@callralstonsaul.bsky.social
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Carbon capture and storage was always a huge concern and a dangerous risk.
Our worst fears are realised. Chevron Toxico lives up to its earned name and reinforces its reputation as a major polluter and climate criminal.
Our worst fears are realised. Chevron Toxico lives up to its earned name and reinforces its reputation as a major polluter and climate criminal.
New data from Chevron on its Gorgon carbon capture and storage project shows the lowest amount of carbon dioxide captured and stored since it started in 2019.
reneweconomy.com.au
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Carbon capture and storage was always a huge concern and a dangerous risk.
Our worst fears are realised. Chevron Toxico lives up to its earned name and reinforces its reputation as a major polluter and climate criminal.
Our worst fears are realised. Chevron Toxico lives up to its earned name and reinforces its reputation as a major polluter and climate criminal.
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The cost.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The cost.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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I love science.
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I love science.
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Wow Brad Battin gone after less than a year. First term Kew MP Jess Wilson now opposition leader. #springst www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Victorian Liberal party ousts Brad Battin to install Jess Wilson as first female leader
First-term Kew MP elected leader after Battin lasted less than a year in role
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Wow Brad Battin gone after less than a year. First term Kew MP Jess Wilson now opposition leader. #springst www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Yep. Ain’t that the truth?
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Yep. Ain’t that the truth?
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Meanwhile in Australia, one of the wealthiest nations per capita, decades of policy failure are increasing #homelessness and #inequality. #auspol
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Meanwhile in Australia, one of the wealthiest nations per capita, decades of policy failure are increasing #homelessness and #inequality. #auspol
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Rio Tinto confident its smelters and refineries in Gladstone, Queensland can be powered from 2029 without the local coal-fired power station. However, the Crisafulli government has decreed coal will be burnt indefinitely across the state. #qldpol reneweconomy.com.au/we-can-do-th...
reneweconomy.com.au
October 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Rio Tinto confident its smelters and refineries in Gladstone, Queensland can be powered from 2029 without the local coal-fired power station. However, the Crisafulli government has decreed coal will be burnt indefinitely across the state. #qldpol reneweconomy.com.au/we-can-do-th...
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come for the misogynist racism, the tawdriness, the regressive calcified values that peaked around 1850, stay for the complete absence of creativity and originality, the constant endless fucking theft of ideas, the coloniality of it all.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
America’s Tech Right Is Obsessed With Building Giant Statues
With proposals for a 450-foot statue of Prometheus on Alcatraz and a 650-foot George Washington, MAGA adherents are racing to build America’s largest statue.
www.bloomberg.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
come for the misogynist racism, the tawdriness, the regressive calcified values that peaked around 1850, stay for the complete absence of creativity and originality, the constant endless fucking theft of ideas, the coloniality of it all.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Dave has an interview with journalist Chris Hedges tomorrow morning on the #SundayShot
And we didn't even have to check to make sure it was okay with our sponsors
#wedonthaveanysponsorsanyway
(you can watch it here tomorrow morning at 9am AEDST www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot )
And we didn't even have to check to make sure it was okay with our sponsors
#wedonthaveanysponsorsanyway
(you can watch it here tomorrow morning at 9am AEDST www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot )
October 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Dave has an interview with journalist Chris Hedges tomorrow morning on the #SundayShot
And we didn't even have to check to make sure it was okay with our sponsors
#wedonthaveanysponsorsanyway
(you can watch it here tomorrow morning at 9am AEDST www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot )
And we didn't even have to check to make sure it was okay with our sponsors
#wedonthaveanysponsorsanyway
(you can watch it here tomorrow morning at 9am AEDST www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot )
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“We’ve seen again and again governments responding to acts of antisemitism with anti-democratic policies and laws
…this isn’t good for Jewish people, but breeds antisemitism.” @sarahschwartz.bsky.social #SundayShot #auspol
…this isn’t good for Jewish people, but breeds antisemitism.” @sarahschwartz.bsky.social #SundayShot #auspol
October 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“We’ve seen again and again governments responding to acts of antisemitism with anti-democratic policies and laws
…this isn’t good for Jewish people, but breeds antisemitism.” @sarahschwartz.bsky.social #SundayShot #auspol
…this isn’t good for Jewish people, but breeds antisemitism.” @sarahschwartz.bsky.social #SundayShot #auspol
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"From glacial outbursts in Alaska, to dying coral reefs in the tropics, to tree die-back in the Amazon and the imminent collapse of the North Atlantic circulation, humans are soon to cross into an uncharted world of devastating shocks and consequences."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
Tipping, tipping, tipping... the dominoes fall
Dying reefs, shrinking icesheets, withering forests and collapsing currents are the latest symptoms of an Earth system enduring dangerous trauma, according to the Global Tipping Points Report 2025.
