Reposted by GillianPearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 20hSouth 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 04115
Gillian @gillianwood.bsky.social · 5hEV trucks that don’t suck. www.smh.com.au/national/the...smh.com.auThe little Aussie battler taking on Tesla, one truck at a timeHeavy transport is the single biggest emitter of carbon in most developed countries. Electrifying trucks could help that. 000
Reposted by GillianPhilip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 6hThe type of compact, urbane, more affordable & amenable #sydneyapartmentbuilding that aren’t being built currently. Clarion by SJB architects in Alexandria side street Whereas current gross planning/political bias prioritising forests of towers in every suburb, or sprawl to a distant horizon - Fail 3226
Reposted by GillianMatt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 5hClothes make the man. Today’s @theageaustralia.bsky.social @sydmorningherald.bsky.social cartoon 925893
Reposted by GillianPearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 09/10/2026More than half of rural Australia’s population growth since 2017 has come from overseas migration. Cut migration without a regional population strategy and many smaller communities could decline even faster, Stewart Lockie, Nick Osbaldiston and Rana Dadpour write. #auspol #Migration 24014
Reposted by GillianMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/10/2026All these years later.... I'm STILL a member of The Resistance. 787307356361
Reposted by GillianRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/202622 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could. 21278773388
Reposted by GillianThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Hey guess what everybody? We’re doing a climate cartoon award again and we’re naming it in our dear, late friend Jon Kudelka’s honour! 17553144
Reposted by GillianBlakandblack @blakandblack.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Pauline Hanson, One Nation and others on the far right… 819357
Reposted by GillianAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports 349352421093
Reposted by GillianRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Trump is fueling a culture of misogynistic impunity. My latest for The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…theguardian.comTrump is fueling a culture of misogynistic impunity | Robert ReichThe allegations against seven men at Cornell University come amid a climate of belligerent sexism 581877849
Reposted by GillianRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This was a choice. Remember this. 8631681868
Reposted by GillianRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Wall Street profits and bonuses are poised to hit a record high. CEO pay is up. Corporate profits are skyrocketing. U.S. billionaire wealth is up 30% in a year. Meanwhile, inflation eats up the paychecks of working people as the social safety net is cut out from underneath them. Trumponomics.bloomberg.comWall Street Eyes Record Bonuses as Profit Heads Past $90 BillionA blockbuster year for New York’s trading and investment-banking firms is poised to deliver record earnings for the industry, with profit on pace to exceed $90 billion, and bonuses expected to reach a... 7224071242
Reposted by GillianGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if AI can't improve productivity of coding, then all other claims about productivity improvements are essentially horseshit. Coding was the one thing everyone was like "well yeah of course it will be able to do that faster" 30362126
Reposted by GillianDr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 08/10/2026GetUp rightly proud of the petition to get the pervert glasses taken off the shelves Now for a ban!! 521762
Reposted by GillianPat McCaffrie @patmccaffrie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If Gillard and Ardern are "has-beens" then why do you and The Oz still ask John Howard his opinion on anything? 1929762
Reposted by Gillianwil @wilful.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Is company tax just like completely optional for any new industries these days? 127028
Reposted by GillianRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Why have so many people fallen behind? It's not because of immigrants, trans people, or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP. It's because corporations and billionaires rigged the system in their favor — and a bought-off political establishment let it happen. It's time to fix the system. 5724871077
Reposted by GillianFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sidewalks that dump pedestrians into the street for the benefit of turning cars is hostile design. It shouldn't be allowed design in any proper city. 90° corners direct behavior and force motorists to slow their speed and pay attention. This is how you create safe streets. 1728932
Reposted by GillianRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I thought Trump’s tariffs were specifically designed to dramatically reduce this number to zero. 38084682780
Reposted by GillianMatt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Coalition migration policy announcement sound bite bingo. Today’s @theageaustralia.bsky.social @sydmorningherald.bsky.social cartoon 09925
Reposted by GillianSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is stupid but it made me laugh. Here are all the Eiffel Towers (that are at least 10m tall). Source: buff.ly/9qY2hCN 4346
Reposted by GillianGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/10/2026My latest for @deepcutnews.bsky.social on the we need less govt spending folk who pay no tax. open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...open.substack.comNews Corp, Santos, Kogan paid $0 in tax. But sure, let’s blame ‘government spending’ - Greg JerichoThe Coalition want to cut already-underfunded social and health services, while staying silent on the corporations paying nothing 111652
Reposted by GillianSue Barrett - Onward We Press @suebarrett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Sky News is free in regional Australia. Here's why that matters at the ballot box. Now called News24, it is owned by News Corp. Over 1/4 of local govt areas have no independent local news. Why media variety matters before you vote. 👇 suebarrett.substack.com/p/sky-news-i... #auspolsuebarrett.substack.comSky News is free in regional Australia. Here is why that matters at the ballot box.BYV: Media ownership is more concentrated in Australia than in almost any comparable democracy. In the regions, with fewer local voices left, one channel is filling the gap. 74425
Reposted by GillianSimon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Man who purchased a farm as a tax dodge now complaining as it’s hard work. What a hypocrite. 70808184
Reposted by GillianCrowbar @crowbar.wtf · 06/10/2026Well delicious Australia you aren't going to be finding ANY potato "scallops" in Melbourne & Victoria. Real finger on the pulse vibes there. 🙄 4615920
Reposted by GillianMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hegseth also removed the olive branches, a traditional symbol of wishing peace, from the Department of Defense seal. This, in addition to changing the name to "The Department of War," shows the dangerous belligerency that comes from appointing a frat bro who values testosterone over statesmanship. 46380742775
Reposted by Gillian3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 06/10/2026These things are all take with very little give back 55928
Reposted by GillianVeronicaAG @veronicatess.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Have you looked closely at some of the people in Congress these days? There are too many old, old white men to even start listing names! That's just crazy, is it any wonder we're not a more progressive country? 1051315271
Reposted by Gillianwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Lepiota procera, 1894 watercolour by Beatrix Potter. Best known for her children's books. Potter also studied mycology, the scientific study of fungi and was a keen conservationist #WomensArt 5760151
Reposted by GillianRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump. 25797653046
Reposted by GillianRav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 05/10/2026If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...aljazeera.com‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine ActionMargaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera. 8255011549
Reposted by GillianHarry Saddler @harrysaddler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026IT’S LZRD SSN Nearly ran over this cutie in my driveway today but I saw it on the reversing camera just in time. I’ve seen far too many roadkill bluetongues over the years, so keep an eye out for blueys and please drive safe! 617118
Reposted by GillianPossum @pollytics.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Kevin Rudd continuing his weird post-diplomatic bender of interesting speeches and interviews. This one with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan is worth watching www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY-6...youtube.comSingapore’s Vivian Balakrishnan on AI, China, and Global CompetitionYouTube video by Asia Society 3165
Reposted by GillianRob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026#Santos #FossilFuels #Straya #auspol 48734
Reposted by GillianKaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Will the withdrawal of free universal Covid vaccines be replaced with other free vaccines (MMR for adults) & proper rebates for iron infusions for women, weight-loss medication for people who need it but aren't diabetic, etc? Or will we just give polluting companies more of our money? 59438
Reposted by GillianAntipoverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org · 03/10/2026“When thinking about petrol prices, recall that Ampol’s interim profit this year rose 376%” 18138
Reposted by GillianPlant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Holy shit...this is incredibly accurate!! 451670468
Reposted by GillianKath Mallott 💔🇵🇸💔 @kathmallott.bsky.social · 03/10/2026thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...thepoint.com.auSantos paid zero company tax for 11th year in a row, ATO data showsThe latest corporate tax data released today by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) showed that once again, major gas producers are paying no company tax, and despite claims that changes to the Petroleum ... 0158
Reposted by GillianGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Amy notes that China has joined Japan is now onselling Australian gas. FMD we *really* need to tax the gas. Barely a more obvious policy has presented itself. One political party will do it and they will get all the advantage. #TaxTheGas www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...thenewdaily.com.auTwo things easily missed while we were distracted by triviaIn Australia, we’re too busy looking at the next carriage on the political sushi train to realise the track itself is broken. 23404161
Reposted by GillianRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026We’ve seen that American capitalism is one of the harshest forms of capitalism on the planet. How did it get so bad? 651596573
