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I made it a bit more honest
December 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I made it a bit more honest
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The November monthly temperatures have been released and 2025 looks set to be the 2nd hottest year on record.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The November monthly temperatures have been released and 2025 looks set to be the 2nd hottest year on record.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
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Come on, which one of us hasn't marched through our town centre singing Hitler Youth songs? We've all done it. Youthful hijinks.
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Come on, which one of us hasn't marched through our town centre singing Hitler Youth songs? We've all done it. Youthful hijinks.
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US. betrayal...
"Ready or not, Europe is on its own"..."We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercion"...
C/- The Guardian.
Georg Riekeles, Varg Folkman; Mon 8 Dec 2025 16.00 AEDT
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Ready or not, Europe is on its own"..."We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercion"...
C/- The Guardian.
Georg Riekeles, Varg Folkman; Mon 8 Dec 2025 16.00 AEDT
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
December 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
US. betrayal...
"Ready or not, Europe is on its own"..."We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercion"...
C/- The Guardian.
Georg Riekeles, Varg Folkman; Mon 8 Dec 2025 16.00 AEDT
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Ready or not, Europe is on its own"..."We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercion"...
C/- The Guardian.
Georg Riekeles, Varg Folkman; Mon 8 Dec 2025 16.00 AEDT
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Wondering why I haven’t heard much about this. Seems fairly staggering and especially for us with our humongous AUKUS commitment, not to mention Pine Gap etc
Wondering why I haven’t heard much about this. Seems fairly staggering and especially for us with our humongous AUKUS commitment, not to mention Pine Gap etc
December 5, 2025
Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Wondering why I haven’t heard much about this. Seems fairly staggering and especially for us with our humongous AUKUS commitment, not to mention Pine Gap etc
Wondering why I haven’t heard much about this. Seems fairly staggering and especially for us with our humongous AUKUS commitment, not to mention Pine Gap etc
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Nesting offences.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
December 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Nesting offences.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DUMPING IN THE ATMOSPHERE THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DUMPING IN THE ATMOSPHERE THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DU
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DUMPING IN THE ATMOSPHERE THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DUMPING IN THE ATMOSPHERE THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DU
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What Australian outlets edited out of the opening of Kerry O'Brien's Walkley Awards speech on press freedom:
(The full speech is here: www.walkleys.com/dont-kid-you...)
(The full speech is here: www.walkleys.com/dont-kid-you...)
November 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
What Australian outlets edited out of the opening of Kerry O'Brien's Walkley Awards speech on press freedom:
(The full speech is here: www.walkleys.com/dont-kid-you...)
(The full speech is here: www.walkleys.com/dont-kid-you...)
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[Sings drunkenly.]
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
[Sings drunkenly.]
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Francesca Albanese—
"BREAKING: A new UN report finds that Israel’s assault on Gaza—with the destruction of health care, education, infrastructure, even the banking system—has erased 69 years of human development, marking the worst economic collapse ever recorded.
"It's not war: it is genocide."
"BREAKING: A new UN report finds that Israel’s assault on Gaza—with the destruction of health care, education, infrastructure, even the banking system—has erased 69 years of human development, marking the worst economic collapse ever recorded.
"It's not war: it is genocide."
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Francesca Albanese—
"BREAKING: A new UN report finds that Israel’s assault on Gaza—with the destruction of health care, education, infrastructure, even the banking system—has erased 69 years of human development, marking the worst economic collapse ever recorded.
"It's not war: it is genocide."
"BREAKING: A new UN report finds that Israel’s assault on Gaza—with the destruction of health care, education, infrastructure, even the banking system—has erased 69 years of human development, marking the worst economic collapse ever recorded.
"It's not war: it is genocide."
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Also a nice little graph in Alan Kohler's finance report last night showing just how much the ambition of the Govt public/social housing is. Let's hope they get there...
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Also a nice little graph in Alan Kohler's finance report last night showing just how much the ambition of the Govt public/social housing is. Let's hope they get there...
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Gas use for electricity generation in Australia is plummeting.
Down 50% over the past decade (!!!) in the NEM on the east coast.
Gas has a small role that's getting smaller and will be absolutely crushed by big batteries in the electricity.
Not a transition fuel, no matter what BS the PM pushes.
Down 50% over the past decade (!!!) in the NEM on the east coast.
Gas has a small role that's getting smaller and will be absolutely crushed by big batteries in the electricity.
Not a transition fuel, no matter what BS the PM pushes.
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Gas use for electricity generation in Australia is plummeting.
Down 50% over the past decade (!!!) in the NEM on the east coast.
Gas has a small role that's getting smaller and will be absolutely crushed by big batteries in the electricity.
Not a transition fuel, no matter what BS the PM pushes.
Down 50% over the past decade (!!!) in the NEM on the east coast.
Gas has a small role that's getting smaller and will be absolutely crushed by big batteries in the electricity.
Not a transition fuel, no matter what BS the PM pushes.
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116 legal and policy experts have now opposed Labor’s new powers for police to recommend cutting payments from people without them even having been convicted of a crime.
Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...
Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
116 legal and policy experts have now opposed Labor’s new powers for police to recommend cutting payments from people without them even having been convicted of a crime.
Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...
Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...
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Zali Steggall says it’s time to stop pretending gas is needed, as gas companies are taking us for a ride.
“Australia does not have a gas shortage problem. We have lots of gas.”
Says moving toward electrification is better tor ppl’s “health & their wallets.” #HouseOfReps
“Australia does not have a gas shortage problem. We have lots of gas.”
Says moving toward electrification is better tor ppl’s “health & their wallets.” #HouseOfReps
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Zali Steggall says it’s time to stop pretending gas is needed, as gas companies are taking us for a ride.
“Australia does not have a gas shortage problem. We have lots of gas.”
Says moving toward electrification is better tor ppl’s “health & their wallets.” #HouseOfReps
“Australia does not have a gas shortage problem. We have lots of gas.”
Says moving toward electrification is better tor ppl’s “health & their wallets.” #HouseOfReps
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Many people thought that John Laws died the other week - but he's actually being held in the drains under this dog statue next to the QVB. Every time someone approaches, Pennywise the Clown forces him give this speech! True story.
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Many people thought that John Laws died the other week - but he's actually being held in the drains under this dog statue next to the QVB. Every time someone approaches, Pennywise the Clown forces him give this speech! True story.
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The blockade is still in place, so what happened to the Gaza airdrops? They were just performative after all?
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The blockade is still in place, so what happened to the Gaza airdrops? They were just performative after all?
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And the journalists who reported on the show flights, including the ABC's Doran? No comment?
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
And the journalists who reported on the show flights, including the ABC's Doran? No comment?
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The Gaza Port before and after Israel's genocidal war.
#IsraeliOccupation
#IsraelisaTerroristState
#IsraeliWarCrimes
#IsraeliOccupation
#IsraelisaTerroristState
#IsraeliWarCrimes
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The Gaza Port before and after Israel's genocidal war.
#IsraeliOccupation
#IsraelisaTerroristState
#IsraeliWarCrimes
#IsraeliOccupation
#IsraelisaTerroristState
#IsraeliWarCrimes
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The Albanese Government's proposed changes would weaken our environment laws and benefit destructive industries.
The Australia Institute is proud to be one of 100+ orgs calling on Parliament to reject the changes that would gut our environmental protections.
#auspol
The Australia Institute is proud to be one of 100+ orgs calling on Parliament to reject the changes that would gut our environmental protections.
#auspol
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
The Albanese Government's proposed changes would weaken our environment laws and benefit destructive industries.
The Australia Institute is proud to be one of 100+ orgs calling on Parliament to reject the changes that would gut our environmental protections.
#auspol
The Australia Institute is proud to be one of 100+ orgs calling on Parliament to reject the changes that would gut our environmental protections.
#auspol
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And the LNP dumps Net Zero
Humanity could be just 3 years away from crossing a dire climate threshold, report warns
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Humanity could be just 3 years away from crossing a dire climate threshold, report warns
Record carbon emissions mean that the planet's carbon budget could be exceeded in as little as three years, according to a new report.
www.livescience.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
And the LNP dumps Net Zero
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A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.
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Wouldn’t it be good if there was some kind of environment legislation that could stop this sort of thing from happening
New: "Minister Gavin Pearce has confirmed the closure of the commercial rock lobster fishery near diseased salmon pens south of D’Entrecasteaux Channel, citing concerns that antibiotic residues could prompt Japan and China to ban imports of Tasmania’s $90-million southern rock lobster industry."
Minister Confirms Antibiotics Close Rock Lobster Fishery
Japanese and Chinese markets at risk
tasmaniantimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Wouldn’t it be good if there was some kind of environment legislation that could stop this sort of thing from happening
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Treating animals with antibiotics is a very, very bad idea (unless it's for a individual animal who is sick) and especiallyin a marine environment. This is absolutely appalling. Do not buy Tasmanian salmon. Ever. To the politicians who supported this industry- You were so wrong.
Lobster fishery off Bruny Island in TAS closed on eve of the opening of fishing season due to antibiotic use by the salmon farms.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
Crayfish Closure Follows Salmon Antibiotic Deployment - Tasmanian Times
The commercial rock lobster fishery south of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel is now closed effective 15 November 2025
tasmaniantimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Treating animals with antibiotics is a very, very bad idea (unless it's for a individual animal who is sick) and especiallyin a marine environment. This is absolutely appalling. Do not buy Tasmanian salmon. Ever. To the politicians who supported this industry- You were so wrong.
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You may recall that the Albanese govt rammed through laws to shield the salmon industry earlier this year- against all scientific advice and without consultation.
This is on them too.
This is on them too.
Our laws were in danger of doing what they were supposed to do - so they were changed
While all eyes were on the budget, the Albanese government gutted Australia's environmental laws. The changes are great for the salmon industry, but terrible for endangered species and Australia's dem...
australiainstitute.org.au
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
You may recall that the Albanese govt rammed through laws to shield the salmon industry earlier this year- against all scientific advice and without consultation.
This is on them too.
This is on them too.