@andrewtown.bsky.social
Sustainability, People & Politics. Ally for the environment. Completing my Masters in Sustainable Development. There can be no Environmental justice without First Nations justice. He/Him on Wangal Land.
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Don't use the services of Kennards Hire or Kennards Self Storage.
Sam Kennard is a major donor to Advance, so that is where your money will be going.
#auspol
Sam Kennard is a major donor to Advance, so that is where your money will be going.
#auspol
February 16, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Don't use the services of Kennards Hire or Kennards Self Storage.
Sam Kennard is a major donor to Advance, so that is where your money will be going.
#auspol
Sam Kennard is a major donor to Advance, so that is where your money will be going.
#auspol
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Gina Rinehart, Rupert Murdoch, James Packer, Sam Kennard, Jillian Segal - all named as funding/supporting some of these think tanks pushing climate disinformation - by Dr Jeremy Walker 'agressive propaganda vehicles' #auspol
The Senate Inquiry into Climate Disinformation is on again today (& tomorrow) - starting at 9am with META.
Disinformation is at the heart of many of the issues we face so this inquiry is worth catching. Watch here - & full schedule below #auspol > www.youtube.com/live/Vwuqxfy...
Disinformation is at the heart of many of the issues we face so this inquiry is worth catching. Watch here - & full schedule below #auspol > www.youtube.com/live/Vwuqxfy...
February 16, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Gina Rinehart, Rupert Murdoch, James Packer, Sam Kennard, Jillian Segal - all named as funding/supporting some of these think tanks pushing climate disinformation - by Dr Jeremy Walker 'agressive propaganda vehicles' #auspol
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What’s concerning is not that Angus Taylor has no policies or any idea,
but that according to Libs themselves he’s the ‘smartest’ in their shadow cabinet.
The party’s now a joke, and he’s the punchline.
#auspol #WellDoneAngus
but that according to Libs themselves he’s the ‘smartest’ in their shadow cabinet.
The party’s now a joke, and he’s the punchline.
#auspol #WellDoneAngus
February 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
What’s concerning is not that Angus Taylor has no policies or any idea,
but that according to Libs themselves he’s the ‘smartest’ in their shadow cabinet.
The party’s now a joke, and he’s the punchline.
#auspol #WellDoneAngus
but that according to Libs themselves he’s the ‘smartest’ in their shadow cabinet.
The party’s now a joke, and he’s the punchline.
#auspol #WellDoneAngus
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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French ICC judge Nicolas Guillou was placed under U.S. sanctions last year after issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
“It has a chilling effect, and it is very much intended,” he told me in The Hague ahead of a Brussels trip🧵
www.politico.eu/article/nico...
“It has a chilling effect, and it is very much intended,” he told me in The Hague ahead of a Brussels trip🧵
www.politico.eu/article/nico...
ICC judge sanctioned by US urges EU to fight back
Nicolas Guillou said the Trump administration’s use of sanctions undermines European democracy and called for Europe to curb reliance on American tech.
www.politico.eu
February 16, 2026 at 8:37 AM
French ICC judge Nicolas Guillou was placed under U.S. sanctions last year after issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
“It has a chilling effect, and it is very much intended,” he told me in The Hague ahead of a Brussels trip🧵
www.politico.eu/article/nico...
“It has a chilling effect, and it is very much intended,” he told me in The Hague ahead of a Brussels trip🧵
www.politico.eu/article/nico...
Is Artificial Intelligence smart for nature?
Enhanced efficiency and accuracy, increased productivity, but what of its impact on the environment?
To read the full story. www.toobigtofail.co/is-artificia...
#sustainability #criticalminerals #waterfootprint #energytransition #renewables #datacentres
Enhanced efficiency and accuracy, increased productivity, but what of its impact on the environment?
To read the full story. www.toobigtofail.co/is-artificia...
#sustainability #criticalminerals #waterfootprint #energytransition #renewables #datacentres
February 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Is Artificial Intelligence smart for nature?
Enhanced efficiency and accuracy, increased productivity, but what of its impact on the environment?
To read the full story. www.toobigtofail.co/is-artificia...
#sustainability #criticalminerals #waterfootprint #energytransition #renewables #datacentres
Enhanced efficiency and accuracy, increased productivity, but what of its impact on the environment?
To read the full story. www.toobigtofail.co/is-artificia...
