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LouiseMorris

@louisemorris.bsky.social
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Bluesky newbie Non-economist at The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au. Over 25 years working across climate, energy, forest, ocean and wildlife protection, and did time as a political 'staffer'. All views and fat fingered typos my own.

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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 8h
Full-page apology for record coal expansion at Fiji climate talks. While Australia signed up to a Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, we keep approving new ones, last week was a new monster coal mine. It's shameful & we apologise to the world. #auspol #COP31 australiainstitute.org.au/post/full-pa...
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Damien Irving @drclimate.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Who says there's a rental affordability crisis in Hobart?! #politas
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NBL owner pays state $577 a week to rent stadium
The Tasmanian government has effectively been leasing out a stadium to property developer and NBL owner Larry Kestelman for less than it would cost to rent most houses in the area, a parliamentary rep...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 9h
What to do when you don't have a market for your new gas? Run to energy hungryAI data centre markets and #offsets, and run the greenwash spin machine on full cycle My oped in #ThePoint today #auspol thepoint.com.au/opinions/261...
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Woodside can't sell Browse gas, so now it's selling AI data centres
When a gas project can't win on the facts, it goes shopping for a new story. Last week, Woodside's CEO Liz Westcott told a Perth business breakfast that the proposed Browse gas and CCS project could p...
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 19h
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"Australia, through its coal mining and gas extraction, is infringing on this obligation. It is carrying out what the ICJ says is an internationally wrongful act. So, clearly, there is no climate integrity there." #auspol thepoint.com.au/opinions/261...
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Saving the islands and world climate urgency: Less COPs, actions now, stop fossil fuels
Climate integrity is a topic that seems to have been buried by other inhumane priorities, yet is so fundamental to our human existence. Indeed, climate integrity seems to be in very short supply. It i...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
For those who missed the Climate Integrity Summit last month and the discussion on dodgy carbon offsets, we've got you covered, the conversation part of the session is availalbe online. #dodgy #offsets #auspol #climateaction thepoint.com.au/videos/26092...
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Low Integrity Offsets - Panel Discussion | Climate Integrity Summit 2026
The Climate Integrity Summit is a non-partisan event that convenes leading experts in economics, ecology, policy and governance to discuss a credible and achievable climate policy that serves the Aust...
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is not a dying planet. This is a planet being killed. There is a difference. And there are killers. #ClimateJustice
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Entitled freeloader
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
TIL there’s a fish that lives in the lowest depths of the Congo River that has stunted growth, no color pigment, and no eyes. And locally it’s called “mondeli bureau,” which translates to “white man in an office” LMAO
A very small blind pasty white yellowish fish in the palm of someone’s hand. Lamprologus lethops, a fish that lives in the lower Congo River, is pale and blind like fish that dwell in caves deep underwater.
(Image credit: Courtesy of Melanie Stiassny)
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Canuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#via Canadian cartoonist Dave Whamond #CanadaSky #USpol
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Aside from commentary on whether new Greens Leader David Shoebridge is the their #Mamdani or Malcolm Turnbull - time will tell, I doubt it's either. A reminder that what a party votes for shows it's values, and who the public vote for shows ours. #auspol thepoint.com.au/opinions/261...
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So what's a new leader of Australia’s balance-of-power party to do?
The Greens' recent leadership change from Larissa Waters to David Shoebridge was both rapid and polite. But while the change might have come as a surprise, what is more predictable is the hand wringin...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This new coal project is “required to take reasonable and feasible measures to maximise the use of renewable energy from 4 years from the start.. If the #coal companies don’t think using renewable energy is reasonable, then the answer is, as always, #offsets. #auspol thepoint.com.au/opinions/261...
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How native forest offsets helped greenwash a new coal mine
The NSW Government has just approved production from a huge new coal project out to 2045. The conditions placed on the approval would be funny if catastrophic climate change wasn’t so alarming.
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Govt has appealed another of my #FOI wins to the Federal Court. Again it’s seeking costs against me if I’m unsuccessful defending my win. It turns out winning an FOI in a Tribunal is expensive - and that’s exactly the message the Govt wants to send to citizens. 1/2 #auspol
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One day these photos will be viewed in the same way we now do of rhino hunters, thylacine hunters and the many animals we are driving to extinction through industrial exploitation.
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ZERO!!!
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Timely to share this recording with Hon Dr Maina Talia, Minister for Climate Change and Environment for the Government of Tuvalu, Hon Senator Rosa Galvez, Canadian Senator for Quebec on the #TAFF process, as @albomp.bsky.social considers whether to approve #HVO coal mine extension. @auspol.info
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Transition Away From Fossil Fuels - Panel Discussion | Climate Integrity Summit 2026
The Climate Integrity Summit is a non-partisan event that convenes leading experts in economics, ecology, policy and governance to discuss a credible and achievable climate policy that serves the Aust...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Already in the past 4 weeks we've had days 10c above average. The trees are in heat stress die back, the creeks running dangerously low and the ecosystem is in breakdown. We need a fossil fuel phase out - this is existential
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
IEA: "Approvals for new GAS-fired power plants rose to a 25-year high last year Until 2023, most gas-fired power plant approvals were in gas-importing countries, but the US now dominates orders, driven by data centre demand" www.iea.org/reports/worl...
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Clean tech dominance versus AI dominance Story of geopolitics: Who and what technologies will power the world economy? China versus US @katemac.bsky.social Each is #1 in one tech by a long margin and a distant #2 in the other.
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
SLOW CLAP "AI boom means US is now ‘investing more’ in fossil-fuel power than China" Congratulations to US AI Tech Oligarchs www.carbonbrief.org/ai-boom-mean...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Australia has developed a talent for signing up to global climate agreements, then disapearing the minute it comes time to follow up with action. E.g. Transition Away From Fossil Fuels process. Another coal extension (HVO) has us going further in the wrong direction
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The scale of clean up liabilities left to the public purse by offshore fossil fuel companies defies description - on purpose.
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bankers will be bankers...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This climate impact tool is both brilliant and mind boggling.
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Worth noting Tasmania has a stubborn 50% functional illiteracy rate. Perhaps more resources to support teachers doing their impprtant work is a better way to go.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Santos paid zero company tax for 11th year in a row, ATO data shows" Me for @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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Santos paid zero company tax for 11th year in a row, ATO data shows
The latest corporate tax data released today by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) showed that once again, major gas producers are paying no company tax, and despite claims that changes to the Petroleum ...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This ad is grotesque, much like the way Big Gas is taking the piss. PSA, dont watch while eating fried eggs
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DeSmog @desmog.com · 22/09/2026
🔥 NEW 🔥 What if today’s disinformation crisis didn’t start with social media? In DeSmog's latest Q&A, Amy Westervelt traces how corporations spent decades shaping the information we consume — and what it will take to clean up the mess. buff.ly/fD089uE
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Q&A: Amy Westervelt on the Corporate Poisoning of the Information Aquifer — and How to Undo the Harm
Amy Westervelt’s new book Brought To You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy is a must-read for anyone tracking the machinery of climate denial and delay.…
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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
An Intergenerational Report published in the year 2026 that does not list climate change as one of the 6 major transitions for Australia to navigate over the next 40 years is not a serious document. And no, the energy transition is just a small (and relatively easy) subset of climate's impacts.
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2026 Intergenerational Report | Treasury.gov.au
The 2026 Intergenerational Report (IGR) is the seventh report in the series. It projects the outlook for the Australian economy and the Government’s budget to 2065–66. These projections help inform an...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
reading @albomp.bsky.social speach to the UN Climate Week, it all rang hollow when compared to what pacific nations are seeking from Australia on climate action and integrity. #auspol thepoint.com.au/new/260916-a...
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Australia cannot be a good Pacific neighbour while expanding fossil fuels: Tuvalu minister
Speaking at the fourth annual Climate Integrity Summit, Tuvalu’s climate change minister, Dr Maina Vakafua Talia, said Australia’s climate policies don’t match its claims of supporting and helping to ...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If we want to help the region cut emissions, we have options proven at scale: stop approving new fossil fuel projects, stop subsidising fossil fuels, support our Pacific neighbours build renewable energy, & not let nations to dump their CO2 in our outack and oceans. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Australia is becoming the world's carbon dumping ground
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) asked what we thought about Australia importing other countries' carbon pollution and dumping it under our oceans. Submissi...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Let it be so
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 21/09/2026
“It’s been a bad week for Pauline Hanson,” writes Paul Bongiorno. “Long-held prejudices have come to light and her response has kept open the charge levelled at her by Andrew Hastie – that she is ‘a coward and a liar’.” trib.al/vm6vJLF
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Pauline asked to please explain
It’s been a bad week for Pauline Hanson, wilting under the glare of the spotlight. Long-held prejudices have come to light in old interviews and her response has kept open the charge levelled at her by the Liberals’ Andrew Hastie – that she is a coward and a liar.
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Carole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Having lived through those years, I remember the fear many reporters faced but carried on despite all. Thank you.
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Worth signing www.sophiescamps.com.au/support_the_...
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Support the Red Lines Package to ensure Australia does not profit from genocide
Dr Sophie Scamps is Mackellar's independent MP. Driving a clean bill of health for climate, integrity and the economy.
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Homeless young women in Victoria are being forced into 'survival sex' - essentially prostitution - because our youth housing services and mental health system keep failing them. We urgently need dedicated investment in youth homelessness services, especially for those fleeing family violence.
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‘Survival sex’: The dire choice for girls made homeless by family violence
Girls and young women fleeing violent homes are finding themselves with so few housing and mental health support options they are forced to resort to “survival sex”, agencies say. But there is a solut...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Instead of an independent body personal federal MP staffing allocations are determined by the Prime Minister, and it seems there are favourites, and those who get shot changed if they don't tow the line. #auspol thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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I knew I would be punished for crossing the floor. I didn’t expect my staff to be
I certainly raised a few eyebrows last week when I walked into the press pack with my biggest adversary, Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson, to stand on a unity ticket asking the Prime Minister to prop...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Remember this? Island Nations do, and it does not put Australia in high regard
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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Kevin Rudd’s warning on AI - @MrKRudd very good on the urgent need for regulation and what’s happening on the regulatory front in Washington and Beijing. My extended interview with him on Saturday Extra. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Kevin Rudd calls for urgent intergovernmental regulation of AI - ABC listen
The former prime minister Kevin Rudd has warned that there is an urgent need for intergovernmental regulation of AI. Ahead of next week's meeting in Washington between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, wh...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There's an app for spotting pervert glasses!
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Overseas-trained medical professionals who have made rural towns their home warn that efforts to drive down migration will put patients at risk.
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Farrer GP labels immigration plans a 'circus' amid fears of doctor deserts
Overseas-trained medical professionals who have made rural towns their home warn that efforts to drive down migration will put patients at risk.
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 19/09/2026
Exclusive: OpenAI has poached national security adviser Peter Anstee from the Department of the Prime Minister, as Labor prioritises a deal on copyright that would water down artists’ protections. Karen Barlow reports. trib.al/yNI9gX1
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Exclusive: PM’s AI office has fewer than 10 staff
As Labor prioritises a deal on copyright that would water down artists’ protections, Open AI has poached a national security adviser from the prime minister’s department.
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Meanwhile, as Australia does not have any constitutional protections of free media or free speech, P.Hansons whinge nation are getting away with the same media censorship without any press push back. #auspol
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The Economist @economist.com · 19/09/2026
If you want biodiversity, soil provides it. If you fret about global warming, soil is also a great way to keep carbon out of the atmosphere. Ignore the soil, then, at your peril
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The world’s most essential habitat does not get its proper due
A new book, “The World Beneath Our Feet”, digs into the significance of soil
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@grogsgamut.bsky.social says: “The gas industry is always quick to suggest there are “reasons” why other nations get more tax from gas than Australia, but there is no getting around the fact that Qatar gets 5 times more revenue from its LNG exports than Australia, thepoint.com.au/new/260911-s...
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Santos boss says it's a 'myth' that Australia gets less from gas than Qatar
Santos boss Kevin Gallagher has claimed it’s a 'myth' that Australia gets less from its oil and gas resources than countries such as Norway and Qatar, despite figures showing the two nations reap subs...
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Their number-one ticket holder – Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker – has added fuel to the fire by covering the Woodside logo on his Freo guernsey urging the club to “call time” on the fossil fuel sponsorship. thepoint.com.au/new/260917-t...
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Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker adds his voice to calls for Freo to ditch Woodside
The Fremantle Dockers are facing a battle off the field ahead of this weekend’s preliminary final against Sydney. Their number-one ticket holder – Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker – has added fuel to the fi...
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A camera streaming around the clock from a remote Central Australian waterhole is capturing dingoes, wallabies, birds and other wildlife while helping researchers understand how the changing climate is reshaping the desert.
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Remote waterhole live stream a window into secrets of NT desert
A camera streaming around the clock from a remote Central Australian waterhole is capturing dingoes, wallabies, birds and other wildlife while helping researchers understand how the changing climate is reshaping the desert.
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Our dependency on industries that destroy our environment has exacerbated climate change, increased the frequency of disasters, and forced the overshoot of the 1.5 degrees Celsius, proving the complete failure of our current economic models,”
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