In total, the first two weeks of the conflict led to emissions of 5,055,016 tCO2e, equivalent to 131,430,416 tCO2e in a year – roughly the same as the 84 lowest emitting countries combined. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Israel admits to purposefully targeting journalists in Lebanon for death. Then conducting a double kill strike by killing the paramedics who went in to care for the journalists. Israel has already killed 51 paramedics in Lebanon. It is Gaza-style terror all over again.

Finally a positive wind energy story from the ABC, and it even includes support from the Farmers Federation (albeit with stupid motivation) - www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

RBA governor Michele Bullock bought a $2 million luxury home on the NSW north coast on March 17 - the same day the Reserve Bank raised interest rates for ordinary Australians. www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...

Spotify pays Rogan at least a quarter of a billion a year to push some of the most vile conspiracy theories about minorities from the fringe into public consciousness. Seriously, today is a great day to cancel your subscription.

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The Reserve Bank’s decision to raise interest rates today will inflict more unnecessary pain on households struggling with soaring fuel prices. 📺 Chief Economist Greg Jericho explains. @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol

Remembering that on this day 7 years ago a 28 year old Australian man killed 51 people and injured 89 others at two mosques in Christchurch NZ. Today is UN International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The date was chosen as the anniversary of Christchurch.

“Australia must move on from the weaponisation of migration numbers as a means of eliciting panic and swaying voters," writes John Hewson. "Instead, the country needs a … discussion about the genuine benefits of immigration.” satpa.pe/OYeNARo

Great. So if you write to BlueSky support about a violation of your intellectual property, they reply telling you to contact another email address, which replies telling you to contact BlueSky support.

Killing dozens in a search for the remains of someone who has been dead for 3 decades? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

First part of our three part series featuring @amyremeikis.bsky.social on John Howard’s legacy is out today. 7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/the...

Five authors by whom I've read at least five books: Robin Hobb Steven Erikson Robert Jackson Bennett Mark Lawrence Joe Abercrombie #booksky

Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77

The Know Rogan Experience Podcast #0056 - The Epstein Files, Part 1 Michael Marshall and Cecil Cicirello break down Joe's February 2026 reactions to the latest release of the Epstein Library. Covering 12 shows, including with Cheryl Hines, Mike Benz, Evan Hafer, and Roger Avary

“A woman was murdered in Reservoir, Victoria, last night. A man known to her is charged over her homicide. She is the 10th Australian woman killed this year. Police allege the Reservoir victim was deliberately run down by the man with his car.“ #Auspol

Editorial: Tim Wilson is the new face of the Liberal Party’s economic plan. In his first day as shadow treasurer, he argued that taxes on the rich were “punitive” and that the Reserve Bank is unduly concerned with employment. satpa.pe/p4WSzJG

Fri 20 Feb: ⚠️ @albomp.bsky.social govt's APPROVED 32 new/extensions of Coal & Gas projects ⚠️WA EPA recommended in favour of Black Mountain Energy fracking the Kimberley ⚠️42 Coal mines in the pipeline Each week more 🚗, 🚎, 🛵, 🚴‍♀️ honk their support for #ClimateAction than ones that don't

We need to take the courts to court www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

An effective carve-out from federal environment laws for the offshore oil and gas industry that could see the winding back of First Nations rights and environmental protections. #auspol #ecocide #environmentalvandals thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Conditions fuelling the Otway fires were made five times more likely by human-caused climate heating. The report, by scientists from the World Weather Attribution agency, noted that if not for the lingering effects of a La Niña, it would have been worse. satpa.pe/sri8UBy

While everyone is distracted with Angus' great move, the government has quietly approved a massive extension to the Middlemount coal mine epbcpublicportal.environment.gov.au/all-referral...

I very genuinely do not think that Australia's media industry can be classified as any other than fully supportive of police violence, because you have to actively, consciously and knowingly work to frame what happened as general "violence mars protests" rather than "police violently attack protest"

"And that hope would be no hope at all if the habit of thinking of strangers as enemies could not be broken." - @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social, The Girl and the Mountain

The double standard continues www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Healthcare workers in Victoria, Australia once again receive an insulting pay offer from the Allen Gov't. Nearly 3000 members voted, 98% rejected. We did essential work during the height of COVID, our workloads are higher than ever, yet our standard of living keeps going backward #VicPol

Mayor Wilson... If I drove into Portland and threw a canister of tear gas at the federal building unprovoked, would you ask me nicely to leave? If I shot a woman in the face, would you remind me that violence isn't allowed, and to please tone it down?

Labor: Welcome Mr President, we are proud to honour you

Please tell me why international air fares and holiday travel are part of the basket of goods used to assess inflation. The poor buggers struggling to pay their mortgage sure don’t add to that category!

David Pope in Canberra Times

Another one of Tom Sewell's flunkeys has been denied bail. This time it's Brandan Koschel, who gave an allegedly antisemitic speech to applause at Bec 'Freedom' Walker & Jesse 'QAnon' Stewart's March For White Australia event in Sydney yesterday. Sad! www.canberratimes.com.au/story/916170...

@ellensandellmp.bsky.social Labor disrespects healthcare workers so much they quietly moved the Frankston Hospital opening to a Sunday so the Premier wouldn't have to face hundreds of angry workers. We need allies. Labor losing votes to the LNP won't help

The Victorian Government won't give essential workers a reasonable pay deal, so we're taking action on the opening day of the new Frankston Hospital hwu.org.au/healthcare-w...

Road hazards. Today's cartoon by @dennisgoris.bsky.social. More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com #ICE #ReneeNicoleGood #USA

We need to get better media coverage of this as we head into a #VicPol election year. Disappointed with the media during the massive strike last month. Let's see them come and talk to us during the new Frankston Hospital opening in <2 weeks, coinciding with another strike hwu.org.au/healthcare-w...

Pfft democracy, who needs it. Let police decide whether or not any protests can occur

How grotesque. At a time where we need positive political leadership that brings us together, unites us, protects our social cohesion & multiculturalism these dills seek to exploit tragedy, division and fear. Shame on them all.

Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die. Any comment from our government?

Outside the ACT, progress on raising the age of criminal responsibility has stalled. Instead, Queensland and Victoria have introduced “adult time for adult crime” laws for children, moves incoming Children's Commissioner warns are not evidence-based. satpa.pe/RCP5yyF

I don't watch much broadcast TV or ad supported streaming. Using my housemate's Kayo for some #ashes Did I just see Kyle Sandilands in an ad about stopping hate and bigotry? Kyle F*ing Sandilands?

Also: the NSW Police authorised a nazi rally (“Abolish The Jewish Lobby” etc) in front of NSW parliament 6 weeks ago. But it’s the bridge protesters calling for a ceasefire that are the problem? Srsly

"Latest list of new mine proposals reveals 97 new coal and gas projects are under development" #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/news/251219-...

Thank you Ali Kadri, very well written www.abc.net.au/religion/bon...

In 1991 Mt Pinatubo spewed out 50 MILLION TONNES OF CO₂!! That's a ridiculously MASSIVE amount!

"We really are losing the war on stupid" www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

"In the past few hours Israel has conducted multiple attacks across the Gaza strip violating the ceasefire.. at least 366 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire came into effect 8 weeks ago"

Hopefully @australia.theguardian.com cover the huge HWU strike and march in Victoria today. Well past time essential healthcare workers get the pay and recognition they deserve

🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is steadfastly refusing to condemn the NSW Parliament neo-Nazi rally. Paid over $1,000 a day by taxpayers but MIA since far-right Advance scandal over four months ago... theklaxon.com.au/wheres-jilli...

I'm no lawyer, but I do have workplace health and safety experience in the #AFL home state. This claim that duty of care doesn't apply because the risk isn't exclusive to/higher in the workplace seems *very* dubious. Hope they get roasted legally. This is not a moral stance at all. Do better AFL

Pretty remarkable how high Australia sits on the scale for lifestyle carbon emissions globally - and how little this gets mentioned in domestic climate discourse. hotorcool.org/publications...