Dr Sophie Scamps MP
@sophiescamps.bsky.social
Independent Federal Member for Mackellar | Former GP | Delivering a clean bill of health, climate, integrity and cost of living. Authorised by Dr Scamps MP Narrabeen
So now it’s clear who the Liberals are representing. Not the farmers, not business and tech but billionaire Gina Rinehart.
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Gina Rinehart puts blowtorch on Rio Tinto, BHP over net zero spending
Australia’s richest person has criticised her company’s joint venture partner, Rio Tinto, for torching shareholder value on the “green altar” of net zero.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So now it’s clear who the Liberals are representing. Not the farmers, not business and tech but billionaire Gina Rinehart.
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Gotta love Dr Mike!
Banning gambling advertising has the support of parliament and is desperately wanted by our communities. Why is the PM blocking it?
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Banning gambling advertising has the support of parliament and is desperately wanted by our communities. Why is the PM blocking it?
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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.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Gotta love Dr Mike!
Banning gambling advertising has the support of parliament and is desperately wanted by our communities. Why is the PM blocking it?
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Banning gambling advertising has the support of parliament and is desperately wanted by our communities. Why is the PM blocking it?
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The UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment has made a surprise intervention in the legal challenges against the decision by Environment Minister Murray Watt to extend the life of Woodside’s NW Shelf LNG project.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment has made a surprise intervention in the legal challenges against the decision by Environment Minister Murray Watt to extend the life of Woodside’s NW Shelf LNG project.
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Farewell temperature guy. Thank you for the connection to our ocean and each other and the beautiful messages along the way. 🩵🐠🩵🪼🩵🐬
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Manly’s beloved ‘temperature guy’ farewells daily ritual
“Last week, I just came to the realisation that it was the right time to stop,” the 71-year-old said.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Farewell temperature guy. Thank you for the connection to our ocean and each other and the beautiful messages along the way. 🩵🐠🩵🪼🩵🐬
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Blaming this on a communication error does not cut it.
There needs to be a thorough review how this display of hate was given the green light by NSW to police to proceed.
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There needs to be a thorough review how this display of hate was given the green light by NSW to police to proceed.
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This is Mal Lanyon’s first real test and the ‘communication error’ excuse just won’t do
The decision to greenlight a highly staged Nazi rally outside NSW parliament has left senior police red-faced, politicians fuming, and Sydney’s Jewish community facing fresh trauma.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Blaming this on a communication error does not cut it.
There needs to be a thorough review how this display of hate was given the green light by NSW to police to proceed.
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There needs to be a thorough review how this display of hate was given the green light by NSW to police to proceed.
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We all loved the 80s but this is ridiculous!
The Nats now stand for dead assets, dead end jobs, higher energy prices & a more insecure future.
If we don’t want to be left behind we should be building for our future - not yearning for the past.
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The Nats now stand for dead assets, dead end jobs, higher energy prices & a more insecure future.
If we don’t want to be left behind we should be building for our future - not yearning for the past.
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'Found our voice': Nationals formally abandon net zero by 2050 climate promise
The Nationals have formally abandoned a commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050, setting a challenge for Opposition leader Sussan Ley whether to follow or risk splitting the Coalition.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
We all loved the 80s but this is ridiculous!
The Nats now stand for dead assets, dead end jobs, higher energy prices & a more insecure future.
If we don’t want to be left behind we should be building for our future - not yearning for the past.
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The Nats now stand for dead assets, dead end jobs, higher energy prices & a more insecure future.
If we don’t want to be left behind we should be building for our future - not yearning for the past.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Ministerial discretion would be a fatal flaw in these laws.
With 19 ecosystems on the brink of collapse we need our environment laws to work.
Decisions on project approvals must not be at the discretion of the minister but by an independent, trustworthy EPA.
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With 19 ecosystems on the brink of collapse we need our environment laws to work.
Decisions on project approvals must not be at the discretion of the minister but by an independent, trustworthy EPA.
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Labor needs to bow to Liberals or Greens or its environment law revamp is dead
Albanese government will need to make major concessions to pass promised federal nature laws as Liberals attack ‘nature positive 2.0’
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October 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Ministerial discretion would be a fatal flaw in these laws.
With 19 ecosystems on the brink of collapse we need our environment laws to work.
Decisions on project approvals must not be at the discretion of the minister but by an independent, trustworthy EPA.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
With 19 ecosystems on the brink of collapse we need our environment laws to work.
