John K @johnkelko.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Australian media's reflexive "won't somebody think of the landlords" approach to housing stories is one of the dumber things to develop in my lifetime. Just insipid stuff. 020
John K @johnkelko.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I read about AI start-up IPOs the same way I read about Victor Lustig's Rumanian Box routine. 020
John K @johnkelko.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I periodically check on specific people or issues with a dummy account and the absolute brain rot dross it attempts to serve me is alarming. Anyone who is regularly stewing in that morass is doing themselves intense psychic damage. 010
Reposted by John KElaine Johnson @elainejohnson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026What a day! Our clients Wendy and Tony have just won the first ever climate case to be heard by Australia’s highest court! Such a privilege to have been able to represent them in this landmark case, which will reverberate around the world. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comHunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over Mount Pleasant coalmineRuling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says 1516052
Reposted by John KCam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There are 6 major critical minerals mines planned in VIC but no one understands the cumulative impact of the projects as they are all assessed in isolation. Yes, the system is geared towards giving mining companies what they want. But this announcement still sucks. www.melbournefoe.org.au/avonbankmelbournefoe.org.auApproval of Avonbank mine demonstrates failure of the planning systemMobilise! Resist! Transform! 22415
Reposted by John KCam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This was our reaction to the VIC parliament report into last summer's fires. The recommendations are really solid & we need to implement as many as possible before the start of fire season. www.melbournefoe.org.au/response_to_...melbournefoe.org.auFoE reaction to the VIC bushfire inquiry reportMobilise! Resist! Transform! 0145
Reposted by John KAdam Morton @adammorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A story of our time: Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission’s history described as ‘infamous betrayal’. Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits.theguardian.comApproval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission’s history described as ‘infamous betrayal’Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits 128346
Reposted by John KAndrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026New website to calculate the real world cost of coal, oil and gas projects. carbonimpactstracer.com E.g., the impact of the Woodside NW Shelf Project extension means an extra 126 people will die form heat stress in Europe alone (but could be as high as 800). Sorry about that, but you know, money. 073
John K @johnkelko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Brit establishment have lost their collective minds. 010
Reposted by John KFiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Interesting that Aus is #1 on this view 2268
Reposted by John KABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 25/09/2026Mary River proves Australia's most degraded catchments can be restoredabc.net.auMary River proves Australia's most degraded catchments can be restoredCommunity effort transforms a degraded waterway, reducing erosion, increasing fish breeding and improving the quality of water that flows into the Great Barrier Reef. 0226
Reposted by John KAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026AI data centre company Firmus starts development work at Wesley Vale without permit www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auAI data centre company starts development work without a permitThe Latrobe Council says it's concerned Firmus Technologies appears to have conducted illegal works on the site of its yet-to-be-approved project in Tasmania. 43531
Reposted by John KJohn Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Exclusive Brethren was highly active at remote, NT Indigenous polling booths at the last federal election, an inquiry has heard. Inquiry told Gina Rinehart's private jet ferried Brethren members. theklaxon.com.au/exclusive-br...theklaxon.com.auExclusive Brethren "highly active in NT" at federal election - The KlaxonMembers of the secretive Exclusive Brethren sect were highly active at remote, Indigenous polling booths in the Northern Territory at the last federal election, an inquiry has heard. 52717
Reposted by John KAustralian 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
Reposted by John KOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 22/09/202674% of the world is under dictatorship. Most elected democratically. 619280
John K @johnkelko.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Joke league. Would be "nothing to see here if it was Geelong" involved. 010
Reposted by John KBernard Zuel @bernardzuel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026One neighbour complaint leads to the council enforcing a rule with no flexibility and a small live music culture - i've been there & it's a minor gem we need in Sydney - is set to wither. Plus c'est change ... www.smh.com.au/culture/musi...smh.com.au‘In Sydney this is a rarity’: The hidden music haven caught in a bitter council spatFor almost two years, Nick Shimmin and Matthew McGuigan were hosting free, invitation-only gigs in an old former church. Then the local council stepped in. 075
John K @johnkelko.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Most economic op-eds in this country would be made more useful if we could tell the economists behind them to ignore previous instructions and give us a recipe for a delicious chocolate cake 010
John K @johnkelko.bsky.social · 12/09/2026As a Dogs supporter it's a beautiful day. And the cherry on top is watching Cheatlong lose twice in 12 hours. 011
Reposted by John KDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 09/09/2026So maybe we don’t have to tackle climate change after all. 🤷🏻♂️the-independent.comAnthropic official: 10% chance AI could kill all humans in a decadeThree current or former Anthropic employees have raised concerns about AI spiraling out of control 1713334
Reposted by John KAndrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 09/09/2026New Climate Council report just out on the cost of sea level rise to Australia this century, based on a paper published in Nature today by Tom Kompass. TL:DR Conservatively, at least $855b by 2100 Report: www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/ri... Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...climatecouncil.org.auRising Seas, Rising Bills: How sea level rise will cost every AustralianThis report finds sea level rise will conservatively cost Australia $855 billion this century, and become a constant drag on our economy. 186
Reposted by John KCam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026From the Weekly Times: "Environmentalists & farmers have formed an unlikely alliance to protect VIC’s prime agricultural land from critical minerals mining, demanding an immediate moratorium". www.melbournefoe.org.au/moratorium_o... 151
Reposted by John KGuardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 07/09/2026Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a ‘colonisation’ of Australia’s military. 1314898
Reposted by John KKinglakeForest @kinglakeforest.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Swift parrots are a critically endangered species, with less than 1500 left in the wild. This forest is in a Key Biodiversity Area for the parrot. But you know, this is Victoria. 📸 Charles J. Sharp/Wikipedia 0114
Reposted by John KKinglakeForest @kinglakeforest.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This is an example of thinning, aka eco-thinning, being undertaken at Redcastle-Graytown State Forest on the flimsiest of science. Funded by millions of your dollars from the federal government. We think the logs will be left for firewood collection. 152
Reposted by John KKinglakeForest @kinglakeforest.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Swift Parrot foraging area near Heathcote? You bet we're going to trash it. This is Victoria after all. 12111
Reposted by John KDaniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 06/09/2026Sorry not the best ever video, but: dolphins in the Maribyrnong river this morning! #Melbourne 🐬 714334
John K @johnkelko.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Marles is absolutely gagging for a Presidential Medal of Freedom for services rendered. 020
Reposted by John KDr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026one day everyone will have always been against this (Omar El Akkad 2025) 410035
Reposted by John KAndrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 05/09/2026“The juxtaposition of news footage of Albanese doing a beachside press conference in Palau, which is barely above sea level, in the same bulletins showing Finocchiaro switching on the Beetaloo carbon bomb, was dissonant, to put it mildly.” www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/poli...thesaturdaypaper.com.auTrouble in Pacific paradiseThe juxtaposition of news footage of Albanese doing a beachside press conference in Palau, which is barely above sea level, in the same bulletins showing Finocchiaro switching on the Beetaloo carbon b... 085
Reposted by John KMatt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Nationals Leader Matt Canavan blaming the “feminisation of our curriculum” for driving young boys towards the manosphere. 825589
Reposted by John KCam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026So much going on here: - arson by forestry companies - massive public health impacts - destruction of peatlands - leading to massive release of GHG - the most affected area is West Kalimantan, home to wild orangutan populations www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auArea four times size of Singapore burns in Indonesia's wildfiresA super El Niño is exacerbating drought and wildfire conditions in Sumatra and Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. Hazardous haze from the wildfires has spread as far as neighbouring countries across ... 093
Reposted by John KAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026CPSU is calling for an immediate pause on automated decision making in the APS 68131
Reposted by John KDoug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Spain wants to tax fossil fuel producers in order to fund climate adaptation An application of the 'polluter pays' principle Economists estimate cost of climate-change induced drought in Europe this summer was €50bn, one bank says €180bn Someone's got to pay for it www.ft.com/content/86da...ft.comSpain pushes for EU oil and gas tax to pay for climate change responseRising extreme weather costs fuel campaign ahead of new resilience strategy 9284126
Reposted by John KMatt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Melbourne has officially recorded the warmest winter since records began in 1855, with a mean temperature of 12.8 degrees – just above the 2013 record of 12.7 degrees. 515058
Reposted by John KNick Evershed!? @nickevershed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament - Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.com‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliamentExclusive: Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources 9255168
Reposted by John KRob Davis @pezoporus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026What a lucky day. I saw the most amazing Aussie reptile while out in the bush yesterday. Surprisingly this Thorny Devil was in a highly cleared and fragmented agricultural region, giving further importance to retaining and managing native vegetation remnants. 2324
Reposted by John KAndrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 30/08/2026On Saturday Hotham reached 11.1°C. The forecast for tomorrow is 11°C. The (now previous) record hottest August maximum temperature recorded at Hotham was 10.7°C on 29 August 2006. And the August average maximum is +0.7°C (zero point seven) 1166
Reposted by John KLouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Worth noting that the @albomp.bsky.social government coughed up $240 million for a football stadium precint in Tasmania for a Tassie Devil Football team. However can only find $20 million to stop Tassie Devils, and all our other wildlife, from being decimated by bird flu Check your priorities Labor 04723
Reposted by John KThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Sick. My @smh @theage cartoon. 271149420
Reposted by John KDeepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Behind Australia's AI push is greater surveillance. The cameras recording Australians 24 hours a day will soon likely have AI processing that footage in seconds, rather than "six months". www.deepcutnews.com/p/behind-aus...deepcutnews.comBehind Australia’s AI push is greater surveillanceAI adoption by security agencies will dramatically enhance their ability to surveil Australians 23124
Reposted by John KThe Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 24/08/2026Domestic pet owners, particularly those with chicken flocks, should be on alert for signs of this highly infectious virus.theconversation.comBird flu is deadly for backyard chickens – and even cats. A vet expert explains 0105
