SurvivorCass
@survivorcass.bsky.social
Australian, living on Darug country.
Keen reader, language learner, hiker, traveller. Retired: ex-scientist, ex-policy advisor, ex-manager, ex-bar staff.
She/her/they/them
Keen reader, language learner, hiker, traveller. Retired: ex-scientist, ex-policy advisor, ex-manager, ex-bar staff.
She/her/they/them
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Australia Institute research shows the gas industry pays ZERO royalties on more than half the gas exported from Australia.
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Australia Institute research shows the gas industry pays ZERO royalties on more than half the gas exported from Australia.
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
I suspect it smells like blue cheese 🤢
"Yes sir, looks like it's covered in black mold, just like you asked"
"Excellent. Im so glad we made government spending more efficient"
"Excellent. Im so glad we made government spending more efficient"
the tone deafness is beyond parody
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I suspect it smells like blue cheese 🤢
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Battle to achieve #netzero has two enemies. First are clueless climate deniers. Also are those who attend #COP conferences and achieve nothing. They just talk and talk. Kyoto and Paris Agreements have not been honoured & use of #fossilfuels grows annually. We need new leaders for #climatecrisis.
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Battle to achieve #netzero has two enemies. First are clueless climate deniers. Also are those who attend #COP conferences and achieve nothing. They just talk and talk. Kyoto and Paris Agreements have not been honoured & use of #fossilfuels grows annually. We need new leaders for #climatecrisis.
Yes, our current predicament with climate change demands attention, housing and cost of living are worthy of attention, but I'm hankering for the federal and state governments to be leaders, paint a picture of the future we are aiming for. What jobs will our kids have? How will our communities look?
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Yes, our current predicament with climate change demands attention, housing and cost of living are worthy of attention, but I'm hankering for the federal and state governments to be leaders, paint a picture of the future we are aiming for. What jobs will our kids have? How will our communities look?
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A lawyer accuses the WA government of hijacking a case of historical sexual abuse to "clarify law", instead of legislating it through parliament, because it would be "political suicide".
Lawyer slams government for appeal on sex abuse survivor's compensation
A lawyer accuses the WA government of hijacking a case of historical sexual abuse to "clarify law", instead of legislating it through parliament, because it would be "political suicide".
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A lawyer accuses the WA government of hijacking a case of historical sexual abuse to "clarify law", instead of legislating it through parliament, because it would be "political suicide".
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Developing safe AI is not just an opportunity for a democracy like ours; ever since our superpower ally checked out of its responsibilities on this front, it's an obligation.
AI is ushering in a new future, and Australia must claim its place as a leader
Developing safe AI is not just an opportunity for a democracy like ours; ever since our superpower ally checked out of its responsibilities on this front, it's an obligation.
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Developing safe AI is not just an opportunity for a democracy like ours; ever since our superpower ally checked out of its responsibilities on this front, it's an obligation.
We need hope now, when the rich are getting richer and are setting up society to make it easier to exploit us and our environment to their own narrow benefit. The rest of us are left with low quality of life (stress!)
We need big actions to fix our sinking society.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
We need big actions to fix our sinking society.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Whitlam’s legacy is one of possibility and hope. He showed us what a brave, grown up Australia could look like.
Whitlam showed us what a brave, grown up Australia could look like. And 50 years later, you have to wonder – is it even possible to make Australia brave again?
thepoint.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We need hope now, when the rich are getting richer and are setting up society to make it easier to exploit us and our environment to their own narrow benefit. The rest of us are left with low quality of life (stress!)
We need big actions to fix our sinking society.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
We need big actions to fix our sinking society.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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A reminder - governments *can* do things.
A progressive government *should* do things.
A better country is possible.
Governments *choose* what they do (or do not do).
#ThePoint #Gough
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
A progressive government *should* do things.
A better country is possible.
Governments *choose* what they do (or do not do).
#ThePoint #Gough
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
A reminder - governments *can* do things.
A progressive government *should* do things.
A better country is possible.
Governments *choose* what they do (or do not do).
#ThePoint #Gough
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
A progressive government *should* do things.
A better country is possible.
Governments *choose* what they do (or do not do).
#ThePoint #Gough
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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This insane drug addict is aet to become a trillionaire. How fucking obscene is that.
November 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This insane drug addict is aet to become a trillionaire. How fucking obscene is that.
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Declining birth rates are only a problem for capitalism. For everything else, it's a good thing.
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Declining birth rates are only a problem for capitalism. For everything else, it's a good thing.
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Behind the quirks of Australia's incredible democratic system are a series of complex human backstories.
The story behind Australia's incredible democratic system
Behind the quirks of Australia's incredible democratic system are a series of complex human backstories.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Behind the quirks of Australia's incredible democratic system are a series of complex human backstories.
I wish Sydney would do this. Plant huge sky scraper over a large shopping centre and public transport hub, surrounded by a park the size of a small suburb.
This breaks some people’s brains.
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I wish Sydney would do this. Plant huge sky scraper over a large shopping centre and public transport hub, surrounded by a park the size of a small suburb.
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Imagine if Russia devoted just 1% of the energy, cleverness and resources it devotes to lies, hacking and subversion to, say, installing flush toilets in more of its populated areas.
Videos of a crying Ukrainian "conscript" have flooded European social media networks, particularly in Germany and Hungary, this week. The clip, however, appears to be created with help from Sora, OpenAI's new tool.
