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Kym Camryn @kymcamryn.bsky.social · 1d

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 4h

Migrants to Australia pay more in taxes than they claim in welfare, and their consumption and spending supports the country’s growth, writes Emily Barrett. The challenge for our leaders is to tell that story clearly. satpa.pe/8INiXvw

Everything that’s wrong with this immigration debate

As anti-immigration sentiment is politicised around the world, new arrivals to Australia are being portrayed as detrimental to the economy – when in fact the opposite is true.

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𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗢𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 PhD, FRSA, etc! @call-me-tomasso.bsky.social · 1d

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 6h

Let’s check in on the warzone in Portland.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 19h

doomscroll break

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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 2d

De Brouwer made the exact same argument two years ago after the Robodebt Royal Commission report was delivered. This is how I treated it in Mean Streak: "Grow up."

Screenshot of the book Mean Streak by Rick Morton. The text reads:

for the past decade and half, when conclusive certificates were
discontinued, is counterproductive to the Parliament’s intent.
‘When it comes to deliberative material, FoI does not ensure
transparency (because advice is not being written) and it
undermines integrity (because advice is not being written).’
So officials don’t put things in writing because they might get
released under Freedom of Information laws, therefore the FoI
laws aren’t working?
Grow up.
De Brouwer is not alone in his views. Former secretaries have
been doing the rounds making exactly these kinds of noises, as if
the outcome of poor professional behaviour is the result of some
law and not … poor professional behaviour.

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 1d

Canaries.
My @smh cartoon.

Two scenes. 1: advisor to Albo at his desk: “Sir, I must inform you that our canaries-in-the-coal-mines of climate change, transparency, accountability and social equity are all looking sickly…” PM: “Hmm…”
Scene 2: Albo at a lectern with press around: “…and that’s why my government is proud to announce the development of a new SUPER BREED of canaries…”

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

CPP’s Raelene Sharpe says despite having spent hundreds of thousands on chasing Whistleblower Richard Boyle for 6 years & failing to have him convicted & jailed by the court, that it was still in the public interest to pursue him. Was it? 🤔 Yeah, right. #Estimates

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 21h

Sarah Hanson-Young has blasted the media watchdog ACMA after it’s revealed they waited 24hrs for Optus to get back to them to advise the outage was a lot worse, & that people had died
“You waited til the CEO called to tell you people had died! You are the watchdog!”🔥 #Estimates

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 1d

More honest.

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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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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

The Government justified a clamp down on freedom of information requests by claiming an increase in malicious and automated FOI attempts. Only problem is, there's no evidence of such a thing.

Our research showed that the number of FOI requests has not increased, but processing time has. 🔗⤵️ #auspol

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

The ABC reports that extreme weather costs Australians more each decade and, as a country, we have some of the highest per capita economic and insurance losses in the world.

This is why we need a climate compensation levy on fossil fuel exports > theaus.in/fossilfuelco...

Betting on the weather emerges as a solution as insurance costs skyrocket

Amid more extreme weather events, parametric insurance — described as a bet on the weather —is on the rise. It is now being touted as a possible solution for Australians, who have some of the highest ...

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Dr Perry Beasley-Hall @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social · 1d

Cooloola monsters are weird, chunky insects endemic to South East Queensland, Australia. They're probably related to king crickets (Anostostomatidae), but not much is known about their evolution. The wingless females live permanently underground. #EverydayEnsifera

📸: Visit Gympie Region

A pale insect with tiny eyes digging underground. It looks almost like a fat potato with legs.

Source: https://www.visitgympieregion.com.au/great-experiences/wildlife/

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Make America Great Again…

GTF Out!

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

After asking Dept of Climate Change & Energy on cost of the 2035 target, Sarah Henderson doesn’t want to hear the answer & desperately tries to stop Kath Rowley from embarrassing her on the cost of ‘not’ having a target
Kath Rowley “If I could just finish my answer?”🙄 #Estimates

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

The Black Summer bushfires cost Australians over $50 billion.

As we enter another high-risk bushfire season, we shouldn't wait for the next disaster to act.

The Government could put a climate disaster levy on gas & coal exports to help pay for the damage.

Add your name: theaus.in/fossilfuelco...

Make fossil fuel exporters pay for the damage they are causing, not ordinary Australians

Climate change is making natural disasters like fires, floods, heatwaves and drought worse, costing Australians billions every year. Make fossil fuel producers pay a climate disaster levy to help pay...

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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 2d

"There’s a battle underway to win the energy export market between the world’s two largest economies: The US wants the world to buy its fossil fuels, while China wants to sell the world its clean energy technologies. For now, there is a clear winner: China." - Akshat Rathi

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EV Curve Futurist @evcurvefuturist.com · 1d

Renewables have officially overtaken coal in Australia for the first time. ⚡🇦🇺 In September, renewables hit record highs while coal fell to record lows. The shift’s no longer theoretical — it’s happening in real time. Clean energy is now the backbone of Australia’s power grid. 🌞💨 #EnergyTransition

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Bill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 1d

“Is that how you used it? To work out what not to do?” Greens and Liberals critical of Government changes to FOI

Over on @australiainstitute.org.au live blog live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/10/aust...

Australia Institute Live: Senate estimates continues, Opposition still struggling for relevancy. All the day's events, live

Senate estimate hearings continue, but the government is so far largely unbothered by the line of questioning the opposition has put forward. After a 'tense' joint party meeting, the Coalition is att...

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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 1d

You should be able to claim depreciation on the value of Prime Ministers in your tax return, because this one turned out to be pretty much worthless
#auspol

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Conrad Benner @streetsdept.bsky.social · 2d

Nearly done posting the videos I’ve created about my 10-day trip to Copenhagen this August. But one of the biggest things that is sticking with me is just how different a place can look and feel when its third spaces are actually invested in. From public transit to parks to street infrastructure.

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Mark Ogge @markogge.bsky.social · 2d

The Australian Government gives foreign owned gas corporates our gas for free, so they can export it to Japan who on-sell it for a profit while Australians face shortages.

Now our Resources Minister reckons we are going it for world peace

lol

www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Australian gas keeps the peace in Indo-Pacific: King

Any future east coast reservation will have no impact on crucial supply to Asia, the resources minister has assured her Japanese counterparts.

www.afr.com

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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 1d

"The Trump administration recruited five marginalized researchers to challenge the international consensus on global warming. Here's how it went wrong."

How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change

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Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 1d

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Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction

Media and political attacks on Australia’s emissions targets ‘straight out of the climate obstruction playbook’, expert says

Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction

www.theguardian.com

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