Decisions on project approvals must not be at the discretion of the minister but by an independent, trustworthy EPA.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
All Australians should benefit from the sale of our resources - not just a few mining magnates. We must not see a repeat of what has happened with our gas exports where we’ve being essentially giving it away for free. Time to build a sovereign wealth fund.
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Critical minerals industry cheers US investment deal
Australian critical minerals companies could expect more international and domestic investment in producing and processing following the deal, experts say, however, more investment is needed in refine...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
All Australians should benefit from the sale of our resources - not just a few mining magnates. We must not see a repeat of what has happened with our gas exports where we’ve being essentially giving it away for free. Time to build a sovereign wealth fund.
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OpEd for The Sat Paper
Albanese is right - democracy does need defending, including on our own shores. That's why I submitted an application to obtains a copy of the Briggs Review into 'Jobs for mates' (it's been 2 years since it was commissioned). I'm still waiting and not holding my breath.
Albanese is right - democracy does need defending, including on our own shores. That's why I submitted an application to obtains a copy of the Briggs Review into 'Jobs for mates' (it's been 2 years since it was commissioned). I'm still waiting and not holding my breath.
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
OpEd for The Sat Paper
Albanese is right - democracy does need defending, including on our own shores. That's why I submitted an application to obtains a copy of the Briggs Review into 'Jobs for mates' (it's been 2 years since it was commissioned). I'm still waiting and not holding my breath.
Albanese is right - democracy does need defending, including on our own shores. That's why I submitted an application to obtains a copy of the Briggs Review into 'Jobs for mates' (it's been 2 years since it was commissioned). I'm still waiting and not holding my breath.
Oh man! If only they thought of investing in prevention of disease.
Australia invests a minuscule amount in preventive health compared to countries like UK and Canada. In the meantime 2/3s of adult aussies are overweight or obese
Australia invests a minuscule amount in preventive health compared to countries like UK and Canada. In the meantime 2/3s of adult aussies are overweight or obese
October 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Oh man! If only they thought of investing in prevention of disease.
Australia invests a minuscule amount in preventive health compared to countries like UK and Canada. In the meantime 2/3s of adult aussies are overweight or obese
Australia invests a minuscule amount in preventive health compared to countries like UK and Canada. In the meantime 2/3s of adult aussies are overweight or obese
Vale Jane Goodall.
What a wonderful life.
I was excited to take the kids to hear her speak on tour just last year.
She fought for our planet right to the end.
Thank you
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What a wonderful life.
I was excited to take the kids to hear her speak on tour just last year.
She fought for our planet right to the end.
Thank you
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Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall dies aged 91
The conservationist was renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Vale Jane Goodall.
What a wonderful life.
I was excited to take the kids to hear her speak on tour just last year.
She fought for our planet right to the end.
Thank you
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What a wonderful life.
I was excited to take the kids to hear her speak on tour just last year.
She fought for our planet right to the end.
Thank you
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Although it’s beautiful to surf and swim right now - the warmer ocean temperatures are symptomatic of a marine heatwave.
The best way we can protect our oceans & marine life and prevent algal blooms and coral bleaching is to reduce reliance and export of fossil fuels! www.smh.com.au/environment/...
The best way we can protect our oceans & marine life and prevent algal blooms and coral bleaching is to reduce reliance and export of fossil fuels! www.smh.com.au/environment/...
‘Like summer’s come early’: Sea temperatures surge off Sydney
Sea temperatures off Sydney are up to three degrees above normal for this time of year, making for ideal swimming conditions even as scientists sound the alarm about warming oceans.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Although it’s beautiful to surf and swim right now - the warmer ocean temperatures are symptomatic of a marine heatwave.
The best way we can protect our oceans & marine life and prevent algal blooms and coral bleaching is to reduce reliance and export of fossil fuels! www.smh.com.au/environment/...
The best way we can protect our oceans & marine life and prevent algal blooms and coral bleaching is to reduce reliance and export of fossil fuels! www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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Not only we will continue to be one of the worlds leading exporter of emissions til 2070 but it’s been revealed that conditions minister Watt proposed in May to try to protect the ancient Murujuga art were watered down due to lobbying by Woodside.
Not only we will continue to be one of the worlds leading exporter of emissions til 2070 but it’s been revealed that conditions minister Watt proposed in May to try to protect the ancient Murujuga art were watered down due to lobbying by Woodside.
Environment minister knew of rock art fears before granting Woodside extension
The federal environment minister was advised pollution from Woodside's Karratha Gas Plant may be causing irreversible changes to ancient rock art, before granting the company a 40-year extension with ...
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September 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Not only we will continue to be one of the worlds leading exporter of emissions til 2070 but it’s been revealed that conditions minister Watt proposed in May to try to protect the ancient Murujuga art were watered down due to lobbying by Woodside.
Not only we will continue to be one of the worlds leading exporter of emissions til 2070 but it’s been revealed that conditions minister Watt proposed in May to try to protect the ancient Murujuga art were watered down due to lobbying by Woodside.
1/2 The Trump administration's interference in their national public health agency is deeply alarming. Medicine must be based on science & evidence - not political opinion. Otherwise we get it wrong and can do immense harm. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian health experts warn Trump’s unfounded autism claims about paracetamol may harm pregnant women
TGA confirms drug is safe for use in pregnancy as doctors worry about effect of White House misinformation
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September 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
1/2 The Trump administration's interference in their national public health agency is deeply alarming. Medicine must be based on science & evidence - not political opinion. Otherwise we get it wrong and can do immense harm. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
This range of 62-70 percent is a way to appease the fossil fuel vested interests - it’s now up to the crossbench to ensure ambition lands at the top end of that band, where the science says it needs to be to keep the places we live safe 👇 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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September 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This range of 62-70 percent is a way to appease the fossil fuel vested interests - it’s now up to the crossbench to ensure ambition lands at the top end of that band, where the science says it needs to be to keep the places we live safe 👇 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
This report finds Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, saying that the offensive there has been waged “with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group”.
Australia must do more
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Australia must do more
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How will Australia, and the world, respond to the latest genocide findings?
What ultimately determines whether the UN's report joins the list of other shocking but overlooked inquiries is whether this latest finding moves any governments, including Australia's, to take furthe...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This report finds Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, saying that the offensive there has been waged “with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group”.
Australia must do more
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Australia must do more
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“No Australian community will be immune from climate risks that will be cascading, compounding and concurrent”
If ever we needed strong leadership it is now! C’mon Albo - we need a strong 2035 target. This is a choice - don’t let our children down.
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If ever we needed strong leadership it is now! C’mon Albo - we need a strong 2035 target. This is a choice - don’t let our children down.
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Horrifying report paints grim picture of Australia’s future
The Albanese government’s Climate Risk Assessment report makes for horrifying reading – and makes clear the very real implications of inaction.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“No Australian community will be immune from climate risks that will be cascading, compounding and concurrent”
If ever we needed strong leadership it is now! C’mon Albo - we need a strong 2035 target. This is a choice - don’t let our children down.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
If ever we needed strong leadership it is now! C’mon Albo - we need a strong 2035 target. This is a choice - don’t let our children down.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
This Govt has been captured by Woodside
In 2025, approving gas production at the North West Shelf until 2070 is a reckless failure of leadership - locking in a future of disasters for our children & ignoring the pleas of Pacific nations on the frontlines of the crisis
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In 2025, approving gas production at the North West Shelf until 2070 is a reckless failure of leadership - locking in a future of disasters for our children & ignoring the pleas of Pacific nations on the frontlines of the crisis
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Australia's largest gas project given final approval to operate until 2070
Australia's biggest gas project, Woodside's North West Shelf, has received final approval to extend operations through until 2070.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This Govt has been captured by Woodside
In 2025, approving gas production at the North West Shelf until 2070 is a reckless failure of leadership - locking in a future of disasters for our children & ignoring the pleas of Pacific nations on the frontlines of the crisis
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
In 2025, approving gas production at the North West Shelf until 2070 is a reckless failure of leadership - locking in a future of disasters for our children & ignoring the pleas of Pacific nations on the frontlines of the crisis
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
If ever there was a time for courage, ambition & leadership - this is it.
Our kids face a world of uncertainty & insecurity if we don’t act strongly.
We know the answers.
We need a strong 2035 target to drive action & new opportunities for prosperity.
#75by35
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Our kids face a world of uncertainty & insecurity if we don’t act strongly.
We know the answers.
We need a strong 2035 target to drive action & new opportunities for prosperity.
#75by35
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No room for the timid: setting Australia’s 2035 emissions target is a daring tightrope act
Can the Albanese government strike the right balance: set a climate policy that’s strong enough to work, but isn’t branded reckless?
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September 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
If ever there was a time for courage, ambition & leadership - this is it.
Our kids face a world of uncertainty & insecurity if we don’t act strongly.
We know the answers.
We need a strong 2035 target to drive action & new opportunities for prosperity.
#75by35
theconversation.com/no-room-for-...
Our kids face a world of uncertainty & insecurity if we don’t act strongly.
We know the answers.
We need a strong 2035 target to drive action & new opportunities for prosperity.
#75by35
theconversation.com/no-room-for-...
To the Indian Australian community….know that you are loved and you are valued
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September 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
To the Indian Australian community….know that you are loved and you are valued
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Such wonderful news! Finally this invaluable region is protected. The logging of native forests in threatened animal habitat was unconscionable. Great there is a generous package to support workers to transition. 80% of NSW timber already from plantations. 🙌🙌
Such wonderful news! Finally this invaluable region is protected. The logging of native forests in threatened animal habitat was unconscionable. Great there is a generous package to support workers to transition. 80% of NSW timber already from plantations. 🙌🙌
NSW locks in great koala national park and brings in immediate ban on logging
Minns government to create one of the largest national parks in the state as forest advocates welcome ‘historic’ victory
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September 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Such wonderful news! Finally this invaluable region is protected. The logging of native forests in threatened animal habitat was unconscionable. Great there is a generous package to support workers to transition. 80% of NSW timber already from plantations. 🙌🙌
Such wonderful news! Finally this invaluable region is protected. The logging of native forests in threatened animal habitat was unconscionable. Great there is a generous package to support workers to transition. 80% of NSW timber already from plantations. 🙌🙌
Australia calling for targeted sanctions on two Israeli Ministers for inciting violence against Palestinian people is a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done urgently.
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Australia sanctions two Israeli ministers for inciting violence against Palestinians
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia has joined the UK, Canada and New Zealand in sanctioning Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians.
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June 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Australia calling for targeted sanctions on two Israeli Ministers for inciting violence against Palestinian people is a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done urgently.
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Australia along with 22 other nations has called for Israel to uphold humanitarian principles by allowing the full resumption of aid into Gaza & for aid groups to work independently & impartially.
Not before time!
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Not before time!
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Australia and 22 other countries demand Israel allow aid into Gaza, stating ‘the population faces starvation’
‘Palestinian territory must not be reduced nor subjected to any demographic change,’ joint statement declares after Israel announces military expansion
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May 20, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Australia along with 22 other nations has called for Israel to uphold humanitarian principles by allowing the full resumption of aid into Gaza & for aid groups to work independently & impartially.
Not before time!
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Not before time!
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The Liberals have been running a scam group funded by the coal lobby.
They say "We believe that the right to govern comes from the people, not from the elites"
Yet it is run by former Liberal MPs including the bloke I ousted
Stop treating us like mugs
#dodgybrothers
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They say "We believe that the right to govern comes from the people, not from the elites"
Yet it is run by former Liberal MPs including the bloke I ousted
Stop treating us like mugs
#dodgybrothers
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Coal industry-funded group deletes social media posts after AEC intervention
A coal industry-funded group campaigning against progressive candidates in the federal election has deleted two months of social media posts after being pulled up by the Australian Electoral Commissio...
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April 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The Liberals have been running a scam group funded by the coal lobby.
They say "We believe that the right to govern comes from the people, not from the elites"
Yet it is run by former Liberal MPs including the bloke I ousted
Stop treating us like mugs
#dodgybrothers
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
They say "We believe that the right to govern comes from the people, not from the elites"
Yet it is run by former Liberal MPs including the bloke I ousted
Stop treating us like mugs
#dodgybrothers
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This policy is almost identical to Independent Helen Haines’ private members bill & what I’ve been calling for.
Kills 2 birds with 1 stone - lowers energy bills for everyone by discharging cheap electricity to the grid during peaks & lowers climate pollution.
This policy is almost identical to Independent Helen Haines’ private members bill & what I’ve been calling for.
Kills 2 birds with 1 stone - lowers energy bills for everyone by discharging cheap electricity to the grid during peaks & lowers climate pollution.
Labor backs home batteries in bid to win over voters on cost of living
The federal Labor Party is seeking to win over voters with a new energy pitch aimed at reducing the cost of living.
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April 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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This policy is almost identical to Independent Helen Haines’ private members bill & what I’ve been calling for.
Kills 2 birds with 1 stone - lowers energy bills for everyone by discharging cheap electricity to the grid during peaks & lowers climate pollution.
This policy is almost identical to Independent Helen Haines’ private members bill & what I’ve been calling for.
Kills 2 birds with 1 stone - lowers energy bills for everyone by discharging cheap electricity to the grid during peaks & lowers climate pollution.