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@michelemcg.bsky.social
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Wife, mother. Learn MMT, tax the rich, help the vulnerable, emergency climate action now!

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Tor "SolarFred" Valenza @torsolarfred.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Australia’s New South Wales streamlines rooftop solar for 1,810 heritage-listed properties #energysky -- via pv-tech:
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NSW streamlines rooftop solar for 1,810 heritage-listed properties - PV Tech
NSW has removed regulatory barriers that previously prevented owners of heritage-listed properties from installing rooftop solar.
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
I assume Sussan’s war on dependency will extend to the $14.9 billion of annual subsidies to major producers & users of fossil fuels? And end the dependency of wealthy property investors on annual tax breaks of $12bn? Or is she just talking people with disabilities?
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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Tell me again how planning laws, rather than the tax system, that are behind the housing crisis…$1.2m tax free in a year… Australia needs to rein in exemptions and concessions from capital gains tax and spend more public money building the kind of houses, in the kind of places that need them most
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Eddie Synot @edsynot.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
What good is the common law if it’s “not suitable”? Especially when the Cmth continues to act against best science & evidence & continues to ignore & act against Torres Strait Islanders & a future for all of us? What recourse is there? #AustralianClimateCase #auspol #climatechange
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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
There are few places more breathtaking than Ningaloo. But the major parties keep approving projects that are killing it. We have the technology to transition. What we lack is leaders with the courage to act. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event
Usually alive with colour and fish, Ningaloo reef and the Rowley Showls now look as though they are ‘painted white’ as temperatures rise
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
*Killed amid gunfire* Not by it. Not by anyone in particular.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 03/06/2025
10 years after gas exports from Queensland began, all of the gas companies involved, bar one, have not paid a cent in company tax. This is despite them selling $125 billion worth of LNG out of Queensland, and reporting $330 billion in total Australian revenue. #auspol
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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
A carbon market without integrity undermines real climate action. We need a market that rewards high-quality carbon removal, not creative accounting. The govt should implement all recommendations from the Chubb Review of 🇦🇺 carbon credits as a matter of urgency. www.afr.com/policy/energ...
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Bad carbon credits are undermining climate progress
One thing both the left and right ought to be able to agree upon is that an effective market for high quality carbon credits is important.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Today we honour Eddie Mabo's courage in challenging the lie of terra nullius. His victory recognized what First Nations people always knew - this land was never empty. On #MaboDay, we commit to the unfinished business of Truth, Treaty and justice.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Key line in the FWC's decision
Therefore, leaving aside the mining sector, it appears that the national economy’s ‘productivity problem’ is largely a consequence of the non-market sector’s disproportionate growth in its share of GVA and hours worked. This flows from governmental policy decisions to improve the availability and quality of services in areas such as healthcare and social services. The measurement of productivity in the non-market sector is problematic since it is not possible to measure output by reference to the market prices paid for goods and services, as in the market sector.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Just a reminder that increases in Minimum Wages/Awards have no impact on inflation
Scattergraph showing min wage incrases and avge inflation over the following 4 quarters - showing no relationship exists
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Michele 💚 @michelemcg.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
💁 #RaiseTheRate #AusPol
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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
If the Liberals want to project as compassionate conservatives who treat people with dignity they need to strongly recognise that their form on welfare since and even pre Howard has been the polar opposite of such.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Climate impacts: This couple’s insurance premiums went from $2000 to $28000 in two years. Across the road is $75000. Per year. What’s Labor’s plan? *approves massive gas field out to 2070*
abc.net.au
Flooded residents priced out of soaring insurance left with 'nothing'
Insurers want governments to invest in a "flood-defence fund" as residents on the NSW Mid North Coast count the costs of last week's inundation and skyrocketing premiums.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Gas companies are so desperate for applause for paying royalties. It’d be like Coles and Woolies expecting congratulations for paying farmers for the bananas they sell in their stores. Royalties are an input cost *NOT* a tax.
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
A sign of what the climate crisis is delivering to our beautiful coastline, marine life and the jobs and businesses that depend on it. We cannot keep putting fuel on the pollution fire. A tragedy unfolding before our eyes. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
abc.net.au
'This could be the beginning of the end': Toxic algal bloom a sign of a changing climate
A mysterious, brown foam appeared on a beach an hour south of Adelaide. It was just the beginning of a toxic algal bloom that has now grown to thousands of square kilometres in size, killing precious ...
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Australia's tax system is currently geared to help the very richest avoid paying tax. That means everyone else has to pay more to ensure we have the things we need.
