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@andrewtown.bsky.social
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Sustainability, People & Politics. Ally for the environment. Completing my Masters in Sustainable Development. There can be no Environmental justice without First Nations justice. He/Him on Wangal Land. toobigtofail.co

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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Albanese is well aware there is “searing anger” among voters, as Shoebridge put it yesterday. But he would rather only One Nation tap into it, even if it meant more seats for the minor party to Labor’s right.” @rachelwithers.bsky.social Nails it 🎯 www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/02/d...
crikey.com.au
How worried is Labor about new Greens leader David Shoebridge?
It seems Anthony Albanese would rather only One Nation spoke to voters’ “searing anger”, even if it means more seats for the right than the left.
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Adani Mining's total income for 2024-25 from its Queensland Carmichael coalmine was $1,315,844,890. It's taxable income was zero. Since opening in 2021 its tax payable has been zero. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Billions of dollars, none of it taxed: ATO reveals the tech giants paying zero income tax
Database names big companies – including Microsoft subsidiary and Netflix – that pay little corporate tax but notes there could be legitimate reasons
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The cash rate cannot reopen a shipping lane, lower the global oil price, manufacture diesel, rebuild after a climate disaster or reverse an insurer’s withdrawal" writes Professor Ray Wills and Professor Peter Newman AO. Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/pE9mwxB0
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why doesn't Labor work with the Greens to tax gas? Why doesn't Labor work with the Greens to build public housing? Why doesn't Labor work with the Greens to end AUKUS? Greens are happy to be constructive about things that materially benefit the public. We are not a rubber stamp.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kogan CEO in June: Ruslan Kogan says changes to Capital Gains Tax will attract migrants motivated by “sick NDIS scams” and the welfare system." Today ATO Tax data for Kogan Pty Ltd: Income: $642.3m Taxable income: $0 Tax paid $0
Screenshot: "Sick scame": Kogan boss unleashes on Albanese government's capital gains tax changes"

rich lister Ruslan Kogan has issued an epic rant about Anthony Albanese's tax changes, warning they risk attracting a specific type of migrant to Australia'sSpreadsheet screenshot of ATO corporate tax transparency data

KOGAN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD: Total income $642,335,009; Taxable Income $0; Tax payable $0
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The latest corporate tax data just dropped. And congrats to Santos Ltd - 11yrs in a row of no company tax.
Table of Santos ltd company tax 2014-15 to 2024-25

Year	Total income	Company Tax
2014-15	$3,389,399,798	$0
2015-16	$3,476,002,729	$0
2016-17	$3,715,263,715	$0
2017-18	$3,498,043,596	$0
2018-19	$4,360,612,850	$0
2019-20	$5,013,931,702	$0
2020-21	$4,070,327,153	$0
2021-22	$4,746,037,784	$0
2022-23	$6,257,384,778	$0
2023-24	$8,210,276,022	$0
2024-25	$5,117,008,013	$0
Total	$51,854,288,140	$0
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
😂🤡
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“The 1 per cent own a quarter of the entire wealth in Australia. In hard numbers, 20 people hold the same amount of wealth as 3 million other Australians combined. … they are distorting our politics and economy to their own ends.” People are justifiably angry. Great piece. #democracy #auspol
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🤣
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 21/09/2026
Australia's PM is at climate week doing a big speech right now, and as it happens, I'm writing up my submission to Aus' proposed data centre energy rules. Which does not mention climate change or fossil fuel emissions impacts *at all*. What a hypocrite. www.pmc.gov.au/resources/ge...
limate change doesn’t stop at national borders. Neither can our response.
Australia is doing our part at home, and working with our partners around the world to drive action.
Record renewables. Ten thousand home batteries installed every week. Enough new wind and solar to power six million homes. And backing climate resilience across the Pacific.
Australia will always push for stronger climate action, because global challenges demand global solutions.
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“both countries needed to demonstrate how they would transition away from fossil fuels, noting Australia was the world’s third-largest fossil-fuel exporter” www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... #climateactionnow
smh.com.au
Albanese takes climate warning to New York, but fossil fuel experts test credibility
Opening Climate Week with a stark warning on extreme summer heat, the prime minister faces international scrutiny over Australia’s status as a major energy exporter while spearheading global climate t...
