Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 18hYES Finally. @albomp.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comHunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change caseRuling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says 010
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Fat parrots" 😂😂 Kakapo, right? Its Spring here so yes, most ducks are nesting. I live near a wetland. I'll see if I can get pics 110
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@australianlabor.bsky.social poverty policy Working as planned www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/410bcc...thesaturdaypaper.com.auThe growth of food insecurityWith 3.5 million households experiencing food insecurity last year, food banks are struggling to meet demand, while some communities can’t even access them. 000
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you drive mainly on bitumin, weekly under 500km, an EV will meet your needs. The EV truck/freight options are growing too, so that off road market will get serviced. Driving culture will shift, too *positive, as EV driving requires a shift in time expectations 121
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BYD are popular in my area. The Shark is the ute/4x4 option. Towing still needs hybrid. People here like their monster boats. But I can see the tech there improving 121
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 02/10/2026👋 recently took possession of a MG EV for regional Australia. They are excellant commuter cars Great for urban environments- regen breaking is a plus. I would not take it off road- but its not meant for that. 121
Reposted by Spacekat9Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 01/10/2026For those without an AFR subscription, South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas has put a tech sector lobbyist and former policy liaison for OpenAI in charge of its AI Royal Commission. Perfect. No notes.afr.comOpen AI’s former handler put on Labor’s AI royal commissionSam Altman was never going to front a state royal commission but SA Premier Peter Malinauskas has still got some OpenAI pedigree involved. 62114
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What is Albo concerned about, exactly? Legitimate criticism of flawed, unbaked policy? 081
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Doesn't mean they are socially beneficial policies. Or well designed. If another party points out the flaws in those policies, Labor can't whinge, whine & pout. A bit of reflection & hubris would do wonders for Labor. Shame their Green Grudge gets in the way. 020
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Oh FFS...I wonder how many businesses base their prices on the profit margin they desire, rather then the one thats realistic... 000
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Happy to decimate services to the vulnerable. Then they wake one morning & realise they need those services... 020
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Its also the perpetuation of dual myths. 1. That everyone is entitled to be wealthy 2. That there is a functional govt safety net I live in PHON heartland. People who benefitted from the mining boom have had their priviledge checked. They are not coping. 020
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 01/10/2026He he...reckon Shoebridge will make mincemeat of Watt on environmental policy & issues...🍿🍿🍿🍿 000
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Karvalas is not known for her analysis. Would struggle to describe blamange... 001
Reposted by Spacekat9Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The latest corporate tax data just dropped. And congrats to Santos Ltd - 11yrs in a row of no company tax. 38552289
Reposted by Spacekat9Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Kogan CEO in June: Ruslan Kogan says changes to Capital Gains Tax will attract migrants motivated by “sick NDIS scams” and the welfare system." Today ATO Tax data for Kogan Pty Ltd: Income: $642.3m Taxable income: $0 Tax paid $0 20323153
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Rather than hand-wringing & cluthching pearls over the market adjustment, @australia.theguardian.com could have put a postive spin on this. But no... 030
Reposted by Spacekat9Alice Grundy @alicektg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the HVO coal mine extension approval went through because the coal will be sold to countries with strategies to limit emissions. In other news, it’s fine if my kid trashes each room in my house so long as he promises me a wizard will magic it away. 1106
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oh please...Watt really means "stop shining a light on how environmentally destructive @australianlabor.bsky.social policies are..." 000
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Amazing how Netayahu finds threat leverage just before every election... 130
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hey Brett...I, too, had a sh***y September. So I'm right there with you. Putting September in the rear mirror... 000
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is a problem colonisers/settlers caused. The solutions are in the article. Both territory & Federal will ignore those solutions... 021
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"The median Brisbane home was worth $1.05m, down by $59,000 since May. The Queensland capital had seen prices surge 18% over the preceding 12 months." Burying the lead 🙄 000
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Cracker of a game. I actually felt sorry for the Dockers fans. 000
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"A long, long time ago, Albanese said he picked a side. He has never stopped counting those who didn’t pick his." That includes voters. Albanese has a nasty streak. Voters who challenge his policies are bus fodder. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/913e24...thesaturdaypaper.com.auInside Albanese’s factional dominance: ‘They’ve all been executed, except one’Through brutal calculation, Anthony Albanese has achieved complete control over Labor’s faction system – a fact reflected in the party’s cautious approach to policy. 000
Reposted by Spacekat9Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/09/2026A massive Microsoft data centre was fined after a drone investigation revealed the use of illegally operating gas turbines -->> www.theguardian.com/environment/... 7357135
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Now. That is anti-semitism. Let's see which MP condemns this leader of a Christian sect... www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...smh.com.auExclusive Brethren leader calls Jews ‘wicked’, ‘infidel’ as Liberals remain silentThe leader of the church, which secretly campaigned for the Coalition at the election using neo-Nazi associates, has described Jews as evil in leaked sermons. 000
Reposted by Spacekat9Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So the war criminal Netanyahu gets to deliver a speech at the UN, but Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas is denied a US visa and can’t attend. 720378
Reposted by Spacekat9Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's the AFL Grand Final this weekend. It's a day of celebration for the millions of us who love the footy. But, while we enjoy the game and a BBQ, we also have to acknowledge that for far too many women and children Grand Final weekend means something else entirely. 26012
Reposted by Spacekat9marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 24/09/2026Man allowed to address UN General Assembly while subject to an arrest warrant of the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges, sure why not 19350128
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The modern state of Israel. Insert Russia instead of Israel. See? The state of Israel is committing genocide. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auUN delegates walk out as Netanyahu attacks Israel's criticsSpeaking to scores of empty chairs after a mass walkout, Benjamin Netanyahu uses his UN speech to lavish praise on Donald Trump, savage Zohran Mamdani and predict Iran's population will topple its rul... 000
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 23/09/2026For the love of nature don't show the Minister for Mining the Environment. Watt will create a business case to destroy it... 001
Reposted by Spacekat9Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Please someone write again about Albanese's peerless political instincts 3525853
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Humans destroy their biosphere Then wring hands & clutch pearls 🙄 www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warnNew report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms 010
Reposted by Spacekat9Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Ummm 🤔 So we are going to curb gas fields and stop extending the life of coal fields and admit we are the 5th largest exporter of methane & 2nd largest exporter of coal. Excellent!theguardian.comNo avoiding the cost of inaction on climate, Anthony Albanese says in New YorkBefore United Nations meeting, prime minister says Australians knows the impact of global heating as well as anyone 104619
Reposted by Spacekat9Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026ICYMI 2/2 #duplicitous #climate #auspol australiainstitute.org.au/post/north-w...australiainstitute.org.auNorth West Shelf final approval a climate, economic and energy security disasterAustralia Institute analysis shows today's final approval of the 45-year expansion of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export terminal is equivalent to building 12 new coal power stations. 03114
Reposted by Spacekat9Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is a great insight from a young woman in Canberra on housing and time and multiculturalism www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... 8236106
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Salmon industry supported/protected by @australianlabor.bsky.social Why are Labor hell bent on encouraging extinction? 000
Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"While Australia’s domestic demand for natural gas has decreased, the country is one of the largest exporters of liquefied natural gas, exports continuing to increase over the past year." Do as I say, not as I do 🙄 140