Tom Quinn
@tomquinn.bsky.social
Number cruncher. Story teller. Coalition builder. Vision setter.
Working to build a better future and drive emissions down as fast as possible.
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#climate #energy #economy #IntRel
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Working to build a better future and drive emissions down as fast as possible.
#atypoineverypost
#climate #energy #economy #IntRel
Posting from Dja Dja Wurrung Country
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Tom Quinn
@tomquinn.bsky.social
· Aug 13
So a few weeks ago we packed up the trailer, loaded up the kids and set off on a three month road trip up Australia's East Coast.
Will share some sporadic updates and reflections here as we go.
Will share some sporadic updates and reflections here as we go.
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The Northern Territory has enacted widespread cuts to free legal representation, leaving children as young as 10 to represent themselves in court, reports Russell Marks. satpa.pe/prYHzFX
NT cuts legal aid for anyone out of custody
The Northern Territory has made widespread cuts to free legal representation, leaving children as young as 10 to represent themselves in court.
satpa.pe
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The Northern Territory has enacted widespread cuts to free legal representation, leaving children as young as 10 to represent themselves in court, reports Russell Marks. satpa.pe/prYHzFX
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Israel has killed two Palestinian children in Gaza every single day since the so-called ceasefire
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Israel has killed two Palestinian children in Gaza every single day since the so-called ceasefire
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Meanwhile Jakarta is sinking but still growing, Dhaka is projected to be the world’s bigger city by 2050 as more people flee flooding and Tehran is almost out of water, just three ways climate change is effecting mega-cities right now.
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Meanwhile Jakarta is sinking but still growing, Dhaka is projected to be the world’s bigger city by 2050 as more people flee flooding and Tehran is almost out of water, just three ways climate change is effecting mega-cities right now.
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"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas."
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas."
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
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Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to start serving his 27-year sentence in a 12 sq metre bedroom in a police base in the capital, Brasília, after his conviction for plotting a coup.
The far-right populist, who governed Latin America’s largest democracy from 2019 until 2022, was handed the punishment in September after the supreme court found him guilty of leading a criminal conspiracy to stop his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, taking power. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
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More than six weeks after the Gaza ceasefire came into force, journalists are still prevented by the Israeli military from entering the Gaza Strip.
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
More than six weeks after the Gaza ceasefire came into force, journalists are still prevented by the Israeli military from entering the Gaza Strip.
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While the situation in Gaza remains desperate, the biggest short term risk is in the West Bank. The settlers'+IDF relentless campaign of terror, and the PA weakness could lead to sudden collapse and dramatic escalation in ethnic cleansing and carnage.
Sobering findings of @ecfrmena.bsky.social report by @tahanimustafa.bsky.social & @hlovatt.bsky.social about Palestinian politics in the West Bank. ecfr.eu/publication/...
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
While the situation in Gaza remains desperate, the biggest short term risk is in the West Bank. The settlers'+IDF relentless campaign of terror, and the PA weakness could lead to sudden collapse and dramatic escalation in ethnic cleansing and carnage.
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There are over 10,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. Is it not time that we released some of these people?
#MarwanBarghouti #Palestine #Palestinianprisoners
#MarwanBarghouti #Palestine #Palestinianprisoners
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
There are over 10,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. Is it not time that we released some of these people?
#MarwanBarghouti #Palestine #Palestinianprisoners
#MarwanBarghouti #Palestine #Palestinianprisoners
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More than 100,000 Palestinians likely killed in Gaza, leading German institute says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/more-100000-palestinians-killed-gaza-leading-german-institute-says
More than 100,000 Palestinians likely killed in Gaza, leading German institute says
Max Planck Institute finds Gaza war-related death toll is substantially higher than the Palestinian health ministry’s own figures
www.middleeasteye.net
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
More than 100,000 Palestinians likely killed in Gaza, leading German institute says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/more-100000-palestinians-killed-gaza-leading-german-institute-says
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November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Example 1312 of why this all sucks and any govt that gives them ever greater powers to do this are garbage racists too
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Example 1312 of why this all sucks and any govt that gives them ever greater powers to do this are garbage racists too
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"Project researchers said that in 2024, Aboriginal people were 15 times more likely to be searched by Victoria Police officers than white people, while people perceived to be African were about nine times more likely."
