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Peter Croger

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Mehreen Faruqi @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social · 2h
August was the hottest month in global history and yet, NSW has just approved the biggest coal mine expansion ever proposed in the state. It is scandalous that Australia is leading negotiations at global climate talks, including in the Pacific next week.
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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
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I support the current arrangement where the federal leader of the Greens is chosen by the party room. The primary job of the leader is to collaboratively lead Greens parliamentary reps. Those reps need to have confidence in the leader and are best placed to choose the best leader. #auspol
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you think the cuts to TMAG’s already over stretched staff are wrong, you can sign this petition to Parliament. #politas haepetitions.parliament.tas.gov.au/haepet/Home/...
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Petition Details - Tasmania Parliament E-Petitions
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Dr Lisa Denny @lisadenny.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Note to #politas. The stadium and Launceston convention centre are not productivity enhancing investments and will not improve Tasmanian’s standard of living. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Tasmania comes last in latest CommBank economic rankings
Tasmania ranks last in CommBank's State of the States economic report, a significant decline from four years ago when it repeatedly topped the ranking.
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The global rise in bond yields affects the Tasmanian Government. It pushes up the annual cost of servicing the massive stadium debt. It means even more cuts to public sector jobs and services. #politas
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Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action @bushfiresurvivors.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Our industrial pollution law (The Safeguard Mechanism) is being reviewed! A submission takes minutes but can make a world of difference. Tell the government by midnight Friday 18 September: Cap the offsets, and keep them out of reach for coal, oil and gas. 👉 bushfiresurvivors.org/safeguard
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The Safeguard Mechanism: Paying People to NOT Cut Down Trees 🧐
YouTube video by Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action
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Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action @bushfiresurvivors.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We fact-checked "coal is the backbone of our economy" 🧐 Turns out that backbone ain't all it's cracked up to be. New mythbusting video👇 Support communities, not corporations. bushfiresurvivors.org
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Fact Check: Is Coal Really the Backbone of Our Economy?
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Co-ordinator General breaches State Service principles and the Rockliff government stands by him. TMAG staff do their jobs professionally and the Rockliff government says 30% of them must go. #politas www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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How senior public servant's pro-stadium opinion piece was pushed through
When a 3,000-word opinion piece by a senior public servant appeared in a major daily newspaper, eyebrows were raised across Tasmania's political spectrum. Emails show the pro-stadium piece had extensi...
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
EMRS is in the field and Shane Broad is on manoeuvres. #politas pulsetasmania.com.au/news/top-att...
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‘Top attraction’: Labor MP Shane Broad backs Mt Wellington cable car
Shane Broad says a cable car would be a ‘must-do’ for visitors…
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 05/08/2026
Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms ft.trib.al/qOInlaS
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Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms
The US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This is very big news. It says a lot about the potential future of AI versus humans, and American AI versus Chinese AI. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
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OpenAI model goes rogue during testing and triggers hack
OpenAI has announced one of its AI models broke containment during testing before hacking into another AI startup.
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Roland Browne @slowguns.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This is getting really serious. Both Webuild and MPDC have misled the Tasmanian community. There is a stench developing around this tender process for this unwanted and unaffordable stadium. It’s time for Tasmania to cut ties with Webuild. And abandon the stadium. #nonewstadium. #politas
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Liberal Party’s death spiral isn’t just about a decline in support from voters, it’s also about a decline in support from potential suitable candidates. Competition for talent is an aspect of party politics. Very few talented people with political ambitions will now choose the Liberals. #auspol
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God @thegodshow.com · 29/06/2026
Thou shalt vote, take power, impeach Donald, arrest the Epstein class, shut down Fox News, tax the billionaires, and use the money to fund universal healthcare. And that’s just for starters. We’re talking universal pre-k, free college and high-speed rail.
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
If you disaggregate the LNP coalition results into Libs and Nats, the Greens would be pretty well neck and neck with the Libs. #auspol
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Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action @bushfiresurvivors.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Climate change cost NSW $180 billion in 2024 - that's $20K per person! 🤯 So next time someone asks if we can afford to phase out coal and gas exports, tell them: how can we afford not to? Share this video & Sign to Make Big Polluters Pay: bushfiresurvivors.org/mbpp
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Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Tᴜꜰꜰɪɴ ᵃᵘ ᶜᵇʳ ᶜᶠᶜ @richardtuffin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I'm starting to get really nervous about what kind of summer we'll have here in Australia.
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Neoliberalism has spawned the populist right. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
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Has One Nation won the 'family feud' of Australian conservatives?
There's a "family feud" in Australia's political right, and right now it appears One Nation is winning.
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Reform UK councillors have introduced a motion to rescind King's Lynn and West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and deprioritise decarbonisation efforts The council were going to vote on it on Thursday But the meeting has been postponed due to extreme heat
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Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison 🔜 MIGW26 @hey.paris · 23/06/2026
I got very mad about all the #AI data centres that are planned in #Tasmania. hey.paris/posts/ai-dat... #ai #ml #politas #auspol
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Our hydro deserves better than a chatbot
Last week, the Tasmanian Greens announced they’ll move for an urgent parliamentary inquiry into the AI data centres going up across the north of the state. I think this is a very good idea. …
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Historic #heatwave underway in #Europe! Peak highs upto 45°C , 100-115F!! #France may near an all-time national record. 1000s of daily and June records will fall. Western Europe is one of the fastest warming land areas, and is experiencing some of greatest growth in extreme heat as the climate warms
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
This week I’ve wandered around Toorak and St Kilda in Melbourne, and Taroona and Battery Point in Hobart. Four very different urban cultures. Which ones will be cancelled under ON’s mono-culture for Australia edict? #auspol
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Howard Breen He/Him @howardbreen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, has declared that Israel is a terrorist state. You won’t find this kind of courage anywhere in the Zionist-ruled US and UK governments.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Iran Update Special Report, May 24, 2026: Conflicting US, Iranian, and regional reporting indicates that the contours of a possible US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) remain unresolved and may not yet represent a final agreement. (1/9) Read the full report: isw.pub/IranUpdate05...
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
In Huon, over 42% voted for candidates with policies of restricting salmon farming, stopping greyhound racing, no new stadium and stopping native forest logging. Labor had a good candidate but opposed these policies and got less than 17%. #politas
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
It’s hard to think of an industry sector that’s caused more harm to our society and our planet than the fossil fuel sector. The sector has no better friend in Australia than the Australian Labor Party. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
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Live: Gas giants get resource for free? That's 'tosh', says King
Resources Minister Madeleine King has taken aim at those who say gas giants are obtaining the commodity for free, saying she's "mystified as to how they get away with such tosh". Follow live.
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
When future historians write about our times, they may call it the age of the cowards: the Republicans in the US Congress who won’t remove Trump, US Vice President JD Vance who won’t remove Trump, and Australia’s PM Albanese who dares not speak the moral truth about the Trump regime.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Remarkable poll this evening from Lord Ashcroft. The Greens in joint 1st place. We are replacing Labour and ready to take on Reform in the local elections on 7th May. Join.greenparty.org.uk
Reform, greens and conservative all at 21%. Labour at 17. Lib Dems at 9.
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Will Trump be announcing US boots on the ground in Iran? Escalate to de-escalate? Or will it be “Peace in our time”? thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Leavitt: Trump to address the nation with Iran update
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that President Trump will address the nation on the ongoing conflict with Iran on Thursday night. “TUNE IN: Tomorrow night at 9PM ET, Pre…
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I can’t think of a US president who has done more than Trump to weaken his country’s economic, military, diplomatic, social and moral standing in the world.
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Trump is calling on a mixed bag of nations to send ships to join the US Navy in the Straights of Hormuz. He doesn’t specify the command structure or rules of engagement. If Western nations say no, the credibility of the US as a global leader will be severely damaged. Rightly so.
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Many of us are trying to contribute to a progressive Australia by actively supporting genuine progressive parties and independents, and by actively speaking out against far right populists. We don’t see Labor as being a progressive party, we see it as being a cynically pragmatic conservative party.
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Pat Caruana @patbcaruana.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Damn i wonder who this guy speaking out against the Iraq War is. Wonder what he's up to these days
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Albanese’s invite to the war criminal Herzog is possibly the most damaging act to Australia’s social cohesion in many years. It divides the community and inflames anger. I fear one effect will be to push even more voters to support One Nation. Shame Labor shame. #auspol
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Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The best political ad I think I've ever seen. Bar none.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
FAZ: Norwegian intelligence anticipates that in the event Trump invades Greenland, Russia will launch a coordinated attack to seize the Norwegian archipelago of Spitzbergen
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/01/2026
Unhinged
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Trump has said he wants Greenland and Canada. Has he said anything about grabbing the tiny French North American territory of St Pierre & Miquelon? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_P...
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Wikipedia
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Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action @bushfiresurvivors.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
If you’ve been impacted by recent disasters, journalists may reach out asking you to share your story. We’ve created a page to help you protect yourself and make informed decisions about sharing your experiences. Learn more at bushfiresurvivors.org/mediatips #BushfireSurvivors #VicFires
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/01/2026
How Trump's bizarre Greenland obsession could create a global crisis. From @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Is Risking a Global Catastrophe
His irrational fixation on Greenland could lead to widespread conflict.
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Chris @leftychris.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Glad that Chris Bowen has called out the disgraceful behaviour of the opposition.
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
The Tasmanian Greens are continuing the good fight against the stadium. This is where you can sign up to join the party. #politas contact-tas.greens.org.au/civicrm/cont...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 22/11/2025
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Will the Liberal “moderates” go down with the sinking ship under soon to be captain Andrew Hastie, or will they reach back into history - the 1970s - and bring back the Liberal Movement? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal... #auspol
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Greene’s doing this for the same reason she was pandering to brainworms years ahead of when it became the GOP platform. She’s cynical but not actually stupid, and better than most at getting ahead of the curve. Knowing which way the wind is blowing. She’s placing her bets now for the post-Trump era.
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4jf... Those of us who were around in 1975 remember the great Gough Whitlam. But we also remember the great Norman Gunston. #auspol
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Stop Laughing...This Is Serious: Norman Gunston at the Dismissal
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The ALP’s proposed environment laws are a shocking sell out of nature, and a betrayal of our children and our grandchildren. Shame Albo, shame. #auspol
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
This is hypocrisy from Labor. They are supporting the divisive stadium project which will add extra billions to Tasmania’s debt. #politas
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The US Republicans lost biggly this week. One reason seems to have been their opposition to renewable energy. Australian conservative parties should take note. #auspol
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Peter Croger @petercroger.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
So, Sussan Ley and the Libs are seriously considering pulling Australia out of the Paris Climate Agreement, all because that’s what Matt Canavan wants. #auspol
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