Whole bunch of climate funding being cut and redirected.

Yeah good www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

who is even running the ANU at this point...

One Nation now represents two of Australia’s best wind and solar regions, and they think it’s a scam reneweconomy.com.au/one-nation-n...

Wales has a genuine chance of doing something pretty amazing at this year’s Senedd election. Progressive Welsh nationalist party could form government for the first time, keeping out Reform. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Jordan Roth channelling 90s Australian childrens TV show Lift Off energy at the Met Gala.

Australian Human Rights Lawyer Jennifer Robinson has just been announced as the winner of 2026 Sydney Peace Prize. Come to Climate Integrity's event, THIS THURSDAY, and hear from Jennifer in person! events.humanitix.com/launch-of-ex...

I retract anything bad I ever said about the Sixers. I love them. I love their stupid drama. FTC.

One of the underrated features of Malaysian and Indonesian restaurants is that you can order a cold Milo as a perfectly acceptable drink to have with dinner.

I’ve always been pretty fitness ‘adjacent’, and recently shifted from the CrossFit/cross-training sphere into the distance running sphere, I know they focus on different things, but it’s fascinating how much dietary conventional wisdom in each sphere wildly differs.

Cursed list of invitees to the Trump-King Charles dinner. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/u...

There are 60 something countries are currently meeting in Santa, Marta, Colombia to discuss phasing-out fossil fuels. Chris Bowen isn't attending and meanwhile his government is announcing we'll allow companies to search for more gas to extract. reneweconomy.com.au/australias-b...

Leading climate law experts have authored a new joint opinion on what recent developments in international law mean for Australian fossil fuel producers and company directors. Come join our launch event on 7 May at the State Library of NSW. open.substack.com/pub/tempests...

Ships passing in the night

Labor really did decide this week that it was more willing to kick people out of the NDIS, than they are willing to raise taxes on fossil fuel companies making war profits.

And if you're in Sydney - please come to our launch event on 7 May at the State Library of NSW. events.humanitix.com/launch-of-ex...

Listen to Michael. Save the AYCC: www.aycc.org.au/emergencyapp... I should do a thread of prominent Australian climate advocates and the roles that they had at AYCC during their formative years. Honestly the idea of doing it kind of exhausts me, because it would be so, so, so bloody long.

So the AYCC emergency appeal is on track for success. My understanding is the total shown on the site only shows donations through raisely, not including offline pledges or bank transfers. The true figure is at least 2x, possibly 3x or more, what is shown. 💛 This is hopeful one day in, BUT...

"...new carbon intensive projects, such as coal mines and oil and gas fields, could be restricted by government regulations influenced by the [International Court of Justice's advisory opinion] while projects that have been approved could be challenged through the courts" www.afr.com/policy/energ...

Today, Climate Integrity has launched a new legal advice that describes the increasing climate risks that Australian companies and their directors may be exposed to. icjdirectorsdutiesopinion.org

huge news! I had the pleasure of working with Shane, and it is hard to find someone who approached politics with as much integrity and energy as Shane does. He'll leave big shoes to fill both within the ACT Greens, but also the ACT legislative assembly. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/922811...

"An “independent, community-driven association” that ran anti-Labor adverts during the last federal election was entirely funded by a coal industry lobby group" www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

An unfortunate feature of the Iran war is that - while being evil and should be push out of power - the Iranian regime is simply smarter than the Trump administration.

holy shit

'According to the government’s figures, net emissions fell by 7MT in 2024-25. This will be entirely undone by the North-West Gas shelf expansion – approved during the same period - which will add 7.7 million tonnes to Australia’s Scope 1 emissions each year.' climateintegrity.org.au/latest/lates...

Fossil fuel infrastructure is simply just not reliable. It’s not there when you need it most. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

If you allow liberal use of carbon offsets in a compliance scheme, big emitters will indeed gorge. www.afr.com/policy/energ...

Now 75% of the way there, which is amazing. Thank you to those who have contributed!

Did emissions under the Safeguard Mechanism really decline by 2.3%, or is that mostly driven by the 11 facilities that are no longer covered?

Sorry, two former Labor politicians gunning to lead one of Australia’s largest fossil fuel lobby groups? www.afr.com/companies/mi...

Friends! I'm doing the classic millennial mid-life crisis thing: running the Sydney Marathon to raise funds for the RSPCA. Full disclosure: hitting my target is my ticket to run (2/3 there!). It helps animals who need it, a win-win. Please support if you can. sm26.grassrootz.com/rspcansw/mic...

how do we feel about kiwi fruit cannibalism?

disturbed to learn the 'world is fukt' headline pre-dated the Trump era. www.theguardian.com/world/austra...

💚 www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

The fossil fuel industry will never waste an opportunity to use a crisis to further their own interests. www.afr.com/policy/energ...

What does it say about the nature of your business if the announcement of a ceasefire results in your market value falling by almost 10%

Are you Sydney based and interested in climate law? Climate Integrity is hosting the launch of a new legal advice on the implications of the ICJ's advisory opinion on climate for directors and the management of climate risks. 7 May at the State Library of NSW. events.humanitix.com/launch-of-ex...

The Canberra Raiders are going to lose this game because they made the mistake of merely *existing in space*

The Artemis II launch could not have been better timed, to help take the edge off the state of things.

People really are zooming their way there

The ACT Electoral Commission has inadvertently distributed a list of all the emails of all the players in ACT politics

“South Australia is facing a jobs boom as industries seek to access the State’s unique combination of valuable minerals and world-class wind and solar renewable energy,” ElectraNet CEO Simon Emms said. Interesting implications for Aus and the data centre boom. reneweconomy.com.au/peak-load-is...

Hell yes. www.smh.com.au/business/wor...

I'm like 75% through writing a research paper on the federal fuel excise and how it could be transformed into an effective carbon price, so can everyone just chill tf out until I've published it?

what is the go with Sydney weather. just chill tf out for bit

Listening to ABC RN this morning, and presume the state of geopolitics has gotten so bad that we’ve been subsumed back into the British Empire?

We went from there being a genuine possibility that diesel fuel credits could be wound back in the Federal budget in May, to a lack of diesel supplies causing a 20%+ crash in mining company valuations - in like 3 weeks. www.afr.com/markets/equi...

When I wrote this piece, barely a year ago, I reflected on how US dependence on fossil fuels left it vulnerable to market disruption that may be caused by Russia and China. I didn't fully appreciate that the US could be its own biggest threat. tempestsandterawatts.substack.com/p/trumps-dri...

As a sci-fi nerd with a small child, Project Hail Mary is A+, right in the feels.

Abolish landlords.