Andy Paterson
@agpat.bsky.social
Retired minimalist. Found a place in the Central Wheatbelt of WA. Every day I'm amazed with the resilience of this Earth and the persistent damage we humans inflict upon it through consumerism. Heart failure survivor.
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“CSIRO has announced it will slash up to 350 jobs as the national science agency grapples with long-term financial challenges … with current funding failing to keep pace with the rising costs of running a modern science agency.”
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul
After 440 positions were slashed last year, the CSIRO has announced more staff cuts across the country in a bid to remain financially viable.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“CSIRO has announced it will slash up to 350 jobs as the national science agency grapples with long-term financial challenges … with current funding failing to keep pace with the rising costs of running a modern science agency.”
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
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The HR Nicholls Society conference is back this week in Melbourne. It was founded to break workers’ conditions & strength in 1986. Official Atlas partner. Peter Costello, Ray Evans (MPS), John Stone (later MPS) & Barrie Purvis founders. IPA/Lib pol Louise Staley resuscitated in 2023. #auspol
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The HR Nicholls Society conference is back this week in Melbourne. It was founded to break workers’ conditions & strength in 1986. Official Atlas partner. Peter Costello, Ray Evans (MPS), John Stone (later MPS) & Barrie Purvis founders. IPA/Lib pol Louise Staley resuscitated in 2023. #auspol
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So they want fewer doctors and nurses.
Interesting.
Interesting.
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
So they want fewer doctors and nurses.
Interesting.
Interesting.
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Ex-UN official decries resolution backing Gaza force as 'colonial outrage' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/former-un-official-slams-security-council-adoption-trump-gaza-plan-colonial-outrage
Ex-UN official decries resolution backing Gaza force as 'colonial outrage'
Craig Mokhiber, former senior human rights official, describes Security Council vote on US resolution as a ‘day of shame’
www.middleeasteye.net
November 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Ex-UN official decries resolution backing Gaza force as 'colonial outrage' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/former-un-official-slams-security-council-adoption-trump-gaza-plan-colonial-outrage
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What a stupid front page on The Age online. It’s truly looks like a Herald Sun headline
I’ve watched Jess’ press conference and she had ZERO policies to offer. Meanwhile Jacinta Allen is building big important stuff all across the state
Not even remotely comparable
#SpringSt
I’ve watched Jess’ press conference and she had ZERO policies to offer. Meanwhile Jacinta Allen is building big important stuff all across the state
Not even remotely comparable
#SpringSt
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
What a stupid front page on The Age online. It’s truly looks like a Herald Sun headline
I’ve watched Jess’ press conference and she had ZERO policies to offer. Meanwhile Jacinta Allen is building big important stuff all across the state
Not even remotely comparable
#SpringSt
I’ve watched Jess’ press conference and she had ZERO policies to offer. Meanwhile Jacinta Allen is building big important stuff all across the state
Not even remotely comparable
#SpringSt
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While discussing the issues facing the Liberal party, Barrie Cassidy asks whether they are Kamikaze pilots with helmets on.
Barrie, @amyremeikis.bsky.social and others are on stage speaking at Barrie, Bowers and Friends, presented by The Australia Institute.
#auspol #BarrieBowersFriends
Barrie, @amyremeikis.bsky.social and others are on stage speaking at Barrie, Bowers and Friends, presented by The Australia Institute.
#auspol #BarrieBowersFriends
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
While discussing the issues facing the Liberal party, Barrie Cassidy asks whether they are Kamikaze pilots with helmets on.
Barrie, @amyremeikis.bsky.social and others are on stage speaking at Barrie, Bowers and Friends, presented by The Australia Institute.
#auspol #BarrieBowersFriends
Barrie, @amyremeikis.bsky.social and others are on stage speaking at Barrie, Bowers and Friends, presented by The Australia Institute.
#auspol #BarrieBowersFriends
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In May this year I had a pacemaker upgrade.
Today I went for a medical and was given 3 years grace to go back to work after around 3 years since I have worked as a truck driver.
Looking forward to continuing my working life and experience in this industry.
"Life is like a box of chocolates".
