Bruce Williams
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“Democracy may die in darkness. It may die in despotism. Under Trump, it’s just as liable to die in dumbness.” Bret Stephens
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The libs/Nats plan to build new coal power plants using debt, that taxpayers will have to pay down thru higher taxes, says everything about the fossil fuel funded Libs/Nats
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The libs/Nats plan to build new coal power plants using debt, that taxpayers will have to pay down thru higher taxes, says everything about the fossil fuel funded Libs/Nats
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Coalition Govt introduced net zero
less than 4 years later they dump it
Fossil fuel funded Libs/Nats cannot be trusted to keep to a commitment for more than 4 years before they back-flip
less than 4 years later they dump it
Fossil fuel funded Libs/Nats cannot be trusted to keep to a commitment for more than 4 years before they back-flip
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Coalition Govt introduced net zero
less than 4 years later they dump it
Fossil fuel funded Libs/Nats cannot be trusted to keep to a commitment for more than 4 years before they back-flip
less than 4 years later they dump it
Fossil fuel funded Libs/Nats cannot be trusted to keep to a commitment for more than 4 years before they back-flip
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Aka The Speed of Bullshit / the Brandolini Principle
It's easy to shit all over everything.
The best response is to call it what it is and cut off the people peddling it. Don't read or watch Murdoch. Get off Twitter, Facebook & Instagram (& probably TikTok now). Curate out the bullshit.
It's easy to shit all over everything.
The best response is to call it what it is and cut off the people peddling it. Don't read or watch Murdoch. Get off Twitter, Facebook & Instagram (& probably TikTok now). Curate out the bullshit.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Once disinformation is created it's very hard to put it back in the box. It's expensive to debunk and it is hard to regenerate trust once a community has had false information shared with them.”
“Once disinformation is created it's very hard to put it back in the box. It's expensive to debunk and it is hard to regenerate trust once a community has had false information shared with them.”
Facebook community groups and maggot-infested rats: the inner workings of Australia’s climate misinformation war
Senate inquiry hears how ‘propagandised misinformation’ is drowning out legitimate concerns in Australia’s regions over renewable energy
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Aka The Speed of Bullshit / the Brandolini Principle
It's easy to shit all over everything.
The best response is to call it what it is and cut off the people peddling it. Don't read or watch Murdoch. Get off Twitter, Facebook & Instagram (& probably TikTok now). Curate out the bullshit.
It's easy to shit all over everything.
The best response is to call it what it is and cut off the people peddling it. Don't read or watch Murdoch. Get off Twitter, Facebook & Instagram (& probably TikTok now). Curate out the bullshit.
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Murray Watt wasn’t made Minister for the Environment for nothing. Labor will do a deal with the LNP to get a much of their Bill passed as is. The LNP will support land clearing and the Ministerial veto in the name of National Interest. Whereas I doubt the Greens and Teals will.
Watt wants the veto.
Watt wants the veto.
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Murray Watt wasn’t made Minister for the Environment for nothing. Labor will do a deal with the LNP to get a much of their Bill passed as is. The LNP will support land clearing and the Ministerial veto in the name of National Interest. Whereas I doubt the Greens and Teals will.
Watt wants the veto.
Watt wants the veto.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Setting themselves against the tide of history, the Liberals can't articulate alternative policies even as they seek to undermine the tens of billions of private investment pouring into clean technology in this country.
Setting themselves against the tide of history, the Liberals can't articulate alternative policies even as they seek to undermine the tens of billions of private investment pouring into clean technology in this country.
The Coalition claims pursuing net zero will increase power bills – but in the real world the opposite is true
The International Energy Agency, once known for an anti-renewables bias, now says a more ambitious transition will lower prices
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Setting themselves against the tide of history, the Liberals can't articulate alternative policies even as they seek to undermine the tens of billions of private investment pouring into clean technology in this country.
Setting themselves against the tide of history, the Liberals can't articulate alternative policies even as they seek to undermine the tens of billions of private investment pouring into clean technology in this country.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Once disinformation is created it's very hard to put it back in the box. It's expensive to debunk and it is hard to regenerate trust once a community has had false information shared with them.”
“Once disinformation is created it's very hard to put it back in the box. It's expensive to debunk and it is hard to regenerate trust once a community has had false information shared with them.”
Facebook community groups and maggot-infested rats: the inner workings of Australia’s climate misinformation war
Senate inquiry hears how ‘propagandised misinformation’ is drowning out legitimate concerns in Australia’s regions over renewable energy
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:58 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Once disinformation is created it's very hard to put it back in the box. It's expensive to debunk and it is hard to regenerate trust once a community has had false information shared with them.”
“Once disinformation is created it's very hard to put it back in the box. It's expensive to debunk and it is hard to regenerate trust once a community has had false information shared with them.”
While the LNP wallows in denial, the Albanese govt is rewriting Australia’s most important environment law. It’s critical that the PM doesn’t try to cut deals on this law with the same climate deniers who dismantled Australia’s climate ambition last time.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Australia has a choice. We can keep approving new coal and gas projects that push us further from safety, or we can finally pass a law that protects our magnificent environment, creatures and people.
Australia has a choice. We can keep approving new coal and gas projects that push us further from safety, or we can finally pass a law that protects our magnificent environment, creatures and people.
Labor must not partner with climate vandals on Australia’s new environmental laws | Tim Flannery
If the government cuts a deal with them, it risks repeating the mistakes of the Abbott era, sacrificing progress for politics
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
While the LNP wallows in denial, the Albanese govt is rewriting Australia’s most important environment law. It’s critical that the PM doesn’t try to cut deals on this law with the same climate deniers who dismantled Australia’s climate ambition last time.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Australia has a choice. We can keep approving new coal and gas projects that push us further from safety, or we can finally pass a law that protects our magnificent environment, creatures and people.
Australia has a choice. We can keep approving new coal and gas projects that push us further from safety, or we can finally pass a law that protects our magnificent environment, creatures and people.
Labor must not partner with climate vandals on Australia’s new environmental laws | Tim Flannery
If the government cuts a deal with them, it risks repeating the mistakes of the Abbott era, sacrificing progress for politics
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Australia has a choice. We can keep approving new coal and gas projects that push us further from safety, or we can finally pass a law that protects our magnificent environment, creatures and people.
Australia has a choice. We can keep approving new coal and gas projects that push us further from safety, or we can finally pass a law that protects our magnificent environment, creatures and people.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“While there is a place for banning gestures, slogans, it will literally do nothing to impede the organisation and growth of Nazi movements in Australia. We can’t police our way out of fascism.”
“While there is a place for banning gestures, slogans, it will literally do nothing to impede the organisation and growth of Nazi movements in Australia. We can’t police our way out of fascism.”
‘We can’t police our way out of fascism’: experts urge holistic approach to counter Australia’s neo-Nazis
Reactive lawmaking and off-the-cuff ideas won’t deal with the problem, counter-terrorism expert and researcher at ANU says
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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“While there is a place for banning gestures, slogans, it will literally do nothing to impede the organisation and growth of Nazi movements in Australia. We can’t police our way out of fascism.”
“While there is a place for banning gestures, slogans, it will literally do nothing to impede the organisation and growth of Nazi movements in Australia. We can’t police our way out of fascism.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Ley has had to accede to the demands of conservative Liberals and Nationals MPs.
But longer term, she risks compromising on everything, standing for nothing and becoming leader in name only. Both paths almost certainly end in rejection by voters.
Ley has had to accede to the demands of conservative Liberals and Nationals MPs.
But longer term, she risks compromising on everything, standing for nothing and becoming leader in name only. Both paths almost certainly end in rejection by voters.
One Coalition battle after another: Sussan Ley’s authority is being eroded by rightwingers picking fights | Tom McIlroy
The opposition leader risks compromising on everything, standing for nothing – and being rejected by voters
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Ley has had to accede to the demands of conservative Liberals and Nationals MPs.
But longer term, she risks compromising on everything, standing for nothing and becoming leader in name only. Both paths almost certainly end in rejection by voters.
Ley has had to accede to the demands of conservative Liberals and Nationals MPs.
But longer term, she risks compromising on everything, standing for nothing and becoming leader in name only. Both paths almost certainly end in rejection by voters.
This weekend, an accommodation between the Liberals and the climate deniers and coal champions in the National Party is expected to be reached. The cashed-up vested interests will be happy, but convincing urban and younger voters that their interests are served will be difficult.
The political cost of keeping the lights on www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Ditch the target and you are sending an unambiguous signal that you are ignoring or denying the science.
Ditch the target and you are sending an unambiguous signal that you are ignoring or denying the science.
The political cost of keeping the lights on
There was a timely warning from Labor’s national president on the day the party, and the country, was remembering not only our war dead but also the convulsions caused by the ousting of the Whitlam go...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 AM
This weekend, an accommodation between the Liberals and the climate deniers and coal champions in the National Party is expected to be reached. The cashed-up vested interests will be happy, but convincing urban and younger voters that their interests are served will be difficult.
The political cost of keeping the lights on www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Ditch the target and you are sending an unambiguous signal that you are ignoring or denying the science.
Ditch the target and you are sending an unambiguous signal that you are ignoring or denying the science.
The political cost of keeping the lights on
There was a timely warning from Labor’s national president on the day the party, and the country, was remembering not only our war dead but also the convulsions caused by the ousting of the Whitlam go...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The political cost of keeping the lights on www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Ditch the target and you are sending an unambiguous signal that you are ignoring or denying the science.
Ditch the target and you are sending an unambiguous signal that you are ignoring or denying the science.
“I have no prospects for future work given my long absence and the public destruction of my reputation. I am facing foreclosure of the family home. I continue to borrow money from friends to survive.”
Life as a Home Affairs whistleblower: ‘I’m just falling over’ www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Assistant secretary Derek Elias attempted to report corruption in offshore contracts – the dept’s response has left him mentally unwell and in financial turmoil.
Assistant secretary Derek Elias attempted to report corruption in offshore contracts – the dept’s response has left him mentally unwell and in financial turmoil.
Life as a Home Affairs whistleblower: ‘I’m just falling over’
Four years ago, Home Affairs assistant secretary Derek Elias attempted to report corruption in offshore contracts – the department’s response has left him mentally unwell and in financial turmoil.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 AM
“I have no prospects for future work given my long absence and the public destruction of my reputation. I am facing foreclosure of the family home. I continue to borrow money from friends to survive.”
Life as a Home Affairs whistleblower: ‘I’m just falling over’ www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Assistant secretary Derek Elias attempted to report corruption in offshore contracts – the dept’s response has left him mentally unwell and in financial turmoil.
Assistant secretary Derek Elias attempted to report corruption in offshore contracts – the dept’s response has left him mentally unwell and in financial turmoil.
Life as a Home Affairs whistleblower: ‘I’m just falling over’
Four years ago, Home Affairs assistant secretary Derek Elias attempted to report corruption in offshore contracts – the department’s response has left him mentally unwell and in financial turmoil.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 15, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Life as a Home Affairs whistleblower: ‘I’m just falling over’ www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Assistant secretary Derek Elias attempted to report corruption in offshore contracts – the dept’s response has left him mentally unwell and in financial turmoil.
Assistant secretary Derek Elias attempted to report corruption in offshore contracts – the dept’s response has left him mentally unwell and in financial turmoil.
The Liberal Party's policy is simply that they don’t have a policy. They will dismantle the infrastructure obliged by the Paris Agreement while maintaining that they intend to honour it.
Zero sense www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The Liberal party's drifted so far from reality that it's now arguing for its own irrelevance. It's abandoned the most significant issue of our age, the greatest crisis society has faced.
The Liberal party's drifted so far from reality that it's now arguing for its own irrelevance. It's abandoned the most significant issue of our age, the greatest crisis society has faced.
Zero sense
Sussan Ley says she’s not worried about upsetting “people in Paris”. It’s a neat way of explaining how little she understands the Paris Agreement, a failure of comprehension so great she seems to beli...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The Liberal Party's policy is simply that they don’t have a policy. They will dismantle the infrastructure obliged by the Paris Agreement while maintaining that they intend to honour it.
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Zero sense www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The Liberal party's drifted so far from reality that it's now arguing for its own irrelevance. It's abandoned the most significant issue of our age, the greatest crisis society has faced.
The Liberal party's drifted so far from reality that it's now arguing for its own irrelevance. It's abandoned the most significant issue of our age, the greatest crisis society has faced.
Zero sense
Sussan Ley says she’s not worried about upsetting “people in Paris”. It’s a neat way of explaining how little she understands the Paris Agreement, a failure of comprehension so great she seems to beli...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Zero sense www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The Liberal party's drifted so far from reality that it's now arguing for its own irrelevance. It's abandoned the most significant issue of our age, the greatest crisis society has faced.
The Liberal party's drifted so far from reality that it's now arguing for its own irrelevance. It's abandoned the most significant issue of our age, the greatest crisis society has faced.
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Absolutely shocking.
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Absolutely shocking.
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So sick of hearing about the LNP’s stance on net zero. They are using the same playbook as they did for The Voice. They are tying net zero to cost of living-absolute nonsense!
Melissa McIntosh on RN ABC, why on earth are they interviewing her!! Interview some experts.
Melissa McIntosh on RN ABC, why on earth are they interviewing her!! Interview some experts.
November 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
So sick of hearing about the LNP’s stance on net zero. They are using the same playbook as they did for The Voice. They are tying net zero to cost of living-absolute nonsense!
Melissa McIntosh on RN ABC, why on earth are they interviewing her!! Interview some experts.
Melissa McIntosh on RN ABC, why on earth are they interviewing her!! Interview some experts.
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She’s just a putrid human
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
She’s just a putrid human
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We need a functioning opposition, not a contrarian rabble. ALP will walk all over us if they stay this course.
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We need a functioning opposition, not a contrarian rabble. ALP will walk all over us if they stay this course.
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