johnmenadue.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"From glacial outbursts in Alaska, to dying coral reefs in the tropics, to tree die-back in the Amazon and the imminent collapse of the North Atlantic circulation, humans are soon to cross into an uncharted world of devastating shocks and consequences."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
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Associated Press today:
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Associated Press today:
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"Once again, the Palestinians have been betrayed...the plan will not lead to a Palestinian state.
...The extent of Israeli occupation of Gaza is uncertain, but the continuing loss of territory in the West Bank is certain."
Unless Israel faces accountability.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
...The extent of Israeli occupation of Gaza is uncertain, but the continuing loss of territory in the West Bank is certain."
Unless Israel faces accountability.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
One more betrayal of the Palestinians
The history of the Palestinians is a history of betrayal. In the wake of World War I, Britain and France redrew the map of the Middle East to suit their own ends.
johnmenadue.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Once again, the Palestinians have been betrayed...the plan will not lead to a Palestinian state.
...The extent of Israeli occupation of Gaza is uncertain, but the continuing loss of territory in the West Bank is certain."
Unless Israel faces accountability.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
...The extent of Israeli occupation of Gaza is uncertain, but the continuing loss of territory in the West Bank is certain."
Unless Israel faces accountability.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
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There is a reason "offsetting" does not exist in the vast majority of cases of avoidable harm to human safety: it would be laughed off as physically absurd and outright fraudulent.
Somehow, in the single most catastrophic physical threat facing our species, it became accepted as normal
Somehow, in the single most catastrophic physical threat facing our species, it became accepted as normal
Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why
The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.
www.nature.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
There is a reason "offsetting" does not exist in the vast majority of cases of avoidable harm to human safety: it would be laughed off as physically absurd and outright fraudulent.
Somehow, in the single most catastrophic physical threat facing our species, it became accepted as normal
Somehow, in the single most catastrophic physical threat facing our species, it became accepted as normal
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Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury.
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity | George Monbiot
Fixing that hole could have cost under £100; the cost of not doing so is limitless. My prang highlights the neoliberal folly of false economies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury.
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Exactly the same thing could be asked about our broken universities, schools funding model, climate policy, corporate taxation, housing, arts, govt transparency, youth justice, mental health etc etc etc
When will our politicians have the courage to make meaningful change to our broken aged care system? | Julianne Schultz
The inspector general has applauded aspects of the new act but warns of a yawning gap between promise and delivery
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Exactly the same thing could be asked about our broken universities, schools funding model, climate policy, corporate taxation, housing, arts, govt transparency, youth justice, mental health etc etc etc
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Doug Cameron and Josh Bornstein don't hold back with their incisive commentary on the way #Labor, the #ABC and other institutions are failing us at this critical moment.
A cracker conversation. #auspol #SundayShot
@theshot.net.au
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
A cracker conversation. #auspol #SundayShot
@theshot.net.au
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
Truth to Power
Podcast Episode · The Shot Podcast · 29/06/2025 · 1h 3m
podcasts.apple.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Doug Cameron and Josh Bornstein don't hold back with their incisive commentary on the way #Labor, the #ABC and other institutions are failing us at this critical moment.
A cracker conversation. #auspol #SundayShot
@theshot.net.au
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
A cracker conversation. #auspol #SundayShot
@theshot.net.au
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
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"Throughout all the wars that he has championed, Netanyahu has always dreamed of the big one: to defeat and overthrow the Iranian Government. His long-sought war, just launched, might just get us all killed in a nuclear Armageddon, unless Netanyahu is stopped."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/06...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/06...