#sustainability #criticalminerals #waterfootprint #energytransition #renewables #datacentres
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Zali Steggall points out the consequences of inviting Isaac Herzog given the ongoing Israeli genocide against Palestine was 'highly foreseeable'
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
February 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Zali Steggall points out the consequences of inviting Isaac Herzog given the ongoing Israeli genocide against Palestine was 'highly foreseeable'
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
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Completely sickening
Assistant police commissioner Peter McKenna: "It was really quite precarious at times for our officers who were significantly outnumbered by the protesters and the people who wanted to act in a violent and offensive manner."
#auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcome
#auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcome
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Completely sickening
“My mother is 84 years old. She was attempting to leave peacefully. She was pushed by police, knocked to the ground, and suffered a fractured arm.” #sydneyprotest
"This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it ... I was there".
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it. - Michael West
NSW Police have assaulted dozens of peace protestors who gathered to protest the visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
“My mother is 84 years old. She was attempting to leave peacefully. She was pushed by police, knocked to the ground, and suffered a fractured arm.” #sydneyprotest
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The perpetrators - who look remarkably like members of the black-shirted mob that marched on NSW Parliament last month without any interference
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February 9, 2026 at 10:44 AM
The perpetrators - who look remarkably like members of the black-shirted mob that marched on NSW Parliament last month without any interference
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Lived our lives by the Kudelka in the Kitchen for many years ... :)
As great as Jon was a political cartoons, his calender ones were fabulous as well
February 9, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Lived our lives by the Kudelka in the Kitchen for many years ... :)
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Summary of Peter Hartcher article in Nine
February 7, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Summary of Peter Hartcher article in Nine
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Penny Wong insisted "Jewish leaders had urged the government to issue an invitation.
And that's where it gets complicated. Not all Jewish Australians want Herzog to come."
Thank you, Laura Tingle, for acknowledging what few in mainstream media will.
And for tackling the realities that most avoid.
And that's where it gets complicated. Not all Jewish Australians want Herzog to come."
Thank you, Laura Tingle, for acknowledging what few in mainstream media will.
And for tackling the realities that most avoid.
Unravelling the threads of antisemitism and anti-Israeli sentiment will require both more political courage and more community tolerance than we have seen to date.
Herzog's Australia visit further politicises the Bondi terror attack
Unravelling the threads of antisemitism and anti-Israeli sentiment will require both more political courage and more community tolerance than we have seen to date.
www.abc.net.au
February 6, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Penny Wong insisted "Jewish leaders had urged the government to issue an invitation.
And that's where it gets complicated. Not all Jewish Australians want Herzog to come."
Thank you, Laura Tingle, for acknowledging what few in mainstream media will.
And for tackling the realities that most avoid.
And that's where it gets complicated. Not all Jewish Australians want Herzog to come."
Thank you, Laura Tingle, for acknowledging what few in mainstream media will.
And for tackling the realities that most avoid.
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Australia's Jan 2026 #SantosHeatwave (substitute any other govt-enabled fossil fuel corp you like): hopefully those that cannot hear have felt
It's NOT Decarbonisation or Adaptation--we desperately need both to avoid further #ClimateCatastrophe
It's NOT Decarbonisation or Adaptation--we desperately need both to avoid further #ClimateCatastrophe
5/ My answer (such as it is): we need people who can do both.
People who hold the longer-term #climate horizon and confront immediate political threats, and who make clear how deeply connected they are.
People who hold the longer-term #climate horizon and confront immediate political threats, and who make clear how deeply connected they are.
January 27, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Australia's Jan 2026 #SantosHeatwave (substitute any other govt-enabled fossil fuel corp you like): hopefully those that cannot hear have felt
It's NOT Decarbonisation or Adaptation--we desperately need both to avoid further #ClimateCatastrophe
It's NOT Decarbonisation or Adaptation--we desperately need both to avoid further #ClimateCatastrophe
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You’re not real Aboriginals. You don’t wear a lap-lap and hunt for your food, or live in a bark humpy!
Why is it white Australian culture can evolve but Aboriginal culture is not allowed to or risk being classified as not Aboriginal?
Simple answer - Racism.
Why is it white Australian culture can evolve but Aboriginal culture is not allowed to or risk being classified as not Aboriginal?
Simple answer - Racism.
January 24, 2026 at 9:07 AM
You’re not real Aboriginals. You don’t wear a lap-lap and hunt for your food, or live in a bark humpy!
Why is it white Australian culture can evolve but Aboriginal culture is not allowed to or risk being classified as not Aboriginal?
Simple answer - Racism.
Why is it white Australian culture can evolve but Aboriginal culture is not allowed to or risk being classified as not Aboriginal?
Simple answer - Racism.
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Brilliant
January 23, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Brilliant
Off the back of a WWA report that should have us all collectively shitting the bed, today seemed like a good time to release my ghost. Like me, it's a work in progress, but there's no time to wait for perfect...
#climateactionnow #toobigtofail
www.toobigtofail.co/too-big-to-f...
#climateactionnow #toobigtofail
www.toobigtofail.co/too-big-to-f...
TOO BIG TO FAIL
Challenging our future, one idea at a time
www.toobigtofail.co
January 22, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Off the back of a WWA report that should have us all collectively shitting the bed, today seemed like a good time to release my ghost. Like me, it's a work in progress, but there's no time to wait for perfect...
#climateactionnow #toobigtofail
www.toobigtofail.co/too-big-to-f...
#climateactionnow #toobigtofail
www.toobigtofail.co/too-big-to-f...
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I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.
I wrote on the shameful situation re: the recession of a deanship to Emily Suski at the University of Arkansas Law. What was the reason? Prof. Suski signed an amicus brief supporting trans rights. The Arkansas legislators admitted that was it! Horrible outcome. ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Law School Dean Signed a Brief Defending Trans Rights. She Lost Her Job Because of It
The revocation of Emily Suski’s job offer at the University of Arkansas sends a chilling message to law professors everywhere.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.
“A report by World Weather Attribution (WWA) suggests that the effect of greenhouse gas emissions outweighed the effects of a weak La Niña, which usually means milder temperatures across most of mainland Australia”
Collectively we should be soiling ourselves
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Collectively we should be soiling ourselves
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds
Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and whether we like it or not … there’s ultimately a limit to what we can actually physically cope with,’ scientist says
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:03 PM
“A report by World Weather Attribution (WWA) suggests that the effect of greenhouse gas emissions outweighed the effects of a weak La Niña, which usually means milder temperatures across most of mainland Australia”
Collectively we should be soiling ourselves
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Collectively we should be soiling ourselves
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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"We’ve entered a new phase of the genocide — away from the eyes and ears of most of the international community. I think this is not just because of the illusion of 'peace,' but also because so many journalists there have been killed."
- Francesca Albanese on the #GazaGenocide
- Francesca Albanese on the #GazaGenocide
‘Impunity won’t last forever’: What gives Francesca Albanese hope
The UN Special Rapporteur points to the way out of the current crisis facing international law, while responding to criticism over her stance on October 7.
Interview by Samah Salaime
www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...
The UN Special Rapporteur points to the way out of the current crisis facing international law, while responding to criticism over her stance on October 7.
Interview by Samah Salaime
www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...
‘Impunity won't last forever’: What gives Francesca Albanese hope
The UN Special Rapporteur points to the way out of the current crisis facing international law, while responding to criticism over her stance on October 7.
www.972mag.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"We’ve entered a new phase of the genocide — away from the eyes and ears of most of the international community. I think this is not just because of the illusion of 'peace,' but also because so many journalists there have been killed."
- Francesca Albanese on the #GazaGenocide
- Francesca Albanese on the #GazaGenocide
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Weird how the ABC never mentions that there’s an ICC arrest warrant out for Netanyahu for crimes against humanity, or that he’s led a genocide in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" despite his office previously criticising the makeup of the executive committee.
Netanyahu agrees to join Trump's 'Board of Peace'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" despite his office previously criticising the makeup of the executive committee.
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Weird how the ABC never mentions that there’s an ICC arrest warrant out for Netanyahu for crimes against humanity, or that he’s led a genocide in Gaza
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BBC News reports that Netanyahu is joining Trumps 'board of peace'
They could have mentioned that Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes that include using starvation as a method of war, directing attacks against civilians, & extermination as a crime against humanity. But they didnt
They could have mentioned that Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes that include using starvation as a method of war, directing attacks against civilians, & extermination as a crime against humanity. But they didnt
January 21, 2026 at 10:57 AM
BBC News reports that Netanyahu is joining Trumps 'board of peace'
They could have mentioned that Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes that include using starvation as a method of war, directing attacks against civilians, & extermination as a crime against humanity. But they didnt
They could have mentioned that Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes that include using starvation as a method of war, directing attacks against civilians, & extermination as a crime against humanity. But they didnt
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Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
So the Israeli PM, who is responsible for repeated ceasefire violations against the Palestinians, is joining the #BoardofPeace ?
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said in a statement that he will join Donald Trump’s controversial Board of Peace, which is tasked with overseeing the ceasefire and reconstruction in Gaza.
Netanyahu says he will join Trump’s Board of Peace
Israel confirms participation in body some leaders fear could seek to supplant United Nations.
www.politico.eu
January 21, 2026 at 10:03 AM
So the Israeli PM, who is responsible for repeated ceasefire violations against the Palestinians, is joining the #BoardofPeace ?