Today I went for a medical and was given 3 years grace to go back to work after around 3 years since I have worked as a truck driver.
Looking forward to continuing my working life and experience in this industry.
"Life is like a box of chocolates".
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
In May this year I had a pacemaker upgrade.
Today I went for a medical and was given 3 years grace to go back to work after around 3 years since I have worked as a truck driver.
Looking forward to continuing my working life and experience in this industry.
"Life is like a box of chocolates".
Today I went for a medical and was given 3 years grace to go back to work after around 3 years since I have worked as a truck driver.
Looking forward to continuing my working life and experience in this industry.
"Life is like a box of chocolates".
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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
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Yes. Unacceptable, despicable and appalling.
Israel has entwined itself throughout [a collective of western] colonial democracies with the full intention of having the genocide of Palestinians whitewashed.
This is not just Canada, it is Australia, it is New Zealand et al.
#ApartheidIsrael
Israel has entwined itself throughout [a collective of western] colonial democracies with the full intention of having the genocide of Palestinians whitewashed.
This is not just Canada, it is Australia, it is New Zealand et al.
#ApartheidIsrael
Unacceptable.
Canadian officials asked a former UN rapporteur trying to enter Canada:
• “What exactly will you be saying about Israel in Ottawa?”
• “Why did your UN reports criticize Israeli military actions?”
• “What is your position on the war in Gaza?”
countercurrents.org/2025/11/the-...
Canadian officials asked a former UN rapporteur trying to enter Canada:
• “What exactly will you be saying about Israel in Ottawa?”
• “Why did your UN reports criticize Israeli military actions?”
• “What is your position on the war in Gaza?”
countercurrents.org/2025/11/the-...
The Interrogation of Richard Falk: When Speaking Truth Becomes a “National Security Threat” | Countercurrents
Author’s Note I wrote this essay to show what really happened when Richard Falk and Hilal Elver were detained at the Canadian border — and to explore what it reveals about power, accountability…
countercurrents.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Yes. Unacceptable, despicable and appalling.
Israel has entwined itself throughout [a collective of western] colonial democracies with the full intention of having the genocide of Palestinians whitewashed.
This is not just Canada, it is Australia, it is New Zealand et al.
#ApartheidIsrael
Israel has entwined itself throughout [a collective of western] colonial democracies with the full intention of having the genocide of Palestinians whitewashed.
This is not just Canada, it is Australia, it is New Zealand et al.
#ApartheidIsrael
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Unacceptable.
Canadian officials asked a former UN rapporteur trying to enter Canada:
• “What exactly will you be saying about Israel in Ottawa?”
• “Why did your UN reports criticize Israeli military actions?”
• “What is your position on the war in Gaza?”
countercurrents.org/2025/11/the-...
Canadian officials asked a former UN rapporteur trying to enter Canada:
• “What exactly will you be saying about Israel in Ottawa?”
• “Why did your UN reports criticize Israeli military actions?”
• “What is your position on the war in Gaza?”
countercurrents.org/2025/11/the-...
The Interrogation of Richard Falk: When Speaking Truth Becomes a “National Security Threat” | Countercurrents
Author’s Note I wrote this essay to show what really happened when Richard Falk and Hilal Elver were detained at the Canadian border — and to explore what it reveals about power, accountability…
countercurrents.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Unacceptable.
Canadian officials asked a former UN rapporteur trying to enter Canada:
• “What exactly will you be saying about Israel in Ottawa?”
• “Why did your UN reports criticize Israeli military actions?”
• “What is your position on the war in Gaza?”
countercurrents.org/2025/11/the-...
Canadian officials asked a former UN rapporteur trying to enter Canada:
• “What exactly will you be saying about Israel in Ottawa?”
• “Why did your UN reports criticize Israeli military actions?”
• “What is your position on the war in Gaza?”
countercurrents.org/2025/11/the-...
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If you can't stand up against genocide, why should I believe you can stand up for democracy?
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
November 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
If you can't stand up against genocide, why should I believe you can stand up for democracy?
