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The opportunity of a lifetime. The first big test for the newly elected government. - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-opp...

No Woodside NW shelf gas extension
The opportunity of a lifetime. The first big test for the newly elected government. - The Australia Institute
Dozens of Australia’s leading climate and conservation groups have written an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, urging him to put a more ambitious climate policy at the heart of his gove...
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May 18, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The whole country could do with more of kindness at the top. We can get more of it by voting 1 for Verity Cooper in Sturt.
drveritycooper.bsky.social Dr Verity Cooper for Sturt @drveritycooper.bsky.social · May 1
'A parliament that has intelligent, compassionate and committed individuals sitting on th[e] crosssbench ... works harder.' - Kylea Tink
Fran Kelly interviews 3 former independent MPs who respond to common misconceptions and affirm that independence works.

Vote 1 VC!
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So, what if Saturday delivers a minority goverment? - ABC listen
Australians are very good at voting for Independents. At the last election nearly one third of us gave an independent or minor party our first preference.
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May 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Imagine kindness in Parliament? It can happen. Already does with the Teals and Verity will enhance it. Remember also Jacinda Ardern who embodied it in NZ.
drveritycooper.bsky.social Dr Verity Cooper for Sturt @drveritycooper.bsky.social · May 1
Our campaign is based on the values of truth, integrity, inclusiveness and kindness.

These will also be my guiding values if you elect me to represent #Sturt in Canberra.

Let’s do politics differently.

Vote 1️⃣ Dr Verity Cooper - for a new way.

#IndependenceWorks #SturtVotes #auspol #ourfuture
May 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Pope’s climate letter is a radical attack on the logic of the market theconversation.com/popes-climat...
He was way ahead of his time, but few listened. A prophet against profit. He will truly be missed.
Pope’s climate letter is a radical attack on the logic of the market
Pope Francis’s intervention in the climate debate puts him on collision course with global elites.
theconversation.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Friday essay: ‘War has made me a pacifist’. Why are we so reluctant to acknowledge Australia’s anti-war veterans?
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Friday essay: ‘War has made me a pacifist’. Why are we so reluctant to acknowledge Australia’s anti-war veterans?
From the first world war to the invasion of Iraq, left-wing soldiers have questioned our involvement in wars. Yet we rarely hear these dissenting veteran’s voices.
theconversation.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
www.acf.org.au/scorecard
ACF federal election scorecard 2025
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April 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
It’s On – 3 May 2025: To Everyone Who Cares, Let’s Turn Our Angst Into Action
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It’s On – 3 May 2025: To Everyone Who Cares, Let’s Turn Our Angst Into Action
Channel Your Sensitivity Into Strength: Join the Fight for a Better Australia by 3 May 2025
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March 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Just saying this again because it's important: fossil gas was responsible for the biggest chunk of the rise in emissions in the energy sector from 2023 to 2024

Gas is a fossil fuel and a pollutant: dumping it and burning it causes suffering and death to living things

[note the truncated y axis]
gas responsible for most of the rise in energy emissions
March 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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March 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I just signed @australiainstitute.org.au's petition: End salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour—protect the skate. Will you join me? nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_salmon_f...
End salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour—protect the skate
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February 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Change Isn’t Risky—It’s Empowering: How Traditional Voters Are Reclaiming Their Voice with Community Independents
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Change Isn’t Risky—It’s Empowering: How Traditional Voters Are Reclaiming Their Voice with Community Independents
Voting in your own best interests—choosing leaders who represent your values and priorities—is the most powerful thing you can do for your community and the country
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February 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Masking the Truth with Puffery: “Meet the Real Peter Dutton”
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Masking the Truth with Puffery: “Meet the Real Peter Dutton”
60 Minutes’ calculated PR effort attempts to recast Peter Dutton as empathetic and kind, but his political record tells a different story of division, insensitivity, and harmful policies.
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February 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Dispensing with the US
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Dispensing with the US
“The cemeteries are full of indispensable people, and nations"
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February 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
We're appalling sycophants
andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social Andrew Wilkie MP @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social · Feb 11
How appalling that the Australian Government has not shown support for the International Criminal Court after the US Government’s sanctions against it. This is a matter of principle. The ICC deals with war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
February 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Sign the petition: Help Protect the Murujuga Rock Art from Destruction nb.australiainstitute.org.au/help_protect...
Help Protect the Murujuga Rock Art from Destruction
One of Australia and the world’s most important artworks is being destroyed by acid gas pollution. The Murujuga rock art on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia is a cultural treasure – and more...
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February 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Integrity in an Age of Shamelessness: A guide for leaders, young & old
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Integrity in an Age of Shamelessness: A guide for leaders, young & old
Redefining Leadership: Why Integrity, Not Shamelessness, Must Shape the Future
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February 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Wasn't @zoedaniel.bsky.social so good on the Press Club. Absolutely clear and absolutely right about what is wrong with the 2-party system. I look forward to her having an important role in Labor-led minority government. She is front-bench material!
February 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
There is a big chunk of my being that did not think it would get *this* bad *this* fast.
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There is a big chunk of my being that did not think it would get *this* bad *this* fast.
We're here! This is the last chapter of the book. It will run in two parts.
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February 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This is where we are: Not good
January 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Nations are not sacred entities. Have often changed in the past. P.S. This Albanese for UN Secretary-General
January 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Lessons from Finland open.substack.com/pub/talkingc...
Inspirations from the far north
Lessons from Finland
Finnish climate action, a year of climate extremes, and a New Year’s challenge
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January 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM