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Simon Judkins

@judster5.bsky.social
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Emergency Physician, chair of ACEMs Sustainable Emergency Medicine and Climate and health Advocacy Network, member of DEA… works in rural Australia…. Equity and access to healthcare…

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 20/01/2026
“Gas, oil, and coal companies are let off the hook, while the true costs of climate-fueled disasters keep landing on the wrong people, again and again," writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director of The Australia Institute. Read the full article: theaus.in/3YLYjtT
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 20/01/2026
“Australia’s health system is being squeezed by a shortage of funds, and it won’t be fixed until we talk about how and where to raise more money,” writes Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO of The Australia Institute. Read the full article: theaus.in/3NtMpT9
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 19/01/2026
“Fossil fuel companies cause the climate change that turbocharges extreme weather events, but ordinary Australians are paying the price. It’s time that changed,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director of The Australia Institute. Read the full article: theaus.in/3YLYjtT
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Very supportive of a "program that would force manufacturers, importers and retailers of solar panels to take responsibility for the disposal of their products." BUT, if they can do this for renewable products, why cant Gvt get fossil fuel industries to take responsbility for the damage they cause??
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Very, very few people need a big SUV to buy their groceries.... www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
theage.com.au
Pedestrian fatalities reach 17-year-high. This trend could be why
Fifty-one pedestrians had been killed on the state’s roads this year as of Saturday – the most in any calendar year since 2008.
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
@sustainableed.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... "Nah, mate...all normal.... nothing to see here. More coal and gas will fix it!" ....🙄🙄🙄... Massive storms causing widespread damage, followed by heatwave 10 deg above average...people will suffer and ED presentations will surge...
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Heatwave to intensify with more storms predicted across south-east Queensland
South-east Queensland is set to swelter through the next few days, with forecast temperatures way above average and more storms on the way.
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
in some positive news for the environment.... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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South Korean decision to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040 sounds alarm for Australian exports
Decision announced at Cop30 climate conference signposts risks for Australia’s reliance on fossil fuel exports, analysts say
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Excellent article about misinformation, power and money.... we see it every day.... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
And the reality is that this has barely started.... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
www.croakey.org/abandoning-n...
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Abandoning net zero would jeopardise the health of rural and remote Australians
Alison Barrett writes: The health of rural, regional and remote communities is at risk if the Liberal and National Parties
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
#MoreLies.... More spin, more lies, more manipulation #ProfitsOverPeople.... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Confidential Western Australian government report warns gas exports risk slowing Asia’s move to clean energy
Report by consultants Deloitte undermines Labor’s public claims that WA’s gas exports help reduce emissions overseas
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
#DarwinAwards.... and these two jurisdictions want to increase their fossil fuel outputs!! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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BoM says October will be hottest ever for Queensland and NT as heat records tumble
Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin are predicted to hit hottest October in terms of maximum temperatures, the Bureau of Meteorology says
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Emily Wood @ebwood.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
I lived in Madrid when Madrid Centro went into effect and it was amazing. I bring it up all the time as an example of the benefits of that kind of policy choice.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/09/2025
MEDIA RELEASE: Labor’s 62 to 70% climate target does not align with the science, but can be met by phasing out fossil fuels “A cut of at least 75% cut by 2035 is what was required & it’s a missed opportunity for the govt to show it is serious about climate change," said @richarddenniss.bsky.social.
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Labor’s 62 to 70% climate target does not align with the science, but can be met by phasing out fossil fuels
A cut in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 75% below 2005 levels would have broadly aligned with the science and strengthened Australia’s bid to host the 2026 United Nations climate conference.
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Healthcare workers and hospitals need to do more....step up and lead change... johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
johnmenadue.com
Climate code blue: Why hospitals must lead the healing of our planet
Hospitals must lead – not only for better patient outcomes, but for the healing of our planet. The next chapter in healthcare leadership will be written by those who can drive change for both.
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
#JustWait.... it wont be long util the deniers, the destructors and distractors, the fossil-fuel devotees and disinformationist start their campaigns.... but the future is bleak if we continue down the fossilfuel path and don't change now... www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
theage.com.au
Heat deaths to soar from ‘cascading’ climate risks, landmark federal report warns
Heat deaths will increase more than 400 per cent in Sydney and will nearly triple in Melbourne at 3 degrees of global warming.