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
One of the great storytellers
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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🧶👵 kneeling in solidarity with Australians who allege they were beaten, tortured and sexually abused in #Israeli custody for sailing with the #GlobalSumudFlotilla Israeli authorities must cooperate fully with investigation by Australian Federal Police. Read here michaelwest.com.au/a-world-firs...
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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
20yr German study of health related qual/life impacts of living within 6km of #WindTurbines finds no effects. N Germany has one of most widespread & dense distrib of turbines anywhere in the world www.nature.com/articles/s41... @cleanenergycouncil.bsky.social @simonahac.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
How awesome.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 17/06/2026
Bluey translated into an Indigenous language for the first time
abc.net.au
Bluey speaks Yolŋu Matha for the first time
The animated award-winning cartoon series Bluey has been translated into Yolŋu Matha, from north-east Arnhem Land, for NAIDOC Week.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
As ever, trying to imagine a newspaper running a "Four moves that will help you get ahead of changes to jobseeker mutual obligations" etc column
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Four EOFY moves that will help you get ahead of Labor’s tax overhaul
With harsher tax rules looming elsewhere under the proposed budget changes, superannuation stands out as the ultimate place to build wealth.
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
At the #NPC today, Pauline Hanson doubled down on the allegation the late Tim Fischer had once called her a "witch" and to "burn her at the stake" When pushed, she couldn't recall the evidence. "In some newspaper somewhere" she claimed Here's the quote It was from a man called Terry Andrews 🙄
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Posted at 1:56pm, got an email at 3:03pm from Jane Norman cancelling my membership of the press gallery
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
www.smh.com.au/business/com... #greenwashing #climateactionnow #safeguardmechanism #unsafeguardmechanism
smh.com.au
Capitalism trumps climate: Why BHP’s green ambitions turned to empty promises
Was then chief executive Andrew Mackenzie just virtue signalling when he declared in 2019 that the mining giant would lead the capitalist pack on greening the world?
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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🤔👍🏾😂😂
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Probably just a coincidence www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
abc.net.au
Premier responds to perceived image problem around gas - ABC listen
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas has siblings who work at Santos. In regards to gas he says, "There's isn't a conflict of interest".
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tippsu.bsky.social @tippsu.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Agreed. What a joke the Malinauskas government is turning into. Way to destroy an iconic region’s groundwater, environment, natural attractions and primary industries — all for for the failing fossil fuel vultures.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
"No progress on Iran, no progress on trade, no progress on tariffs, but a stern lecture on Taiwan. Behold, the towering dealmaker of our time..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Despite the hype, Trump leaves China empty-handed and no better off than he was before
The president’s first trip to China was largely a flop. Nearly a decade later, his second excursion was worse.
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
A metropolis of mushrooms #sustainablecities #biodiversity
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Great discussion with Oil Analyst, Rory Johnston on market implications of the ME conflict. Qatar gas production will be reduced by 16% over next 5yrs = increase demand for Oz gas. Our exports are not under threat by a fairer tax on exports #auspol #taxthegas podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
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This War Changes Everything: Are We Ready for Energy Shockwaves From the Strait of Hormuz? with Rory Johnston
Podcast Episode · The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens · 29 April · 1hr 27min
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
MP King claims Gas Corps need to recoup their investment in their extraction infrastructure. They currently claim ALL their infrastructure expenditure from their tax liabilities. According to the Aust. Inst. we've missed out on close to $70b since '22 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... #auspol
abc.net.au
'No change in our position' - Resources Minister on proposed gas tax - ABC listen
The prime minister is poised to kill off a move to increase taxes on gas giants, echoing the industry's argument that exporters are already paying tens of billions of dollars in taxes each year. The ...
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
“extreme climate impacts, geopolitical tension, authoritarianism and disinformation, along with the existence of large nuclear arsenals, form a single, interconnected security risk environment” #renewaustralia #energytransition #climateactionNow #energysecurity www.smh.com.au/national/ene...
smh.com.au
Energy security is now inseparable from national security. Australia has options, but they’re being neglected
Securing Australia’s energy system through rapid renewable deployment and electrification is a strategic necessity, not just an environmental goal.
