Reposted by SimonMark @mark-melbin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Dave Hughes fact-checked on public money being spent on Think Tanks such as the #IPA and the Australia Institute. #auspol #cookers #ThinkTanks #taxes 11210
Reposted by SimonMark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social · 21/07/2026You say empirical, I say umpirical. Or both actually 14014
Reposted by SimonART @art.bsky.social · 06/05/2026"Politicians' Lies" by Marco Melgrati. #art 1818161
Reposted by SimonJoseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 04/05/2026We have reached the point where firmed renewable energy (FRE) is economically favored over FF. Building renewables & storage at 2:1 enables excess renewable power to be used 24/7. As nations fight over dwindling FF the cost advantage for FRE grows. 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋 www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/30/r...pv-magazine.comRenewables growth cut Spain’s electricity bills by 24.2% over the past two yearsSpain and Portugal are 53% less exposed to gas price volatility than they were three years ago, according to a new report from Positive Money. 36423
Reposted by SimonAdam @kels316.bsky.social · 24/04/2026bonkers, completely mental. This is what the internet is for. pointerpointer.compointerpointer.compointerpointer.comPlease hold still while we locate your pointer... 4215
Reposted by SimonSpoilt Victorian Child @svchild.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Considering the IDF doesn't deliberately target journalists, they seem to kill an awful lot of them. 1182859666
Reposted by SimonRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 14/04/2026Moya Brennan, best known as the lead singer of Grammy and BAFTA-winning group Clannad, has died aged 73rte.ieIrish musician Moya Brennan dies aged 73Moya Brennan, best known as the lead singer of Grammy and BAFTA-winning group Clannad, has died aged 73. 13332120
Simon @coastbeth.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Maybe they should have held on to a bit more Australian gas rather than on-selling it at profit.. #auspol 0271
Reposted by Simonstranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 08/04/2026While Ben Roberts‑Smith’s War Memorial display is “under review,” this photo they have up was cropped to erase a dead Afghan he posed over. What’s there to review? — this should never have been displayed. It hides the truth. 816056
Reposted by SimonMegan Herbert @meganjherbert.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Just keep decimating and degrading the people who can least afford it, excellent strategy which I'm sure won't have any adverse affects on the fabric of society 14923
Reposted by SimonSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 01/03/2026"The exclusion of Dr Abdel-Fattah was certainly racist. But the hysteria generated by her mere inclusion in a writers festival reveals what is really at stake: that is, the unbearable truth of the destruction of Gaza and Gazan lives must be repressed at all costs." johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...johnmenadue.comLouise Adler sets the record straight on Adelaide Writers' WeekThe Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) debacle might have served as a “life lesson” to politicians and lobbyists about the risks involved in interfering with the independence of arts organisations. But as w... 09240
Reposted by SimonJohn Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 27/02/2026So, any other news yesterday? Anything important? 17692416
Reposted by SimonThe Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026“Sometimes as Prime Minister you need to make the tough calls." theshovel.com.au/2026/02/25/b... 1013447
Reposted by SimonReuters @reuters.com · 19/02/2026BREAKING: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, BBC News reported reut.rs/4s0NSPL 1041650425
Simon @coastbeth.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Super-depressing to see Tim Wilson on #abc730 . Seeing this vacuous spin-machine again makes it clear his electorate made the wrong call #auspol 120
Reposted by SimonRɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Tᴜꜰꜰɪɴ ᵃᵘ ᶜᵇʳ ᶜᶠᶜ @richardtuffin.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Alleging they threw punches? We've all seen the videos. There's nothing alleged about it ffs. ------ Police use pepper spray at Sydney rally against Isaac Herzog visit, with MP alleging officers threw punches www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comPolice use pepper spray at Sydney rally against Isaac Herzog visit, with MP alleging officers threw punchesGrace Tame and Lidia Thorpe address crowds in Sydney and Melbourne as NSW Labor backbencher says police reaction ‘totally over-the-top’ 243
Reposted by SimonDave Osmond @davidosmond.bsky.social · 29/01/2026In August 2021, I started running weekly simulations of Australia's main electricity grid to show that it's possible to get very close to 100% renewable supply with just enough storage to supply average demand for 5 hours. Here are learnings from 4 years of simulations: /1 24421
Reposted by Simonsarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 19/01/2026i just feel like america has no business starting fights with the country that makes ozempic 402729374
Reposted by SimonEuropean Space History @eurospacehistory.bsky.social · 14/01/2026#OTD 14 January 2005, @esa.int's #Huygens probe landed on Saturn's moon #Titan; humankind's only landing (to date) in the outer Solar System, the farthest landing from Earth a spacecraft has ever made, and also the first landing on a moon other than our own 🧪🔭 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 36907167
Reposted by SimonEbony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Crispin Hull didn't hold back today @canberratimes.bsky.social www.canberratimes.com.au/story/913675... 14318
Reposted by SimonSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Every wondered how many guns are in your suburb? We have built a tool that shows registered firearms by postcode across NSW. www.toomanyguns.org Having access to data can help us all understand how our gun laws are actually working (or failing to work!)toomanyguns.orgToo Many Guns 87842
