Cam Walker
@camwalker.bsky.social
Campaigns co-ordinator, Friends of the Earth Melbourne, Australia.
Activist, mountain enthusiast, climber, skier, volunteer firefighter. Living on Dja Dja Wurrung country, Central Victoria.
Activist, mountain enthusiast, climber, skier, volunteer firefighter. Living on Dja Dja Wurrung country, Central Victoria.
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Every year, Australian governments let gas companies export enough gas to supply Australians for 4 years
They export the easier to extract, low cost gas, leaving us with high cost gas
Gas exports drain our affordable reserves, and that gas is never coming back
www.theleader.com.au/story/914046...
They export the easier to extract, low cost gas, leaving us with high cost gas
Gas exports drain our affordable reserves, and that gas is never coming back
www.theleader.com.au/story/914046...
'Horse has bolted' on cheap gas, even with reservation
Businesses and households want cheaper gas but it remains unclear how effective a plan to reserve more supply...
www.theleader.com.au
December 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Every year, Australian governments let gas companies export enough gas to supply Australians for 4 years
They export the easier to extract, low cost gas, leaving us with high cost gas
Gas exports drain our affordable reserves, and that gas is never coming back
www.theleader.com.au/story/914046...
They export the easier to extract, low cost gas, leaving us with high cost gas
Gas exports drain our affordable reserves, and that gas is never coming back
www.theleader.com.au/story/914046...
'Grief can be incredibly isolating. Once you see the tear in the fabric, the scribbling of the dieback on the tree trunk, the endless lines of grey dead trunks, there is no going back to being oblivious to the reality of the collapse happening around us'.
themountainjournal.com/2024/10/11/m...
themountainjournal.com/2024/10/11/m...
Managing the grief
For the last few years, Friends of the Earth has been hosting guided walks in the high country to show people areas at risk from logging. These have included Mt Stirling, the upper Little Dargo Riv…
themountainjournal.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
'Grief can be incredibly isolating. Once you see the tear in the fabric, the scribbling of the dieback on the tree trunk, the endless lines of grey dead trunks, there is no going back to being oblivious to the reality of the collapse happening around us'.
themountainjournal.com/2024/10/11/m...
themountainjournal.com/2024/10/11/m...
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Data centres put on water restrictions first challenge.
Water warning as Melburnians put on alert for restrictions
Melbourne has recorded its biggest decline in water levels since the millennium drought, with the city advised there is now a chance of restrictions in 2026.
www.theage.com.au
December 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Data centres put on water restrictions first challenge.
Dear USA: this is now getting *very* embarrassing.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
Trump Posts Nearly 200 Times in Unhinged Christmas Day Spree
The president amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
trib.al
December 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Dear USA: this is now getting *very* embarrassing.
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“Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor & strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.”
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Leo has made care for immigrants and the poor key themes of his early papacy.
www.reuters.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor & strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.”
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Two fire calls today. On the first one, at 4.30am we had 2 'roos come out of the dark right in front of us. Damn, the brakes on the pumper are good. 2nd call was an elderly person locked out of their house, I drove the dodgy district tanker because ours is at the shop. A good team effort today.
December 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Two fire calls today. On the first one, at 4.30am we had 2 'roos come out of the dark right in front of us. Damn, the brakes on the pumper are good. 2nd call was an elderly person locked out of their house, I drove the dodgy district tanker because ours is at the shop. A good team effort today.
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With Christmas approaching, celebrations in Haifa were met with chaos after Israeli police stormed the Wadi al-Nisnas neighbourhood, arresting and beating Christians in the area.
December 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
With Christmas approaching, celebrations in Haifa were met with chaos after Israeli police stormed the Wadi al-Nisnas neighbourhood, arresting and beating Christians in the area.
A bit of a look into AI and early detection of fires in remote areas (with a focus on SE Australia).
themountainjournal.com/2025/12/24/a...
themountainjournal.com/2025/12/24/a...
AI and fire fighting. What’s going on?
Whether it is in a national park or other public land, a paddock or a house fire, one of the most important aspects of stopping fires is to get on to them quickly. The sooner that firefighters arri…
themountainjournal.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
A bit of a look into AI and early detection of fires in remote areas (with a focus on SE Australia).
themountainjournal.com/2025/12/24/a...
themountainjournal.com/2025/12/24/a...
Another good reason to be here and not at the old place:
“Grok shared climate conspiracy tropes, recommended that we follow climate disinformers, & offered to make anti-COP social media posts more ‘violent’ to boost engagement".
reneweconomy.com.au/i-am-accused...
