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Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis? Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs www.theguardian.com/australia-ne....

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Australia is one of the richest countries on Earth, if we can afford $600m for a PNG footy team, we can certainly afford to properly fund our premier scientific agency My column on the CSIRO job cuts > www.canberratimes.com.au/story/911683...

“The debt of gratitude Australians owe CSIRO for Aeroguard alone can never be repaid. Which is why it’s so alarming to watch its funding – and its people – bleed away,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at The Australia Institute. Read the full op-ed: australiainstitute.org.au/post/who-nee...

Aussies 🚨🚨🚨 Joanna Howe and all the predictable suspects are gathering soon in Brisbane for Life Summit 2025. You can see from this image from last year that they want abortion to be *unthinkable.* This is not about limits. It’s about abolition. Women are dying in America for that. #auspol

Support @davidpocock.bsky.social's campaign to save our #CSIRO. Please sign the online petition. #auspol #science #research www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro

www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro “cuts aren’t happening bc the work isn’t needed. They’re happening bc Fed Govt’s funding for CSIRO has eroded for decades, falling to <50% what it was /person in 1980s & dropping 87.5% as a share of GDP. Aus!now spends less of our economy on R&D than” ever

Seriously, a pamphlet left on a shopping center stand would be more useful and effective than the entire Coalition party.

The think tank director running the podcast discussed here might not know the far right records of some of his guests. But then why does he have an ethnonationalist influencer as 1 of 3 directors of this side project? Please explain it to us, Mr Ryan. #Auspol theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.

Well that's a fair concern. “We are concerned that it won’t deliver energy security to communities in the Barkly region, who are experiencing chronic energy poverty and injustice amid worsening impacts of climate change.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Cathy Wilcox in SMH

And sometimes the women clean up and sort things out, then the men come in and f**k it up again.

52yo Sean Sharman sent a death threat to 30yo Federal MP Fatima Payman. The judge: Payman was targeted bc of her gender, race & religion, it was offensive, hateful & racist. No jail time. Media: he'd been drinking. Now imagine if a Muslim man had sent a death threat to an MP. #auspol #justice

Sussan Ley's Liberal Party offers • zero policies • empty rhetoric • marketing spin photo-ops • lies re climate action They won't win govt but the Coalition will try to stop the Labor Govt from taking real action on climate. All to serve their fossil fuels industry donors. Shameful. #auspol #Climate

There is no economy without environment. “But we will do it in a way that protects households and budgets and keeps our economy strong.” www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Yes, yes, we are. "Gerlich recently conducted a study...and found that those who used AI more frequently scored lower on critical thinking." And then there's this: "A global OECD study found...that the more students use tech in schools, the worse their results."

It's our national shame. Nobody should be living below the poverty line in Australia in 2025. It's fucking obscene.

A Nuclear for Australia poll is getting some publicity but the design has a couple of leading Qs that make it more likely respondent will favour nuclear power. #pollshapedobject d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Yo...

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... Congratulations to our ABC for this article on fracking that doesn’t even mention: climate change, fossil methane gas, that methane is more than 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in heating the planet, toxic nature of forever chemicals used in fracking… Revise?

Pastel pink light on pelicans preening at Bald Hill Beach. Archival shot.

From day one of her leadership questions were asked about her longevity in the role. I have issues with her but this isn't a surprise. Joyce started it and as usual ALL media jumped in, as he rightly said, sucked in, different words but the dead cat works. Today is the process he started

I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink. I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.

Good intentions won't save us on this slippery slope www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

good intentions rarely pass the test of public pressure or power. And even if you trust this government, do you trust the next one to not abuse those powers? Do you trust police to make recommendations only on what you would consider “serious” suspicion of a crime

Excellent article www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

The people crying 'abortion is murder' are the same people cheering food program cuts that starve children to death.

Kristi Noem: "No American citizens have been arrested or detained.” Except for the ones that were.

Why run the country when you can abuse women who have just lost a child instead? And why are the media so obsessed with a party that aren't in power, make no difference, and full of dickheads? Ignore them. And force Labor to make POSITIVE changes...

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... “AGL, Australia's biggest single carbon emitter, has brought forward the planned closure of its two coal-fired power stations and is investing $20 billion to build 5GW of renewable and firming technologies by 2030”

This is what wants to lead Australia 🦕🦕 only the pale stale entitled male part of Australia #auspol

This makes me cry.

Very excited to announce that I’ve been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2026 Australian of the Year for WA! Winners will be announced on November 13. The platform this gives to critical issues is why it’s such an honour. So many worthy finalists. Thrilled to be included amongst them.

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Liberal and National men can just FO! #auspol 😡

Welfare rights and NDIS supports shouldn’t be conditional to avoiding interaction with the criminal justice system

Labor busy expanding the punishment bureaucracy, again. Regular reminder that criminalisation causes poverty, and police primarily criminalise poor people.

Government trying to give police powers to recommend welfare cancellations, senate rebels on enviro laws and David Pocock pulls one over the government in the name of transparency - it is all happening. thepoint.com.au

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

This is about profit-to-member funds - not other funds and it's not made clear. I've noticed the Guardian and ABC/SBS doing this, conflating private funds with retail and Public sector funds. Any neg news is generalised. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

these guys just love doing this. nothing like 8 storm troopers beating the absolute shit out of a defenseless old person www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

The nets don't work so ban them FFS! Humpback whale calf dies off NSW coast while entangled in shark net theguardian.com/environment/... #nswpol #qldpol #auspol

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... What a total crock abc . We watched QT today . Ley and the LNP were out of their depths and Chalmers was all over them. This is a misleading article and another disappointing spin from the abc . Ley looked defeated and lonely with Father Ted her only ally

Absolutely appalling. Shame AFL. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

“We live in one of the richest countries in the world, that can afford to drop a lazy $360 billion on a bad idea... yet, when it comes to health, education, aged care, apparently, so many of these things are unaffordable.” - @richarddenniss.bsky.social at the #RevenueSummit25 #auspol