirely by renewables and energy storage.’ #ClimateCrisis #COP30
w/ @wesleymorgan.bsky.social @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-pacific-...
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David, you don't need to buy but can order from library my book, "Your name is not Anxious". If reading hard - I wrote it for those times we feel flooded - there's also an audio edition. I brought decades of personal & clinical care to it. Things can be at least steadier. Warmest thoughts with you.
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
David, you don't need to buy but can order from library my book, "Your name is not Anxious". If reading hard - I wrote it for those times we feel flooded - there's also an audio edition. I brought decades of personal & clinical care to it. Things can be at least steadier. Warmest thoughts with you.
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@davemilbo.bsky.social Congratulations Dave - and to @jodyer.bsky.social - on how well the "Sunday Shot" is going. Lots of backroom effort, but tremendously well worthwhile. Good guests; always stimulating discussion. Enjoyed seeing @antounissa.bsky.social yesterday. Also discussion re young people.
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
@davemilbo.bsky.social Congratulations Dave - and to @jodyer.bsky.social - on how well the "Sunday Shot" is going. Lots of backroom effort, but tremendously well worthwhile. Good guests; always stimulating discussion. Enjoyed seeing @antounissa.bsky.social yesterday. Also discussion re young people.
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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 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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
@davemilbo.bsky.social Congratulations Dave - and to @jodyer.bsky.social - on how well the "Sunday Shot" is going. Lots of backroom effort, but tremendously well worthwhile. Good guests; always stimulating discussion. Enjoyed seeing @antounissa.bsky.social yesterday. Also discussion re young people.
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
@davemilbo.bsky.social Congratulations Dave - and to @jodyer.bsky.social - on how well the "Sunday Shot" is going. Lots of backroom effort, but tremendously well worthwhile. Good guests; always stimulating discussion. Enjoyed seeing @antounissa.bsky.social yesterday. Also discussion re young people.
The accelerating tragedy of the invasion and land and water theft on the West Bank - by the unchecked occupiers - is clearly "too much" for Western media to face. (Never mind Senator Wong.) It breaks ALL international laws.
This article is welcome. Please circulate it. www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
This article is welcome. Please circulate it. www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
Israel’s annexation of the West Bank has been occurring for decades
Israel’s parliament is debating applying Israeli law over the West Bank. Its control of the region, however, has been growing without such ceremony.
www.smh.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The accelerating tragedy of the invasion and land and water theft on the West Bank - by the unchecked occupiers - is clearly "too much" for Western media to face. (Never mind Senator Wong.) It breaks ALL international laws.
This article is welcome. Please circulate it. www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
This article is welcome. Please circulate it. www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
This is URGENT. Financial scandals running into millions, adding to the #HumanRights abuses in the treatment of #asylumseekers. They should have been a major concern of #NACC. They are not. @tonyburkemp.bsky.social has NO excuses of stupidity. Yet the #Nauru story stinks & we need #transparency.
My new piece on the alarming story of a Home Affairs whistleblower:
Derek Elias is still technically employed by Home Affairs, but he hasn’t worked full-time since July 2021, when he walked out on his role in Operation Sovereign Borders following what he describes as “a significant probity breach” involving lucrative contracts in Nauru. satpa.pe/nzO9RiX
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This is URGENT. Financial scandals running into millions, adding to the #HumanRights abuses in the treatment of #asylumseekers. They should have been a major concern of #NACC. They are not. @tonyburkemp.bsky.social has NO excuses of stupidity. Yet the #Nauru story stinks & we need #transparency.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... George Megalogenis always worth reading. With LNP proving a bankrupt "opposition" how must the representation system change so truly representative "coalition" can hold Labor to account? LNP totally unworthy of shadow power, or the attention and perks that go with it.
Numbers to horrify all Libs: Labor can win a parliamentary vote on female MPs alone
There are 43 Coalition MPs and 50 female Labor members sitting opposite them. You do the maths.
www.smh.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... George Megalogenis always worth reading. With LNP proving a bankrupt "opposition" how must the representation system change so truly representative "coalition" can hold Labor to account? LNP totally unworthy of shadow power, or the attention and perks that go with it.
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And in sports news, relegation looms for the Liberal Party after conceding yet another own goal in their umpteenth loss on the trot.
November 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
And in sports news, relegation looms for the Liberal Party after conceding yet another own goal in their umpteenth loss on the trot.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:47 AM