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WA gas industry including Labor will be in shock that the high court has ruled in favour of future generations.

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Dee Madigan @deemadigan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

One Nation says AI is coming for Australian jobs then used AI to make their campaign video. They didn’t hire an Aussie videographer or Aussie editor or Aussie actors. Turns out it’s only ‘Australian jobs first’ when One Nation doesn’t have to pay.

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Belinda Weaver @longtimeleftie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Holy hell. "The count is stark: the US military controls 17 facilities on the mainland and has access to 75 more Australian-run installations. American defence corporations reach a further 18." Australian sovereignty is DEAD. asenseofplacemagazine.substack.com/p/australia-...

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Australia is now a US base: A foreign military has the run of the country

The Australian continent has always been useful to other people’s wars.

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Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Labor seems wedded to private development. But there is an alternative — public housing. In the past, it was gov-built with controlled rents & without defects. It was secure. But now, the state is not only failing to invest; the public housing that still exists is being demolished.” #Auspol

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Labor seems wedded to private development.

But there is an alternative — public housing.

In the past, it was government-built with controlled rents and without defects. It was secure. But now, the state is not only failing to invest in public housing; the public housing that still exists is being demolished.

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Laki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My dog if you're in higher Ed and reliant on international students this should make you gulp. Particularly if you have a populist right wing govt who is going to cut off even those who were interested in coming to your country. youtu.be/pcNmf2FNOJ4?...

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China's top universities are opening to foreign students. That's a big problem for US schools.

YouTube video by Inside China Business

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Wait until the AI Tzars have their way with the job market.

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Looks like it’s going to be a tough summer in the southern forests of West Australia. Pemberton now tracking the lowest decile rainfall to date.

Rainfall decile and year to date rainfall Pemberton chart. Tracking decile 1

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Dr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/goo... Very important read from some years back #AtlasNetwork founder Antony Fishers’ granddaughter Rachel Whetstone ends up senior exec of Google UK: persuades heir to Koch oil billions (major funders of #atlasnetwork) to buy into Google-owners of YouTube.

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TTP - Google and the Koch Network: A Troubling Alliance of Convenience

A remarkable confluence of interests has funneled millions to a roster of conservative and libertarian policy groups, all working to protect Google and its profits from regulation.

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1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Linton Besser on ABC Media Watch vs. Michael West Media "ABC Media Watch has accused this reporter of “perpetuating unsubstantiated conspiracy theories” online. We say the failure of journalism by ABC & other legacy media makes them culpable in the Gaza genocide," says Michael West touché #auspol

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Ep 35 - Hijack hoaxes - Media Watch

The thwarted hijacking of the flydubai plane sparks conspiracies among online truthers eager to fill the information void.

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Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“Far too much money, information technology, & weaponry have been allowed to concentrate into the hands of the few, and that unchecked power has deranged our elites, (& the duopoly) goading them to take risks that put our societies & countless species in existential peril.” We need change #Auspol

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In Australia you can't tell where the coal industry ends and the
federal government begins.
- Naomi Klein, writer and activist

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Joint statement from Senator David Shoebridge and Senator Steph Hodgins-May

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Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hail already costs homeowners and insurers billions of dollars each year, and recent research suggests hail’s costs could grow steeply with a 37–42% increase in global hailstorm-induced damage potential by the late twenty-first century covered by @vox.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Dr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search founded by Adelaide blueblood John Bonython, far-right Texas oil billionaire Clint Murchison & a Royal Navy spook. Bonython paid #AtlasNetwork Antony Fisher to set up the Centre of Independent Studies in 1976 with $$ from Santos, Shell, Esso, RioTinto..

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 01/10/2026

Let's all say congratulations to News Corp, which, according to the latest company tax data, has gone more than a decade without paying any tax. www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/n...

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News Corp celebrates more than a decade of paying zero tax in Australia

News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax. But even the Murdoch monolith isn't the nation's worst tax dodger.

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Australian Treasury’s Intergenerational report. No section on climate change. Instead it’s called energy transition. Also growth outlook considers limited climate risks. @letmesumup.bsky.social

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“I… I Was Carbon Pricing / CBAM Was There / Two Worlds Collided / And They Could Never Tear Us Apart” (INXPORT, 20XX)

Podcast Episode · Let Me Sum Up · 24 September · 1hr 13min

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Don’t suppose we’ll be Seeing an Israeli under the bed investigation from Four Corners will we?

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Boudicca of Suburbia @boudicca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tony Blair is not one of the good guys. Time Labour caught on and stopped giving him access and airtime.

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Tony Blair Story Story of political fossil fuel industry capture?

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So long as capitalism is on, you’ll be correct.

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The Monthly @themonthly.com.au · 29/09/2026

The great irony in the way neoliberalism was perpetuated globally is that it wasn’t another conservative government that picked up the baton from Reagan and Thatcher. It was Labor’s Bob Hawke and Paul Keating here in Australia. mnth.ly/QfooF5S

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Tech, truth and the decline in democracy

In his Thea Astley Address at the Byron Writers Festival, the celebrated journalist used the occasion to reflect on the perfect storm that is destroying our politics

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yeah saw that. Also Carbon research out of Korea. Nothing like demand to cure demand.

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just bought an electric chainsaw with 80cc equivalent. 24” blade. An electric beast⚡️

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Independent Australia @independentaus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Mainstream media has normalised Donald Trump’s lies, allowing deceit to become a powerful political weapon with little accountability. Trump’s lies should be the headline ~ @drvicfielding.bsky.social buff.ly/7BDqtio

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Trump’s lies should be the headline

Mainstream media has normalised Donald Trump’s lies, allowing deceit to become a powerful political weapon with little accountability.

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Prof Ray Wills @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · 28/09/2026

Chinese cars under the bed: a new and dangerous conspiracy Chinese EVs a new security scare, but connected cars from every country carry cybersecurity risk Australia needs protections without allowing fear of China to derail the clean energy transition pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...

pearlsandirritations.com

Chinese cars under the bed: a new and dangerous conspiracy

Chinese electric vehicles have become the focus of a new security scare, but connected cars from every country carry cybersecurity risks. Australia needs stronger protections without allowing fear of ...

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

EV copper demand scenarios. 87 new mines best case. Up to 373 worst case by 2050. Small motors and high recycling are required for the best case. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Greg Pollock and I have a piece in @theconversation.com on the risk of escalating oil prices, suggesting that the buffers that prevented dramatic price increases may not hold much longer. theconversation.com/why-fuel-pri...

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Why fuel prices may go higher still

Seven months into the US conflict with Iran, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices.

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climatecouncil.org.au @climatecouncil.org.au · 28/09/2026

Need a reason to feel hopeful? We've got five. 🌏💚 Proof that progress is happening, one policy, panel and species at a time. ☀️ Swipe through for your fortnightly dose of good climate news. 👉

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FactsOverFeelings @thunderstorming.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

@rbreich.bsky.social is correct. We are still a democracy….

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Palm oil free. As is my lager.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Most riveting thing I've seen all week

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Chris Bowen @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Dan Tehan says that EVs are going to ruin the weekend. Funny, feels like we’ve heard this one before…

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Interesting…. More in the bottle than the glass. Must try that some time.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22/09/2026

This is going to be a thread of AI greenwashing getting pumped out at New York Climate Week Here's one from today: Siemens, raking in MOUNTAINS of $$ from selling gas turbines to data centres (not mentioned) says: “we are racing to mitigate this as fast as possible" apnews.com/article/clim...

On the other hand, Eva Riesenhuber, the head of sustainability at the German automation company Siemens, and Evelyn Wang, vice president for energy and climate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said AI is too important to humanity and will help tackle climate change.

Data centers adding to climate and water problems “is not forever,” according to Wang, who told The Associated Press that data centers are five years away from being water neutral and about a decade away from no longer adding to planet-warming emissions.

Acknowledging these concerns, Riesenhuber said “we are racing to mitigate this as fast as possible because we are hooked on the intelligence, and we do need the intelligence to design the future that this planet needs.”

a chart showing siemens gas turbine sales will add emissions the equivalent to pakistan

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

@albomp.bsky.social It’s time to stop with the firming gas BS.

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

From an overview of Marxist debates on imperialism to studies of the economic consequences of empire for the colonizers and the colonized, here are five essential books for understanding imperialism and its relation to capitalism.

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Five Essential Books for Understanding Imperialism

Vivek Chibber recommends five books that explain how empires work, how capitalism divides the world, and how Marxists have argued about imperialism.

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“How to live on planet earth” is good family viewing. As per usual, it doesn’t deal with the part where we gut the bad guys. Because make no mistake, they will come for your utopia on behalf of capitalism.

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I currently have kingfishers, galahs and a random parrot, fighting over nesting in our old palm tree. It’s like a WW2 dogfight.

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Meanwhile people are resorting to stating locks on thier Prados. Guess you don’t need to worry about it being hacked if it’s stolen!

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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Follow this very important special independent news focus from a range of outlets on the crises overwhelming the Northern Territory. Betraying children, fossil fuel, US militarisation. Don’t miss it. #Auspol truenorthnews.substack.com/p/sun-20-sep... @deniseshrivell.bsky.social

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This place is so messed up and dysfunctional and the rest of the country is paying for it all without truly
understanding the extent of the corruption and dysfunction going on here.
Chris Walsh - NT Independent
TrueNorth
Independent news media matters

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 18/09/2026

I agree with Al Gore on a whole lot of things but he's profoundly wrong on almost everything he says in this piece, and is adopting fossil-fuel industry style talking points that he's previously criticised A short thread on why............. www.ft.com/content/ba94...

Al Gore downplays AI threats and touts its climate potential
Former US vice-president argues in favour of technology to help with green progress

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Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action @bushfiresurvivors.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Not the time to talk about climate, he said. In the same week as Nepal's devastating floods, Australia approved a 30-year coal mine extension which will release 120 million tonnes of climate pollution. Now is exactly the time. Add your name to our declaration bushfiresurvivors.org/declaration

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Hamish @hamishoz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bit of happy ending for you. Found this guy this morning looking sad. Thought it was bird flu, but he was oiled. Local wild life lady champion de-oiled him this evening! #opsrey

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/09/2026

I'm just going to keep yelling this louder and louder until it clicks: weird overpaid AI nerds hand-wringing about human extinction are trying to distract you from the extremely deadly and serious harms they are causing yesterday, today and tomorrow www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Headline: "US Data Centers Set to Burn More Natural Gas Than Most Nations" above a photo of natural gas compressor towers, power lines and a crane at an industrial site, illustrating rising gas use tied to data centers.

News excerpt reporting that U.S. data centers’ natural gas use is expected to grow by 15 billion cubic feet per day by 2035—amounting to more gas than every country except China, Russia, Iran and the U.S., citing the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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