Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 13hThe thing about the Greens, versus PHON, is they won't receive endless free publicity. They'll need to be very strategic in how they get their message out, and really leverage non-traditional media channels. That's something Shoebridge appears to do well. 0163
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 14hI'm getting some work done while the family 'watches' a movie. I say 'watches' because three out of four are snoring. 041
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 20hFor a glimpse into @DavidShoebridge's vision, he wrote this for Deepcut a month ago. www.deepcutnews.com/p/we-can-bea...deepcutnews.comWe can beat the 1 per cent – David ShoebridgeAustralia’s Left must unite and rise to meet the moment 712578
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here’s me talking about my heart attack www.nine.com.au/lifestyle/he...nine.com.au‘I would’ve died’: A Google search told Fiona she wasn’t having a heart attack - adding one word changed everythingFiona Katauskas’ heart attack was nothing like the dramatic heart-clutching moments you see in the movies, so when she felt breathless, dizzy and sweaty while exercising at home on a Sunday morning la... 43295106
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 19hSometimes I'll sit in a meeting and try to work out what it cost in terms of everyone's time/hourly rates. Last week I was in one that was at least $25,000 worth. Highest I've ever calculated was north of $60,000 172
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026On 14 November I'll be joining the Bondi2Berry ride in support of Dementia Research. You can help by donating at: drc.supporterhub.net.au/fundraising/...drc.supporterhub.net.auBondi2Berry 2026 | Dementia Research Community, ABN: 35 477 927 8192026 Bondi2Berry ride - 155km in distance, and elevation of 1,700m from Bondi down the south coast to Berry. Raising funds for dementia research. More details at dementiaresearchcommunit... 011
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I give you the annotated version of the RBA statement (just in case you want to know what they really mean) thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...thepoint.com.auThe RBA has raised rates again. Here’s what its statement really meansGreg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute, annotates the RBA’s latest statement, breaking down what the central bank is really telling us. 79031
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026RBA steps up to protect banking profits; raises interest rates 063
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just realised that the average number of owners for a garment is likely < 1 due to the very high numbers of garments destroyed without ever being sold. 011
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 28/09/2026More important bogong moth reminders. 46532
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The reason it feels weird walking up an escalator that is stopped is because all the steps are a different height. 241
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 28/09/202610:34am on Monday and I'm already over other people's bullshit. That's probably not a record, but I really try to hold onto a sense of warmth for my fellow humans until at least Tuesday afternoon. 021
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This feels like a load of nonsense www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auOpenAI breach proves need for more data centres, major parties sayLabor, Coalition agree OpenAI's Medicare breach proves the need for Australia to secure "a seat at the AI table" by rolling out data centres nationally. 142
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The busking scene in The Life of Chuck is just fabulous. Wonderful piece of cinema. 022
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Saturday night business admin. Don't let anyone tell you running a small business ain't glamorous. 130
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Glad I'm not alone in thinking Albanese has drifted a long way Right since becoming PM in 2022. Disappointing doesn't come close. 1102
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Australian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Such a familiar story. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auCoal mine owners walk away and leave rehabilitation to stateLiquidators surrender the leases of a central Queensland coal mine, with questions around who will manage and pay for the rehabilitation of the site. 44625
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Instead of paying to clean up coal mines, there are other uses for taxes that I'd fully endorse, like housing. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auHomeless campers in Rockingham pack up after being ordered to leaveHomeless people living in a makeshift camp in Rockingham are packing up their belongings after being ordered to leave the area by the end of the day. 153
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is an intentional strategy www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auCoal mine owners walk away and leave rehabilitation to stateLiquidators surrender the leases of a central Queensland coal mine, with questions around who will manage and pay for the rehabilitation of the site. 51410
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Our publisher, Routledge, confirmed that there’ll be an ebook version alongside the print publication, which makes me happy. Still no ebook version of Designing Tomorrow (1st book) three years later. 000
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It would be nice to think Angus Taylor is a bit dim and says dumb shit at times due to a lack of knowledge or understanding. I think he says dumb shit because someone tells him too, and I think that’s much worse. 150
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)William Butler Yeets @yeets.biz · 22/09/2026FOUND IT! not exactly as i recalled but this is the thing yeah about 1200 is my limitdeadlanguagesociety.comHow far back in time can you understand English?An experiment in language change 1186
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The governor of the RBA thinks it is important for the economy that more people die 12819
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I wonder if Mark Carney took a selfie with Trump on the sidelines of the UN 154
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Received word overnight that our new book has moved into production, and has an estimated publication date of April 2027. First step: thorough copyediting. It will end up being a three-year project by the time it's in our hands. 171
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There is no 'heat' in the labour market. Unemployment is sitting at 4.5%. Wages growth is at 3.2%. CPI (inflation) is at 3.5% (You worry about wages driving inflation when wages growth is higher than CPI; not the other way around.) 4135