“Grok shared climate conspiracy tropes, recommended that we follow climate disinformers, & offered to make anti-COP social media posts more ‘violent’ to boost engagement".
reneweconomy.com.au/i-am-accused...
I am accused of being a global funds manager and half my age. But facts don't matter in disinformation war
I am accused of being a global funds manager masquerading as a journalist. Facts don't matter much in a war of disinformation waged agains renewables.
reneweconomy.com.au
December 23, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Another good reason to be here and not at the old place:
“Grok shared climate conspiracy tropes, recommended that we follow climate disinformers, & offered to make anti-COP social media posts more ‘violent’ to boost engagement".
reneweconomy.com.au/i-am-accused...
“Grok shared climate conspiracy tropes, recommended that we follow climate disinformers, & offered to make anti-COP social media posts more ‘violent’ to boost engagement".
reneweconomy.com.au/i-am-accused...
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Sussan Ley is an aggressive, unhinged fool. Her behaviour during such a sensitive time is deplorable.
Tfw you’re full-throatedly flushing yourself down the political toilet for the rest of eternity.
December 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Sussan Ley is an aggressive, unhinged fool. Her behaviour during such a sensitive time is deplorable.
Our reaction to the Delburn announcement.
'Jobs, Affordable Energy, and Local Renewal
Friends of the Earth’s Yes2Renewables campaign has welcomed the State Electricity Commission’s (SEC) announcement of the purchase of the Delburn Wind Farm.'
www.melbournefoe.org.au/friends_of_t...
Friends of the Earth’s Yes2Renewables campaign has welcomed the State Electricity Commission’s (SEC) announcement of the purchase of the Delburn Wind Farm.'
www.melbournefoe.org.au/friends_of_t...
Friends of the Earth Welcomes SEC Ownership of Delburn Wind Farm
Mobilise! Resist! Transform!
www.melbournefoe.org.au
December 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Our reaction to the Delburn announcement.
At this point in the game, the editors at the Australian 'newspaper' are climate criminals. Betraying the country, betraying their kids. Shame on them.
December 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
At this point in the game, the editors at the Australian 'newspaper' are climate criminals. Betraying the country, betraying their kids. Shame on them.
'This is the first time the SEC will generate power in Gippsland since it was sold off by the Liberal & Nats 30 years ago'.
The project will bring >300 local jobs & >$22m in neighbour/ community benefit sharing.
Renewable energy, publicly owned. Is Good.
www.premier.vic.gov.au/sec-back-gip...
The project will bring >300 local jobs & >$22m in neighbour/ community benefit sharing.
Renewable energy, publicly owned. Is Good.
www.premier.vic.gov.au/sec-back-gip...
SEC Back In Gippsland With Major Wind Farm Investment
The SEC is back and will soon be generating electricity in Gippsland again thanks to the Allan Labor Government.Minister for the State Electricity Commission Lily D’Ambrosio announced the SEC will inv...
www.premier.vic.gov.au
December 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
'This is the first time the SEC will generate power in Gippsland since it was sold off by the Liberal & Nats 30 years ago'.
The project will bring >300 local jobs & >$22m in neighbour/ community benefit sharing.
Renewable energy, publicly owned. Is Good.
www.premier.vic.gov.au/sec-back-gip...
The project will bring >300 local jobs & >$22m in neighbour/ community benefit sharing.
Renewable energy, publicly owned. Is Good.
www.premier.vic.gov.au/sec-back-gip...
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Powerful words and petition from the @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social. Please read and consider signing. #auspol #nswpol #antisemitism #racism #GunViolence #diversity #community
jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...
jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...
December 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Powerful words and petition from the @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social. Please read and consider signing. #auspol #nswpol #antisemitism #racism #GunViolence #diversity #community
jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...
jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...
An interesting report from @crikey.com.au
We promise never to use 'commercial providers to profile, rank & predict' your giving (yuck!)
But we will do good with any funds you want to contribute.
FoE is grassroots, frugal, effective.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/donate
We promise never to use 'commercial providers to profile, rank & predict' your giving (yuck!)
But we will do good with any funds you want to contribute.
FoE is grassroots, frugal, effective.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/donate
December 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
An interesting report from @crikey.com.au
We promise never to use 'commercial providers to profile, rank & predict' your giving (yuck!)
But we will do good with any funds you want to contribute.
FoE is grassroots, frugal, effective.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/donate
We promise never to use 'commercial providers to profile, rank & predict' your giving (yuck!)
But we will do good with any funds you want to contribute.
FoE is grassroots, frugal, effective.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/donate
Same as what is happening in our mountain forests: climate change influenced fire seasons, drought stress, damage to water stressed trees by beetles.