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Wouldn't it be nice to have an intelligent examination of barriers to work participation for new arrivals? Can we start with the immediate devaluing of their skill base upon arrivals? How many surgeons, teachers and skilled workers do we have under utilised and under appreciated in our community?
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
If it’s broke, let’s fix it
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Move under the sea then
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Agriculture is the leading cause of water pollution in the UK. The Environment Agency estimated last year that it accounts for 70% of nitrate pollution and 25-30% of phosphorus pollution. #protectourrivers #landuse #animalwelfare #planetaryboundaries www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying
Exclusive: documents chronicle years-long campaign to make it easier to build intensive livestock units
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
New report finds flying foxes plant 91 miles million trees per year #biodiversity #megabat #saveourbackyard www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
smh.com.au
We once napalmed this cute creature. Now it’s worth $1b
Scientists for the first time have estimated what Australia would look like without this endearing – but often maligned – animal.
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
“They connect people to nature, they connect people with each other, they help with wellbeing and resilience and providing hope for the future” #tinyforests #Biodiversity www.smh.com.au/environment/...
smh.com.au
How forests the size of tennis courts transform Australian cities
You’ve heard of tiny homes, but what about tiny forests? It’s a growing movement in Australia, based on Japanese ideas.
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 23/03/2026
It's funny that this isn't reported as "racism". Because that's what it is: racism.
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
New research shows"...average front garden in Sydney’s west and north-western suburbs has declined by 46 per cent, and front yard tree canopy fell by 62 per cent..." #climateactionnow #greenspaces #biodiversity #sustainablecities #UHI www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
smh.com.au
Death of Sydney’s front yards revealed as homes and driveways get bigger
In parts of the city the front garden has declined by 46 per cent and tree canopy fell 62 per cent when comparing homes before and after a knock-down rebuild.
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This is cultural erasure. For an Arts Minister to actively seek to exclude Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s name should be a sackable offence.
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Jennifer Crawford @ournewhomecoach.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The glory of art is that it can not only survive change. It can lead it. Robert Redford.
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
ABC radio host is asking Grace Tame to defend potential future “violence” hypothetically caused by her words while ignoring the facts she states, of genocidal violence committed by Israel. Live on air, he asks a survivor of sexual violence to condemn unproven Israeli claims of sexual violence.
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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Australia's biodiversity report card leaves out ($65 billion) fossil fuel support. By environment reporter Peter de Kruijff www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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Australia's biodiversity report card omits fossil fuel support
A target to identify financial support of fossil fuel industries harmful to the environment was unmet in Australia's self-assessment on its progress to meeting international biodiversity commitments.
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The idea that Grace has literally been cancelled is absolutely appalling. Grace is not only an outstanding #AustralianOfTheYear but she's a legend of our lifetime with her tireless advocacy. #IstandwithGrace www.smh.com.au/national/gra...
smh.com.au
Grace Tame’s bookings cancelled for 2026 amid ‘national smear campaign’
After telling a conference how child sexual abuse thrives on silence, the former Australian of the Year revealed her public speaking engagements for the year had been cancelled.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Hey @albomp.bsky.social, don’t you love those shared values?
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.
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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Couple this with the news that the Iranian frigate was unarmed and returning from an international mikitary exercise at the invitation of India that the US participated in #warcrimes Three Australians were on US submarine that sank Iranian warship, PM says www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Three Australians were on US submarine that sank Iranian warship, PM says
Anthony Albanese confirms ADF members were on vessel but says ‘no Australian personnel’ took part in attacks on Iran
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Lol, US military commanders are telling their troops they're on a "spiritual mission" to bring about "Armageddon", and the Zionists have been using their old religious books to justify bombing kids in EIGHT fkn countries, and our media is like "IRAN IS AN UNHINGED THEOCRACY"
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Refusing to build supportive housing for those who would otherwise be homeless means more unhoused people living on our streets and in our parks, AND much higher public costs paid by all of us. It’s as simple as that. #UrbanTruth
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
It's World Wildlife Day. If you love Australian wildlife and wish @albomp.bsky.social's government would do far more to protect and care for it, smash repost!
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Pat Caruana @patbcaruana.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Damn i wonder who this guy speaking out against the Iraq War is. Wonder what he's up to these days
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