Spacekat9
@spacekat9.bsky.social
Forever wandering with the 3 Amigos/ cats...living on the unceeded lands of the Darumbal Nation
"If you are accustomed to privilege, ewuality feels like oppression"
"If you are accustomed to privilege, ewuality feels like oppression"
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Spacekat9
@spacekat9.bsky.social
· Aug 1
Climate target malpractice
As the Albanese government prepares to announce Australia’s 2035 climate target, pressure is mounting to show greater ambition. A cut in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 75 per cent below 2005 lev...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The Great Labor Emissions Greenwash
Polly Hemming 🙏
Albanese needs to listen to climate experts, not fosdil fuel lobbiests
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21223/...
Polly Hemming 🙏
Albanese needs to listen to climate experts, not fosdil fuel lobbiests
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21223/...
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"Recognizing that Carney’s political vision is fundamentally about using the government’s resources to clear the path for private sector growth is key to understanding what his leadership of Canada practically means"
@woodsideful.bsky.social for @nationalobserver.com --->>>>
@woodsideful.bsky.social for @nationalobserver.com --->>>>
Did the climate world misread Carney?
Many in the climate movement saw a fellow traveller in Mark Carney — the man who could preach climate action in the language of finance — but what if they were wrong from the very start?
www.nationalobserver.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"Recognizing that Carney’s political vision is fundamentally about using the government’s resources to clear the path for private sector growth is key to understanding what his leadership of Canada practically means"
@woodsideful.bsky.social for @nationalobserver.com --->>>>
@woodsideful.bsky.social for @nationalobserver.com --->>>>
We are reliving the 1980's, aren't we?
Fark...it was bad enough the first time.
Fark...it was bad enough the first time.
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 AM
We are reliving the 1980's, aren't we?
Fark...it was bad enough the first time.
Fark...it was bad enough the first time.
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Bracing #abc program on housing & homelessness, focusing especially on the vulnerable group of women over 50. Too many sleeping in cars, in vans, abandoned buildings…
Such a need for crisis housing, for long term structural solutions.
In such a rich country as Aust, no one should be homeless
Such a need for crisis housing, for long term structural solutions.
In such a rich country as Aust, no one should be homeless
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Bracing #abc program on housing & homelessness, focusing especially on the vulnerable group of women over 50. Too many sleeping in cars, in vans, abandoned buildings…
Such a need for crisis housing, for long term structural solutions.
In such a rich country as Aust, no one should be homeless
Such a need for crisis housing, for long term structural solutions.
In such a rich country as Aust, no one should be homeless
Estimates.
Far more entertaining than QT
Far more entertaining than QT
Kenneth Eagle “we didn’t have the data in the form you requested it”
David Shoebridge “was it in some other form?”
KE “not in the form you asked”
DS “…was it in some other form?”
KE “No”
DS “So you just didn’t have the data”
KE “No”🙄 #Estimates comedy skit.🎭
David Shoebridge “was it in some other form?”
KE “not in the form you asked”
DS “…was it in some other form?”
KE “No”
DS “So you just didn’t have the data”
KE “No”🙄 #Estimates comedy skit.🎭
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Estimates.
Far more entertaining than QT
Far more entertaining than QT
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Recent outcomes on poverty alleviation raise concerns about the merit of Australia’s peak welfare body.
Australia’s welfare watchdog now worse than useless
~ @alanaustin.bsky.social
Australia’s welfare watchdog now worse than useless
~ @alanaustin.bsky.social
Australia’s welfare watchdog now worse than useless
Recent outcomes on poverty alleviation raise concerns about the merit of Australia’s peak welfare body.
buff.ly
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Recent outcomes on poverty alleviation raise concerns about the merit of Australia’s peak welfare body.
Australia’s welfare watchdog now worse than useless
~ @alanaustin.bsky.social
Australia’s welfare watchdog now worse than useless
~ @alanaustin.bsky.social
If @australianlabor.bsky.social are serious about addressing inequality and "leaving no-one behind" time to pull the big levers.
Remove the CGT & NG tax advantages from individual property investors.
Keep concessions for medium to high density builds, but increase public housing & build-to-rent %
Remove the CGT & NG tax advantages from individual property investors.
Keep concessions for medium to high density builds, but increase public housing & build-to-rent %
November 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
If @australianlabor.bsky.social are serious about addressing inequality and "leaving no-one behind" time to pull the big levers.
Remove the CGT & NG tax advantages from individual property investors.
Keep concessions for medium to high density builds, but increase public housing & build-to-rent %
Remove the CGT & NG tax advantages from individual property investors.
Keep concessions for medium to high density builds, but increase public housing & build-to-rent %
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ICYMI: Musician Paul Weller spoke out against Israel's genocide in Gaza. His accountants immediately dropped him as a client bc they were “offended at the assertions that Israel is committing any type of genocide.” Weller is now suing his former accountants. Here's Weller's statement.👇 #GazaGenocide
November 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
ICYMI: Musician Paul Weller spoke out against Israel's genocide in Gaza. His accountants immediately dropped him as a client bc they were “offended at the assertions that Israel is committing any type of genocide.” Weller is now suing his former accountants. Here's Weller's statement.👇 #GazaGenocide
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November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage.
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
November 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage.
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
Imagine is research on preventing extinctions had access to $300m in Federal funding.
November 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Imagine is research on preventing extinctions had access to $300m in Federal funding.
No brainer.
If the price of preventing extinctions & preserving ecologies are jobs, its worth it.
Sure it sucks. But extinction is forever
If the price of preventing extinctions & preserving ecologies are jobs, its worth it.
Sure it sucks. But extinction is forever
Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol
Dirty deal the death knell for forestry industry: Ley.
New environment laws have sparked grave warnings for the Tasmanian forestry sector, but the government says a $300 million support package will safe...
michaelwest.com.au/dirty-deal-t...
Dirty deal the death knell for forestry industry: Ley.
New environment laws have sparked grave warnings for the Tasmanian forestry sector, but the government says a $300 million support package will safe...
michaelwest.com.au/dirty-deal-t...
Dirty deal the death knell for forestry industry: Ley - Michael West
New environment laws have sparked grave warnings for the Tasmanian forestry sector, but the government says a $300 million support package will safeguard jobs.
michaelwest.com.au
November 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
No brainer.
If the price of preventing extinctions & preserving ecologies are jobs, its worth it.
Sure it sucks. But extinction is forever
If the price of preventing extinctions & preserving ecologies are jobs, its worth it.
Sure it sucks. But extinction is forever
$2m is not enough.
It needs a multi-pronged approach & ongoing funding at both state & federal level.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
It needs a multi-pronged approach & ongoing funding at both state & federal level.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Rainforests, rivers and sacred sites ‘ripped to shreds’ by feral pigs, Queensland traditional owners warn
Destruction wrought by pig-borne disease is thining the canopy of sacred bunya pine forests and the problem is getting worse, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
$2m is not enough.
It needs a multi-pronged approach & ongoing funding at both state & federal level.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
It needs a multi-pronged approach & ongoing funding at both state & federal level.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"The woeful failure to tighten the regulation of land clearing and native forest logging suggests either profound ecological ignorance or complete indifference"
@albomp.bsky.social its indifference.
And we see it
@albomp.bsky.social its indifference.
And we see it
Minister Murray Watt asks Australians to believe we can better protect nature by facilitating faster exploitation with less regulation and less scrutiny.
Read Virginia Young’s full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read Virginia Young’s full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"The woeful failure to tighten the regulation of land clearing and native forest logging suggests either profound ecological ignorance or complete indifference"
@albomp.bsky.social its indifference.
And we see it
@albomp.bsky.social its indifference.
And we see it
QUESTION
The census is issued 1 per household.
But
What if that physical household includes a rental? Eg. Granny flat or boarder?
Seperate household income
Seperate outgoings
My landlord's dont pay my bills
Will the 2026 census allow for this?
The census is issued 1 per household.
But
What if that physical household includes a rental? Eg. Granny flat or boarder?
Seperate household income
Seperate outgoings
My landlord's dont pay my bills
Will the 2026 census allow for this?
November 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
QUESTION
The census is issued 1 per household.
But
What if that physical household includes a rental? Eg. Granny flat or boarder?
Seperate household income
Seperate outgoings
My landlord's dont pay my bills
Will the 2026 census allow for this?
The census is issued 1 per household.
But
What if that physical household includes a rental? Eg. Granny flat or boarder?
Seperate household income
Seperate outgoings
My landlord's dont pay my bills
Will the 2026 census allow for this?
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“For global warming, organisms can migrate towards the poles if they’re really lucky, but ocean acidification is everywhere. It’s absolutely pervasive and totally underreported. The sea is already 30 per cent more acidic than it was in pre-industrial times.”
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
How a beautiful curtain of bubbles led to a bleak undersea discovery
A carbon dioxide seep on a reef in Papua New Guinea is being used as a time machine to see into the future of the world’s coral.
www.smh.com.au
November 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
“For global warming, organisms can migrate towards the poles if they’re really lucky, but ocean acidification is everywhere. It’s absolutely pervasive and totally underreported. The sea is already 30 per cent more acidic than it was in pre-industrial times.”
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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www.smh.com.au/business/the...
Strong counterpoint to the coalition’s fake arguments against renewables costs
Strong counterpoint to the coalition’s fake arguments against renewables costs
Price shocks force factories to dump gas for cleaner energy
Industrial energy users are starting to turn away from natural gas after a jump in prices, and as solar systems, batteries and heat pumps become cheaper.
www.smh.com.au
November 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
www.smh.com.au/business/the...
Strong counterpoint to the coalition’s fake arguments against renewables costs
Strong counterpoint to the coalition’s fake arguments against renewables costs
I see Israel continues to reinforce its international reputation.
**Not a positive**
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
**Not a positive**
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
Far-right minister defends killing of two men who appeared to have given themselves up, saying ‘terrorists must die’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I see Israel continues to reinforce its international reputation.
**Not a positive**
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
**Not a positive**
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Mr Fox eases into Caterday
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Mr Fox eases into Caterday
BJ is a cautionary tale of failing-upwards & mediocrity
Society marches on
Adapt, withdraw gracefully, or die.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Society marches on
Adapt, withdraw gracefully, or die.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Barnaby Joyce’s scandals have damaged politics. Maybe it’s time for a change of scenery | Tom McIlroy
He was once seen as a Coalition star, but his career in parliament has involved a series of misadventures and bad policies
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
BJ is a cautionary tale of failing-upwards & mediocrity
Society marches on
Adapt, withdraw gracefully, or die.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Society marches on
Adapt, withdraw gracefully, or die.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Black Mountain's plans to frack the Kimberley risk water resources, threatened species, and national heritage, according to the Federal environment department.
www.boilingcold.com.au/environmenta...
www.boilingcold.com.au/environmenta...
Enviro regulator raises doubts over Kimberley fracking
Black Mountain's conclusion that its drilling will not affect water resources is without foundation, and threatened species and National Heritage are at risk, according to the Federal environment depa...
www.boilingcold.com.au
November 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Black Mountain's plans to frack the Kimberley risk water resources, threatened species, and national heritage, according to the Federal environment department.
www.boilingcold.com.au/environmenta...
www.boilingcold.com.au/environmenta...