Reposted by Ebony Bennettderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20hincredible this will get little to no coverage 25261181078
Reposted by Ebony BennettThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 02/10/2026A Northern Territory body with ZERO full-time staff is the de facto national regulator for online gambling. Last year, Australians lost $36 billion gambling. @justinedavismla.bsky.social tells @ebonybennett.bsky.social about this extraordinary situation on Follow the Money 🎧 theaus.in/4jhnKz9 412484
Reposted by Ebony BennettYung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The many & varied ways carbon offset projects worldwide continue to repeatedly fail integrity tests Adrien Tofighi-Niaki investigates #CarbonMarket auditors & '3rd-party verification' for @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social "what are auditors actually auditing & approving if failure is so widespread?" 2179
Reposted by Ebony BennettLeft Of Center Orange Hater @leftocorangehater.bsky.social · 02/10/2026 410199806142
Reposted by Ebony BennettThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 01/10/2026Australia’s multibillion-dollar online gambling industry is effectively regulated by a NT body with no full-time staff. @justinedavismla.bsky.social joins @ebonybennett.bsky.social to discuss how the NT became the de facto national regulator & her proposal to lift standards. 🎧 theaus.in/4jhnKz9 25031
Reposted by Ebony BennettThe Chaser @chaser.com.au · 29/09/2026"We hope women know we take their safety seriously. It's a top priority, just below protecting the reputation of ourselves and our male students." chaser.com.au/general-news... 112144
Reposted by Ebony BennettSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21275812504
Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Dylan4evastatic.klipy.comLuke Perry as Dylan McKay in SunglassesALT: Luke Perry as Dylan McKay in Sunglasses 010
Reposted by Ebony BennettThe Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Households across Australia are cancelling annual holidays, cutting back on groceries and reducing other spending because the 79-year-old little boy is out of his depth. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/05/06/i... 723082
Reposted by Ebony BennettSue Young @suetas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Australians – remember the CES? 107724
Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wow, talk about a sense memory. I can vividly see the 90210 posters on my bedroom wall 162
Reposted by Ebony BennettYung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026DCCEEW's pay-to-destroy offsets calculator methodology is now out for consultation Pay-to-destroy offsets were inserted into the EPBC 'reforms' to help "streamline assessment & approval processes & reduce uncertainty & administrative burden for proponents" 👉 consult.dcceew.gov.au/restoration-...consult.dcceew.gov.au Open Point - Engagement, insights and analytics platform for surveys and consultations Collect, Manage and Analyse surveys, consultation data and text 067
Reposted by Ebony BennettGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Latest energy figures are out for 2024-25 - once again 83% of Australia's gas is exported or used to convert gas to PNG exports. There is no gas shortage. We do not need more gas. We need to #TAXtheGAS 15259116
Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Journalists enforcing an arbitrary tax-to-GDP ratio as though it’s some kind of economic golden rule 😒 161
Reposted by Ebony BennettRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Do you want more guns or less guns in Australia? The NSW Gov wants less, while the NSW opposition, Vic gov, SA gov, Qld gov all want more. Interesting times. australiainstitute.org.au/post/gun-num... 043
Reposted by Ebony Bennetteliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026just learned this today 6868383720
Reposted by Ebony BennettYung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Great to see the important research by Milad Haghani, Abbas Rajabifard, Iman Taheri Sarteshnizi, & Neema Nassir covered in @news.abc.net.au!abc.net.auResearchers who analysed 10,000 crashes say car size does matterA study of 13 years of crashes in Australia finds a link between car height and risk of pedestrian death, particularly for women and children. 3229
Reposted by Ebony BennettRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Groucho Marx wouldn't join any club that wanted him as a member. I was refused entry into the ATO's consultation group on Australia's biggest fossil fuel subsidy, the fuel tax credit scheme. 😪 But there is some good news. Read all about it: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260... 1124
Reposted by Ebony BennettGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In these cases, they clearly believe our concerns are illegitimate. So illegitimate that they often associate us with – or even proscribe us as – terrorists. Care about Palestinians? Terrorist. Want to burn and kill asylum seekers? We might not like your methods, but you have legitimate concerns. 363693
Reposted by Ebony BennettLady Luddite (KJ Colt) @moistenedtart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Watching McLeod’s Daughters and saw this… Mains board from the local pub. 2001. 187714
Reposted by Ebony BennettNick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“Anthony Albanese will use his government’s commitment to online safety and tackling climate change as selling points for Australia’s bid to join the UN Security Council” WTF. You mean a social media ban that has failed completely, and the safeguard mechanism con while we export more gas than ever?afr.comPM to spruik digital safety bona fides in UN Security Council bidAnthony Albanese will use his government’s commitment to online safety and climate change as selling points for Australia’s candidacy. 2618273
Reposted by Ebony BennettGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Here is the amazing @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social in her final Dollars & Sense. 36619
Reposted by Ebony BennettRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/202625 years ago today, George W. Bush signed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force into law. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against it, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right. 309146474674
Reposted by Ebony BennettGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Poverty kills. The level of Jobseeker kills. It is a choice governments make every year. It is a choice the RBA makes when it decides more people need to be unemployed www.theguardian.com/business/gro... 6226110
Reposted by Ebony BennettWyvernsrose #RaiseTheRate @wyvernsrose.bsky.social · 17/09/2026croakey.orgAs doctors sound a public health alarm over gas, the Beetaloo Basin is pumpingAs Doctors for the Environment Australia sounds a public health alarm about the wide-ranging health impacts of fossil gas, an academic investigates the impacts of fracking in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin, and highlights the health risks for people in the NT from gas-fired climate change. 078
Reposted by Ebony BennettAmy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Migrant debate is just hot air looking for a problem www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...thenewdaily.com.auRecycled migrant fuss is just a hot-button topic looking for an issueWith all the talk about Australia’s migration "issue", there is one question that has remained noticeably absent. 1923477
Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Why does he want to saddle data centres with the most expensive, polluting energy source? 3155
Reposted by Ebony BennettM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Indeed, We The People Should Be Getting The Same Healthcare And Paid Leave As McTurtle.......🐢 633163185994
Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026DEI for animal fuckers in the FBI When we look back on the fall of the US empire, I think this will stand out in my memory. 162
Reposted by Ebony BennettRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Nobel Prize economist Joe Stiglitz writing on inequality for @thepointau.bsky.social. A great piece and a big get for The Point!! thepoint.com.au/opinions/260... 173
Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Colonialism was there to abolish slavery is certainly a take 2542
Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Genuinely cannot predict the next headline generated by the Trump Administration www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comKash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestialitySenators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestiality 1121
Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Inequality does not merely impair economic performance; it is also a profound and direct threat to democracy," writes Professor @josephestiglitz.bsky.social in @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...thepoint.com.auExtreme inequality is not a given. It is a political choice and we can unmake itAfter a year examining global inequality alongside leading economists and experts, Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz describes the crisis as both vast in scale and dangerous in trajectory. He outlines a ... 02717
Reposted by Ebony BennettAmy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Every single Pauline Hanson story reporting on her latest racist comments should also include that a court has upheld that she racially discriminated against Mehreen Faruqi. 18454146
Reposted by Ebony BennettJewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Macklemore spoke out. Now you can take action. Sign our petition urging institutions to reject the IHRA definition. Don’t let Israel define antisemitism. Let’s get to 30k. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/08/dont... 9244121
Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“If this reservation policy were introduced tomorrow, it wouldn’t collect a cent in revenue and all we get told is it’ll put downward pressure on prices; not how much prices will fall,” said Richard Denniss. thepoint.com.au/new/260914-l...thepoint.com.auLabor’s watered-down gas reservation plan ‘kicks it into the long grass yet again’: DennissAustralia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss has accused the Albanese government of watering down its gas reservation plan, warning the scheme 'probably won’t' lower prices for Australian households and... 250
Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"Nearly 90% of the 90 submissions to the parliamentary committee asked the Government to withdraw the Bill. Farmers, legal bodies, environmental organisations, First Nations peoples and regional communities all raised the alarm" thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...thepoint.com.auThe LNP’s new pro-mining law is an assault on First Nations rightsLast month, Queensland’s Crisafulli Government passed new laws that gut our rights and our ability to protect Wangan and Jagalingou Country from the unfettered ambitions of extractive industries. 163
Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I went in to get a $5 shoe horn and came out with a $150 cat bed (and the shoehorn) Well played IKEA 1180
Reposted by Ebony BennettThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 11/09/2026"If we were serious about tackling the housing crisis it would be the obvious change to make." Limiting rent increases works, says @maiyazize.bsky.social from @everybodyshome.bsky.social. Hear more on Follow the Money via the link or wherever you get your podcasts. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4cbA7IA 25217
Reposted by Ebony Bennett💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 11/09/2026People with dementia are being warned that asking for MORE aged care support can trigger an algorithm that gives them LESS. Their dementia progresses, their needs increase, they ask for help, and risk losing what little help they already have. Who the fuck designed this? #auspoltheguardian.comDementia patients warned off seeking home care in case Australia’s aged care algorithm cuts fundingExclusive: FoI documents show senior health officials were warned of concerns about assessment tool weeks after it launched 97452
Reposted by Ebony BennettCrikey @crikey.com.au · 11/09/2026Opinion | With his counterattack on One Nation, Andrew Hastie has shown he's the only major party politician with the guts and smarts to take on Hanson. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/11/a...crikey.com.auHanson brought a knife to a gunfight with Hastie — the only one who could kill One NationAndrew Hastie's fight with One Nation and Gina Rinehart is revealing his cut-through capabilities. Is he the one major party figure who could turn the tables on Hanson and co? 175
Reposted by Ebony BennettNate O @nateo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Love it when Telegraph commentary runs headfirst into Telegraph journalism 171093117
Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Banning abortion kills women. Full stop. Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans, finds @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/ecto...propublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ... 02415
Reposted by Ebony BennettNick McKim @nickmckim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We will not be party to making forest protection contingent on a mechanism that drives their destruction. 1312340