sueellensmith.bsky.social @sueellensmith.bsky.social · 28/07/2026#DadvsAdani WIN - SLAPP Back chuffed.org/project/slap...chuffed.org#DadvsAdani WIN - SLAPP BackAdani vs Pennings is the biggest and longest SLAPP suit in Australian history - lasting over 5 years with $600 million in damages being sought. 000 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 16/04/2026The laws, rushed through parliament after the Bondi Beach terror attack, have been found to be unconstitutional by the state's highest court.abc.net.auBreaking: Controversial laws to restrict protests in NSW struck down by top courtThe laws, rushed through parliament after the Bondi Beach terror attack, have been found to be unconstitutional by the state's highest court. 114359 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialMiss Amy 🧡🦋 @missamy231.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Give this a watch good folk. It's a cracker of an episode 💥 0216 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialPossum @pollytics.bsky.social · 10/04/2026The problem with the NDIS - and there is a problem - is the same one Australia always faces. If you let small businesses exploit the public purse, they'll exploit it mercilessly (remember pink batts or any one of a 100 such programs). The key is in the system design, not the auditing of it. 42424119 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialPup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 08/04/2026How many thousands of people’s lives have been ruined inside and outside the US because the mainstream media saw Donald Trump as great content rather than a dangerous psychopath 38726 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 07/04/2026thelefthook.substack.com/p/sam-altman...thelefthook.substack.comSam Altman, Open AI, and The Sociopathic Doomsday Cult Buying AmericaNew Yorker reporters Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz join The Left Hook to discuss their blockbuster piece on "sociopath" Sam Altman and the broligarchy class using AI to profit off of war and misery. 1189 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Conflict in the Middle East has disrupted petroleum and gas supply chains, causing PVC prices to skyrocket in Australia.abc.net.auMiddle East war causes PVC prices to skyrocketConflict in the Middle East has disrupted petroleum and gas supply chains, causing PVC prices to skyrocket in Australia. 154 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialDeepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Today we're launching Deepthink, our new podcast dedicated to longform conversations with experts, thinkers and policymakers that go deeper than news cycles allow. Our first guest is @davidshoebridge.bsky.social. www.deepcutnews.com/p/deepthink-...deepcutnews.comDeepthink podcast launches. First guest: Senator David ShoebridgeIn the first episode of Deepthink, the Greens senator weighs in on the Iran war and the surging UK Greens 26028 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Using AI to speed up Australia’s environmental approvals risks ‘robodebt-style’ failures, scientists say www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUsing AI to speed up Australia’s environmental approvals risks ‘robodebt-style’ failures, scientists sayConservationists say move could push species closer to extinction and clearer environmental rules are needed instead 73920 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Southern Blue-ringed Octopus: one of the most venomous animals on Earth, 1,200x more toxic than cyanide - no antidote exists 841212189 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialShooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 02/04/2026#ResistanceEarth The matrix is essential to biodiversity. Not the one in the movie, but the system of farmland and vegetation that surrounds small forest remnants. New research shows that these systems can support many times more species than the forest remnants alone. phys.org/news/2026-03...phys.orgWildlife-friendly landscapes dramatically boost biodiversity in fragmented forests, research revealsA new study has revealed that improving the landscapes surrounding forest remnants can dramatically increase their ability to retain bird species—even when the forest fragments themselves are small or... 25029 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialWarwick Long @warwicklong.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Should Australia pay $200m and expedite worker visas to get a urea factory finished early? PVC pipe is going up in price A boat watch update with Andrew Whitelaw and Graincorp is in court over its Numurkah factory. Podcast 👇🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...abc.net.auVictorian Country Hour - ABC listenShould government pay $200 million to get a key urea factory finished by January 2027 034 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialDaily Mail @dailymail.co.uk · 02/04/2026PM crawls back to his EU friends: Starmer now has a plan... to seek closer ties with European Union partners trib.al/kNsPHsRdailymail.co.ukPM crawls back to his EU friends: Starmer now has a plan...The Prime Minister said tackling the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, which has fractured the UK's relationship with the US, 'requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe'. 011 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialInside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, Naryshkin, insists that Zelenskyy must accept Russia's proposals. In reality, what Russia is offering Ukraine is essentially a total surrender. 2104 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/03/2026The bed areas of these two trucks are roughly the same, but the one on the right will kill more children. 16466128 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialEbony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 30/03/2026“I was expecting an attack on climate science,” Dr. Marvel said. “But actually, who they went after first was pediatric cancer research, Parkinson’s research, & childhood vaccines. I was completely unprepared for an attack on science, because it is a means of finding out and telling the truth.” 04420 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 30/03/2026“It is absolutely imperative that in this year’s budget the government reverses this 25-year trend of juicing demand for housing and scrap the capital gains tax discount," said Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist at The Australia Institute. Read more: theaus.in/3Q7tu1v 29326 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Factcheck: Yes, Ed Husic is right. Australia exports gas so cheaply that Japanese companies profit from on-selling our gas thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...thepoint.com.auFactcheck: Yes, Ed Husic is right. Australia exports gas so cheaply that Japanese companies profit from on-selling our gasThe claim is true. Japanese companies are on-selling a lot of Australian LNG and making a lot of profit while doing it. 12321120 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 23/03/2026⚠️ Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanonreuters.comIsraeli minister calls for annexation of southern LebanonIsrael should extend its border with Lebanon up to the Litani River deep inside the country's south, Israel's finance minister said on Monday as Israeli troops bombed bridges and destroyed homes in a... 30189132 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialdecolonise our minds @proudlywoke1000.bsky.social · 19/03/2026It was known Iran was offering a deal, there is no chance the govt didn't know. Albanese and Wong knowing lied by saying they support military action that would prevent Iran getting a bomb. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...theguardian.comUK security adviser ‘attended’ US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reachExclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war, sources say 145 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Exactly 5 minutes BEFORE Trump announced a 5-day delay in bombing Iranian power plants, someone purchased $1.5 billion worth of S&P futures in a single trade. Someone also sold $192 million in oil futures. Trump and/or his cronies are engaging in market manipulation and insider trading. 15140491913 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialDaily Mail @dailymail.co.uk · 20/03/2026Iran sends American spring breakers into spiral with chilling warning about luxury resorts not being 'safe' trib.al/y6yOlm8dailymail.co.ukIran sends spring breakers into spiral with chilling warningIran has issued a chilling warning that it is preparing to attack civilian targets worldwide, including luxury resorts as Americans head off for spring break. 032 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Old mate having a rant. 👇 1319260 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialDaily Mail @dailymail.co.uk · 19/03/2026Beloved rogue cat called Louis Vuitton brazenly crosses US border to hunt for food... then brings his kills home to Canada trib.al/1eKzEuqdailymail.co.ukCat crosses US border to hunt then brings his kills home to CanadaA Canadian cat has been regularly crossing over the border into the United States to hunt, the feline's owner says. 041 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 19/03/2026The war with Iran has raised concerns about possible retaliatory terrorist attacks in major cities such as London, where the police commissioner says they have intensified focus on possible threats. cnn.itLondon police commissioner describes department’s work to disrupt Iran-backed retaliation plots | CNN PoliticsThe war with Iran has raised concerns about possible retaliatory terrorist attacks in major cities such as London, where the police commissioner says they have intensified focus on possible threats. 64915 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialLarissa Waters @larissawaters.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Making public transport free, for as long as this crisis goes on for, must be on the table at National Cabinet today. This would be immediate cost-of-living relief, and take the pressure off fuel supplies. Billionaires took us to war, and the rest of us are paying for it. 1820974 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialMaranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 18/03/2026theklaxon.com.au/randa-abdel-...theklaxon.com.auRanda Abdel-Fattah cancelled due to Malinauskas, board documents reveal - The KlaxonWriter Randa Abdel-Fattah was cancelled from Adelaide Writers’ Week because of intervention by Premier Peter Malinauskas, explosive board documents reveal. 077 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/03/2026“It is time for the government to stop being afraid of the gas industry,” writes Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at The Australia Institute. “Australians have woken up to the greed and how we are being ripped off.” Read more on The Point: theaus.in/4rJelRt 25735 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialLittleoldladywho +Angie Scarr @littleoldladywho1.bsky.social · 18/03/2026 Talking sense again @zackpolanski.bsky.social?😱 The vested interests can't have that. They want us plebs to believe that funding mutual health and social care by National Insurance, is an erosion of our rights. In fact it threatens theirs ... to hoard wealth at the expense of a humane society.theguardian.comZack Polanski says Greens would ditch GDP targets and focus on wellbeing insteadLeader uses first major economic speech to prioritise public services and reduction of inequality over growth 110429 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Customers of private fibre optic provider Opticomm say they are struggling to access compensation for the sometimes monthly internet outages they experience. Australia's peak body for communications consumers says a lack of "robust regulation" is part of the problem.abc.net.auOpticomm customers struggle to get compensation for recurring internet outagesCustomers of private fibre optic provider Opticomm say they are struggling to access compensation for the sometimes monthly internet outages they experience. Australia's peak body for communications consumers says a lack of "robust regulation" is part of the problem. 042 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Defence Minister admits that Australia’s Wedgetail aircraft in the UAE is sending information direct to the US Combined Air Operations Centre that controls US airpower across the Middle East. This is not defensive, it’s critical to US attacks across Iran. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...abc.net.auUS can access military data collected by Australian aircraft in GulfThe defence minister has confirmed intelligence gathered by an Australian surveillance aircraft deployed to support Gulf states can be accessed by the United States, potentially informing its strikes ... 34270174 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/03/2026“So why would Labor and the Coalition oppose an inquiry into an issue of such national importance?” writes Mark Ogge. “The simple answer is that they share responsibility in both grossly mismanaging the sale of Australia’s gas resources." Read the full piece on The Point: theaus.in/419d9vB 515469 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Today in Politics, Bulletin 330. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comToday in Politics, Bulletin 330. 3/17/26… Tulsi Gabbard’s top deputy Joe Kent resigned to protest Trump’s Iran War. 17541141 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialEdward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 16/03/2026NEW: The Trump administration is seeking to oust the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, in its talks with Cuban political leaders. It plans to allow the Castro family to keep power if they agree to economic changes, creating a client state for the US. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/w...nytimes.comTrump Administration Said to Tell Cuba That Its President Has to Go 110610364 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialAntfarmer @antfarmer.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Hey David Speers if you’re going to start calling progressive green electoral candidates “climate 200 candidates “ then you’re obliged to call Nats and One Nation participants “IPA/Rinehart candidates. It’s only fair. #insiders 18392135 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialNewsweek @newsweek.com · 15/03/2026President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been accused of having a glib attitude towards the Iran War.newsweek.comTrump Talks Hitting Iran ‘for Fun’ as Admin Criticized Over Tone 165524 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialGuardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 15/03/2026No recession but inflation hike and increased cost-of-living pressure on the way, Jim Chalmers saystheguardian.comNo recession but inflation hike and increased cost-of-living pressure on the way, Jim Chalmers saysEconomists predict RBA will raise interest rates this week and in May – days before treasurer unveils budget * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Households can expect significant additional cost-of-living pressures because of the war in the Middle East, with Jim Chalmers confirming that the government expects inflation to rise beyond 4.5% in Australia. But the treasurer said he did not expect the economy to fall into recession because of the war sparked by US and Israeli bombings in Iran. Continue reading... 