saerdana.bsky.social
@saerdana.bsky.social
Anarchist Librarian
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Australia Institute research shows that there is clear evidence that property investors are driving the crisis in housing affordability.

Read the full factcheck on The Point: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Wilderness Australia detected 102 den trees during surveys over the past two months at Glenbog state forest, which is scheduled for logging in the next few weeks.

Under state rules logging is not permitted within 50 metres of known den trees.

Read more:
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Former NSW Labor minister condemns Forestry Corporation after greater glider ‘den trees’ found at planned logging site
Bob Debus says operations at Glenbog state forest on south coast show native forest logging is untenable
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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Victoria's fires have been devastating for people & communities, & likely so too wildlife & ecosystems. I am particularly worried about Wilkerr (dingoes), which we've been studying for over 10 years. If you'd like to support our work, please visit & donate at engage.deakin.edu.au/dingofirerec...
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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All the power and love to @cathywilcox.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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A question for fearless journos out there to put to Australia's political leaders. Why do we have > $300 billion to attempt to buy submarines but not enough $ to pay more fire fighters & support staff & to buy more urgently needed firefighting equipment, so we have sufficient resources when needed?!
January 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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Beautiful video of wedge-tailed eagles.
With thanks to @neilcam57.bsky.social for bringing it to my attention.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-PW...
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January 9, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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When putting out containers of water for wildlife on hot days, please place a rock and a stick or two in there, so small animals, including insects and reptiles, can get in and out easily. Placing containers in a shady and protected spot is best.
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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A timeline cleanser for you in a serious world

They're all hilarious, but my personal fave is 'esplanade' and I will now be using it in everyday conversation

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January 9, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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“This series will be an update of the global and Australian numbers on CCS: why it’s more deficient than ever before, and why that failure hasn’t sapped a single joule of energy from its failure-immune advocates,” writes Ketan Joshi.

Read Ketan Joshi’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
January 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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“New York just showed what happens when a leader refuses to lower expectations,” writes Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO of The Australia Institute.

Read Dr Richard Denniss’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
January 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Thing that everyone predicted would happen when the policy was announced happened
www.afr.com/property/res...
Labor’s home loan guarantee fuels a price surge in cheaper homes
Data shows real estate eligible for the scheme, meant to help first home buyers borrow money, has risen far quicker in value than houses above the cap.
www.afr.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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Successful defiance is ‘a front-foot thing’ writes Bob Brown, in this extract of his latest book, Defiance: Stories from Nature and its Defenders.

Read the full extract on The Point➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-successful-defiance-is-a-front-foot-thing-it-is-active-not-passive
January 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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A blue-banded bee.
These gorgeous tiny native bees zip around joyfully and are exceptionally hard to photograph.
Love their stripey blue bums 😆
Clare Valley, South Australia.
January 1, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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The original argument for tax breaks for super was that they would ‘take pressure off the age pension’…but tens of billions in tax breaks go to people too rich to get the pension.

Australia still spends a fortune boasting the retirement savings of the wealthiest 10%
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Welfare for high income earners is not so super
Tax concession for superannuation are a massive drain on the budget, and new data shows that the majority go to high income earners.
thepoint.com.au
December 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Chamberlain never said anything this moronic
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Your Sunday poem...

• David Whyte •
December 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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The idea that we simply have to kill off a bunch of animals because it's a net benefit to climate is a false dichotomy that serves corporate interests trying to avoid having to put in the effort of finding good, well-chosen sites

Really wish media would consider breaking through this thinking
Climate a bigger threat to biodiversity than renewables, experts say
As the green energy boom gathers pace, experts say climate change is a bigger threat to biodiversity than wind farms and other renewables projects.
www.abc.net.au
December 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Turns out climate change keeps happening even when we decide we don't want to talk about it anymore

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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"Generative AI is designed to create things that look real; predictive AI identifies what is real.

A misunderstanding that generative systems are retrieving things when they are actually creating them has led to grave consequences"
Was really challenging to participate in this, but I think I was able to pen something real, important, and personal to my experience in AI. Remember that GenAI is not *all* of AI nor all of what it should be.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...
December 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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My column on how much is median earnings, what puts you in the top 10% and a quick look at housing affordability

www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
The stats don’t lie. Australia’s tax system is designed to benefit the wealthiest and the rest of us pay for it | Greg Jericho
Many progressives protest that they are not rich, despite being on a very good wicket. They always reel off their CV of working-class roots
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Last episode of Sunday Shot starts at 9.

Doug Cameron and Zoe Daniel join us on the panel, plus we reflect on 2025 with @ronnisalt.bsky.social, Grace Tame, Purple Pingers, @thomasmayo.bsky.social, Nasser Mashni, @amyremeikis.bsky.social, @cherylkernot.bsky.social and more
The Year That Was - December 14 - Doug Cameron, Zoe Daniel, and many more!
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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December 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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The @thesaturdaypaper.com.au nails it.

A "defence policy written by a tourism executive" now set by a man whose "hair looks cleverer than he is".

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...
Pete Hegseth and the AUKUS folly
The man who sets Australia’s defence policy is an alcoholic former Fox News commentator who is known for his gross financial mismanagement and on at least one occasion paid a settlement to a woman he ...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM