Gregory
@bomber1004.bsky.social
Weathered winemaker & frustrated fisherman. Very left leaning. Grumpy old man worried about our planet and our children's, children's future. Born on Warundjeri Woi-wurrung country, live on Bunurong land.
What have we become? A disgrace; these people are Australian. Bring them home, show grace.
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Australia refuses to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us’
US offers to get Australians out of camps if they are issued with travel documents, but Labor has said ‘this is not something the government is considering’
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December 7, 2025 at 5:47 AM
What have we become? A disgrace; these people are Australian. Bring them home, show grace.
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“inaccuracy”
$800,000 per annum, plus massive perks, should buy us accuracy.
Or did he just lie, then get caught?
#AusPol
$800,000 per annum, plus massive perks, should buy us accuracy.
Or did he just lie, then get caught?
#AusPol
NACC chief executive apologises to parliament for inaccurate evidence
National Anti-Corruption Commission chief executive Philip Reed writes to parliament apologising for inaccuracies in evidence given during Senate estimates.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“inaccuracy”
$800,000 per annum, plus massive perks, should buy us accuracy.
Or did he just lie, then get caught?
#AusPol
$800,000 per annum, plus massive perks, should buy us accuracy.
Or did he just lie, then get caught?
#AusPol
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The coal lobby's new lines are even more effective when there is so little push back from the major parties.
The difference between a climate-denying Coalition and a government going painfully slowly on climate action is close to irrelevant, when both are fossil-fueled. #ClimateCrisis #auspol
The difference between a climate-denying Coalition and a government going painfully slowly on climate action is close to irrelevant, when both are fossil-fueled. #ClimateCrisis #auspol
'The reassuring centrist wrap around a nakedly pro-coal message would not fool progressives knowledgeable about the energy transition. However, it may work on less-knowledgeable voters vulnerable to its “reasonable person” appeal.'
bit.ly/4ouzk93 #auspol
bit.ly/4ouzk93 #auspol
How an Australian coal lobbyist honed fossil fuel messaging
An Australian lobbyist now leading the world’s key coal body addressed the National Press Club this week, demonstrating a sophisticated pivot in global fossil fuel messaging.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The coal lobby's new lines are even more effective when there is so little push back from the major parties.
The difference between a climate-denying Coalition and a government going painfully slowly on climate action is close to irrelevant, when both are fossil-fueled. #ClimateCrisis #auspol
The difference between a climate-denying Coalition and a government going painfully slowly on climate action is close to irrelevant, when both are fossil-fueled. #ClimateCrisis #auspol
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The BCA keeps saying Victoria is the worst place to invest… and yet business investment keeps growing faster there than just about anywhere else…
My column #ThePoint
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My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251120-...
Contrary to BCA claims, Victoria actually among strongest places for business investment according to actual data
Despite continual demonisation of Victoria’s economy and suggestion that the state is a bad place to invest, the most recent state economy figures show that the Victoria remains a very popular place f...
thepoint.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The BCA keeps saying Victoria is the worst place to invest… and yet business investment keeps growing faster there than just about anywhere else…
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251120-...
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251120-...
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Disgusting
What a brain-dead dumb, completely shite appointment. @tonyburkemp.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Disgusting
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Hard to argue.
The slow degradation of the CSIRO is music to the ears of fossil fuel industry groups.... the government works for them. not us.
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Hard to argue.
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Killing season! That magical time of year when unlikeable political leaders get the proverbial chop
— First Dog on the Moon
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— First Dog on the Moon
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November 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Killing season! That magical time of year when unlikeable political leaders get the proverbial chop
— First Dog on the Moon
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— First Dog on the Moon
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So much mediocrity.
In Hobart, one of the proposals for Macquarie Point was a science precinct, in an Antarctic gateway city which has more scientists per capita than anywhere else. But what Utopian idea floated to the top m: an afl stadium, a place to watch rather than lead😬😵💫😩
In Hobart, one of the proposals for Macquarie Point was a science precinct, in an Antarctic gateway city which has more scientists per capita than anywhere else. But what Utopian idea floated to the top m: an afl stadium, a place to watch rather than lead😬😵💫😩
Who would think that at this point in Australia’s economic transition we should be spending more, not less, on research and development…
Imagine if we taxed the gas industry and pant more on R&D…crazy talk … #cliamte
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Imagine if we taxed the gas industry and pant more on R&D…crazy talk … #cliamte
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CSIRO 350 job cuts a damning indictment on Government priorities, misses 'golden opportunity' on research
The announcement this week that CSIRO are to cut 350 research jobs is another damning indictment on Australia’s ongoing failure to prioritise research and development.
thepoint.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 AM
So much mediocrity.
In Hobart, one of the proposals for Macquarie Point was a science precinct, in an Antarctic gateway city which has more scientists per capita than anywhere else. But what Utopian idea floated to the top m: an afl stadium, a place to watch rather than lead😬😵💫😩
In Hobart, one of the proposals for Macquarie Point was a science precinct, in an Antarctic gateway city which has more scientists per capita than anywhere else. But what Utopian idea floated to the top m: an afl stadium, a place to watch rather than lead😬😵💫😩
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I wonder if the salmon industry will be held accountable and required to compensate the rock lobster industry?
The Tasmanian government closed two zones within the state's rock lobster fishery just hours after the commercial season opened. The closure is in response to concerns about an antibiotic being used by salmon companies and the rock lobster industry's reputation in overseas markets.
Salmon antibiotic leads to partial rock lobster fishery closure
The Tasmanian government closed two zones within the state's rock lobster fishery just hours after the commercial season opened. The closure is in response to concerns about an antibiotic being used by salmon companies and the rock lobster industry's reputation in overseas markets.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I wonder if the salmon industry will be held accountable and required to compensate the rock lobster industry?
Another cracker work by Rick Morton.
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The Bureau of Meteorology’s new website was rushed out – years overdue and almost $47 million over budget – despite testing scores falling below the standard for release. Read more: satpa.pe/GSlS9rm
November 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Another cracker work by Rick Morton.
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Just once it would be nice if this guy acted judiciously before the public caught up
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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National anti-corruption chief steps away from all defence investigations
The head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission will step away from all defence-related corruption referrals following questions over his handling of perceived conflicts of interest.
www.abc.net.au
November 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Just once it would be nice if this guy acted judiciously before the public caught up
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Saturday Paper, The Week; a smile it gives.
Hard to pick a favourite in today's The Saturday Paper but bottom right seems most important.
Scomo gets the Wooden Spoon.
Scomo gets the Wooden Spoon.
November 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Saturday Paper, The Week; a smile it gives.
Greyhound in natural environment
October 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Greyhound in natural environment
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True true true
"One wonders if this government will ever apply its super-majority to any purpose at all, beyond the politics of its own survival." #environment #auspol
Opinion | Labor is trying to position itself as an honest broker between the neanderthal Coaliton and the loopy Greens when it comes to environmental reform. It's bad news for the planet, @marquelawyers.com.au writes.
October 29, 2025 at 6:29 AM
True true true
Yes, yes so good, cannot recommend this series enough. such an escape from these painful times.
World is stressful but I'm finding re-listening to the audiobook of Rivers of London read by the best narrator ever (Kobna Holbrook-Smith) strangely soothing.
October 29, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Yes, yes so good, cannot recommend this series enough. such an escape from these painful times.
Oh yes. But not the bitter cartoonist.
It’s Halloween! Why not go trick-or-treating as something genuinely terrifying?
— First Dog on the Moon
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— First Dog on the Moon
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October 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Oh yes. But not the bitter cartoonist.
Brown moleskins and the RM Williams on; is he ready for the long paddock?
October 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Brown moleskins and the RM Williams on; is he ready for the long paddock?
Saint Dog calls it again.
Welfare in Australia is a cruel shambles. How about we actually try to help people not squish them
— First Dog on the Moon
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— First Dog on the Moon
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October 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Saint Dog calls it again.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Wood duck heaven.
October 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Wood duck heaven.
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