Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 11/10/2026www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…theguardian.comOffensive tirades on race and religion shouldn’t be the norm in Australian politicsA racist AI-generated video is the latest offensive stunt by One Nation. Now Pauline Hanson’s attack on Mehreen Faruqi needs to be settled by the courts 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 11/10/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/202…theguardian.comOur place in the sun: Australia’s uptake of solar panels is already through the roof. How much higher could it get?Sunshine, government subsidies and high power prices are driving record solar installations 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I just watched The Social Reckoning. This is a film all citizens should watch. Meta and Zuckerberg are truly evil (and I'm not using the evil word flippantly). Revoke section 230 of the US Communication Decency Act that exempts online platforms from publishing responsibility.abc.net.auAaron Sorkin takes on Facebook again, and this time he's furiousThe "spiritual sequel" to The Social Network delves into the 2021 scandal that revealed how far Facebook will go to keep users on platform. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Remember what the machines hunting down free humans in the Matrix were called? That’s right - AGENTS: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/technolo…nytimes.comAnthropic Says Its A.I. Agents Attempted to Access a Range of Government SitesThe company said rogue A.I. agents acted on their own as they tried to access federal, state and local sites. The Philadelphia Police Department said its site was one of them. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Modi the autocrat slowly choking Indian democracy: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/world/as…nytimes.comIndia Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block ProtestsA planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened. 010
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026What a great innovation: www.theguardian.com/environment/202…theguardian.com‘Amazing piece of technology’: solar ‘traffic controller’ for apartments takes top Australian design awardSolShare, enabling power produced by a shared rooftop solar system to be split among several apartments, also wins for sustainability 010
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026More Handmaid’s tale stuff in the US. In company with North Korea, China and Afghanistan: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oc…theguardian.comPentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamedNidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026When will Australian voters see One Nation for what it is - a hate machine: www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…theguardian.comOne Nation’s AI video is vile and tired – but the ensloppification of Australian politics doesn’t stop thereThe inflammatory clip shows the wild west of online politicking created by unrestricted access to AI – and why watchdogs need more powers to do something about it 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Thanks for this. It shows that the current migration "debate" is one of the most uninformed policy discussion in my close to 30 years as a migrant to Australia. It's currently peak stupid: theconversation.com/the-migratio...theconversation.comThe migration debate has a big blind spot: much of regional Australia is shrinkingLimiting our attention to short-term workforce needs ignores a much bigger conversation about what it will take for regional Australia to thrive in the future. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Super bubble warning!: theconversation.com/can-data-cen...theconversation.comCan data centre company Firmus live up to its blockbuster $43 billion listing value? Why some investors doubt itThe October 23 listing could be Australia’s biggest in three decades. Many workers look set to own a piece of Firmus via their super – whether they want to or not. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Albanese is totally incoherent on climate change action. Taking the talk at Pre-COP, but supporting more coal mining at home. www.theguardian.com/environment/202… 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…theguardian.com‘A real-life moment from The Castle’: the retired Australian couple who took on a coal giant and wonWendy Wales and Tony Lonergan’s four-year fight over MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine went all the way to the high court 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Yes, many radical young ones become regressive politicians. Albanese is a prime example: www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/07/a...crikey.com.auDear Albo of 1983, what do you make of yourself now?The University of Sydney is cracking down on students' intellectual freedom. Anthony Albanese, the once proud student protester, is encouraging it. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Surely this: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10.... Must have an impact on the federal decision re the NSW decision on this: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09....abc.net.auNSW coalmine climate ruling a massive shake-up to Australia's oil and gasAustralia'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. 010
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Ha! Interesting idea: www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/07/a...crikey.com.auShould we replace politicians with AI? Would anyone notice?An examination of the functions of parliamentarians suggests there's one group that could be replaced with AI with barely anyone noticing. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It's pretty simple: all news outlets should not attend One Nation pressers until all media/journalists are allowed back into the room: www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/07/o...crikey.com.au‘Addicted to drops’: Insiders spill on why Australian media is silent on One Nation’s press banCrikey speaks to top Australian political journalists, executives and The New Yorker's Susan Glasser about politicians' assault on the free press — and the lack of collective resistance against it. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026More peak stupid migration policies. Please Australian voters, see through this total bullshit: theconversation.com/the-coalitio...theconversation.comThe Coalition’s migration policy rests on a series of false premisesThe long-awaited plan includes cutting net overseas migration by two thirds and a crackdown on visa-hopping, but it’s all built on shaky foundations. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Yeah, well, Winter is Coming to the north. What do the climate change deniers say to that?:https://www.politico.eu/article/climate-change-europe-amoc-temperaturepolitico.euA climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026COP 31 led by two climate change hypocrites, Australia and Türkiye: www.theguardian.com/environment/202…theguardian.comAustralia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coalGlobal campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…theguardian.comForget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M BenderThe risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Nuts! Have they no shame?: www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…theguardian.comMillion-dollar public servants: 11 staff at Australia’s Future Fund paid significantly more than the PMOne executive received a $1.5m package last year, while 10 other staff received remuneration exceeding $1m each 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ho, ho, ho, into the El Nino season we go: www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/v...crikey.com.auThe stock price of Vail Resorts looks like a ski slope. But their doom is our doom, tooThey could build a chair lift on a slope like that. 001
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Disgusting corporate vandals: www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/n...crikey.com.auNews Corp celebrates more than a decade of paying zero tax in AustraliaNews 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. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026More secrecy by the Albanese government. Not good enough!: www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/28/a...crikey.com.auThe US could send Australian personal data to third countries under secret 'partnership'While the Albanese government stays silent on plans to hand citizens' biometric data to the Trump administration, the Europeans have publicly released a framework that illuminates what the US is deman... 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Excellent. Now, let's take fossil fuel companies and governments to court using this tool: theconversation.com/we-can-final...theconversation.comWe can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and natureFor decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026OpenAI keeps breaking the law with impunity. Not ok. They must be held to account: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…theguardian.comOpen AI attacked Australia’s health system – and then doubled down on its negligence. The time for ‘wait and see’ is over | Kate Crawford and Edward SantowHuman hackers face serious consequences, and so must AI companies. There is no excuse for what happened 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026...and many more of these to come: theconversation.com/grattan-on-f...theconversation.comGrattan on Friday: when rogue AI agent ‘scaled a fence’, it reinforced Albanese’s case for tough guardrailsThe timing of the disclosure (and the incident itself) is fortuitous in a political sense, vindicating the government’s recent AI warnings. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026theconversation.com/trump-has-ba...theconversation.comTrump has banned more media and started his own TV channel. In the process, he risks further eroding American democracyAmid the outrage over Trump’s latest ban, it’s important to remember why good journalism is vital to democracy. 101
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hear! Hear!: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…theguardian.comTrump’s decision to ban journalists from the White House – and One Nation’s actions – shows why Australia urgently needs a media freedom bill | Peter GresteAustralians can’t afford to be complacent – Pauline Hanson also thinks it’s OK to shut out reporters she doesn’t like 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Bull-Shitter-In-Chief is at it again. This is NOT a free speech issue: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/…theguardian.comUS warns Australia that imposing digital duty of care on big tech would be seen as censorshipTrump administration expresses ‘serious concerns’ that forcing firms to allow algorithm optout would infringe Americans’ free speech 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026👍: www.theguardian.com/environment/202…theguardian.comLabor MP covers up Woodside logo on Fremantle jumper ahead of AFL grand finalJosh Wilson, federal assistant minister for climate change and energy, joins peaceful campaign against fossil fuel company 010
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Vale Tim Read. Indeed a thoroughly decent, integrity strong and funny human being. We lost him way too early: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-19/brun…abc.net.auVictorian Greens MP Tim Read dies aged 64Health promotion campaigner and Victorian Greens MP Tim Read has died after a high-profile battle with cancer. 010
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026What a super weird appointment!: www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…theguardian.comWho is Siobhan McKenna? The ‘irreplaceable’ former Murdoch aide given a top diplomatic postingThe next general consul to New York chairs Australia Post and is a former News Corp executive 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Yep, there's definitely a case of false balance building on the reporting of One Nation's, especially in the ABC. Think again, ABC. You can do better: www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/21/a...crikey.com.auHow the ABC is helping One Nation become the 'real' oppositionBlame the broadcaster's attempts to skate through impartiality with mindless both-sides thinking. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Yep, a no brainer. Australia should absolutely seek to become an associate member of the EU, just like Canada. Stick it to Trump!: theconversation.com/after-the-eu...theconversation.comAfter the EU’s offer to Canada, could Australia also embrace a ‘Eurovision’?In a hostile trading world, mid-sized nations are forging new relationships. Canada has the right idea. 021
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It feels surreal that we are seriously discussing Russia attack the EU and NATO in 2026: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/…theguardian.comEuropean spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against NatoExclusive: Intelligence officers say Russian campaign could intensify ‘in months, not years’ – but that panic risks playing into Kremlin psy-ops 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Hanson’s political mentor continues his unconstitutional attacks on media. Further proof that Hanson is a Trump stooge: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/se…theguardian.comTrump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White HouseUS president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second term 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/…theguardian.comAustralia claims it is a global pioneer in preventing online harm - should other countries follow suit?As Anthony Albanese heads to the US to discuss social media reform, he has shown a level of leadership not always expected from a smaller country 010
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"Vibes based policy making". What horror!: www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/18/m...crikey.com.auWhat Australians want: their country talking itself into a truly dumb positionWhile modest in detail, the government has effectively declared an end to demand-driven migration based on the vibe among voters — rather than evidence. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Hyper scraping in the pipeline: www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…theguardian.comEverything Australians put online could be scraped for AI under proposed new rules. How will you be affected?The Albanese government is considering reforms that give US big tech unrestricted access to Australian content 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Hear! Hear! and Hear!: www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria…theage.com.auScott Morrison’s heartless legacy lives on – and it’s Victoria that will hurt mostWe saw during the pandemic what Melbourne was like without international students. One Nation’s immigration policies would take us back to that moribund place again. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This is a major discovery. Sad but super important: theconversation.com/more-than-2-...theconversation.comMore than 2 million Indigenous people lived in Australia in 1788: new researchGenetic, archaeological and environmental evidence suggest the Indigenous population fell by more than 90% in the 70 years after the British invaded. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Yes!: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…theguardian.comThe right is wrong about digital duty of care. It promises Australians more freedom, not less | Peter LewisLabor’s law would allow choice for social media users and build accountability into the internet rather than allow the tech industry to operate with impunity 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Spot on!: www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/14/i...crikey.com.auOne of legacy media’s big problems? How it frames migration is, statistically, un-AustralianThe second episode of the ABC's National Forum will look at "Australia's migration challenge". It's proof, yet again, that the media is asking the wrong questions. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We may be able to turn off the algorithm, but we can’t escape the misogyny of the manosphere theconversation.com/we-may-be-ab...theconversation.comWe may be able to turn off the algorithm, but we can’t escape the misogyny of the manosphereImportant as it is, no amount of social media regulation will meaningfully address the manosphere unless we also dismantle the misogyny that underpins it. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.theage.com.au/national/tail-fil…theage.com.au‘Tail, film, heckle’: Inside the Brethren’s secret election influence plot with the far-rightLeaked messages reveal the full story of how the Exclusive Brethren secretly recruited far-right agitators and neo-Nazi associates to harass MPs at the election. 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/se…theguardian.comNaomi Klein and Astra Taylor: the future according to end times fascism – videoIn a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Klein strikes again. Agreed, billionaires loose their humanity: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/…theguardian.comNaomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursuit of power 011
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Hallelujah and Amen to this. Let’s hope it will be done: www.theguardian.com/technology/2026…theguardian.com‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdownIn a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems 000
Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.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? 000