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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 23h

Absolutely disgusting. They are a sick society. If there is a potential benefit from this, it is that they will re=introduce duels and hundreds will challenge the orange clown.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Safe trip home Dave. Driving or public transport?

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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Friendly Friday reminder that since July 2022, when the #ALP government came into power, we have missed out on $77.79 billion in revenue by not having a 25% tax on gas exports. Imagine what we could be do with that $348.9 million a week!? Health, education... #auspol gas.australiainstitute.org.au

gas.australiainstitute.org.au

Australia's Gas Giveaway — Live Revenue Tracker

Australia Institute research shows a 25% tax on gas exports would raise $17 billion each year to fund essential services. Nearly $50 million every single day, seven days a week, flowing to multination...

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

But the Queensland Premier claimed on TV news last night that Queensland has the strongest environmental laws in Australia. Why did it take new National laws to stop this?

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

No. They are war mongers and still living with 1750's attitudes but unfortunately 2020's technology to destroy other humans.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

USA is going back to the stone age, bit by bit.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

They are flying rats and arguably worse than the4 legged ground ones. They should be humanely exterminated.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The government doesn't care about Scope 3 emissions regardless of the impact or they would have at least stopped new projects before now.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If LNP or (please no) ON become government, perhaps their radical immigration policy should include a provision that only short-term visa holders can be employed building AI data centre monstrosities. 🤯🤯

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Mission Australia @missionaust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Women over 55 are a rapidly growing demographic for homelessness. Many have little to no super, paused careers to raise children or depended on a spouse for economic stability. The solution: build more social and affordable housing.

abc.net.au

Singles tax costs thousands of dollars a year

Not only is it harder to afford the cost of living as a single person, it can also be difficult to find an affordable home that meets your needs.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My older daughter is an area manager for ALDI down there. Nice in spring & autumn but too hot or cold for me at other times.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So what to do about those that pay cash? Perhaps a 5% discount?

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

How did that song go? Little boxes made out of ticky tacky.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Morning Dave. The location has me stumped but nice sunrise. No ducks though.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It might suit people in the south-east corner but not as you go further north and west.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So his solution is to pour fuel on the fire. Weasel words are his expertise.

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 05/10/2026

With 3.5 million households experiencing food insecurity last year, food banks are struggling to meet demand, while some communities can’t even access them. trib.al/PpDrbYO

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The growth of food insecurity

With 3.5 million households experiencing food insecurity last year, food banks are struggling to meet demand, while some communities can’t even access them.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Good morning to you Dave and to the lonely duck.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Seems that AI is the new corporate crime network.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Who would have thought, criminals using AI to improve their criminal activities.

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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Australia, through its coal mining and gas extraction, is infringing on this obligation. It is carrying out what the ICJ says is an internationally wrongful act. So, clearly, there is no climate integrity there." #auspol thepoint.com.au/opinions/261...

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Saving the islands and world climate urgency: Less COPs, actions now, stop fossil fuels

Climate integrity is a topic that seems to have been buried by other inhumane priorities, yet is so fundamental to our human existence. Indeed, climate integrity seems to be in very short supply. It i...

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wow, a revelation that politicians running against each other campaign against their opposition.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A shame about those old compromising photos.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Our government's greed and stupidity has led to a situation where they think that they can convince voters that we only need to report fuels we burn in Australia and we can ignore what we export for burning overseas. It is highly unethical and I refer to it as the drug dealer's defence,

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

He forgot to add "so long as it puts $$$$$$$$$ in my bank account".

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

As they should. Very close & very tough game. They had outstanding defence to be anywhere near the Roosters. Either side would have been a worthy winner.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Good morning Dave. We have a pair of Torres Strait Pigeon visitors here. They migrate down at this time annually.

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Australian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In Fiji, the Albanese govt will ask Pacific countries to trust its leadership on climate, while at home it considers approving Woodside’s Browse gas project, fracking in the NT’s Beetaloo and a big coal mine expansion in the Hunter Valley. #auspol www.acf.org.au/news/fiji-pr...

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Fiji pre-COP a test of Australia’s climate credibility

The contradiction between the Australian government’s solid performance on domestic renewables and its continued support for expanded coal and gas exports…

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We are the world's 4th biggest exporter of fossil fuels. We don't have any "credentials"!

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/10/2026

"Australia is a major producer of fossil fuels. We all know fossil fuels are the primary driver of the climate crisis," [Ralph Regenvanu] said. "The very least a country like Australia should be doing is stopping future expansion, and it's not doing that." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.au

Australia's fossil fuel expansion 'slap in the face' to Pacific nations

Having just approved a major coal mine expansion, Australia's climate credentials will be under the spotlight at pre-COP talks in Fiji.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

USA is complicit in Gaza's & Lebanon's genocide. They may as well be pulling the trigger.

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Peter @pcarson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o... Aren’t we supposed to learn from Past mistakes? There are so many red flags. The masks The rabid faux Christian rhetoric The government supported terror group Racial hatred Gender hatred The propaganda Like the nose on your face it’s there!

theguardian.com

When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now

Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

1 of 2 Burdekin Plums in our yard.

Backyard Burdekin Plum tree with new leaves sprouting.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Morning Dave. Misty down your way after som heavy widespread rain. We had a pair of white-gaped honeyeaters entertaining us during breakfast enjoyin the new green growth on our Burdekin Plum. Photo of tree to follow.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This will stir up the oligarchs.

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The Economist @economist.com · 03/10/2026

At present governments get most of their revenues from workers. That may not suit a world in which AI displaces employees or reduces their salaries, even as corporate profits rise

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How the AI boom could worsen the rich world’s fiscal crunch

Even with higher growth, taxes may be harder to find

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I wonder who will pay for this. You can bet that it won't be those that profit from burning fossil fuels.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good morning Dave. A different angle to avoid glare I presume.

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alan51972.bsky.social @alan51972.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We are definitely going to get the full brunt of the climate change that scientists have been warning about for decades. Now the only question is whether it will turn out to be an extinction event or maybe just 100+ years of misery.

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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The commission’s jarring and contradictory statement must be read for what it is: an admission that Australia’s governance systems are failing to meet the crisis of climate change.

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The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods

There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And they've got Donny by the short & curlies apparently.

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