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Michele 💚 @michelemcg.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
We have less than 10 days to stop this. I've just signed the petition calling on the new Environment Minister to reject Australia's biggest fossil fuel project. SIGN NOW! nb.australiainstitute.org.au/reject_north... #rejectnorthwestshelf #nonewcoalandgas
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SIGN NOW: REJECT AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT!
Sign the petition: REJECT AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT!
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Pat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
The election proves the country backs Labor to pursue a more ambitious shift to renewables. But local battles and tensions will continue in the places projects are built. Supporting communities needs to be at centre of Labor's second term #LocalEnergyHubs reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-s...
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Renewables sector “letting frustrations fester,” says new energy infrastructure czar
Tony Mahar isn’t seeing enough action to implement the Dyer review recommendations, despite early adoptions and promises.
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Pat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
The climate movement rallied effectively to defeat Dutton's nuclear fantasy, but we need to get much better at championing our own proactive vision while holding Labor's feet to the fire on fossil fuels this term.
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Michele 💚 @michelemcg.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
But then your senate vote will exhaust! You must end with the lesser evil of the majors, or you won’t get a say
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Warmest start to May on record in UK as temperatures prompt wildfire warnings When will we stop using ‘people having fun’ images to convey messages about climate change? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Warmest start to May on record in UK as temperatures prompt wildfire warnings
Police say open water swimming poses ‘hidden dangers’ as Kew Gardens, in south-west London, registers 29.3C
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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Honestly, if I were an advisor to the Libs, I'd be screaming at them to support the expansion of territorial representation in the Senate because they're probably not winning a Senator for the ACT for a generation if there remain only two
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Polipedia.com.au @polipedia.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
It's on in Chisholm! voicesofchisholm.org Voices of Chisholm has a candidate for the federal election. Kath Davies has stepped up. #Auspol
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Voices of Chisholm - Local Independent politics | Voices of Chisholm
Voices of Chisholm is a volunteer community group dedicated to having the concerns of Chisholm voters properly represented in Federal. We believe our voices are presently not properly heard, but tha...
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Michele 💚 @michelemcg.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Labor & Albo would rather amend environmental law & sideline their own Environment Minister (again) to favour a polluting, toxic industry owned by multi-nationals that pay sfa tax than ensure a healthy environment & the long-term survival of the Maugean skate www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Apoplectic’ environment groups halt Coalition attack ads to take aim at Albanese over species’ ‘death warrant’
Exclusive: Australia’s top green organisations suspend anti-nuclear power ads to fund campaign against Labor’s move to protect salmon industry
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/03/2025
It definitely feels like burning fewer fossil fuels is taking a back seat to ensuring Aussie Gas™ 🇦🇺 stays in Australia™🇦🇺🦘 www.davidpocock.com.au/australian_g...
AUSTRALIAN GAS SHOULD
SUPPORT AUSTRALIAN
BUSINESSES AND HOUSEHOLDS
A broad group of energy consumers, manufacturers, union groups, think tanks and political leaders have assembled in Canberra today calling for urgent action to relieve the price of energy for consumers by introducing measures to divert export gas to the domestic market.
Fresh analysis has shown that the projected shortfall in domestic gas markets could easily be met by diverting uncontracted gas back to the domestic market, driving down costs for Australian households and businesses. (IEEFA report Feb 20).
ACT Independent Senator David Pocock said, "Australia doesn't have a gas shortage problem; we have a gas export problem. 80% of Australia's gas goes to the export of gas overseas and yet Australian businesses and households are experiencing extremely high energy costs in large part thanks to gas prices.
"Much of Australia is getting on with the essential job of electrifying our homes and businesses to take advantage of cleaner, renewable energy opportunities. While this is underway - and particularly in industries that are hard to electrify policy measures should focus on affordability of energy by capping gas exports."
Senator Jacqui Lambie said:
"Most of our gas goes overseas and makes a bucket load of money for shareholders while Aussie businesses and householders are struggling to pay their power bills. I SHARE calling for a national gas reservation policy for
ars it's been
to deliver for the WA
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ApaulD @apauld.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
#auspol #election #democracy In Auburn #melbourne #australia Parties are the problem. Vote independent (& #climate).
Billboard with photos of the leaders of each major Australian political party, on each side of message in huge text “Parties are the problem. Vote independent”
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Penny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 21/03/2025
Extraordinary statement from DEWR today on the legality of mutual obligations. This is Labor's opportunity to stand up and abandon this punitive and broken system once and for all! www.dewr.gov.au/assuring-int...
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ApaulD @apauld.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Apparently while we have a shortage of timber for building, most of our plantation timber goes to low-value woodchips. Another market failure. #trees #forests #auspol #environment australiainstitute.org.au/post/more-of...
