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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 7h

@australianlabor.bsky.social #Straya #auspol

marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 16h

Epic gaslighting by Labor - the Coalition is irrelevant, so choosing to negotiate with it is just political cover for failing to do the right thing

Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws

Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broke...

www.abc.net.au

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 20h

#Germany @luecke69.bsky.social

Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 1d

German auto summit tomorrow.

The sole focus on the EU combustion engine phase-out, which is 10 years away, is baffling because German cars have a demand problem today

Berlin worries a new EV subsidy scheme would be fiscally too expensive.

But demand-side support is a fiscal no-brainer here.

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 21h

I guess just keep the “no” as low key as possible and keep offering adventurous Oz options

Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 1d

did you discuss this with him?

www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations...

www.smartraveller.gov.au

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 1d

So much great bushwalking here … no need to go to PNG! As hard as he likes…

parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-...

South Coast Track | Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania

The South Coast Track is a challenging 6-8 day walk along Tasmania’s wild southern coastline. Wander windswept beaches, climb mountain ranges and wade (or row!) across rivers on this 85 km adventure.

parks.tas.gov.au

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 1d

#heat #mortality

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 3d

"...ambient temperature is among the largest external threats to human health, and is responsible for a remarkable 5-12% of total deaths across countries in our sample, or hundreds of thousands of deaths per year in both the U.S. and EU."
www.nber.org/papers/w34313

Understanding and Addressing Temperature Impacts on Mortality
Marshall Burke, Andrew J. Wilson, Tumenkhusel Avirmed, Jonas Wallstein, Mariana C. M. Martins, Patrick Behrer, Christopher W. Callahan, Marissa Childs, June Choi, Karina French, Carlos F. Gould, Sam Heft-Neal, Renzhi Jing, Minghao Qiu, Lisa Rennels, Emma Krasovich Southworth #34313

Abstract:
A large literature documents how ambient temperature affects human mortality. Using decades of detailed data from 30 countries, we revisit and synthesize key findings from this literature. We confirm that ambient temperature is among the largest external threats to human health, and is responsible for a remarkable 5-12% of total deaths across countries in our sample, or hundreds of thousands of deaths per year in both the U.S. and EU. In all contexts we consider, cold kills more than heat, though the temperature of minimum risk rises with age, making younger individuals more vulnerable to heat and older individuals more vulnerable to cold. We find evidence for adaptation to the local climate, with hotter places experiencing somewhat lower risk at higher temperatures, but still more overall mortality from heat due to more frequent exposure. Within countries, higher income is not associated with uniformly lower vulnerability to ambient temperature, and the overall burden of mo! rtality from ambient temperature is not falling over time. Finally, we systematically summarize the limited set of studies that rigorously evaluate interventions that can reduce the impact of heat and cold on health. We find that many proposed and implemented policy interventions lack empirical support and do not target temperature exposures that generate the highest health burden, and that some of the most beneficial interventions for reducing the health impacts of cold or heat have little explicit to do with climate.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Defakator (Officiel) 🧆 @defakator.bsky.social · 3d

Haddock : Quelle semaine, hein ?
Tintin : Capitaine, on est lundi, il est 10h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Update on Boomertifa from the war zone.

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 3d

*compensation

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 3d

Ping @docsamantha.bsky.social @phaahpsig.bsky.social

Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 3d

@australianlabor.bsky.social & @albomp.bsky.social have the cosiest relationship with #gambling
- the bigger the better

Regulation is non existent
Devastating harm - ignored

#pokies #Sportsbet #bet365 #4corners #FourCorners #auspol @milliganreports.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Gambling regulator's alleged 'cosy relationship' with $50b betting industry

Four Corners has uncovered allegations of conflicts of interest and pro-industry bias at the country's part-time regulator responsible for Australia's biggest betting companies.

www.abc.net.au

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 3d

@victorianlabor.bsky.social & @australianlabor.bsky.social refuse to protect Victorians from the predatory #gambling industry

Victims have to sue #Sportsbet to chase compebastion

#springst #auspol @docsamantha.bsky.social

www.theage.com.au/national/kym...

Kym’s accountant gambled away her life savings. Now he’s helping her sue Sportsbet

The case against the wagering giant could expose Australia’s online betting industry to unparalleled scrutiny, and has potential to set new legal benchmarks for accountability over millions lost each ...

www.theage.com.au

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 3d

@australianlabor.bsky.social governments have such a cosy relationship with #gambling lobbyists that it‘s taken an agreement b/w the Greens and the Australian Christian Lobby to end late night #pokies in NSW!

Let’s do this in VIC too
@docsamantha.bsky.social #auspol #nswpol #springst

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 4d

#Russia #Europe #Ukraine

Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 5d

This week’s short Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social:

Deterrence by denial doesn’t work in hybrid warfare because denying effect doesn’t stop Russia from continuing the attacks. What a nice life we all could have had if Russia had just become a normal country after the Cold War. Alas

The Resilience Dilemma

In this week’s Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander reflects on the fact that deterrence by resilience clearly does not work.

open.substack.com

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 4d

#ClimateCrisis #bushfire #wildfire #CleanAir

Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 4d

Our climate crisis impacts everyone. New reports show prisoners are at extreme risk from heat & wildfire 🔥 smoke due to lack of cooling & air filtration. We must demand climate justice and safe conditions for all.

www.cpr.org/2025/10/04/h...

Extreme heat, smoke inhalation a growing issue at Colorado’s prisons

Those living in Colorado prisons are uniquely vulnerable to the effects of wildfires.

www.cpr.org

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 5d

Authoritarian personality cult. Plain as day.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 5d

Julius Caesar was the first Roman to put his own living face on coins, weeks before his death. It is one of the deepest cultural signifiers of something autocracies do and republics do not.

“Render unto Caesar.” A practice so notoriously arrogant Jesus himself dunked on it with snarky wordplay.

Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector

The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...

defector.com

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 6d

#gambling #auspol @albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social @docsamantha.bsky.social

John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 7d

% of US men under 30 who say legal sports betting is a *bad thing* for society

22% in 2022
47% in 2025

No other demographic group has seen a bigger increase.

Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports

Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society, up from 34% in 2022.

www.pewresearch.org

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 7d

#Santos #TourDownUnder #sportswashing #FossilFuels

Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 7d

Big congrats to Santos Ltd!!

10 years. $46.7 billion in sales.

ZERO TAX

New ATO data out today.
@markogge.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au
data.gov.au/data/dataset...

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 8d

REVEALED: Donald Trump has picked Tony Blair for central role in Gaza ‘peace plan’…

…but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵
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www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...

'WHAT WILL JESUS SAY?' TONY BLAIR, BIG TECH AND THE ISRAEL CONNECTION

As Trump announces the former British PM as his choice to help govern Gaza, Carole Cadwalladr investigates the opaque workings of Blair's institute, its funding from friends of Israel – including bill...

www.thenerve.news

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 7d

#Trump

Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 7d

A must read. @kschake.bsky.social is no alarmist and looks at questions analytically, and this is her take of Trump’s speech to the generals and admirals.

foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...

Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans

Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.

foreignpolicy.com

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 8d

#PublicEducation @janecaro.bsky.social

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8d

NEW STUDY: Vouchers are helping wealthy families whose kids are mainly already in (religious) private schools.

Imagine that! If only that had been entirely foreseeable. Clearly @GovBillLee’s goal all along. reachcentered.org/publications...

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 9d

#renewables #ClimateAction @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au

Pat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 9d

Excellent thread on the global attack on renewable energy and campaign to entrench fossil fuels

Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · Sep 8

A little background to this story: earlier this year something kept cropping up in the reporting I was doing on renewable energy -- the spectacle of recently elected centre-right governments in Queensland and, to a lesser extent, the Northern Territory acting in ways to strand renewables assets.

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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 10d

Lass dich nicht nerven, so war‘s nicht gemeint!