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the treemugger @treemugger.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
View from Mount Samson
Landscape view from a mountainside. Gum tree in foreground forest and mountains in background
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nordacious @nordacious.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
My lawyer Nick Hanna (@nicholashanna1 on insta) + his colleagues have started a not-for-profit law centre Civil Liberties Defence Centre (@thecldc on insta) that will provide pro bono assistance to people facing legal issues like me. Please support them at cldc.org.au
Black and white photographs of Parramatta Centenary Uniting Church. People are seated at tables on a raised stage and on the ground floor, engaged in discussions and working on laptops. A large wooden cross is visible on the brick wall behind the stage. People focused on their laptops, printed materials and a QR code flyer are visible on the table. Other attendees are seated in the background. Other people standing together, smiling and laughing. Some attendees are visible mingling in the background near the entrance. CLDC in full launch!
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Larissa Waters says it’s “poor judgment” allowing Israel’s Ambassador to speak at the NPC & rebukes claims it’s ‘good for democracy’🙄 “250 journalists killed in Gaza, in that genocide…that seems very incongruous with platforming the Ambassador at the National Press Club”💥 #auspol
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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
@greenpeaceap.bsky.social activists disrupted a major gas conference in Sydney today, Reporting from the scene a lone SKN member moonlighting against #Gas Guzzling #Corporations #Greepeace “Australians have had enough. Time to tax em” said #Greenpeace #Knitting #Nannas #Gas Guzzling Corporations.
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Best of intentions. All power to people trying to fix a continuing disaster. But I can't help but think unless we seriously address climate change such projects are likely futile. And the scale of the challenge regarding restoring the GBR is massive. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
abc.net.au
40,000 hand-raised baby corals bring hope of restoring Great Barrier Reef
Tens of thousands of baby corals, grown on land or settled from wild spawn slicks, have been transplanted onto the Great Barrier Reef.
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The biodiversity crisis is as urgent as the climate crisis.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
"As with everything, it will be the poor – working or not – who will have to pay the highest prices, who will be asked to make the biggest sacrifices. It should never have had to come to this, but this is the inevitable outcome of 30 years of policies designed to keep us living in the past." #auspol
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Sonny Whitelaw @ecomigrant.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Why can't we have nice things like that? (I mean, any public transport in rural areas would be nice).
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Yes, indeed. Susi Tegen, National Rural Health Alliance, made that point in our story on Friday: www.croakey.org/australian-g...
croakey.org
Australian governments urged to prioritise needs of rural and remote communities in fuel crisis responses
Ahead of a National Cabinet meeting on Monday to address the fuel crisis caused by war in the Middle East,
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Australia has to fight back against misinformation about climate change, Senate report says www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
abc.net.au
Australia has to attack misinformation about climate change, Senate report says
Australia needs to increase its efforts to fight back against misinformation about climate change, a Senate report says.
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Australia urged to swap diesel for electric buses as fuel costs soar www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Australia urged to swap diesel for electric buses as fuel costs soar
Electric buses are just 1% of the Australian fleet compared with 80% in urban China, a quarter in the Netherlands and 12% in the UK
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The NSW Liberals and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) have renewed calls for free public transport in response to surging fuel prices.
abc.net.au
No transport relief for Sydneysiders as fuel prices surge
The NSW Liberals and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) have renewed calls for free public transport in response to surging fuel prices.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
This is wondrous — when whales give birth they are attended by a group of other whales, who then take turns holding the newborn up to the surface so he or she can breathe. In the birth described below, Rounder was especially helped by Lady Oracle, her own mother. 🥹
They found that the whales oriented to the mother during labor and to the newborn after delivery. Sperm whale calves cannot immediately swim effectively, and a core group of individuals — Rounder, her sister Aurora, and a young, unrelated whale named Ariel — spent the most time lifting the newborn. But every whale in the group acted as "a primary supporter" at some point, including the sole male, an adolescent named Allan who was starting to leave the group to embark on a largely solitary life, as
male sperm whales do. But he appeared at the birth. The calf was rarely left untouched, and it was usually being
touched by at least two whales simultaneously. According to the paper's abstract, the team's analysis indicated that a female family member had "led birth assistance" before the delivery. The paper details the close proximity of that whale, Lady Oracle, to Rounder, and drone video shows Lady Oracle rolling with Rounder as the calf emerges. But the paper itself does not flesh out
further evidence of predelivery assistance.
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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Queensland Police are now investigating a South Brisbane mural by Scottie Marsh under the new hate speech laws. It says "River to the Sea" and features an image of John Farnham and some watermelon slices.
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the treemugger @treemugger.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
More state overkill against protestors in NSW
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Yep, absolutely, and funding for environmental and conservation-related research is already appallingly low and still declining, despite dual existential crises (biodiversity extinction and climate change), David Pocock.
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the treemugger @treemugger.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
And I am so, so, so angry at the stupid culture wars and deliberate blocks put in place to the nation being able to have energy sovereignty. That any chance we had of transitioning the energy economy was derailed decades ago by fu*kers simping for fossil fuel. Energy security IS national security
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Just checking in again on how Woodside and Santos are going
Charts showing share price change since the Iran War began:

BHP: -14.6%
ASX200: -7.8%
FMG: -4.4%
CSL: -3.1%
CBA: -2.8%
Woolworths: - 0.6%
Santos: +17.2%
Woodside: +24.0%
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
No doubt that misinformation and disinformation through social media and AI is fossil-fueling climate denial. But the core problem is a political and media establishment which has been cozy with coal, oil and gas lobbies for decades. #ClimateCrisis #auspol theconversation.com/fake-news-on...
theconversation.com
Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation
Disinformation is everywhere: AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.
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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Mum and Joey on Bruny Island.
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Sarah Missen @sarahmissen.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
🧵 Putting together a thread of statements put out by Australian unions regarding the 2026 War in Iran. I was collecting these for myself, and thought others might find it useful. Let me know if your union puts out a statement and I'll add it. #ausunions
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/03/2026
I know we all say it a lot but it is REALLY recent that numbers like this were close to unimaginable, for a grid the size of Britain and its current level of interconnection elsewhere. This is important because pretending we can't exist without fossil fuels is a big lie designed to stop us trying
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Solidarity with those journalists striking at the ABC today - I know it can be rough. Also thoughts with those in impossible positions because of casual and short term contracts.
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fluids_guru @fluidsguru.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Which side is Australia choosing? #AusPol
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Jo Lauder @jolauder.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Wrote last week about China's reasons for becoming the world's first electrostate (energy security, air pollution, economic boom, oh and climate) and how it's helping the whole world to kick fossil fuels: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
abc.net.au
China's green energy boom could spell the end of the fossil fuel age
China has put its economic might behind renewable technologies in a desire to stop relying on imported fossil fuels.
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the treemugger @treemugger.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The report calculated this cost from lost income, infrastructure and property damage and increased health costs #auspol #climate #intergenerationalEquality
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Dr Blair Williams @blairwilliams26.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
State governments should really make public transport free during this oil crisis* *and ideally, always #AusPol
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Alexandra Almond @alexandraalmond.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Solidarity with Victorian teachers striking today. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Victoria bills itself as the ‘education state’ but thousands of school teachers are set to strike. Here’s what it means
Up to 500 schools will be ‘significantly’ affected by Tuesday’s industrial action. What will classes be like and why are educators striking?
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Our family has benefited from the capital gains tax discount and I think it should be scrapped I'd rather the state invest, as @artistaffame.bsky.social says, "in things we really need, like public education, public housing and liveable Centrelink payments" End negative gearing too
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Emily Johnston @enjohnston.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Because we could all use some good news...
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the treemugger @treemugger.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Other nations are implementing 4 day work weeks and WFH but Australia won't even cancel completely wasteful office visits for welfare recipients
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Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
“The fastest path to energy security, economic security, and national security is clear: speed up a just transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy.” #OilWar STOP SUBSIDISING & BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP. You TOO, AUS‼️ #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
abc.net.au
The second fuel shock this decade proves you can't blockade the sun
From UN leaders to former Australian Defence Force chiefs, a growing chorus of voices argues that dependence on fossil fuels is not just a climate issue, but a national security risk — exposing countr...
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Victorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
An absolute sea of striking teachers assembled outside Trades Hall now. Nothing better than seeing workers standing up and fighting back together for a better deal! ✊ ❤️
The crowd of striking teachers outside Trades Hall in Carlton.
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the treemugger @treemugger.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
#auspol
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I fully support the teacher’s strike tomorrow. Jacinta Allan talks a big game but is refusing to give Victorian teachers the increased pay and better conditions they richly deserve. They are massively underpaid and undervalued.
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Dr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The big fossil 💵💰pushed ‘free market globalisation’ and science denial via the #AtlasNetwork. Now we have the technology to ditch coal oil & gas forever they’re globalising #fossilfascism through fake ‘nationalist’ (racist) cutouts, across the 100 nations Atlas (&Exxon, Shell etc) are in. 🔥🌎💀
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 23/03/2026
"These greedy gas corporations are taking the piss." "They've been price-gouging Australians for far too long, and it's time our government placed a minimum 25% gas export levy to use that revenue to help people." @larissawaters.bsky.social 👏👏👏 #auspol
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Andrew Wilkie MP @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Climate disasters are getting worse and costing more. The question isn’t if we can afford to act, but why Govs allow the biggest climate vandals to avoid paying their fair share. Today I tabled @TheAusInstitute petition calling for a Climate Disaster Levy now. #auspol #politas
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 23/03/2026
"The biggest anxiety, though, is the scale of cuts [to CSIRO] - there have been more under Albanese than under Abbott. That's extraordinary," Senator David Pocock tells The Saturday Paper. satpa.pe/0t9weML
satpa.pe
How CSIRO job cuts jeopardise climate predictions
Further staffing cuts at the CSIRO threaten its ability to model and predict the progress of climate change, reflecting a shift to focus on adaptation.
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
'Scientists have issued a dire warning that the widespread death of key eucalypt species in Australian ecosystems could be imminent, due to global heating. Scientists gathered at the Snow Gum Summit last week to discuss combating the loss of an iconic tree'. www.melbournefoe.org.au/media_releas...
melbournefoe.org.au
MEDIA RELEASE: Snow Gum Summit 2026.
Scientists warn climate change threatens ecosystems and water security at Snow Gum Summit: The Next Ascent (2026).
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the treemugger @treemugger.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Trump murdered all those children to bring us an oil crisis, which will harm poorer nations more than the USA. And we're supposed to consider ourselves allies.
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Ann Douglas @anndouglas.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
"Helping Cuba could have a particular geopolitical dividend for China by strengthening its image as a pillar of global stability in the face of US retreat from global institutions," said Alfredo Montufar-Helu, China-based managing director at Ankura Consulting.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
"Cuban media outlet CiberCuba quoted the ambassador saying Beijing will “intensify its support to Havana” through new energy projects, with a particular focus on developing renewable sources such as solar."
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
it really gets me how clinical some outlets like the Economist (in an otherwise very good assessment) are about a deliberate, man-made consumption crisis. this is war on the people of Cuba.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 21/03/2026
“Every missile strike is another downpayment on a hotter, more unstable planet, and none of it makes anyone safer,” said Patrick Bigger of the Climate and Community Institute and co-author of new analysis about the climate impacts of the war on Iran, in @theguardian.com:
theguardian.com
5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds
Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
"Donors from China have already given 5,000 “household” solar energy equipment sets for installation at three Cuban clinics and a home for the elderly, Chinese official news agency Xinhua said on Thursday." www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
scmp.com
China to help Cuba with solar energy amid US oil blockade and total power outage
Beijing will ‘intensify its support’ to Havana after around 10.9 million people were left without power amid an ongoing energy crisis.
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/so... @getup.org.au
petitions.getup.org.au
Solar and batteries for every school and childcare centre!
Across Australia, children are learning in classrooms that are getting hotter every year. At the same time, schools and childcare centres are facing rising electricity bills that put pressure on alrea...
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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
We should reconsider the term „energy crisis“ when speaking about the effects of the Iran war. This is very specifically a crisis of fossil fuels and their single point of failure. Fossil fuels are no longer synonymous with „energy“. We have other, better options.
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 20/03/2026
Five disasters in a single wet season show the climate crisis is here and now in the Northern Territory | Kirsty Howey #Climate
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Five disasters in a single wet season show the climate crisis is here and now in the Northern Territory | Kirsty Howey
We’re tough in Australia’s Top End, but there’s a limit to what communities can endure without adequate resources and if leadership isn’t honest about the cause
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