Victoria Police banned racial profiling a decade ago. Has it made a difference?
Researchers said that in 2024, Aboriginal people were 15 times more likely to be searched by Victoria Police than white people.
www.sbs.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"Project researchers said that in 2024, Aboriginal people were 15 times more likely to be searched by Victoria Police officers than white people, while people perceived to be African were about nine times more likely."
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I wrote about the absurdity of the COPs failing to make fossil fuels the villain.
"We have spent 30 years trying to arrive at the place we should have started: that fossil fuels must go."
"We have spent 30 years trying to arrive at the place we should have started: that fossil fuels must go."
The UN Climate Process Still Doesn't Understand the Assignment
The original sin of the UN's work was to fail to center coal, oil, and gas as the primary villains in the entire enterprise.
www.gravityisgone.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I wrote about the absurdity of the COPs failing to make fossil fuels the villain.
"We have spent 30 years trying to arrive at the place we should have started: that fossil fuels must go."
"We have spent 30 years trying to arrive at the place we should have started: that fossil fuels must go."
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This BBC article gets right to the heart of my rants about modern media. The vast majority of big MAGA accounts were fake yet they’ve managed to find a handful of small Democrat fake accounts and given them equal merit. Fake Scot indie - yes. No mention of fake Reform or ‘English Patriot’ at all.
How X's new location feature exposed big US politics accounts
Dozens of pro-Trump accounts are being accused of misleading followers after the social media site began showing user locations.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This BBC article gets right to the heart of my rants about modern media. The vast majority of big MAGA accounts were fake yet they’ve managed to find a handful of small Democrat fake accounts and given them equal merit. Fake Scot indie - yes. No mention of fake Reform or ‘English Patriot’ at all.
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🙏🇺🇦 A person may be under the rubble in Kyiv, — Ministry of Internal Affairs
Currently, 6 people are known to have died as a result of the enemy attack on the capital, 8 people have been hospitalized.
Currently, 6 people are known to have died as a result of the enemy attack on the capital, 8 people have been hospitalized.
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🙏🇺🇦 A person may be under the rubble in Kyiv, — Ministry of Internal Affairs
Currently, 6 people are known to have died as a result of the enemy attack on the capital, 8 people have been hospitalized.
Currently, 6 people are known to have died as a result of the enemy attack on the capital, 8 people have been hospitalized.
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“This is complete overkill by Victoria police to designate such a large area for six months... What it means is that a police officer or protective services officer can stop and search anyone, no questions asked, at any time in the CBD and its surrounds.”
‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
“This is complete overkill by Victoria police to designate such a large area for six months... What it means is that a police officer or protective services officer can stop and search anyone, no questions asked, at any time in the CBD and its surrounds.”
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Good morning with good news: China's electric heavy trucks sales skyrocket, bad news for diesel and LNG demand.
EV heavy truck market share surged to 22% in first half of 2025 from 9% in 2024! EV market share jumped 139%.
EVs were 28% of sales in August 2025!
apnews.com/article/chin... #energysky
EV heavy truck market share surged to 22% in first half of 2025 from 9% in 2024! EV market share jumped 139%.
EVs were 28% of sales in August 2025!
apnews.com/article/chin... #energysky
China's diesel trucks are shifting to electric. That could change global LNG and diesel demand
China is rapidly replacing its aging diesel trucks with electric models, signaling a major shift in the world’s largest vehicle market.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Good morning with good news: China's electric heavy trucks sales skyrocket, bad news for diesel and LNG demand.
EV heavy truck market share surged to 22% in first half of 2025 from 9% in 2024! EV market share jumped 139%.
EVs were 28% of sales in August 2025!
apnews.com/article/chin... #energysky
EV heavy truck market share surged to 22% in first half of 2025 from 9% in 2024! EV market share jumped 139%.
EVs were 28% of sales in August 2025!
apnews.com/article/chin... #energysky
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Pakistani Airstrikes Kill 10 in Afghanistan - https://en.tempo.co/read/2068526/pakistani-airstrikes-kill-10-in-afghanistan
Pakistani Airstrikes Kill 10 in Afghanistan
An airstrike in Khost province, Afghanistan, killed a woman and nine children, following a suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan, that killed three.
en.tempo.co
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Pakistani Airstrikes Kill 10 in Afghanistan - https://en.tempo.co/read/2068526/pakistani-airstrikes-kill-10-in-afghanistan
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Listening to @amyremeikis.bsky.social talk to @seankelly.bsky.social about how Albanese pretty much prevents cabinet ministers from doing anything he doesn’t want…. And pondering how long they will allow that to keep happening
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Listening to @amyremeikis.bsky.social talk to @seankelly.bsky.social about how Albanese pretty much prevents cabinet ministers from doing anything he doesn’t want…. And pondering how long they will allow that to keep happening
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Seeing media people post praise for Bevan Shields’ run at SMH so I genuinely want to know was it the starting by outing a queer woman, directly telling journalists to lie about a union strike or the genocide denial that made it a ‘great run at a hard job’?
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Seeing media people post praise for Bevan Shields’ run at SMH so I genuinely want to know was it the starting by outing a queer woman, directly telling journalists to lie about a union strike or the genocide denial that made it a ‘great run at a hard job’?
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And just yesterday data was published that revealed the rate of searches and use of force against Aboriginal people is "getting worse, not getting better" ...
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
And just yesterday data was published that revealed the rate of searches and use of force against Aboriginal people is "getting worse, not getting better" ...
Victoria has just the police a blank cheque to search you and everybody else in the Melbourne CBD.
"Police officers and protective service officers (PSOs) are empowered to search a person and anything in the possession or control of the person, or a vehicle, for weapons under the Act."
"Police officers and protective service officers (PSOs) are empowered to search a person and anything in the possession or control of the person, or a vehicle, for weapons under the Act."
Wtf? Vic police have declared the entire CBD a designated area for a period of 6 months.
Definitely an overreach...
#VicPol
www.police.vic.gov.au/public-notic...
Definitely an overreach...
#VicPol
www.police.vic.gov.au/public-notic...
Public notice: Melbourne CBD - Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026
A public notice for Melbourne CBD and surrounds from Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026.
www.police.vic.gov.au
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Victoria has just the police a blank cheque to search you and everybody else in the Melbourne CBD.
"Police officers and protective service officers (PSOs) are empowered to search a person and anything in the possession or control of the person, or a vehicle, for weapons under the Act."
"Police officers and protective service officers (PSOs) are empowered to search a person and anything in the possession or control of the person, or a vehicle, for weapons under the Act."
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Wtf? Vic police have declared the entire CBD a designated area for a period of 6 months.
Definitely an overreach...
#VicPol
www.police.vic.gov.au/public-notic...
Definitely an overreach...
#VicPol
www.police.vic.gov.au/public-notic...
Public notice: Melbourne CBD - Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026
A public notice for Melbourne CBD and surrounds from Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026.
www.police.vic.gov.au
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Wtf? Vic police have declared the entire CBD a designated area for a period of 6 months.
Definitely an overreach...
#VicPol
www.police.vic.gov.au/public-notic...
Definitely an overreach...
#VicPol
www.police.vic.gov.au/public-notic...
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8 years since I published the first investigative piece into gig economy rider safety conditions here in Australia. No one else was writing about it at the time medium.com/@Asher_Wolf/...
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
8 years since I published the first investigative piece into gig economy rider safety conditions here in Australia. No one else was writing about it at the time medium.com/@Asher_Wolf/...
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Australia doesn't have a gas shortage problem.
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Australia doesn't have a gas shortage problem.
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol