Kerry Hunter
@kerryhunter.bsky.social
Urbanist. Public/urban/climate/ policy stuff
Social justice, inequality & integrity matter
Flapping around in life’s messiness
Country: Darramurragal/Terramerragul
Social justice, inequality & integrity matter
Flapping around in life’s messiness
Country: Darramurragal/Terramerragul
Reposted by Kerry Hunter
Bondi
@keanebernard.bsky.social;
“NSW Police confirmed that 1 gunmen was a licensed gun holder & allowed to have 6 rifles, some of which were used to carry out the attack.
..most spectacular failure yet of NSW gun laws. Gangland shootings on Sydney streets routine occurrences: 27 shootings since May
@keanebernard.bsky.social;
“NSW Police confirmed that 1 gunmen was a licensed gun holder & allowed to have 6 rifles, some of which were used to carry out the attack.
..most spectacular failure yet of NSW gun laws. Gangland shootings on Sydney streets routine occurrences: 27 shootings since May
In the immediate aftermath of the Bondi Beach atrocity, there are questions about what security services knew, and whether gun laws are fit for purpose, writes Bernard Keane.
In the wake of a Sydney atrocity, there are questions for those charged with protecting us
While we reel from the Bondi terrorist atrocity that killed 15 innocent people celebrating Hanukkah, there are serious questions for our intelligence and security officials — and our politicians — about how it happened.
www.crikey.com.au
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Bondi
@keanebernard.bsky.social;
“NSW Police confirmed that 1 gunmen was a licensed gun holder & allowed to have 6 rifles, some of which were used to carry out the attack.
..most spectacular failure yet of NSW gun laws. Gangland shootings on Sydney streets routine occurrences: 27 shootings since May
@keanebernard.bsky.social;
“NSW Police confirmed that 1 gunmen was a licensed gun holder & allowed to have 6 rifles, some of which were used to carry out the attack.
..most spectacular failure yet of NSW gun laws. Gangland shootings on Sydney streets routine occurrences: 27 shootings since May
Lolz, Richard Marles ‘authority’ tone trying to sound even 1% convincing that AUKUS is great & it must be coz Trump is 100% on-board.
Lolz, what country getting upwards of $360B while never having to produce a thing wouldn’t be all-in.
More galling is it not being cancelled point-blank in 2022,
1/2
Lolz, what country getting upwards of $360B while never having to produce a thing wouldn’t be all-in.
More galling is it not being cancelled point-blank in 2022,
1/2
December 4, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Lolz, Richard Marles ‘authority’ tone trying to sound even 1% convincing that AUKUS is great & it must be coz Trump is 100% on-board.
Lolz, what country getting upwards of $360B while never having to produce a thing wouldn’t be all-in.
More galling is it not being cancelled point-blank in 2022,
1/2
Lolz, what country getting upwards of $360B while never having to produce a thing wouldn’t be all-in.
More galling is it not being cancelled point-blank in 2022,
1/2
I despair. The failure of fundamental governance (bipartisan yay). But yet again NSW ALP govt really excelling themselves actively enabling corruption pathways, utter lack of care & understanding of making good cities = demonstrably zero respect for actual voters
architectureau.com/articles/pro...
architectureau.com/articles/pro...
Prohibiting the public interest
The new New South Wales Environmental Planning and Assessment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025, which slid through parliament in November with bipartisan support and little press coverage, is “trus...
architectureau.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I despair. The failure of fundamental governance (bipartisan yay). But yet again NSW ALP govt really excelling themselves actively enabling corruption pathways, utter lack of care & understanding of making good cities = demonstrably zero respect for actual voters
architectureau.com/articles/pro...
architectureau.com/articles/pro...
Goodness, even Simon Benson at the Oz is calling the LNP’s climate nonsense:
“But herein lies the problem with the Liberals’ proposal to abandon net zero and a target on anything at all, by replacing it with almost nothing.”
“But herein lies the problem with the Liberals’ proposal to abandon net zero and a target on anything at all, by replacing it with almost nothing.”