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Drilled @drilledmedia.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Make no mistake, the global turn toward authoritarianism is heavily oil-funded. drilled.media/news/casey-m...
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The Golden Age of Oil-Funded Influence
Casey Michel, author of ‘Foreign Agents,’ on the state of lobbying and corruption in America.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
They know the climate chaos coming, they know their decision will make it worse, and kill any hope of mitigation, but they did it anyway - for their own benefit. Not a principle among them.
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
@croakeynews.bsky.social ...I wrote this a while back.... thought I'd reshare it.. www.croakey.org/as-we-mark-w...
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As we mark World Environment Day, a clinical diagnosis for Mother Earth
Introduction by Croakey: This year’s World Environment Day, on 5 June, brought calls for collective action to end plastic pollution,
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
You cant be serious... and you can bet there will be no accountability for this disaster.. .. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Tip of the methane iceberg’: 130,000 coal boreholes must be audited after toxic leaks in Queensland, experts say
Concerns abandoned coal boreholes in Queensland and NSW could be emitting ‘equivalent of 65m cars’ worth of methane
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
In 2022, with a two seat majority, the Albanese government legislated our first climate targets. In 2025, with a supermajority, it’s claiming it lacks political support to update those targets. It’s time for transparency about climate risk and our climate targets. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
abc.net.au
Bowen says political environment may prevent 2035 emissions target becoming law
The climate change minister says he will have to assess whether legislating the government's 2035 emissions target is politically feasible, with the major waypoint towards net zero due to be announced...
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Wow....and not in a good "wow" way...this is a frigging disgrace.... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Abandoned Queensland coal borehole found to be emitting 10,000 cars’ worth of greenhouse gas
The hole – about 100 metres deep – was not visible from the surface – and there could be thousands more like it
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
#Shit.... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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‘Unlike any other kind of fear’: wildfires leave their mark across Spain
Near-disaster in Paüls is latest incident to show Spain’s vulnerability to the effects of the climate emergency
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Trump going to Alaska (or "Russia" as he calls it ) will just add a whole lot more hot air to the atmosphere, making this a whole lot worse... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Alaska’s capital orders evacuations as record glacier flood looms
Mendenhall Glacier outburst threatens homes in Juneau, with scientists warning events are intensifying
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Paris Cycling Investment Helps Cut Pollution in Half. momentummag.com/paris-proves...
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Paris Cycling Investment Helps Cut Pollution in Half
So how did Paris, once choked with vehicle traffic and notorious for its pollution, pull off such a turnaround?
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
well this is sounding pretty scary... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Risks of climate crisis to Australia’s economy and environment are ‘intense and scary’, unreleased government report says
Sources say delayed risk assessment includes modelling of effects of climate crisis in ways that have been little discussed in political debate so far
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
More reporting that top insurers say the #ClimateCrisis “could soon outpace industry solutions, effectively threatening to make entire regions around the world uninsurable.” Typically required for getting a mortgage. Tell me again how smart climate solutions “cost too much.” We’re bad at math.
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Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable
Günther Thallinger, a board member at Allianz, one of the world's biggest insurers, says the climate crisis could make adaptation economically unviable.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 07/08/2025
“At the moment Australia literally gives half the gas we export away for free. Zero royalties, no PRRT paid on half the gas we export.” Executive Director Richard Denniss chats with 3AW about how Australia is giving away most of our gas for free. @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Plastics are a great example of uncosted externalities. The Lancet has put an estimate on the cost of that policy and economic gap - $1.5tn per year. The US is representing the interests of fossil fuel companies, against the planet. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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Last-ditch negotiations for a treaty to 'end' plastic pollution have hit a hurdle
Final negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are underway in Geneva. But with the United States lining up in opposition to Australia and about 100 other nations, hopes are dimming for the m...
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Fascism is expensive.
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
@sustainableed.bsky.social .#Heatwaves..its happening everywhere, but the idiots in US gvt and EPA, lead by the head old-orange idiot, want to make it worse for everyone. Bloody clueless and dangerous....https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/31/hot-weather-japan-south-korea-record-breaking-heat
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
@sustainableed.bsky.social .. What she said...100%... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The attack on Australia’s net zero target is reckless and gutless. Voters expect more than ‘intergenerational bastardry’ | Zoe Daniel
While Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack try to ditch the 43% net zero 2030 emissions target, Australia’s net zero target for 2035 has not yet been set
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
SA’s algal bloom marine disaster...Murray Watt's contribution... "Analysis by The Australia Institute has shown that the greenhouse gas emissions from this single project would almost equal those of Australia’s coal plants combined, helping to lock in future warming."
thesaturdaypaper.com.au
SA’s algal bloom disaster: The brutal reality of the climate crisis
The harmful algal bloom that is destroying South Australia’s marine wildlife is a climate disaster delivered with horrific clarity to our shores.
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
....Trump and the Republicans want to make this worse.... more fossil fuels, more CO2, more climate instability. Just so they can get wealthier... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
theguardian.com
The US’s June heatwave is a dangerous start to summer and about to get hotter
Extreme heat is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this week
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Another reason Trump is a dangerous idiot… Trump’s war on windmills started in Scotland. Now he’s taking it global www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump’s war on windmills started in Scotland. Now he’s taking it global
President’s opposition to offshore wind more than a decade ago now threatens a huge industry in the US and beyond
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
This article summarises Trump's America....vacuous, ignorant, self-absorbed, destructive and uncaring...
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
“California is so far using forty per cent less natural gas to generate electricity than it did in 2023, which is the single most hopeful statistic I’ve seen in four decades of writing about the climate crisis.” www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
newyorker.com
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
How do we describe Trump …. stupidly smart, intelligently idiotic, intellectually incompetent, dangerously determined, professorially pathological, evilly entrepreneurial. Whatever it is, he is a villain who has brilliantly manipulated the press, the public, the banks and the people. He is dangerous
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
"If the Albanese government is genuinely worried about the costs of insurance, it needs to rapidly introduce a ban on new gas and coal mines, abolish expensive fossil-fuel subsidies and stop giving away export gas for free" Denying the costs of climate change is no different to denying the science.
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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Hearing state officials talk about how unexpected these floods were & it’s infuriating. This was completely predictable to anyone even vaguely aware of the climate crisis. Same thing with LA fires. The Mayor cut the fire fighting budget as global temps soared. Climate ignorance = needless deaths
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
It’s absolutely critical that the Albanese govt holds firm against the attacks on the PBS by US pharma. That includes protecting generics. Affordable medicines are key to our universal health system.
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Just arrived in Budapest…. Average top temperature usually 26-27…. Hitting over 30’s all week… #HeatKills
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Racist and classist Dreadful policy belonging to another era
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Ali Sheridan @alisheridan.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
“Almost 600 people are expected to die early in the heatwave roasting England and Wales… The surge in deaths would not be occurring without human-caused global heating, the scientists said, with temperatures boosted by 2C-4C by the pollution from fossil fuels.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Current heatwave ‘likely to kill almost 600 people in England and Wales’
Surge in deaths would not be occurring without human-caused global heating, scientists say as analysis published
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
... for an "intelligent species" we are so stupid...locking in our own demise.... www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The moment for bold climate action is now
As I write, I’m listening to the sound of repairs to my home following the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a rare category 2 system that tracked as far south as the Gold Coast in March, and left a...
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Agree... clearly do not understand that the communities they are meant to be representing will be some of the most impacted. It was an interesting and ignorant decision by "the 300-odd delegates.... " I wonder how many weren't considered to be odd...
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Vale Brian Wilson. I think this is one of his finest works, in both music and lyrics, and this performance produced by BBC Music is sublime. (If you haven't seen it before, feast yourself!) youtu.be/XqLTe8h0-jo?...
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God Only Knows - BBC Music
YouTube video by BBC Music
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... ....as opposed to the cost of increasing heat, floods, food insecurity, droughts, health impacts of air pollution, heating oceans..... blatantly ridiculous...
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Cost of net zero by 2050 may determine whether Coalition abandons emissions goal, shadow minister says
Dan Tehan says Coalition’s position on the Paris agreement and gas reservation scheme are also up for debate
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 11/06/2025
Billions of dollars in renewables investment once destined for the US could soon be looking for a new home. The Albanese government must capitalise.
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A reversal in US climate policy will send renewables investors packing – and Australia can reap the benefits
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Simon Judkins @judster5.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
I wrote a tale about a patient we all know and need to care for…. #MotherEarth
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