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It is FUCKING infuriating to hear the RBA Governor talk about increasing the number of unemployed people to take pressure of prices when she knows full well that wages aren't driving inflation. 43916
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“If you won’t let us take more water than the environment can sustain, we won’t be as profitable”. Quite the argument. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auOne Nation wants environmental water 'unlocked' for agriculture this seasonIrrigators and One Nation are calling for environmental water in the Murray-Darling Basin to be made available for agricultural production this season. 32113
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026in case you missed it!! new release of @kudelka.bsky.social’s rusted-on bingo tea towels, with $5 from every tea towel sold going to the Jon Kudelka Fund for Glioblastoma Research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research get yours now!! www.kudelkashop.com/product/rust... 17212128
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It's worth stating, for the sake of clarity, that Australia does not need a growing population. Everything that you could gain economically from a growing population can be gained through productivity growth; it's just easier to increase corporate profits with a growing customer pool. 2131
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 20/09/2026There is so much wrong with the framing of this article. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auLabor's dilemma is that Australia needs two things voters fearThe Intergenerational Report released today suggests population growth is slowing. But migrants are crucial for the economy and along with data centres have become the most dangerous political issues ... 292
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Tasmanian Inquirer @tasinquirer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Since the start of 2016, the three #salmon companies operating in #Tasmanian marine areas - Huon Aquaculture, Tassal and Petuna - have deployed 150,488 underwater explosives against seals in their fish farms. #politas 💥 tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/more-th...tasmanianinquirer.com.auMore than 150,000 underwater explosives used against seals at Tasmanian salmon farms since 2016, government data reveals | Tasmanian InquirerMore than 150,000 underwater explosives have been used against seals at Tasmanian salmon farms since 2016, according to new government data. 69182
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 19/09/2026At 91, I may be slowing down a little, but P&I is not. Its readership is growing, younger voices are joining us and its independence still rests entirely on readers, John Menadue writes. #IndependentMedia #auspolpearlsandirritations.comP&I is growing – and its independence still depends on youP&I is reaching more readers, attracting younger voices and becoming an increasingly important part of Australia’s democratic conversation. But as John Menadue writes, our independence still depends entirely on reader support. 013442
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026'Dr Alice Gorman delves into our complex relationship with Outer Space' 🧪 🔭 @uncommonsenseradio.bsky.socialrrr.org.auPrograms: Uncommon Sense – 4 August 2026, Uncommon Sense — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent RadioDr Richard Denniss, Co-CEO of The Australia Institute, tells us how a 25% Gas Exports Tax could save us billions of dollars, as he outlines in his new essay for Vantage Point: More… 1206
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026To be clear, any mayor or city council can do their own version of this in their city. The differentiator is will, or excuse. If they’re not, it’s because they’re choosing not to, either because they’ve wrongly convinced themselves they can’t, or because they don’t want to badly enough (or at all). 410433
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Eddy Jokovich @eddyjokovich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It wasn’t meant to be like this but it eventually happens to all governments. Pork-barrelling, politically targeted grants, NDIS cutbacks and unquestioned defence spending suggests that Labor has become what it once condemned. 2116
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Philip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This fully updated 2nd edition of our book #publicsydney coming soon! A lot has changed – new public buildings & spaces, 4 new metro stations, a light rail & pedestrianisation of George Street, & public art projects. Available for preorder now from from bookstores or directly from @ThamesandHudsonau 0122
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Hey everyone! It's International Talk Like a SPACE PIRATE Day! Who's your favourite space pirate? #TalkLikeASpacePirateDay 27459
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Yesterday the Senate agreed to my motion that calls on the government to fix our broken lobbying laws. It's time for politics to work for Australians, and that starts with lobbying reform. This is a great first step. Go to www.fixlobbying.com.au and join my call for lobbying reform. 18295108
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Philip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Big news!! The fully revised & updated 2nd edition of our book #publicsydney launches in October! 1st edition long out of print, new edition has updated & expanded drawings of the city’s public spaces, art & architecture. Follow link to pre-order; thamesandhudson.com.au/products/pub...thamesandhudson.com.auPublic SydneyExplore the architecture, history and life of Sydney's streets, parks and civic spaces in rich detail 0155
Reposted by Steve Baty (He/him)Quentin Dempster @quentindempster.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Please @albomp.bsky.social do not sell out Australia’s music, text, audio, video, arts, media creators to AI platforms to “train” their data centres in local content. Make this NON-NEGOTIABLE in fast tracking the AI revolution here. Yes we want this investment … but only with fair compensation. 74924
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Colour me shocked www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auCoal-fired power needed to bolster $32bn Qld data centre, Nationals MP saysNationals MP David Littleproud is backing more coal-fired power stations and nuclear energy to underpin the enormous energy requirements of a $32bn data centre. 040
Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I have been told on numerous occasions that I was being overly dramatic in making this exact point (repeatedly since 2022). Sad to say: I was right. 0178