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Rosemary Vass

@coonavass.bsky.social
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Climate Action! That’s everything you need to know. As ProfMann says every part of a degree is worth fighting for.

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Tom Swann @tomswann.bsky.social · 15h
More of this please
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Bruce Robertson @brucearobertson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
@suehigginson.bsky.social eloquently explains the High Court decision on the Mt Pleasant #coal mine extension decision. Its a seismic shift in #climatechange policy No longer can Australia treat emissions as just a local problem. Global warming is a global issue open.spotify.com/episode/5Qmu...
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The High Court ruling on climate damage
Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast · Episode
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
They won’t survive if they strip the fish stocks either
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Margaret Mead told us that we should “Never doubt a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.”
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Elaine Johnson @elainejohnson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Albanese weighs his post-political career opportunities at fossil fuel corps against 13-year-old Melelusi Sokotia's lament that she and her friends dream of “becoming teachers, doctors, builders” but spend their lives "wondering if their island would survive into their adult lives"
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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
meanwhile the nation's richest woman gina rinehart donates millions to a nazi/zionist party to enrich herself further while tearing this country apart
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Bruce Robertson @brucearobertson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Tony Boyd winds up the criticism of the failed Firmus data centre float on the #ASX Super Funds "have proven once again with the Firmus IPO failure that they are not dummies susceptible to the latest overhyped spiel from capital-hungry chancers selling half-baked ideas" www.afr.com/policy/tax-a...
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Firmus mess carries lessons for One Nation and Coalition
In rejecting the prospectus, superannuation fund managers skewered the short-sighted criticisms of compulsory savings from the right of politics.
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Pepepe @wairua.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Add ON to that list. Still trying to make sense of ON Colleen Harkins side-step response into lala land when asked if she accepts the human impact on global warming Something about it being irrelevant cos minerals are dug up, shipped out, bought back, Australia not causing it 🤷🏽‍♀️
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Bruce Robertson @brucearobertson.bsky.social · 22h
Alan Finkel, our former chief scientist, trots out the "drug dealers defence" in attacking the High Court's seismic Mt Pleasant decision. He appears to be blissfully ignorant of the startling fact that globally we are missing the Paris targets set by his profession www.afr.com/policy/energ...
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I was chief scientist. High Court’s scope 3 ruling is nonsense
The emissions from legally operating electricity generation and industrial plants are a problem for sovereign governments to solve.
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The LNP has no plan on climate change. Just a chainsaw. No plan.
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Matt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
US live streaming firing squad executions @theageaustralia.bsky.social www.theage.com.au/world/north-...
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Brian Jones @darthspoog.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 10/10/2026
South Australia’s renewable build-out is accelerating, with new wind farms and batteries adding billions in investment, powering major industry and pushing the state closer to 100% net renewables, Giles Parkinson writes. #auspol #Renewables #Energy
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Such a treat to visit an Australian icon, genius polymath and very dear friend, Barry Jones AC yesterday, ahead of Barry turning 94 today. We talked science, research, climate, and politics. There was a bit to cover…
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What a great idea!
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Barnsey can say the obvious, but too many so-called professional journalists seem unable to. #racism #auspol
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tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 21h
I’m calling it now and I’m not joshin’…, Josh is running. He’s runnin’….
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Matt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 21h
Social media platforms and media outlets have been warned not to broadcast a planned livestreamed execution in the United States, but doubts remain about the federal government’s ability to block the footage from being viewed in Australia. @theageaustralia.bsky.social
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AusPoast @daryltractor.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This gronk should’ve been laughed out of town years ago. And as for the gronk beside him: decades ago
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Dr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Note the exploding wind turbines, the destruction of which is the whole reason why big fossil is pushing fascist parties around the world, no accident they’re all aligned with the #atlasnetwork science denial/book burning campaign. It’s why IPA and Advance have been paving the PHON path to power.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 21h
The timing of the raid on Omar’s Washington-area home—22 days before the November midterms, in which she is a heavy favorite for reelection—adds additional scrutiny, as DOJ policy prohibits federal prosecutors and agents from timing investigations or charges to affect election outcomes.
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Homeland Security raids Ilhan Omar's residence
Trump's fixation on the Minnesota lawmaker has exploded into full-on lawfare weeks before the elections.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16h
Referring to your ambassador and almost-daughter-in-law in the past tense, like she’s already a goner? Seems pretty ice-cold to me, honey.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle’s grifting scandal keeps getting worse
Trump’s ice-cold response to the “honey”-packed corruption allegations is pretty telling.
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 11h
The alliance fears the government has already weakened its proposal, leaving loopholes that could allow gas producers to prioritise lucrative exports over Australian homes and businesses. Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/bf1uZVx8
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 15h
Despite all the claims that rents were going to increase much faster, we have not seen any acceleration in rent increases. And the latest Cotality data seems to show that rents are slowing down. Read the full piece by @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social on The Point: sbrew.link/jLUSJ2z8
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 19h
The Great Gas Giveaway just hit $78billon. And look, tbf, the gas companies are doing it tough. The government choosing to not do a 25% tax on gas exports is only fair - not like there are any needs currently being unmet... health, education, care, poverty, disability... live.thepoint.com.au
Screenshot of The Aus Institute's Great Gas Giveaway tracker:

$78,001,671,884

Revenue missed by not implementing a 25% tax on gas exports
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Thank you for having me last night, Kacey Musgraves !
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Miranda Devine not unused to a libel payout….
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 09/10/2026
And because I ran out of characters again, she is also a South African of Indian descent who witnessed the imposition of apartheid and represented Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activists, specifically getting a Harvard law degree to learn how to use international law to dismantle segregation
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 09/10/2026
Because I ran out of characters, she was also the chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which determined that Israel had committed genocide during the Gaza war. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
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UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and urges global action
The Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel has issued a report that calls on countries to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible for it.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 09/10/2026
The Norwegian Nobel Committee is sending a message to Trump by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the former President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, judge of the International Criminal Court, and the Commissioner of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty
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Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yesterday NSW approved NSW’s largest ever coal expansion to HVO’s coal mine in the Hunter. The next step is federal approval. I know AI is the hot topic of the moment but we *know* coal and gas are driving the climate crisis. Let’s not lose sight of that and the decisions being made in its shadow.
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The US needs to be building 2.3 subs per year to deliver us #AUKUS subs. They're only at 1.1. And they're struggling to keep built subs at sea. USS Connecticut damaged in 2021. Repairs started in 23 for a finish in 25, now 27. Deactivation in 2031. #auspol
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Damaged Nuclear Sub Dashes US Navy Hopes For A 2026 Return To Service - SlashGear
Although the U.S. Navy was hoping to get the USS Connecticut back into service this year, that seems not to be on the table as the timeline gets extended.
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Bruce Robertson @brucearobertson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This looks to me to be a landmark climate litigation by the plucky community group DAMSHEG Australia's highest court lands a blow for common sense Score Damsheg 2 #coal industry 0 #Climatematters #climatechange #coal #climatelaw www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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NSW coalmine climate ruling a massive shake-up to Australia's oil and gas
Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.
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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Do we know what 30+ °C seawater feels like? I've snorkelled that north of PNG. After half an hour you're hot, need to get out. This is an area of ocean 10,000 km long. (Niño3.4 is about 5,600 km, but the heat extends well west and east of that.)
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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Brilliant response !
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Bruce Robertson @brucearobertson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The tide has turned
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Great to see UNANIMOUS vote for climate disaster levy City of Port Phillip last night. Local councils are at front line of climate costs and are now pushing for big polluters to pay up! Great job PECAN, @alexmakin.bsky.social @justinhalliday.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/new/261008-m...
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Tom Swann @tomswann.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Voters are being asked to believe that a Commonwealth that can’t manage to tax foreign-owned gas companies will somehow transform into a ruthless negotiator for frontier modelling access." - @beneltham.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/08/a...
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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is a really a key moment for Australia to rise to the moment and start walking the talk on a Future Made in Australia. We are the natural trading partner to deliver on this ambition with Korea. We can provide the clean commodities, like green iron, as Korea shifts away from coal and gas.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“This is what crowd out looks like.” - Jason Furman
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My guess is companies will say "cool, let's reduce the reviews and revisions" (and take the profits)
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Esther Anatolitis @anatolitis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Let’s be clear. AI is not an intelligence; it’s not being trained, it doesn’t think, it doesn’t have agency, it's not gone rogue and it’s not alive. Humanising it helps Big Tech bypass laws they’ve already broken and weaken laws they’re keen to flout. Read on: thepoint.com.au/opinions/261...
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When it comes to AI, it's not "training". It's assimilation
We’re hearing a great many troubling claims at this week’s public hearings of the parliamentary inquiry into AI, and no doubt there are plenty more to come. As we follow the proceedings, it’s vital th...
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“High-profile Australians, including billionaire James Packer, and former treasurer Joe Hockey… have stakes in the company” 🫣 www.smh.com.au/business/com...
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Firmus float in trouble as investors don’t buy the hype
The Australian data centre operator’s blockbuster landing on the Australian sharemarket is on thin ice as its bankers pull out all stops to convince sceptical buyers.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Firmus Technologies is looking towards the deep pockets of US chipmaker Nvidia... to finance its ambitious plans" Hmmm what plans? "Firmus rents out high-tech Nvidia chips to customers such as OpenAI and Meta Platforms" Oh my lord.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is not "just another gross thing" of the Trump presidency. This is a stain that will remain.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The USA is so broken it will never be repaired. And a reminder, Richard Marles believes we need to have even stronger defence ties with the USA because of our "shared values"
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
No one in the USA need ever again wonder how they would have acted were they around in Germany in the 1930s
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Manufacturers accuse RBA of undermining productivity" Tegan George for @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/new/261009-w...
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Manufacturers accuse RBA of undermining productivity
Australia’s welding industry has accused the Reserve Bank of making it harder for manufacturers to lift productivity, arguing higher interest rates are strangling investment in the technology and trai...
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