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Kate Auty

@kateauty.bsky.social
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Living and working on #Taungurung country in Victoria the #TreatyState of #Australia. Things I am: a reader, lawyer, writer, curious. Posting out of interest. Cover: #JoshMuir

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 18h
Allowing foreign AI companies to mine our power, water and data and giving a freebie on copyright is a new form of colonialism says the Pope’s AI adviser. He may not be infallible but he sure has hit the mark here. We needed defences and guardrails not white flags.
Pope's AI adviser warns Australia's copyright changes risk 'new form of colonialism'
By national AI reporter Cam Wilson
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Topic:AI
Posted about 13h agoabout 13 hours ago, updated about 13h agoabout 13 hours ago
Father Paolo Benanti speaking at a lectern. 
Father Paolo Benanti has a background in engineering and is an adviser to Pope Leo XIV on artificial intelligence. (Getty Images: Massimo Di Vita)
In short:
The AI adviser to Pope Leo has praised Australia for taking a considered approach to tech companies.
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 17h
substack.com/@marcialangt... Science and the climate.
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Marcia Langton (@marcialangton)
Another extraordinary scientific study Scientific studies from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures are changing how we think about environments, enviro...
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
King of fruit..
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Three degrees (no separation) #ClimateChange #ClimateInAction
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Not going to need to move to the moon or mars. It will come to them.
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
What’s happening to our climate is utterly terrifying. We’re looking at 4 degrees above average this southern summer www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 10/10/2026
South 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
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Official statement from the law abiding and democratic free world. "We will continue to work together to support the Court’s vital work, uphold the rules-based international system, and advance accountability."
Statement
October 9, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada

“We, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC.

“As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States.

“We note with appreciation the work undertaken by the Court to prepare for such measures so that the Court can continue to fulfil its mandate under the Rome Statute and we underline our unwavering support in enabling the Court in doing so.

“Nevertheless, if put into effect, these sanctions will have a significant impact on the Court’s work, its dedicated staff and their families. They work every day to bring those accused of the most serious international crimes to justice and to support their victims.

“We remain both united in our support for the ICC and committed to engaging in constructive and inclusive dialogue with non-States Parties as we prepare for the Assembly of States Parties in December 2026. We will continue to work together to support the Court’s vital work, uphold the rules-based international system, and advance accountability.”
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hockey: “corruption” flourishing in the #USA
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The former #BishopOfBroome has been gaoled for 6 years. He should be turned out of the church. Wondering when he will be….
abc.net.au
What the church knew about their 'bastard of a bishop' in Broome
Fury is growing around the Catholic Church's handling of jailed outback bishop Christopher Saunders, who remains a senior cleric despite being convicted of sexually assaulting young Aboriginal men.
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Fascinating. In the wash up would you mind asking when the #Catholic church will defrock Christopher Saunders, the gaoled #BishopOfBroome
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Pat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So that horrendously racist ON campaign video...it also shows them blowing up a wind farm
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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Party registration news Vic (state): Climate Action Now, a misleadingly named party that was intended as a supposedly anti-GTV preference harvester for One Nation, has been registered. #springst
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Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The world’s largest penguin colony has declined by two-thirds since 2011, most likely because of the climate crisis, a study has revealed.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
World’s largest penguin colony suffers ‘enormous population crash’
Chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island in Antarctica down by two-thirds since 2011, probably due to climate crisis
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
events.humanitix.com/next-practic... Powerful - an invitation to consider what we are not seeing.. this Friday.
events.humanitix.com
NEXT PRACTICE EXCHANGE #001 - WHAT ARE WE NOT SEEING
A breakfast conversation for leaders, thinkers and change makers exploring one question: WHAT ARE WE NOT SEEING?
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.hcourt.gov.au/sites/defaul... This is the link to the High Court decision - rejecting coal mine extension plans in the Hunter.
hcourt.gov.au
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"A landmark ruling in the High Court has found planning authorities are required to consider the emissions caused by burning fossil fuels overseas when approving projects." This is a big deal, surely.
abc.net.au
NSW coalmine climate ruling a massive shake-up to Australia's oil and gas
Australia'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.
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Antony Green @antonygreenelec.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Victoria is today set to abolish group voting tickets (GVTs) for Legislative Council elections. It will increase the power of voter first preference votes and diminish the influence of preferences. Without GVTs the losers will be low polling parties. antonygreen.com.au/how-gvts-hav...
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
theconversation.com/literary-pio... “… I will always regret the email I didn’t send to say what an inspiration she has been to me and how grateful I am for the books she edited and published.” We should always make the contact or live with the regret..
theconversation.com
Literary pioneer Hilary McPhee launched Helen Garner, published Cloudstreet – and inspired me
Hilary McPhee co-founded McPhee Gribble, the legendary Australian publishing house responsible for Monkey Grip, Puberty Blues and Cloudstreet.
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our #Euroa bumper stickers for the upcoming election include these #Treaty #FreeTAFE
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Leadership #PrimeMinister #Mottley #Barbados
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Blair Palese @blairpalese.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You don’t have to dig too deep to see the Trumpian destructive play book at every turn! #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
'Insidious money grab': Aspiring candidates slam One Nation processes
Former One Nation candidates reveal they’re walking away from the party after witnessing its operations behind closed doors.
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Barbara Pedersen @barbie4science.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Localised micro grids owned by the community are the way of the future. Watch as energy network service providers resist change. #renewables #Alwayswasalwayswillbe #Auspol
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... “Magistrate Melita Medcalf told the #ChildrensCourt at #Geraldton no one from the Department of Communities, which oversees child protection across WA, was present for the hearing, leaving the girl without a responsible adult. "It's appalling," she said.”
abc.net.au
Magistrate livid as child protection staff fail to turn up for 14yo in court
A regional magistrate says she will lodge a complaint against WA's Child Protection staff after a teenager in their care was left to appear alone in court.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 22/09/2026
In the 20 years since California's carbon emission peak in 2004, we've both slashed those emissions by 28% and nearly doubled our economy. The Golden State’s economy is growing BECAUSE of our climate action, not despite it. #ClimateWeekNYC
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is unsurprising. Always were always will be climate change outliers….
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is important…
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Incredibly brave evidence this morning from women and men who have survived brutal strip searches in youth jails - a tool for social control, to humiliate and degrade - and disproportionately used against First Nations young people
THE SENATE
LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting the Strip Searching of Children) Bill 2026
PUBLIC HEARING
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Committee Room 2S1
Australian Parliament House, and via videoconference, Canberra
All times are in AEST
Time Witness
9.45 am Panel associated with Sisters Inside and National Network of Incarcerated and
Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
10.55 am Panel associated with Level Up and Sisters Inside
Committee Chair: Senator Jana Stewart
Committee Secretary: Jane Thomson
PO Box 6100, Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Tel: +61 2 6277 3560
Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au Internet:
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou... A female #SecretaryGeneral for the UN … it is about time, surely. Not a question - rhetorical or otherwise
internationalaffairs.org.au
Madame, Secretary General – Is the United Nations Ready for a Woman in the Top Job? Or Do We Risk Sending Another Woman Over the 'Glass Cliff'? - Australian Institute of International Affairs
Eighty years after its founding, the United Nations’ highest office has never been led by a woman. As calls for a Madame Secretary-General grow louder amidst heightened financial and political [...]
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Ette Media @ettemedia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If only the Australian media had a blueprint for what could happen if the banning of journalists is normalised...
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Leadership with compassion. Rare, real, wonderful. Tim is already missed.
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This collection, published in 2023, is brilliant.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
💚 HCR
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I was in the ballet concert as a cockatoo…
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hilarious.
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The #RSL had responsed to the #HansonSlur on #HastieMP. “… Calling a veteran a traitor is a slur, and it deserves to be treated as one regardless of who it’s aimed at or how it’s dressed up.”
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Oil prices have risen 15% in the 2 weeks since Trump declared "mission accomplished" live.thepoint.com.au
Chart showing the price of Brent Crude oil. it has now gone above US$100bbl - up form the $87 it was when Trump announced "mission accomplished"
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Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"August was the joint-hottest month ever recorded around the world, with global temperatures reaching 1.65C above preindustrial levels" www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
August was joint-hottest month ever recorded globally
Temperatures reached 1.65C above preindustrial levels, months before El Niño system reaches full strength
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
'Bloody coward': Lambie blasts Hanson over 'disgusting' Hastie traitor cartoon
Independent senator Jacqui Lambie and others from across the political spectrum launch a spirited defence of Andrew Hastie after One Nation published a cartoon that repeatedly described the Liberal fr...
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It was extraordinary on RadioNational this morning. Gloves are off. Hastie and Lambie.
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The PHON policy on super will guarantee them votes. No thinking economists needed here.
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Reflecting on this.
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Yes - his observations on the NT were right on point. #Beetawhoo? Another waste of money flying in the face of the science and good advice. We are watching…
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Catholic schools body moves to cut ties with Christian Brothers
A national organisation set up by the Christian Brothers that runs 61 Catholic schools across Australia is considering severing its ties with the order amid mounting tensions over abuse payouts.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Absolutely mind boggling that Australia's Signals Directorate has given Israeli phone hacking company Cellebrite secret security clearance to handle sensitive Government data. Our data.
Cellebrite Guardian Completes IRAP Assessment: Achieves PROTECTED Level for Australian Government Agencies
September 2, 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT
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Independent assessment gives Australian law enforcement, defense and national security agencies a platform for collaborating and managing digital evidence in the cloud quickly and securely

TYSONS CORNER, Va. and PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellebrite DI Ltd. (Nasdaq: CLBT), a global leader in AI-powered Digital Investigative and Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, today announced that Cellebrite Guardian, its cloud-based digital evidence management platform, has achieved an important technical milestone to support its adoption by the Company's customers in Australia. Guardian has completed an assessment under the Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) at the PROTECTED classification level. The assessment was conducted by CyberCX, an Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)-endorsed IRAP assessor.
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#Shepparton art museum #archibald prize exhibition.
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Kate Auty @kateauty.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Laughter. But it isn’t funny of course.
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Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
'Former Liberal Party powerbroker Charles Perrottet has said lying and misleading people “does not make me a dishonest person”' Astonishing sophistry. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
smh.com.au
‘Does not make me dishonest’: Charles Perrottet defends his lies to corruption probe
The one-time “muscle” of the right wing of the Liberal Party has denied colluding with his wife Anita in their evidence to the ICAC.
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Tom Studans @maximumwelfare.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is the senior public servant's equivalent to a sovereign citizen's email to the Federal Court or a Facebook chain post 'withdrawing' Meta's consent to use your data
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