72010 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialDavid Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Australia has been impacted by gulf wars in the past. The problem is Trump's war doesn't have an exit strategy that reassures global markets that there will be a stable resumption of trade through the Straits of Hormuz. Inflation is inevitable. #auspol www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comRate rises, helium shortages, EV sales spikes: how is the disruption in Iran’s strait of Hormuz affecting Australia?The ‘largest supply disruption in history’ due to the US-Israeli war on Iran is affecting prices from plastic to jet fuel to fertiliser 1196 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 14/03/2026"The Iran War Is Creating a Public Health and Environmental Crisis" by @thorbenson.bsky.social for @rollingstone.com (via @yahoonews.com): uk.news.yahoo.com/iran-war-cre...uk.news.yahoo.comThe Iran War Is Creating a Public Health and Environmental CrisisThe World Health Organization warns the black rain resulting from attacks on oil facilities is a "danger for the population" 08237 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialDaily Mail @dailymail.co.uk · 12/03/2026Kentucky mother and daughter turn down $26.5MILLION to sell their farms to secretive tech giant that wants to build data center there trib.al/RgB4vtTdailymail.co.ukKentucky family refuses $26.5M tech buyout of their farmsIda Huddleston, 82, and her daughter Delsia Bare, 54, own neighboring farms in Mason County, Kentucky, where developers are trying to assemble land for a data center. 192 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialYung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 10/03/2026FFS @australianlabor.bsky.social MPs (of the 'left', no less) Is "quietly alarmed" a commensurate response to the IMMENSE calculated harm that comes from bombing oil facilities "in a city of 9 million that is geographically predisposed to poor air quality" (via @ceobs.org)❓ceobs.orgBlack rain: the health and environmental risks from Tehran’s oil fires - CEOBSAttacks on Tehran's oil facilities have exposed millions to harm, we explore the attacks and unpack their health and environmental risks. 12613 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialSBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 12/03/2026📢 The Australian government is still considering how it will respond to the IEA's request to release emergency oil reserves as part of a 400 million barrel global action. However, it's already moved to ease fuel quality standards to boost domestic supply. Dirtier uel will be allowed into the market…sbs.com.auAustralian government temporarily allows lower quality fuel to meet domestic demands 257 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.social1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Senator David Pocock’s proposal for a Senate inquiry into why gas companies pay less tax than Aussies pay in beer excise has been voted down by the ALP government. The Greens, PHON & independent senators voted YES, Coalition senators did not turn up to vote. #auspol 1earthmedia.com/senate-turns...1earthmedia.comSenate Turns Its Gaze to the Great Gas Giveaway16 years after then-Prince Andrew brokered a multi-billion dollar deal for British Gas, Australia finally has a proposal on the table to properly tax this massive export industry. But will the senate ... 33215 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialAlexander—Thinkin' Texan (I discuss ideas, not people) @alexander001a.bsky.social · 12/03/2026A cartoon by Ron Cobb (1975), showing a shadow of US B-52 bomber above cratered landscape. Two people who look like Vietnamese peasants look up; one says “they’re having problems with their economy again.” 9747223 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialKaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Julie Brown is an absolutely stellar reporter. Brave, stubborn dedication to the truth of what happened to Epstein survivors and to report other aspects of this story. A real-deal local and investigative reporter. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...miamiherald.comPrison guards discussed cover-up of Epstein’s death, inmate tells FBIOne officer said: “Dudes, you killed that dude.” 1338 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialCrikey @crikey.com.au · 11/03/2026The USA's data centre power frenzy has hit Australia, with a brand new gas power station in rural NSW set to undo years of progress on climate change, @ketanjoshi.co writes. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/11/f...crikey.com.auDirect from the insanity of the US, Australia’s fossil-fuelled data centre moment has arrivedFossil-fuelled data centre development is the rule in the US, not the exception, induced by the nutty cultural and political conditions in which this growth is occurring. And now, it has hit… 13822 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialCrikey @crikey.com.au · 11/03/2026Anthony Albanese’s support for Trump might undo all of his work to show angry voters governments can work for them, writes Bernard Keane. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/11/a...crikey.com.auAlbanese wanted to end political alienation. Thanks to his support for Trump, there's a new batch of pissed off votersLabor can't be blamed for One Nation's rise in the polls, but the government's support for the war in Iran has deepened another fracture. 2219 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialmarque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 11/03/2026Private briefing to senators by Trump admin confirmed that it had no war aims in Iran, no exit strategy and hadn't even thought about the Strait of Hormuz or economic impacts. It's almost like they're a bunch of moronic man-babies playing with fire. 1219848 0
Reposted by @sueellensmith.bsky.socialAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Trump says US Navy sank Iran's warship off the coast of Sri Lanka because "it's more fun" to sink ships than capture them. 45032301438 0