Nesting offences. My @smh @theage cartoon.

THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DUMPING IN THE ATMOSPHERE THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DUMPING IN THE ATMOSPHERE THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DU

What Australian outlets edited out of the opening of Kerry O'Brien's Walkley Awards speech on press freedom: (The full speech is here: www.walkleys.com/dont-kid-you...)

[Sings drunkenly.]

Francesca Albanese— "BREAKING: A new UN report finds that Israel’s assault on Gaza—with the destruction of health care, education, infrastructure, even the banking system—has erased 69 years of human development, marking the worst economic collapse ever recorded. "It's not war: it is genocide."

Also a nice little graph in Alan Kohler's finance report last night showing just how much the ambition of the Govt public/social housing is. Let's hope they get there...

Gas use for electricity generation in Australia is plummeting. Down 50% over the past decade (!!!) in the NEM on the east coast. Gas has a small role that's getting smaller and will be absolutely crushed by big batteries in the electricity. Not a transition fuel, no matter what BS the PM pushes.

116 legal and policy experts have now opposed Labor’s new powers for police to recommend cutting payments from people without them even having been convicted of a crime. Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...

Zali Steggall says it’s time to stop pretending gas is needed, as gas companies are taking us for a ride. “Australia does not have a gas shortage problem. We have lots of gas.” Says moving toward electrification is better tor ppl’s “health & their wallets.” #HouseOfReps

Many people thought that John Laws died the other week - but he's actually being held in the drains under this dog statue next to the QVB. Every time someone approaches, Pennywise the Clown forces him give this speech! True story.

The blockade is still in place, so what happened to the Gaza airdrops? They were just performative after all?

And the journalists who reported on the show flights, including the ABC's Doran? No comment?

The Gaza Port before and after Israel's genocidal war. #IsraeliOccupation #IsraelisaTerroristState #IsraeliWarCrimes

The Albanese Government's proposed changes would weaken our environment laws and benefit destructive industries. The Australia Institute is proud to be one of 100+ orgs calling on Parliament to reject the changes that would gut our environmental protections. #auspol

And the LNP dumps Net Zero

A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.

Wouldn’t it be good if there was some kind of environment legislation that could stop this sort of thing from happening

Treating animals with antibiotics is a very, very bad idea (unless it's for a individual animal who is sick) and especiallyin a marine environment. This is absolutely appalling. Do not buy Tasmanian salmon. Ever. To the politicians who supported this industry- You were so wrong.

You may recall that the Albanese govt rammed through laws to shield the salmon industry earlier this year- against all scientific advice and without consultation. This is on them too.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says almost 4000 Palestinian children in Gaza still await evacuation to receive urgent medical care abroad, and his agency is working inside the enclave to rebuild health services amid the ceasefire. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/int6w9

The Coalition is spinning a lie that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? | Zoe Daniel

When asked if he thought Trump was a bad president… Pete: I would go well beyond a bad president. 🔥🔥🔥

Palestinians call for better tents and other supplies as Israel maintains restrictions on aid to war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, the APVMA is *still* reviewing the use of the dangerous insecticide fipronil in Australia. An outcome is now forecast for 2026, a quarter of a century since it commenced its review in 2002. Is this even a serious organisation? www.apvma.gov.au/chemicals-an...

What on earth makes them think this stops at +2.6°C? It doesn't.

Sometimes a headline says all you need to know.

Important research from the IEEFA, showing that if Woodside’s Browse gas project went ahead, the product would be far too expensive for domestic and international markets. Another blow to the non-existent economic case for drilling gas at Scott Reef. ieefa.org/resources/br...

Wordle 1,606 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not a word, NYT 😡

Andrew Forrest says “game-changing” tipping point in renewables means “real zero” is the winning business case for even heavy fossil fuel guzzling industries.

Friends, can I ask a favour. Our latest Honest Government out is a serious warning to Canada from Australia, which acts as a cautionary tail about the harms of the gas (LNG) export industry... Hence the cameo (spoiler alert) from our own aussie climate criminals, Woodside Energy 1/🧵

I like this quote “The use of chloramphenicol in food-producing animals is prohibited in several countries including the US” But Tas Gov is happy to spread it into our water ways and then the top health guru say don’t fish near the pens . Can’t make this shit up 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦‍♀️

"On the day of the approval, Tassal started using florfenicol at two salmon farm leases at Dover in Tasmania's far south, and other companies are expected to begin using it soon."

Since the mid 1990s, Norway has imposed a 56 per cent "special tax" for oil and gas companies, alongside a 22 per cent corporate tax rate. Australia could learn a lesson from this and make companies pay their fair share for our natural resources. @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

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"The fact the Greens want to stop native forest logging and the Nationals want to speed up land clearing is not proof that any legislation Labor drafts must fit in the “sensible centre.” - @richarddenniss.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

Random related take: if we include the costs of new transmission, storage, grid integration etc when we ask "what does renewable energy cost", we should also include the entire historical costs of building and maintaining the fossil-fuelled power grid to make the comparison meaningful. No choice.

Governments are invested in a system that puts profits first, so "they need to shore up prejudices against the poor and those who lack family support." When Albo said "nobody left behind", he must have meant the for-profit companies, like employment service providers, exploiting people in #poverty.

The bee has a witch’s hat today 🧙‍♀️

Priorities.

It’s Halloween! Why not go trick-or-treating as something genuinely terrifying? — First Dog on the Moon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The scale of destruction in #Gaza is beyond measure. Over 61 million tons of debris now cover the Gaza Strip — homes, schools, and hospitals reduced to rubble. Amid unliveable conditions, people keep moving in search of safety and dignity.

fair.

For reference, @senatorwong.bsky.social. 96% of Australians believe that more action is needed to look after the environment 86% of Australians have expressed concern over the decline of native plants and animals biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/20...

Here's actual koala endangerment, of the once-strong western population in SEQ, struggling with climate heating and forest dessication, and now screwed -- not by a wind farm; by coal seam gas wells: bsky.app/profile/gerg....

Unemployment is a feature of our economic system. It’s designed in. A pool of unemployed people keeps wages low and ensures there’s always labour available during peak times. That our government craps on those who are already missing out on many benefits of our society is bizarre and sick. #AusPol

Seems from the article that Watt's briefed Labor grassroots members. Might @leanaustralia.bsky.social or any of the allegedly pro-environment MPs like Josh Burns, Josh Wilson, Jerome Laxale manage to speak out? (rhetorical qn...)

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Enten: "Trump is doing absolutely awful in the minds of the American people. We're talking about new lows. CNBC, -13 net approval on the economy. It's -19 among Quinnipiac ... He's not just beating himself with record lows -- this is the lowest for any president ever."

Climate warming Australia is but one of a number of global petrostates Labor's CLIMATE MACHINES pump out emissions adding to global warming, extreme weather and a long tail of consequences impacting individuals 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞? Nothing else matters