Reposted by SimonSydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 26/11/2025“Nannas have a simple message for Prime Minister Albanese and Environment Minister Murray Watt this summer: Slip, Slap, Slop: Slip on your man-pants, Slap down the fossil fuel industry, and Slop the red ink all over their applications”. knittingnannas.org/2025/11/26/m...knittingnannas.orgMedia Release 27 Nov 2025SLIP SLOP SLAP with the Knitting Nannas at Rising Tide 2025. Flocks of yellow-breasted Knitting Nanna environmentalists from Nanna ‘loops’ across NSW and Victoria will land in Newcastle for the 202… 03712
Reposted by SimonSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Facebook is a scam factory. Meta's own internal audit reveals 10% of their revenue comes from spam advertising - $16bn annually. Between 2020-2023 scam losses in Australia increased 249%. In 76% of cases, contact occurred on Meta platforms (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp). 416570
Reposted by SimonAri Cohn @aricohn.com · 19/11/2025Bonesaw meets Bonespur at the Conference of Thin-Skinned Cowards 29540131
Reposted by SimonKaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 18/11/2025The 1st thing I want to hear from the new Liberal leader in Victoria is a core promise to boost country & suburban funding for maternity services & guarantee ongoing access to contraception & terminations for girls & women, despite the infiltration of Christian extremist-activists in her ranks. 7527
Reposted by SimonLenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 16/11/2025www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... The short answer is no. We’re around the middle of the pack, and a little further down the list after accounting for our relatively high incomes.theguardian.comAre Australians really paying more for electricity than other countries?Australia’s electricity prices have gone up a long way over the past decade or so, but global energy trends have also pushed up bills in other countries 1119759
Reposted by SimonNational Secular Lobby @secularlobby.bsky.social · 15/11/2025A number of religious (and non-religious) organisations continue to prioritise self-interest over the safety of children, some even becoming "more adversarial since the royal commission". #auspol 152
Reposted by Simonbradpsychology @bradpsychology.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Australia needs to be less afraid of people seeking asylum, and more afraid of the foreigners wanting to dig up our resources for free. 422549
Reposted by SimonTim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 13/11/2025CCS magick! Subsidised coal! Private mini nukes! It's all just made up and will never even have to try and survive contact with the reality of an actual political or investment decision. But let's keep talking about it for weeks like it matters! 67522
Reposted by SimonAdam Morton @adammorton.bsky.social · 11/11/2025A Clear Air column today. It's a pretty long one. Could have been longer. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comThe spectacular nonsense of the Coalition’s internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target | Clear airThe public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words 33612
Reposted by SimonJess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 22/10/2025No climate trigger, more coal and gas, more extinctions and watered down environment laws being negotiated with the Coalition. Labor is helping fuel the extinction, climate and biodiversity crises. 23826
Reposted by SimonThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 22/10/2025I really think I should get my tomorrow's cartoon out there today, while it's fresh. Ballroomocracy. My @smh/@theage cartoon. 17517185
Simon @coastbeth.bsky.social · 18/10/2025You go Barnaby.. this will hopefully prompt your electorate to finally wake up to just how much of a waste of oxygen you are 100
Reposted by SimonTim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · 17/10/2025“A conservation charity known for its anti-renewables stance has made submissions to federal and state inquiries that name non-existent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm, and cite scientific articles that the supposed publisher says don’t exist” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comQueensland anti-renewables group cited nonexistent papers in inquiry submissions using AI, publisher saysExclusive: Rainforest Reserves Australia has published submissions naming nonexistent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm 21614
Reposted by SimonJulia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 09/10/2025When the power went out in Spain this spring, many people immediately pointed the finger at the country's solar and wind power as the cause. That wasn't the trigger, but a new survey finds that all that misinformation? It had an impact. Read more here, only on @npr.org 🎧⬇️npr.orgAfter Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attackWhen millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact. 38946
Reposted by Simonstranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 08/10/2025After asking Dept of Climate Change & Energy on cost of the 2035 target, Sarah Henderson doesn’t want to hear the answer & desperately tries to stop Kath Rowley from embarrassing her on the cost of ‘not’ having a target Kath Rowley “If I could just finish my answer?”🙄 #Estimates 714152
Reposted by SimonCrikey @crikey.com.au · 29/09/2025Under the current rules, an MP can avoid declaring any property or shares held in their family trust as long as they’re not listed as a trustee. Not exactly transparent, is it?crikey.com.auCoalition politicians hide assets in three times as many private trusts as Labor 23314
Simon @coastbeth.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Australia CAN deliver infrastructure on time and in budget? Now let's do transmission lines 010
Reposted by SimonAndy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 23/09/2025New This Is Fine meme just dropped. 5615
Reposted by SimonDerek Johnson @derekjesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2025“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have. I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵 3730541025