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Zali Steggall @zalisteggall.bsky.social · Aug 31

I’ve tabled my Climate Change Bill to prepare communities, households & our economy for climate impacts. Extreme weather costs $38B yearly, set to double by 2060. If Parliament has time to debate scrapping net zero, it must also debate how we build resilience & safeguard Australia’s future.

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Zali Steggall @zalisteggall.bsky.social · Sep 1

While others in Parliament tried to wind back Net Zero, I introduced a plan to protect communities from climate risk—with mandatory 5-year assessments and a national adaptation strategy. Disasters cost us $38B a year. Denial won’t help—preparedness will.

#auspol #NetZero #75by35

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · Sep 1

Great interview with PK on #afternoonbriefing Zali Steggall. 👍🏽✅

Watching Afternoon Briefing Monday 1/9/2025 in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/afterno...

Afternoon Briefing: Monday 1/9/2025

Patricia Karvelas brings you the latest in politics, national and global affairs, speaking with Anthony Albanese, Barnaby Joyce, a panel of Andrew Leigh and Zali Steggall, Larissa Waters, Tony Wood an...

iview.abc.net.au

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About the House @aboutthehouse.bsky.social · Sep 2

Good morning! The House is scheduled to sit at 9 am (AEST) today.

ℹ️ See the full program here: bit.ly/3UX0w3S
▶️ Watch live here: aph.gov.au/live.

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About the House @aboutthehouse.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Member for Warringah @zalisteggall.bsky.social has introduced the Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation) Bill 2025 in the House this morning.

ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills.

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About the House @aboutthehouse.bsky.social · Sep 3

Good morning! The House is scheduled to sit at 9 am (AEST) today.

ℹ️ See the full program here: bit.ly/3JOB2mJ
▶️ Watch live here: aph.gov.au/live.

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Zali Steggall @zalisteggall.bsky.social · Sep 4

In QT, I asked the Treasurer why climate resilience & adaptation weren’t even on the agenda at his economic roundtable. His response was brief, underwhelming & telling.

Climate risk is economic risk. The longer we wait, the higher the cost.

Watch the exchange here: www.zalisteggall.com.au/news

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Zali Steggall @zalisteggall.bsky.social · 23d

Australia’s first national climate risk report exposes rising threats to our health, homes and economy, but ignores the root cause: coal, oil and gas.

You can read my media statement and my National Adaptation Framework Bill on my website: www.zalisteggall.com.au

#auspol #75by35

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Zali Steggall @zalisteggall.bsky.social · 23d

Days after approving Woodside’s gas expansion, the Govt released its Climate Risk Assessment. It confirms escalating threats to homes, health & economy. The upcoming 2035 target must be bold — a 75% cut by 2035 is the baseline. Anything less betrays science & our Paris commitments.

#auspol #75by35

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Zali Steggall @zalisteggall.bsky.social · 21d

A safe climate needs a minimum of 75% target.

This sets Australians on the more dangerous risk trajectory of climate impacts, identified in the government’s very own risk assessment released earlier this week.

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Zali Steggall @zalisteggall.bsky.social · 16d

Since 2022, Australia’s screen industry has shrunk by 60%. Streamers make $4B here, pay less than 1% tax, and invest little in local stories. I’ve launched a petition urging the govt to mandate investment in Aussie content by 30 June 2026.

www.change.org/p/save-austr...

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Zali Steggall @zalisteggall.bsky.social · 9d

Today’s ABC report shows fossil fuel interests are spreading misinformation to delay climate action. From fake studies to AI content, the risks to trust and democracy are real. I’ve called for truth in political advertisement for years. We need legislation before the next election.

#AusPol

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Zali Steggall @zalisteggall.bsky.social · 8d

The PM is having a bet each way — strong rhetoric at the UN while still approving projects that put fuel on the fire. A 62–70% target is fence-sitting, not leadership. We need ambition that keeps Australians safe and seizes the economic opportunities that clean energy presents.

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Jenny Forster @jennyjforster.bsky.social · 3h

Met some US tourists on trip to Italy in April. They kept extending their holiday. We weren’t allowed to say ‘America’- they were from California! Trump avoiders.

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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 8h

I met some tourists from Houston Texas yesterday. Been here 5 days. They now don't want to go back to the usa

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Jenny Forster @jennyjforster.bsky.social · 7h

The Sydney AntiAUKUS Coalition has realised that from day one of Morrison’s AUKUS wet dream. We become a larger than Guam US nuclear base

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Kate-Eviva @kate-eviva.bsky.social · 21h

Very depressing podcast. Raises a spectre of serious loss of sovereignty.

Jenny Forster @jennyjforster.bsky.social · 1d

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 7h

Scale.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Single frame. Scale. On one side of scale, weighing heavily, a small gold weight marked “OCT 7 2023”. On the other side, much lighter, a huge bag (of sand?) marked “EVERY DAY SINCE.”

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ABC News (Unofficial) @abc-news.bsky.social · 1d

Brewer stages beer boycott over Kangaroo Island ferry's 'ridiculous' fares: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/kangaroo-island-brewer-boycotts-sealink-ferry-over-fare-prices/105861274

Brewer stages beer boycott over Kangaroo Island ferry's 'ridiculous' fares

A Kangaroo Island brewer says he will no longer supply beer to the island's ferry service, amid a growing outcry over the high cost of fares to the popular international tourism destination.

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

David Pocock asks Don Farrell some serious questions about why the govt has not implemented an important recommendation from the #RobodebtRC.
Farrell caught playing on his phone, not even paying attention.🙄 Pocock hasn’t the patience to try again & moves on. #Estimates

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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 1d

Timeline cleanse.

This deadly gingin jarjum.
🖤💛❤️

Keeping culture strong.

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 1d

The plot of the next Simpsons movie should be the kids at Springfield Elementary digging up a time capsule that was buried 40 years ago and realizing they're the same children who buried it because their world hasn't aged in 4 decades.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday, we saw a helicopter and M24 Dad almost flying in sync. #367Collins #PeregrineFalcons

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 1d

Independent Senator David Pocock and Labor's Penny Wong clashed in Senate estimates yesterday over whether the Parliamentary Sports Club could be considered a lobby group, as reported in Crikey last week. The club is registered as such, and lists Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its clients.

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