Viral video of crying Ukrainian soldier sent to front lines is fake
Videos of a crying Ukrainian "conscript" have flooded European social media networks, particularly in Germany and Hungary, this week. The clip, however, appears to be created with help from Sora, OpenAI's new tool.
l.euronews.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Imagine if Russia devoted just 1% of the energy, cleverness and resources it devotes to lies, hacking and subversion to, say, installing flush toilets in more of its populated areas.
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This is excellent. And heartwarming rather than handwringing.
Would love to see a lot more of this re communities banding together to get better outcomes for themselves incl via their governance structures.
#energysky #auspol
Would love to see a lot more of this re communities banding together to get better outcomes for themselves incl via their governance structures.
#energysky #auspol
There has been a flurry of installations in home batteries and rooftop solar in Mount Gambier following the launch of a community bulk-buy renewables program.
SA city's bulk-buy renewables program drives surge in battery and solar uptake
There has been a flurry of installations in home batteries and rooftop solar in Mount Gambier following the launch of a community bulk-buy renewables program.
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This is excellent. And heartwarming rather than handwringing.
Would love to see a lot more of this re communities banding together to get better outcomes for themselves incl via their governance structures.
#energysky #auspol
Would love to see a lot more of this re communities banding together to get better outcomes for themselves incl via their governance structures.
#energysky #auspol
Obviously we should! And also grab those renewable energy technology experts who are looking for a lifeline out of that horror, too.
Monique Ryan urges Australia to fast track medical innovation funding as Trump guts research
Monique Ryan urges Australia to fast track medical innovation funding as Trump guts research
‘Releasing MRFF funds not only secures the future of Australia’s research sector; it delivers better health outcomes’, Kooyong MP says
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Australian scientists and independent MP Monique Ryan are urging Labor to speed up funding for cutting-edge Australian medical innovation, taking advantage of the growing vacuum caused by Donald Trump’s gutting of government-funded research in the US.
Ryan, the Kooyong MP and paediatric neurologist, is urging the Albanese government to release more of the earnings from the $20bn Medical Research Future Fund, above the annual disbursement amount of $650m. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Obviously we should! And also grab those renewable energy technology experts who are looking for a lifeline out of that horror, too.
For the record: I love asparagus season.
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
For the record: I love asparagus season.
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans - ProPublica
As part of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government has provided hundreds of billions in financial support to banks to make low-interest loans to companies and nonprofit organizations i...
projects.propublica.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
I'm feeling inspired to organise a moctail party with the family at Christmas. The teens will probably enjoy experimenting
Having a range of drinks on offer can help everyone feel included, especially at end-of-year gatherings.
No-one misses out: Easy and delicious low and no-alcohol drinks
Having a range of drinks on offer can help everyone feel included, especially at end-of-year gatherings.
www.abc.net.au
November 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I'm feeling inspired to organise a moctail party with the family at Christmas. The teens will probably enjoy experimenting
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And aged care. I just wish that old shit Howard had to spend his last years the same way he condemned others to. #auspol
The decision by past governments to push Australia's childcare industry in the direction of marketisation and corporatisation has left a lasting legacy.
Australia's scandal-ridden childcare sector a legacy of 'golden age' of reform
The decision by past governments to push Australia's childcare industry in the direction of marketisation and corporatisation has left a lasting legacy.
www.abc.net.au
November 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
And aged care. I just wish that old shit Howard had to spend his last years the same way he condemned others to. #auspol
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"There is a deeply uncomfortable parallel in these revelations, with very similar ones from #agedcare industry – both sectors that were privatised and where the 'for profit' motive has made them too big to fail."
Time to get profit out of ALL human services. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Time to get profit out of ALL human services. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
It's become cliché to turn to Scandinavia for answers but sometimes we must
This is not the first revelation about how we treat the most vulnerable in our society but such reports persistently reveal a deeper, and more distressing malaise about Australian society.
www.abc.net.au
October 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"There is a deeply uncomfortable parallel in these revelations, with very similar ones from #agedcare industry – both sectors that were privatised and where the 'for profit' motive has made them too big to fail."
Time to get profit out of ALL human services. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Time to get profit out of ALL human services. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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I have the ability to eat bread and cheese and stare into a fire for basically an unlimited amount of time and for this I think I would have made a good peasant
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I have the ability to eat bread and cheese and stare into a fire for basically an unlimited amount of time and for this I think I would have made a good peasant
Most of these questions about the performative nature of uniforms and these out of context military behaviours are questions I've been asking myself for years.
It's all such a weirdly childish performance: someone trying to make you think they're some sort of heroic movie character.
So embarrassing
It's all such a weirdly childish performance: someone trying to make you think they're some sort of heroic movie character.
So embarrassing
"Bovino wants the community he is embedded in to see him not as a law enforcement officer but as an occupying military commander. He has not tried to establish a working relationship with the city; he has tried to dominate it."
This Man Is the Face of the Future
Greg Bovino is next.
www.thebulwark.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Most of these questions about the performative nature of uniforms and these out of context military behaviours are questions I've been asking myself for years.
It's all such a weirdly childish performance: someone trying to make you think they're some sort of heroic movie character.
So embarrassing
It's all such a weirdly childish performance: someone trying to make you think they're some sort of heroic movie character.
So embarrassing
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QLD: REINSTATE CARE FOR TRANS YOUNG PEOPLE
Sign the petition to end Queensland's ban on gender affirming care. Let's leave health care to the medical professionals.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:49 AM
If you have not already, please sign this petition, and repost.
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Are you human too?
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Doctor Who," or "Transformers."
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Doctor Who," or "Transformers."
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Are you human too?
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Doctor Who," or "Transformers."
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Doctor Who," or "Transformers."