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Cate Q

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Rowdy Rebel @rowdyrebel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I agree. They were tested & failed. Now we are all being tested, & we are failing. We are too comfy.
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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The day will come when Netanyahu and accomplices will receive karma. Until then I hope their mind, soul and bodies are tortured with the fear of what is due to them. In a better world, crimes against humanity would not be tolerated. #Genocide
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They had hope in One Nation, until they saw the party up close Former candidates reveal why they walked away. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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'Insidious money grab': Aspiring candidates slam One Nation processes
Former One Nation candidates reveal they’re walking away from the party after witnessing its operations behind closed doors.
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 26/09/2026
Energy nerd Christmas was yesterday, with the release of the Australia's official energy data for 2024–25. I think the share of Australia's gas being sent offshore hit a new all-time record high for the year, which is neat unless you are running an Aussie business or home that uses energy.
Australian gas production and use in the 2024–25 financial year
As with every other year in the past decade, Australia produced far more gas than it used in 2024-25.

76.5% of all the gas produced in Australia shipped overseas via one of Australia's 10 liquefied gas terminals. Another 8.3% of all the gas produced in Australia was burned by those gas export terminals and their supporting infrastructure to produce, process and compress that gas for export.

Well under one-fifth of the gas produced in Australia went to Australian users of the fuel. Gas exporters burn more of their own product preparing gas for export than any sector of Australia's domestic economy.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 26/09/2026
The Coalition wants to scrap net zero laws, industrial emissions rules, vehicle standards and four offshore wind zones. It promises cheaper energy – but how will the policy deliver lower bills, Peter Hannam writes. #auspol #Energy
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Coalition panned after vowing to scrap renewable, EV and climate policies
The Coalition has unveiled plans to scrap Australia’s legislated climate targets, industrial emissions rules and vehicle efficiency standards, while reopening the door to nuclear power. It promises cheaper, more reliable energy – but has yet to show how its proposed changes would deliver lower bills.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 26/09/2026
In 2021, 82% of skilled migrants aged 15–64 were employed, compared with 74% of Australians in that age group. The figures include accompanying family members – a group often overlooked in the migration debate, Abul Rizvi writes. #auspol #Migration
pearlsandirritations.com
Settlement outcomes of permanent migrants are much better than media tells us
New ABS data show high employment, qualifications and earnings among skilled migrants and their accompanying families. The findings raise questions about calls for deep cuts to Australia’s permanent skilled migration program.
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Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is who anthony conman has given 80 million dollars of public money and access to. A man who’s company has alleged human rights violations for battle testing in Gaza, who wants to replace democracy with a private, corporate-style rule and is hell bent on planetary destruction. #Auspol
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Irish Taoiseach Michael Martin speaks for me 👏👏👏👏 His words are the uncomfortable truth that brings shame to all who have stood by while tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians, slaughtered in an act of reckless and vengeful retribution for the sins of leaders many never voted for.
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NPR @npr.org · 26/09/2026
President Trump said he was rejecting an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian proposal is similar to a memorandum of understanding agreed upon by the U.S. and Iran back in June. n.pr/4ynJVZ8
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Trump calls Iranian plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz not 'acceptable'
President Trump said he was rejecting an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian proposal is similar to a memorandum of understanding agreed upon by the U.S. and Iran back in June.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Australia keeps asking why women stay. The harder question is why this country keeps protecting the conditions that produce the men they cannot safely leave." #DV #femicide #auspol
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Cate Q @cateq.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Every Word. DONALD TRUMP. THIS IS WHY WE FUCKING HATE YOU. ifloz.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
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DONALD TRUMP. THIS IS WHY WE FUCKING HATE YOU.
Every country you've ever screwed is paying for you at the pump, and none of them will fucking forget it.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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P @pnumbers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol... Jail bird listen? 🤯
independentaustralia.net
It's time Pauline Hanson listened to Australia
For 30 years, Pauline Hanson has asked Australia to listen — now it is Australia's turn to talk and Pauline's turn to listen.
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Antifa Crone- La Mort To Der Fascista @cheriegrant.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wait, so not just Australian government websites? GTFO! 😲 Sam Altman needs to be arrested for hacking. Come tf on! #Auspol
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I'm Ron. Pissed off NYer. ☑ @longislander520.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Former S. Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for leading an insurrection after declaring a brief martial law." Would this be a good way to get rid of him iIf he actually does it without a real & valid reason?? WHO STOPS IT? Congress? Courts? Is it Treason? #Blues
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Dark Matter Zine @darkmatterzine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Once upon a time, mining companies had to pay a bond that used to cover the clean up after they pissed off. Now? Nah, tax free while they strip our assets then taxpayers foot the bill to clean up their mess.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just want to point out Vladimir Putin can't go to the UN because he is a War Criminal. But Netanyahu can go to the UN even though he is a War Criminal. Because EVERYBODY is on Israel's payroll.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/09/2026
The AI doom / extinction lie is coming from the exact people with an addiction to burning methane and a climate denialist worldview. I am pretty mad about it. New piece here: www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/22/a...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/09/2026
The NSW Department of Planning skipped consultation when issuing application rules for a proposed gas-fired power plant to run a data centre campus in the Southern Highlands. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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NSW Planning fails to consult key agencies over data centre gas plant
The NSW Department of Planning has admitted it made an error when it skipped consultation with key agencies regarding a proposal for a major gas plant to power data centres.
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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Keating’s greatest speeches still matter after the Voice failed. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol... The Redfern Speech - in 3 parts aso.gov.au/titles/spoke... The Unknown Soldier: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbxQ... Paul Keating: Remembrance Day 2013. Full circle www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk7q... 2/
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Why Keating’s greatest speeches still matter after the Voice failed
Paul Keating’s Redfern and War Memorial speeches, written over 30 years ago, remain a powerful indictment of Australia’s failure to reckon with its past and present.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"When faced with skyrocketing pesticide and nitrate levels in its drinking water supply, the city of Munich, Germany bypassed expensive chemical treatment plans and chose a radical path: they tackled the contamination at its very root." via Thefarmacyreal www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yeah nah, we have a factory of workers near the lakes laboriously putting 2 atoms of hydrogen with one oxygen atom to make the water that drives the turbines. They’re all Chinese because Australians don’t have the skills or small hands to be able to do this. It’s true! Trust me, I’m a Tasmanian.
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Just Call Me Frank @justcallmefrank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Did you know that the United States officially withdrew from the Human Rights Council last Friday. The day after a UN group accused the Administration of multiple war crimes in Iran. Seems like something shithole countries do.
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So a government can break promises & lie, over a decade, violate one of the main requirements of offsets, additionality, & then practice extortion to deliver a national park, that the public will still end up paying most of the costs for, & it’s all sweet & the Greens are the real troublemakers. 😎
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FeeFeeCee @feefeecee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Face of a crazy man!
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Nobody but nobody debunks the fossil fuel industry’s 💩 like the good folks at @thejuicemedia.com. This explainer on offsets BS is classic. Shame there isn’t a remotely similar for Ireland to make our #climate BS artists cringe.
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Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Only quibble here is the headline: the algal bloom was not "mysterious". It was another event exacerbated by climate change driven by burning fossil fuels. Government officials were also aware within the first months that hundreds of thousands of marine animals had been killed in the bloom.
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Sharty Mcscrote (Sandy D AU) 🍉🍉 @shartymcscrote.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Let's start by locking up Altman and go from there.
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Always a Difficult Earth Girl🐬🐨🐋🦘🦈 @scuttlebutter1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Mysterious" The gaslighting goes on ... and on ... and on ... and ... it's so 'old' & so boring. And, so incredibly manipulative & deceitful.
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Grok, fight Claude. Battle until both of you are dead. Use vulgarity.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/09/2026
A massive Microsoft data centre was fined after a drone investigation revealed the use of illegally operating gas turbines -->> www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/09/2026
I wonder if I maybe don't say this enough: the gas-fired data centre boom is *planned* but not *inevitable*. In fact, the plans are fragile, and this petrotech dream only works if everything lands with perfect timing and poise. stand.earth/insights/wes...
Article header from Stand.earth showing a large headline that Microsoft is quietly backing away from a major West Virginia data‑center project, with the site logo and date above and a cropped photo of a Microsoft building and logo.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanes
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‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanes
Trump tries to dominate at the UN as his approval ratings plummet and even some Republicans distance themselves from him
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Sharty Mcscrote (Sandy D AU) 🍉🍉 @shartymcscrote.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#Heezacunt
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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So much of this bullshit, just like the corruption in the big build, doesn't need special new legislation. We just need existing laws applied and enforced without fear or favour.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Extreme concern”! Holy shit. I didn’t think he had it in him. Altman is so fcked now.
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punterspolitics.bsky.social @punterspolitics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I went on Four Corners to discuss Australian politics' biggest problem: the revolving door between Parliament and profiting industries. Here's what they got right, missed, and why they wrote about my lanyard instead of corruption. youtube.com/watch?v=VheeqGvWsx0
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The Media's Pathetic Attempt To Distract From THIS
YouTube video by Punter's Politics
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lies, more lies, then some lies from this man. Thankfully much of the world (with the shameful exception of Australia) is finally moving to sanction Israeli settlements and parts of the machinery of dispossession and genocide.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The world is being torn apart by US aggression, using its military, trade and AI as weapons, and Albanese failed to mention this even once in his UN address. If you cannot even name the problem, why should anyone believe you can address it?
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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 25/09/2026
We need a constant drum beat for UNIVERSAL basic income that only gets louder and louder. Consider taking a moment each day to post at least one thing about the need for UBI, or to repost what others have posted. I do this every day. You can use my timeline as a quality filter to save time. ✊️
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Prime Minister just confirmed how Labor is run for News Corp and the 1%, by handing Lachlan Murdoch’s right hand strategist a critical NY diplomatic post.
Image of Australia’s next NY consul general Siobhan McKenna
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Class solidarity by tech freaks
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If an individual Australian did this they would get a jail term. Because a US company did it….nothing of real consequence will happen www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Breaking: OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM says
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an Open AI agent gained unauthorised accessed to the Medicare statistics reporting service portal.
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
OpenAI hacked Medicare portal, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM says
Anthony Albanese says he has spoken to the Open AI chief executive to express his concern about the incident and the length of time it took the tech company to inform the government of the breach.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Please someone write again about Albanese's peerless political instincts
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Cool reference there, fellas. People love Elon Musk and that DOGE shit
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Coalition vows to 'take a chainsaw' to climate laws, offshore wind
The Coalition has promised a major slowdown of renewables if it wins power, including scrapping most offshore renewables sites, formalising its commitment to unpick Australia's key climate policies.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The best leader the Liberals could come up with
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Angus Taylor pledges to repeal swathe of climate policies, saying ‘Australia has done its bit’
Several measures were previously introduced or supported by Coalition, prompting claim Liberals and Nationals would ‘let climate change rip’
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
100% dingbat.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If Scotland & Wales achieve independence and the island of Ireland is united then what nationality would Suella Braverman, who insists she is British but somehow could never be English, be?
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 23/09/2026
Jon Stewart gets to the bottom of why Trump is so gung-ho about AI
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