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
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With a stream of billions of dollars in weapons still coming in from the US, the Israeli military destroyed over 85% of residential buildings in Gaza. Families are crowded into tents, and many displaced multiple times over.
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
With a stream of billions of dollars in weapons still coming in from the US, the Israeli military destroyed over 85% of residential buildings in Gaza. Families are crowded into tents, and many displaced multiple times over.
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He says COP30 is taking place against a backdrop of rising far-right authoritarianism, climate denial, and genocide in Gaza, which are all testing the “rules-based system” underpinning the U.N. climate framework.
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
He says COP30 is taking place against a backdrop of rising far-right authoritarianism, climate denial, and genocide in Gaza, which are all testing the “rules-based system” underpinning the U.N. climate framework.
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“Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote to the states and territories in September saying they must rein in public hospital spending if they wanted a deal honoured.
States have reacted angrily, declaring the request "almost beyond belief"”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
States have reacted angrily, declaring the request "almost beyond belief"”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Beyond belief': PM tells states to spend less on hospitals
Health ministers are furious with a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a public hospital funding deal honoured.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote to the states and territories in September saying they must rein in public hospital spending if they wanted a deal honoured.
States have reacted angrily, declaring the request "almost beyond belief"”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
States have reacted angrily, declaring the request "almost beyond belief"”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Zoe Daniel has unleashed on Tim Wilson saying he’s now “compromised” after taking a Net Zero policy to the election & turning his back on the ppl of Goldstein
“To stay in the party at all, I think is really problematic.”
“He failed. He’s ineffective.”🔥 #Abc
“To stay in the party at all, I think is really problematic.”
“He failed. He’s ineffective.”🔥 #Abc
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Zoe Daniel has unleashed on Tim Wilson saying he’s now “compromised” after taking a Net Zero policy to the election & turning his back on the ppl of Goldstein
“To stay in the party at all, I think is really problematic.”
“He failed. He’s ineffective.”🔥 #Abc
“To stay in the party at all, I think is really problematic.”
“He failed. He’s ineffective.”🔥 #Abc
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Wow Brad Battin gone after less than a year. First term Kew MP Jess Wilson now opposition leader. #springst www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Victorian Liberal party ousts Brad Battin to install Jess Wilson as first female leader
First-term Kew MP elected leader after Battin lasted less than a year in role
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Wow Brad Battin gone after less than a year. First term Kew MP Jess Wilson now opposition leader. #springst www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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As if carbon offsets weren’t a big enough fraud…welcome to the world of ‘biodiversity offsets’…sure the idea failed dismally in NSW but Murray Watt is keen to have a crack…
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
How many extra possums does it take to compensate for a dead platypus?
That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’.
thepoint.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
As if carbon offsets weren’t a big enough fraud…welcome to the world of ‘biodiversity offsets’…sure the idea failed dismally in NSW but Murray Watt is keen to have a crack…
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Pauline Hanson pulls $8 trillion out of her fact hat to roll out renewable energy.
That makes the cost of 8 submarines pretty cheap then?
Having a nice home cooked meal with Barnaby will be nice for the Country, I'm imagining the faux facts they'll come up with after this little love fest.
That makes the cost of 8 submarines pretty cheap then?
Having a nice home cooked meal with Barnaby will be nice for the Country, I'm imagining the faux facts they'll come up with after this little love fest.
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Pauline Hanson pulls $8 trillion out of her fact hat to roll out renewable energy.
That makes the cost of 8 submarines pretty cheap then?
Having a nice home cooked meal with Barnaby will be nice for the Country, I'm imagining the faux facts they'll come up with after this little love fest.
That makes the cost of 8 submarines pretty cheap then?
Having a nice home cooked meal with Barnaby will be nice for the Country, I'm imagining the faux facts they'll come up with after this little love fest.
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Looking forward to the day when politicians will actually be held to account.
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The Sword and the Halter: The Lost Tools of Accountability in an Age of Unchecked Power
There is a concept, all but forgotten in the sanitised corridors of modern power, that once governed the fate of rulers: the sword and the halter. In ages past, a leader who failed catastrophically – ...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Looking forward to the day when politicians will actually be held to account.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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