Stop Netanyahu before he gets us all killed
We could soon see several nuclear powers pitted against each other and dragging the world closer to nuclear annihilation.
johnmenadue.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"Throughout all the wars that he has championed, Netanyahu has always dreamed of the big one: to defeat and overthrow the Iranian Government. His long-sought war, just launched, might just get us all killed in a nuclear Armageddon, unless Netanyahu is stopped."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/06...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/06...
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If one is censured by a nation's Parliament for behaviour officially found to be "corrosive of trust in government", and is referred to an anti-corruption commission for misleading its Cabinet about the "crude and cruel" Robodebt scheme, how is one then eligible for said country's highest honour?
June 7, 2025 at 5:56 AM
If one is censured by a nation's Parliament for behaviour officially found to be "corrosive of trust in government", and is referred to an anti-corruption commission for misleading its Cabinet about the "crude and cruel" Robodebt scheme, how is one then eligible for said country's highest honour?
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Australia Institute research has found that 73% of gas exported from WA attracts zero royalty payments, effectively giving a public resource to multinational gas corporations for free.
Over the last four years, $111 billion worth of WA LNP was exported
australiainstitute.org.au/post/zero-ro...
Over the last four years, $111 billion worth of WA LNP was exported
australiainstitute.org.au/post/zero-ro...
Zero royalties charged on $111 billion in WA gas sales - The Australia Institute
73% of gas exported from WA attracts zero royalty payments, effectively giving a public resource to multinational gas corporations for free.
australiainstitute.org.au
May 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Australia Institute research has found that 73% of gas exported from WA attracts zero royalty payments, effectively giving a public resource to multinational gas corporations for free.
Over the last four years, $111 billion worth of WA LNP was exported
australiainstitute.org.au/post/zero-ro...
Over the last four years, $111 billion worth of WA LNP was exported
australiainstitute.org.au/post/zero-ro...
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Restrictive interest rates are obsolete: A 50bp rate cut is urgently needed next week.
If the RBA does not cut 50 next week, it will be playing a very risky game with the jobs of tens of thousands of people the stakes in its economic modelling zealotry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTYo...
If the RBA does not cut 50 next week, it will be playing a very risky game with the jobs of tens of thousands of people the stakes in its economic modelling zealotry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTYo...
Restrictive interest rates are obsolete: A 50 basis point rate cut is urgently needed next week
YouTube video by Stephen Koukoulas
www.youtube.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Restrictive interest rates are obsolete: A 50bp rate cut is urgently needed next week.
If the RBA does not cut 50 next week, it will be playing a very risky game with the jobs of tens of thousands of people the stakes in its economic modelling zealotry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTYo...
If the RBA does not cut 50 next week, it will be playing a very risky game with the jobs of tens of thousands of people the stakes in its economic modelling zealotry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTYo...
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I will forever be haunted by this footage.
Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity.
What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives.
🌎🦑🧪
Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity.
What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives.
🌎🦑🧪
May 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I will forever be haunted by this footage.
Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity.
What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives.
🌎🦑🧪
Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity.
What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives.
🌎🦑🧪
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While reading this article, worth remembering what Professor Stephen Jay Gould had to say on the subject of Darwin's overall theory of evolution including the evolution of "plants."
May 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
While reading this article, worth remembering what Professor Stephen Jay Gould had to say on the subject of Darwin's overall theory of evolution including the evolution of "plants."
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After WW2 many Germans said they did not know about the Jewish Holocaust. No one can say now that they do not know about the live steamed Holocaust of Palestinians in Gaza today.
John Menadue #Auspol #gaza
John Menadue #Auspol #gaza
'This isn't me': Israeli war and healthcare collapse leave Gaza child unrecognisable
Under a tightening Israeli siege, Palestinian girl Rahaf Ayyad struggles with physical and emotional changes, as her mother fights for answers.
johnmenadue.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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May 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM