The ALP didn't bother negotiating with the Libs when it changed IR laws, but now apparently it needs LNP support for environmental protection changes. When govts want to do something, they do it. When they don't, they use bipartisanship as the excuse. No one here should fall for it

Today @csiropublishing.bsky.social launched ConnectSci, a new global destination for trusted science content, hosting our journal, eBooks and a science news service. You can now find Australian Journal of Chemistry here: connectsci.au/ch So, what's new for readers and authors?

Looking forward to travel to New Zealand and Sydney next week. I will give talks in Auckland (November 3rd, sponsored by @proofigai.bsky.social ), Wellington (November 10th), and at the International Research Integrity Conference in Sydney on November 17th. researchintegrityconf.com

Imagine writing this AUKUS puff piece saying “Rolls-Royce dismisses critics” of its UK nuclear reactor program and … forgetting … to mention the UK audit authority’s finding that “successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable.” www.smh.com.au/world/europe...

BlueSky just verified the White House account. I responded by doing the only appropriate thing:

The natural weathering of ALL THE ROCKS in the world removes almost 1 billion tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere every year. Enhanced rock weathering is an attempt to use a minuscule fraction of ALL THE ROCKS to remove many times more CO₂.

Ok Team Gang Gang, our favourite red-headed nationally endangered parrot is coming THIRD most days in Guardian Australia's bird of the year poll, behind the tawny frogmouth and Baudin's black cockatoo. But as poll enters its crucial final days there is still time for it to fly into first place..

🌞Total land required to replace coal fired energy 🌞Example assumes all solar:120,000 hectares 🌞 That’s less than 0.016 percent of Australia’s total land currently used for agriculture 🌞 Australian agriculture currently accounts for 58% of our land use 🌞And agrisolar = panels + grass/sheep etc

The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽 Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club. That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group. Just utterly unbelievable.

I use this in my defamation class youtu.be/kecnSHmznic?...

Consultancy firm charging $440k for an AI generated report with huge errors? Ethical, apparently.

I now allocate a tutorial to critical ai literacy, in the weeks before a major essay is due. Most students know the slop is slop, and quickly learn it is planet-boiling slop. If unis can not educate students about ai what the fuck is the point is my view. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

BTW this National Press Club story hasn't been reported in any major news outlet yet. Indies like Lamestream, We Used to Be Journos, Pearls and Irritations etc all over it.

Gambling regulation in Aus is a national disgrace. The govt has ignored the Murphy Report & repeatedly blocked my bill to hold gambling giants accountable. If they won’t listen to evidence, experts or the crossbench, they should at least listen to the community. #auspol #politas

Just so we’re clear: Labor is choosing to work with the worst possible party on environmental issues, instead of the Greens and teals who actually want environmental regulation. And Watt is already admitting it won’t have a climate trigger …

he is excellent

Yep, we've really been working this problem hard.

@albomp.bsky.social says #FOI costs the Govt too much. When I FOI’ed Treasury in 2023 for briefs it had provided Jim Chalmers on stage 3 tax cuts, the Govt spent $53K resisting public disclosure. They lost! The taxpayers lost! FOI is not costing too much - Govt secrecy is. #auspol

Last month we were privileged to hear @dncameron.bsky.social deliver the 2025 Laurie Carmichael Lecture on the topic of "Australian Sovereignty and the Path to Peace". If you missed it, make sure you check out the full recording on ABC Radio National here. 👇 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

"On average, the first result in an Amazon search is 29% more expensive than the best match for your search. Click any of the top four links on the top of your screen and you’ll pay an average of 25% more than you would for your best match – which, on average, is located 17 places down"

Tile could avoid these issues by implementing the Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers standard we’ve been pushing for. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

A podcast I did recently about the work I'm doing to create a social network for writers that's built out of the web, all parts replaceable. WordPress had some surprising well-hidden power. I hope people listen, esp people in the WordPress community. wptavern.com/podcast/186-...

Dr Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message.

If the Coalition hadn't stacked on more than $600 billion in debt during its criminally incompetent regime, this year's budget would have been in surplus – for the 3rd straight year – and likely remained so henceforward. The message is clear. Never let the Coalition anywhere near government again.

Greta Thunberg: “My name is Greta Thunberg . I'm a citizen of Sweden. If you are watching this video, I have been abducted and taken against my will by Israeli forces.. Please tell my government to demand my and the others' immediate release.” #GlobalSumudFlotilla #3E

If you do a Google search: Global Sumud Flotilla, the first links offered are Israeli Govt propaganda. Google is being paid to promote Israeli terrorism. It's AI now avoids giving direct answers on Israel's #GazaGenocide. 🤔 #GlobalSumudFlotilla #IsraelTerroristState #SaveGaza #FreePalestine

This is a truly excoriating and well-deserved take-down of the National Press Club @PressClubAust by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges. You really, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 should read it. His words cut like a hot knife into butter. #auspol #GazaGenocide johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

The Australian National Press Club's decision to cancel Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges' address is shameful. He was to speak on Israel's murder of journalists in Gaza and the media's silence on this. #IsraeliWarCrimes #JournalismMatters Art: @artworkbymandyking on Insta.

In an extraordinary submission to the Senate, the Public Service Commissioner has blamed transparency for #RoboDebt. He argues for more secrecy to make life easier for public servants as they advise and influence ministers on how we are governed. #auspol michaelwest.com.au/too-much-tra...

@wendybacon1.bsky.social & @sstephanietrann.bsky.social shine a light on the campaign & characters that pressured (the weak) Royal Children's Hospital leadership into cancelling 'Children and War'—a panel discussion on the impact Gaza's genocide is having on children

Coming up at 10am. The amazing Grace Tame #SundayShot #auspol

Bullshit. I might believe that "ABC has shaken off culture of fear created by external pressure" when #4Corners does a special investigation on the Israel lobby who monstered the Board and MD to sack Antoinette Lattouf, and exposes the lobby's toxic foreign influence across Australian institutions.

There’s some pretty alarming stuff happening in NSW right now with big changes to the planning laws being rushed through Parliament. The proposed amendments create major corruption risks and should be closely reviewed by ICAC. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The Australian National University has been crying poor to justify cutting staff, while hiding millions in profit. "They'll tell you the $170 million they got in investment returns, $16 million in donations, and $40 million in other expenditure shouldn't count." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Nothing exposes the nastiness and ignorance of a racist as powerfully as fact 👇👍👏

@dmacsyd.bsky.social: Australia’s new National Adaptation Plan"reads like a masterclass in good intentions—grand visions, glossy case studies & majestic statements about whole-of-society collaboration" BUT it's silent on how, who's responsible, "who pays, who acts or what happens if nothing changes"

After a 4 year FOI battle, @jommytee.bsky.social finally has the facts on Scott Morrison's sacking from Tourism Australia & the brawl behind the scenes is fascinating #auspol michaelwest.com.au/brawl-over-s...

My review from 2024: ‘The social engineering of shame’: Rick Morton’s Mean Streak exposes the populism behind the unlawful Robodebt scheme theconversation.com/the-social-e...

What a ride. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Here’s my Bylines starter pack. This is the full Bylines Network, plus Byline Times and other public good investigative press (Declassified, Desmog, openDemocracy…) Please follow & share. go.bsky.app/RWVEKv

Transparency loss of the week! SA’s highest court declined to overturn a lower ruling that SA’s #FOI Act allows Govt to refuse access to docs loosely connected to Cabinet, including docs that’ve never been to Cabinet. @albomp.bsky.social is trying to replicate SA’s law. #auspol #saparli

Claudia Cardinale 1938-2025 RIP

This is a good example of why we started this Canberrans against coal and gas campaign. ALP are not acting in the interest of those who voted for them, or even for the ‘common good’ What is worse is that they treat us as idiots by telling blatant porkies.

Under @albomp.bsky.social’s new #FOI laws, Deloitte, EY, KPMG & PWC can make a submission to Cabinet (on a topic you won’t know about) and you won’t get to see how they influenced the Govt until 20 years later. How’s that for democracy? #auspol

MEDIA RELEASE: SA Premier spreads gas industry misinformation Premier Peter Malinauskas told an event sponsored by the gas lobby that a new gas project in Narrabri, NSW, is needed to firm up SA's electricity supply. Our research, using the government’s own data, proves this is simply not true.

Rich immigrants have destroyed our country. ===============================

The People vs Robodebt streaming now on SBS On Demand www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-... Take the time. Ask the questions. Will the #NACC now act? We cannot accept public servants looking away when departments wilfully harm the most vulnerable. #RaiseTheRate #SystemicPovertyCreationHarms #auspol