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Charles Worringham

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Brisbane is home. Love data. Movement control was career. Local project: environment monitoring. Global project: India's energy transition. Writings at ieefa.org/people/charles-worringham

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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What's Trump's next move? Declare war on Ukraine for making Russian-sourced diesel at the US bowser more expensive? www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky criticises 'gift to Putin'
Ukraine's president said allowing Russia to sell petroleum products would prolong a war that must be ended.
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THECA - The Hut @theca-thehut.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We've clocked up 70,000+ bird-calls on BirdNET-Pi - and are starting to see some patterns. Read more at theca.org.au/birdnet-pi
Venn diagram showing birds whose calls were frequent in forest, suburb or both (in Chapel  Hill, Brisbane, Australia).
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Watching Mark Rutte ingratiate himself with Trump is quite nausea-inducing.
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THECA - The Hut @theca-thehut.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We've published a newsletter for 30 years - read our latest at www.theca.org.au/newsletters. Front cover features an orange-fingered yabby (Cherax depressus) in a headwater of Cubberla Creek on the western flank of Mt. Coot-tha. (Photo: Will Matthews from a UQ Wildlife Assoc evening at the Hut.)
THECA News front cover for June 2026, featuring an orange-fingered yabby (Cherax depressus) photographed on western flank of Mt. Coot-tha by Will Matthews in a headwater of Cubberla Creek.
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THECA - The Hut @theca-thehut.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Brisbane folks: join us this Wednesday June 24th 6:30 pm at The Hut, 47 Fleming Rd, Chapel Hill, to hear UQ's John Dwyer on Rainforest structure& vegetation. www.theca.org.au/events-diary...
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Monthly Meeting: John Dwyer — THECA
Qld’s sub-tropical rainforests are wondrous, but quite variable in their structure and mix of vegetation. UQ’s John Dwyer and his team have studied over 300 trees species in forests from Byron Bay to...
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Who are the claquers in the National Press Club falling over themselves to applaud Hanson's every utterance?
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Huge relief that the Australian Peace and Security Forum have had the gumption to out Aukus under the spotlight. And good on the Greens' davideshoebridge@bsky.social for heaping the pressure on Labor.
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thanks Ketan Joshi (@ketanjoshi.co) and David Roberts (@volts.wtf) for bringing this analysis by Steve Akehurst (@steveakehurst@bsly.social) to our attention. Horribly similar trends are clearly underway in Oz.
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Two adjacent Brisbane Times stories today - I think they indicate just how seriously Federal Labr and Qld LNP are failing on housing:
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Not for one millesecond should we consider allowing Trump to build a golf course on the Gold Coast! - Please sign: petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/no... @getup.org.au
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No Trump Golf Course on the Gold Coast!
Just weeks ago, 124,000 Australians forced a Trump Tower in Surfers Paradise to collapse – and Tate responded by lining up the next deal. A resort and golf course of this scale would require council a...
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Matt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Taxing our gas.Today’s Age cartoon.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 21/04/2026
“Australia Institute research shows if Labor had introduced a 25% export tax back in 2022, we would have collected $69 billion by now, and every week we delay introducing such a tax is costing us $350 million." - Dr Richard Denniss Read more: theaus.in/4cwYwYk
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Steph Hodgins-May @stephhodgins-may.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Hearings for our inquiry into gas export tax begin today, and right off the bat the evidence against the current system is stunning. Just how cheaply are we giving away our gas? Dr Richard Denniss from The Aus Institute dropped this…
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Unusual for Chris to do a long thread - but I quite see why. His Energy Transition Show, BTW, is just exceptional!
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
This one truly hits the mark!
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Sign Up For Email Updates. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
My email to CNN, where perhaps some intern might read it: "As an Aussie who had 15 wonderful yrs in the U.S., raised our family there, earned degrees, first job etc, I dearly love and owe a great deal to America.
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Watch Australian media, #ourABC included, put breathless hype about rescue of second airman on endless repeat, displacing serious and objective coverage.
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
With the #LNG price soaring, Australia should immediately impose a war profits tax on exporters. Not a single unearned cent should swell their coffers even further. Part of the revenue should be earmarked for a Middle East reconstruction fund. @davidpocock.bsky.social @davidshoebridge.bsky.social
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Oh great. Thanks, Matthias. apnews.com/article/tax-...
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US-based multinational companies will be exempt from global tax deal
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has finalized a deal exempting U.S. multinational corporations from paying more corporate taxes overseas.
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Big turnout for Palestine march in Brisbane today!
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Wondering what President Zelinsky would make of Miranda Devine's self-and-podcast-promoting, sickeningly obsequious column in Murdoch papers today: "When you meet Donald Trump, the first thing you notice is his hospitality. He is a bountiful host who always wants to make visitors feel comfortable".
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Labor approves Woodside's awful North West Shelf extension - to 2070, having happily accepted $1.14 million in political donations from them over the last 10 years. Speaks for itself.
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Looking hard to see any sign that the Libs can forge even a show of unity, let alone the real thing. Seein' nuttin'. #auspol #4corners
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
"“Tragically, we’re seeing more extreme weather events. They’re occurring more frequently, and they’re more intense” Albanese said" Pray tell, PM @albomp.bsky.social, will your recognition of impacts of the climate crisis translate into CEASING approvals for NEW/EXTENSIONS of Coal & Gas projects❓
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NSW flooding: PM delivers climate crisis warning as damaging winds to strike flood-hit mid-north coast
Anthony Albanese acknowledges home insurance now a ‘real challenge’ as government announces disaster assistance for 19 local council areas
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
"Energy is the economy", says Peter Dutton. He's right... like food supporting life, it forms the backdrop to almost everything in the economy. So why has he served us up a half-baked gas plan and a nuclear policy that's fully cooked? #auspol #energy #Australia #election
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
If the US is withholding intelligence from Ukraine that could save lives, and Trump cannot be trusted not to share intelligence with Putin, then Australia, UK, NZ &Canada should move rapidly to make the 'Five Eyes' 'Four Eyes'.
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
POTUS pick to head military has roles with Ribbit Capital (crypto investments),Thrive Capital which led a 6.6 billion raising for OpenAI (Jared Kushner’s brother a big player), Shield Capital and Voyager Space with drone, space and security interests. A cosy network! @radiofreetom.bsky.social
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Ticked off with Google Maps. On Maps app, you can tap on yr icon, select help, and send them feedback. Here was mine:
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Struck by the revelation that Australia's top billionaires earned $67,000 per hour last year, I thought I'd check the numbers from the AFR 'Rich List'. They check out. And for another perspective, I made this chart:
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
I listened to Eyal Frank's interview on The Pie podcast and was similarly impressed. Quite a story. pca.st/episode/0b10...
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Economics Meets Ecology: The Huge Costs of Ecosystem Declines - The Pie: An Economics Podcast
Economists are always talking about The Pie – how it grows and shrinks, how it’s sliced, and who gets the biggest shares. Join host Tess Vigeland as she talks with leading economists from the Universi...
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Using our mental yardstick of COVID deaths to assess potential urban mortality from heat in future years, paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
A balanced and informative piece in the FT by @christopherkay.bsky.social. Enjoyed discussing India's land use challenges and agrivoltaics potential with him.
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Charles Worringham @charlesworringham.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
(Shifting from the increasingly insufferable other place.) Q. If the right are so concerned about migration, why are they not hell-bent on minimising climate impacts? A billion people projected to be on the move because of climate in just the next 25 yrs: jonathonporritt.com/exodus-equat...
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Exodus Equator: One Billion On The Move - Jonathon Porritt
Please have a look at the revised Report I've just co-authored, “Exodus Equator: One Billion On The Move”. It won't cheer you up, but it will reinforce your determination to distinguish between a worl...
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