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More of These Please
Ending native forest logging would be the quickest and cheapest way to meet a target of 43% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
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Lighter Footprints @lighterfootprints.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Electrification is working! "Gas demand plummets" The latest forecasts "are a marked shift from last year". AEMO: "higher prices were also having an effect". Switching to efficient electric appliances reduces energy bills, protecting against gas price rises. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
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Penny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 20/03/2025
Indexation for JobSeeker is 22 cents a day. It's a pathetic offering during a crushing cost of living crisis. Labor must raise the rate in the budget above the poverty line. We are a wealthy country - it's time Labor acted like it. The Greens will never stop fighting until no one is in poverty.
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ApaulD @apauld.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
very inspirational working class guy from the UK. Garys Economics. He's getting a lot of traction with his message about inequality. #auspol #politics #oligarchy #authoritarianism #economy #justice youtu.be/rAb_p5DCC3E?....
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How to stop the economy from collapsing
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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Michele 💚 @michelemcg.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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Lighter Footprints @lighterfootprints.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
On right now! The Chisholm Future Energy Forum with all major candidates - speaking Heidi Lee Douglas, CEO, Solar Citizens and Peizhi Jiang from @envirovic.bsky.social - mods from A/Prof Chris Leung, @docsenvaus.bsky.social We need to drop emissions right now! #auspol #ChisholmVotes #AusVotes2025
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David Spratt @djspratt.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Australian government refuses to articulate "frankly terrifying" #climate security risks - johnmenadue.com/government-r.... Government opens itself to charge of playing politics with security issues by selectively briefing an intelligence report it has classified.
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ApaulD @apauld.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
the #australia govt is STILL keeping the latest Climate Risk Assessment report secret. Showed it to the crossbenchers with an NDA attached, so they can't give details…but they say it's alarming RELEASE IT NOW! #auspol #climatechange #climatecrisis www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environ...
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Exclusive: Secret briefings on climate national security risk
The government invited only the progressive independents – excluding the Greens, the Coalition and the relevant parliamentary committee – to a briefing on the still-unpublished Climate Risk Assessment...
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Michele 💚 @michelemcg.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Voices of Chisholm has an impressive community independent, Kathleen Davies! But we’re too late to qualify for climate 200 funds. So we need your help! Please donate 🧡 auspol #auspol ichttps://chuffed.org/project/122787-voices-of-chisholm
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Voices Of Chisholm
Voices of Chisholm is a volunteer community group in the Federal electorate of Chisholm. We believe we can do democracy better. We need an independent federal representative who listens and acts for o...
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Michele 💚 @michelemcg.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
There's every chance of the Coalition winning more seats than Labor and the Greens combined solely for the reason that the Liberals and Nationals choose to be a coalition while Labor and the Greens could but don't.
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Penny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 11/03/2025
The government's own economic inclusion advisory committee just recommended raising the rate again. Labor must immediately raise the rate of income support lest they ignore their own advisory committee THREE times running.
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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
If Australian govts we’re doing ‘everything they can’ to cut fossil fuel use we’d see fewer enormous utes on our road, not more… exempting giant utes from luxury car tax (as they aren’t used as cars!) and FBT concessions are bizarre policy…but making the parking spaces bigger to suit the…FFS
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Pat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Hills of Gold wind farm near Nundle in New England secures federal EPBC approval www.netimes.com.au/2025/03/06/h...
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Hills Of Gold Wind Farm approved for Nundle | New England Times
The Hills Of Gold Wind Farm planned for around Nundle has been approved by the Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek today alongside similar projects near Coolah and Gulgong.
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Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Heatwave stretching to 5 days in mid March.
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ApaulD @apauld.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
This 👇
Photo of a post in Mastadon by @fixatedpersonunit “ Jesus fucking Christ – coalition are offering up our resources to the US and asked.
What absolute Muppets. Please ensure these shit givens get nowhere near the executive corridors Australia. Underneath this comment there is a photograph of a paragraph from the Australian newspaper “opposition defence. Spokes man Andrew hassle said he believed orca was a Lock and Mr Trump, but he said it was fight. All the government demonstrate a strong hand in future negotiations. He said this could include a Ukrainian style offer of US access to Australian‘s red earth resources “we’ve also seen in Mr Trump‘s exchange with President Zelenskyy that America is keen on rare earth“ Mr Hassel told the Summit.”
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ApaulD @apauld.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Might help to significantly fund increased safe cycling infrastructure instead of roads roads roads 🤷‍♀️ #melbourne #victoria #australia #cycling #transportation #cars #urban www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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A tortuous path: The push to get Melburnians to ditch their cars
For all the ambitions of policymakers to shift the state’s deeply ingrained driving culture, data suggests Victorians are not ready to let go of their steering wheels.
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