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Goodness, even Simon Benson at the Oz is calling the LNP’s climate nonsense:
“But herein lies the problem with the Liberals’ proposal to abandon net zero and a target on anything at all, by replacing it with almost nothing.”
“But herein lies the problem with the Liberals’ proposal to abandon net zero and a target on anything at all, by replacing it with almost nothing.”
Seems more like the whole point of the federal gov’t’s ‘review’ of the EPBC Act is precisely to enable similar dysfunctional NSW legislation. Yay to effective bi-partisan vested-interest donors crippling environmental protections.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Biodiversity offsets failed to protect habitat in NSW. Now federal Labor is about to make the same mistakes, critics warn
Offsets were meant to be a last resort for mitigating environmental damage from development projects, but rapidly became the default
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Seems more like the whole point of the federal gov’t’s ‘review’ of the EPBC Act is precisely to enable similar dysfunctional NSW legislation. Yay to effective bi-partisan vested-interest donors crippling environmental protections.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
NACC…sigh. Punters rapidly concluding the only effective part of it is NACC Inspector Gail Furness’s internal investigations
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
NACC…sigh. Punters rapidly concluding the only effective part of it is NACC Inspector Gail Furness’s internal investigations
I’ll be quite cross if the PM for one second agrees to paying a cent of ‘compensation’ to Nucoal for their self-inflicted loss. Btw, does Nucoal even pay tax here.
October 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I’ll be quite cross if the PM for one second agrees to paying a cent of ‘compensation’ to Nucoal for their self-inflicted loss. Btw, does Nucoal even pay tax here.
Jason, I’ve still got the stickers on my bins becoz the LNP are STILL wallowing in the same climate denial/fossil fuel quagmire since forever. (Not that the ALP are much better - they’re making equally appalling fossil fuel decisions while claiming ‘climate science’)
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Moderate Liberals hail Joyce’s departure from Coalition after MP reveals call with Hanson
The Nationals MP said nothing had been locked in with One Nation, but some in the Coalition will be happy to see the former deputy prime minister leave the opposition.
www.smh.com.au
October 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Jason, I’ve still got the stickers on my bins becoz the LNP are STILL wallowing in the same climate denial/fossil fuel quagmire since forever. (Not that the ALP are much better - they’re making equally appalling fossil fuel decisions while claiming ‘climate science’)
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
THIS is why the NSW govt must not weaken the NSW ADG in the Housing SEPP push under the guise of ‘housing crisis’. Not one window in a whole level of habitable rooms - Victoria. It matters!
October 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
THIS is why the NSW govt must not weaken the NSW ADG in the Housing SEPP push under the guise of ‘housing crisis’. Not one window in a whole level of habitable rooms - Victoria. It matters!
Good. May there be many more until this project is rightly rejected.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Two legal challenges to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension filed on environmental and cultural grounds
Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian Rock Art want Murray Watt’s decision to approve extension of LNG project in northern WA overturned
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Good. May there be many more until this project is rightly rejected.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Is that whole TAHE fiasco the reason for the virtual daily issues around maintenance (lack of) causing unacceptable delays, cancellations, failure of the PUBLIC transport rail system. Transport that is essential for functional cities
September 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Is that whole TAHE fiasco the reason for the virtual daily issues around maintenance (lack of) causing unacceptable delays, cancellations, failure of the PUBLIC transport rail system. Transport that is essential for functional cities
More good work ALP, brazen duplicity in approving the outrageous Woodside project while ‘claiming’ the huge risk & costs of NOT ACTING ON CLIMATE. Honestly, the vast number of young punters need to really punish both parties next election
September 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
More good work ALP, brazen duplicity in approving the outrageous Woodside project while ‘claiming’ the huge risk & costs of NOT ACTING ON CLIMATE. Honestly, the vast number of young punters need to really punish both parties next election
Murray Watt approves fossil fuel extension until 2070?
Feel ill, sad & quite furious.
Can only hope the younger gens get angry & turn the tide on both parties AusVotes2027.
Community independents are the ONLY way ahead but now face an uphill battle w/ bipartisan new donation laws nobbling democracy
Feel ill, sad & quite furious.
Can only hope the younger gens get angry & turn the tide on both parties AusVotes2027.
