"Lock the Gate Alliance condemns Federal Labor’s environmental law reforms, saying they are worse than current laws, & take the country backwards on protecting environments, backwards on integrity, & backwards on community rights & interests." ✍️ Open Letter 👉 www.lockthegate.org.au/federal_envi...

That 1 in 3 Australians are suffering from food insecurity - in one of the most affluent countries on the planet - is a sign of political failure at all levels of Govt - and that media is not recognising this is also a failure of their responsibility in our democracy #auspol

"Careful, the Greens might leave you disappointed" Oh the fucking irony from Labour

On the other hand, this is kind of their argument. 'you can't trust politicians' 'don't listen to folks saying what you want' which all leads to 'There is no alternative' The ghost of Thatcher cackles. Yes, there is an alternative, we can build it, and we can demand it. And we have to do that

Researchers warn that the alga Karenia cristata, which has killed around a million animals in Australian waters in one of the biggest algal blooms ever seen, could harm marine life elsewhere

Being from the UK and a member of the late part of Generation X means having to live with the fact that every photo from your childhood resembles a still from a cultishly acclaimed but commercially disappointing folk horror film. ESPECIALLY IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE: www.tom-cox.com/some-photos-...

Narrator: They will not

For the umpteenth time, you have been warned. Listen: independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

"The separation of the races is not a disease of colored people, but a disease of white people. I do not intend to be quiet about it." ~ Albert Einstein

Bilpin apple grower fears mystery failed crop could be linked to varroa mite www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

The claim that “emissions have come down” in this @nytimes.com @sominisengupta.bsky.social article on where we are ten years post-Paris is FALSE. Global emissions were at an all-time high in 2024. As it stands this claim is misinformation. They need to issue a correction!

UPDATE: THEY FIXED IT

The last time NSW cops got more power over protests they beat the seven shades of shit out of Hannah Thomas. Every law you make to empower police against Nazis, will be used against environmentalists, unions and all social activists. This has always been the way www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

"The report.......substantiates claims the country's gas export industry could be hampering global efforts to decarbonise, according to climate and energy analysts" A leaked report confirms carpet-bombing other countries with fossil fuel exports actively stifles renewable energy development -->>>

“You’re basically saying you can trade koalas with a land snail in Tasmania or a small plant in north Queensland.” - Prof Brendan Wintle @biodivcouncil.bsky.social What's wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's environmental law reforms 👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... [email protected]

US Army tells soldiers in Germany to go to the food bank due to government shutdown www.euronews.com/2025/11/05/g...

'Prof Donald Rothwell, an expert in international law at... [ANU], said Israeli defence companies like Elbit Systems were “directly implicated in Israel’s alleged acts of genocide in Gaza”. “As such, Australia should not be engaged in any trade that supports that type of activity,” Rothwell said.'

Instead of economic incentives 4 rapid phase-out of fossil fuels “nature positive” solutions seek to neutralise carbon emissions by planting trees ...While inherently good thing to do... there is not enough land to meet net zero via nature-based solutions alone. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Labor sources have told ABC Investigations the prime minister's office has been putting pressure on advocates for gambling reform within the parliamentary Labor party to prevent them from speaking up.” So pathetic. Backbenchers scared of taking a moral position, Albanese scared of any reform.

Betteridge strikes again.

I didn't buy these for the name...but then... I got a letter from the government the other day Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers They wanted me for their army or whatever Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never..

When Gough Whitlam was told his policy reforms were going too fast, he replied, ˋI don't want them to say of me, what they said of Harold Wilson. After six years, they said, "What's he done?"´ #Albo #auspol

“After winning a thumping majority, the prime minister is more dominant in his party room than ever and his backbenchers fear speaking out on an issue he's shown little passion for.” What a depressing shitshow.

New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

So #Labor agrees theyre not taking #climatechange seriously. Even though we are already feeling serious impacts. Weaklings. You don’t give up becauwe it’s difficult. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Moderate Liberals breeding program. The Age

The reason our environmental laws are bad is because they fail to protect the environment from the endless capitulation of cowards.

"Howard’s laws were also strong enough to let Labor block Woodside’s enormous North West Shelf gas expansion if Plibersek or Watt had wanted to. It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers." Damned fucking right.

Homo Sapiens emerged about 300,000 years ago. Imagine you gave an early Sapiens $9,000. And they looked at you and said “the fuck is this?” But anyway, you piled up $9,000 Every Single Day since the first Sapiens walked the Earth. You still wouldn’t have a trillion dollars. Capitalism is fucked

Unfashionable, but i always enjoy this song

PANIC!! My @smh @theage cartoon

Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment

Cheers Ian. ☕️☕️ Grateful after a long week 🙏🏻☕️☕️

So tackling climate change is an ‘environmental imperative’ but Labor has specifically ruled out putting a climate trigger in their proposed changes to our environmental laws… Checks out

Thinking about chucking it all in to become a royal commentator. Put the feet up for 330 days per year. Take the occasional call and make up some jaunty little anecdotes on the spot. Job done ✅

How much longer is this farce of a sideshow going to continue? NACC Commissioner, Paul Brereton, is once again embroiled in controversy. The NACC Inspector, Gail Furness is currently investigating several complaints against Mr Brereton. His position is untenable. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

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Egregious defamation of social services/disability/community legal sectors, advocates & crossbench on Sky News by Social Sevices Minister @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social, accusing us ALL of supporting rape, murder & child abuse. Labor's amendments supported by: - Police Federation of Aus - Coalition

9/ The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 is currently before the HoR. It makes the 'War on Terror' powers granted it in 2003 permanent & expands their scope to inc sabotage/promotion of communal violence/attacks on defence system/border protection.

"Our political system is structured around portfolio silos. "The gaps between these portfolios is often where sensible reform proposals go to die." - Dr Sophie Scamps MP on how real reform can be sidelined for short-term goals at our Revenue Summit 2025. #auspol @sophiescamps.bsky.social

Who could have predicted this? Actually, quite a few people did. When are we going to take COVID seriously? I know everyone was traumatised by the pandemic, but ignoring it now multiplies the harm. www.newscientist.com/article/2502...

The countries with the highest life expectancy are all rich economies. The countries with the lowest life expectancy are the poorest economies. Poverty cuts three decades of life expectancy figures. Source: buff.ly/aTxUtfE

A bit of a shock to the system going from the 80s to this, but I’m sure you’ll find something you like. Voting closes tomorrow morning.