Community independents are the ONLY way ahead but now face an uphill battle w/ bipartisan new donation laws nobbling democracy
September 12, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Murray Watt approves fossil fuel extension until 2070?
Feel ill, sad & quite furious.
Can only hope the younger gens get angry & turn the tide on both parties AusVotes2027.
Community independents are the ONLY way ahead but now face an uphill battle w/ bipartisan new donation laws nobbling democracy
Feel ill, sad & quite furious.
Can only hope the younger gens get angry & turn the tide on both parties AusVotes2027.
Community independents are the ONLY way ahead but now face an uphill battle w/ bipartisan new donation laws nobbling democracy
Facts….hey punters, it’s up to us to put the heat on politicians
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Boreholes leaking methane? Not as funny as it sounds | First Dog on the Moon
It is in fact actually quite dangerous
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Facts….hey punters, it’s up to us to put the heat on politicians
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Kerry Hunter
7 year ordeal over for ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle is finally over w no conviction recorded. Severe need to fix #auspol WB laws.
@kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/no-convictio...
@kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/no-convictio...
No conviction for whistleblower Boyle. Reform urged after ordeal - Michael West
Tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle avoided jail with no conviction recorded after a seven-year ordeal, punished for doing what was right.
michaelwest.com.au
August 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
7 year ordeal over for ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle is finally over w no conviction recorded. Severe need to fix #auspol WB laws.
@kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/no-convictio...
@kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/no-convictio...
Another Wednesday BAU fossil fuels expansion in NSW…
August 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Another Wednesday BAU fossil fuels expansion in NSW…
Lolz, The Aus taking a monopoly player’s tanty seriously, am assuming Nine’s Fin Review doing likewise & having it’s own tanty added.
August 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Lolz, The Aus taking a monopoly player’s tanty seriously, am assuming Nine’s Fin Review doing likewise & having it’s own tanty added.
Sunday’s March for Humanity was biggest ever?
🤔 So 90K crowd estimate is at odds w/ 250k Reconciliation March in 2000 which somehow didn’t have ‘public safety’ issues at North Sydney?
Sunday was bigger, also peaceful, no incidents, no arrests -maybe thx to the ppl.
To MPs, the public voice is clear.
🤔 So 90K crowd estimate is at odds w/ 250k Reconciliation March in 2000 which somehow didn’t have ‘public safety’ issues at North Sydney?
Sunday was bigger, also peaceful, no incidents, no arrests -maybe thx to the ppl.
To MPs, the public voice is clear.
August 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Sunday’s March for Humanity was biggest ever?
🤔 So 90K crowd estimate is at odds w/ 250k Reconciliation March in 2000 which somehow didn’t have ‘public safety’ issues at North Sydney?
Sunday was bigger, also peaceful, no incidents, no arrests -maybe thx to the ppl.
To MPs, the public voice is clear.
🤔 So 90K crowd estimate is at odds w/ 250k Reconciliation March in 2000 which somehow didn’t have ‘public safety’ issues at North Sydney?
Sunday was bigger, also peaceful, no incidents, no arrests -maybe thx to the ppl.
To MPs, the public voice is clear.
Fossil fuel industries: confident the Minns govt’s enabling BAU for new coal projects. Punters: NSW cannot seriously be thinking it’s OK granting even more coal exploration licenses in 2025
August 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Fossil fuel industries: confident the Minns govt’s enabling BAU for new coal projects. Punters: NSW cannot seriously be thinking it’s OK granting even more coal exploration licenses in 2025
While we’re INXS adjacent #Hottest100 We went to check out a great mid-century place for sale once that we discovered was one of the Farris’s when we asked about a soundproof booth deep under the house - it was like this tiny murder room - hilarious. Fab house btw
July 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
While we’re INXS adjacent #Hottest100 We went to check out a great mid-century place for sale once that we discovered was one of the Farris’s when we asked about a soundproof booth deep under the house - it was like this tiny murder room - hilarious. Fab house btw
Hahaha INXS got there - love it #Hottest100 #AusHottest100
July 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Hahaha INXS got there - love it #Hottest100 #AusHottest100