These 'are not local anomalies, but symptoms of a broader ecological shift.'
These 'are not local anomalies, but symptoms of a broader ecological shift.'
“They survived wildfires. But something else is killing Greece’s iconic fir forests” www.theguardian.com/environment/... - @theguardian.com
#ClimateChange #Drought #Environment #Greece #Forests #Wildfires
#ClimateChange #Drought #Environment #Greece #Forests #Wildfires
They survived wildfires. But something else is killing Greece’s iconic fir forests
In the Peloponnese mountains, the usually hardy trees are turning brown even where fires haven’t reached. Experts are raising the alarm on a complex crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Same as what is happening in our mountain forests: climate change influenced fire seasons, drought stress, damage to water stressed trees by beetles.
These 'are not local anomalies, but symptoms of a broader ecological shift.'
These 'are not local anomalies, but symptoms of a broader ecological shift.'
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What could Trump's closure of NCAR mean for climate science?
- No more development/maintenance of "most-used model in the world"
- No more improvements to forecasting your weather app uses
- No more aircraft research into consequences of pollution/geoengineering www.newscientist.com/article/2509...
- No more development/maintenance of "most-used model in the world"
- No more improvements to forecasting your weather app uses
- No more aircraft research into consequences of pollution/geoengineering www.newscientist.com/article/2509...
Closure of US institute will do immense harm to climate research
The National Center for Atmospheric Research has played a leading role in providing data, modelling and supercomputing to researchers around the world – but the Trump administration is set to shut it ...
www.newscientist.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What could Trump's closure of NCAR mean for climate science?
- No more development/maintenance of "most-used model in the world"
- No more improvements to forecasting your weather app uses
- No more aircraft research into consequences of pollution/geoengineering www.newscientist.com/article/2509...
- No more development/maintenance of "most-used model in the world"
- No more improvements to forecasting your weather app uses
- No more aircraft research into consequences of pollution/geoengineering www.newscientist.com/article/2509...
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Anthony Albanese has only himself to blame.
Instead of an anti-racism expert, he chose to appoint a pro-Israel lobbyist, masquerading as 'envoy'.
While totally ignoring that important, evidence-based work done by the independent race discrimination commissioner.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Instead of an anti-racism expert, he chose to appoint a pro-Israel lobbyist, masquerading as 'envoy'.
While totally ignoring that important, evidence-based work done by the independent race discrimination commissioner.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Anthony Albanese has only himself to blame.
Instead of an anti-racism expert, he chose to appoint a pro-Israel lobbyist, masquerading as 'envoy'.
While totally ignoring that important, evidence-based work done by the independent race discrimination commissioner.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Instead of an anti-racism expert, he chose to appoint a pro-Israel lobbyist, masquerading as 'envoy'.
While totally ignoring that important, evidence-based work done by the independent race discrimination commissioner.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
'Elon Musk’s X is the “go-to platform for antisemitic posters,” according to a new year-long study.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) & Jewish Council for Public Affairs also found that 'community notes' are failing to effectively moderate posts.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/b...
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) & Jewish Council for Public Affairs also found that 'community notes' are failing to effectively moderate posts.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/b...
Musk’s X is ‘go-to platform’ for antisemitism, study finds | CNN Business
The new year-long study found that X’s content restrictions are not having much effect on antisemitic content.
edition.cnn.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
'Elon Musk’s X is the “go-to platform for antisemitic posters,” according to a new year-long study.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) & Jewish Council for Public Affairs also found that 'community notes' are failing to effectively moderate posts.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/b...
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) & Jewish Council for Public Affairs also found that 'community notes' are failing to effectively moderate posts.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/b...
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'We stand in unwavering support of the Australian Jewish community following the horrific antisemitic terror attack on peaceful Hanukkah celebrations in Bondi. Our deepest sympathy & love goes to families, victims, 1st responders & the Jewish community. '
australiandemocracy.org.au/solidarity-w...
australiandemocracy.org.au/solidarity-w...
Civil society statement of solidarity with the Australian Jewish community
Working together for a fairer democracy
australiandemocracy.org.au
December 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
'We stand in unwavering support of the Australian Jewish community following the horrific antisemitic terror attack on peaceful Hanukkah celebrations in Bondi. Our deepest sympathy & love goes to families, victims, 1st responders & the Jewish community. '
australiandemocracy.org.au/solidarity-w...
australiandemocracy.org.au/solidarity-w...
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Australian Firefighters Climate Alliance (AFCA) has put out a briefer to consider the fire risk of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
“We hope it helps to offset some of the misinfo that is promoted by anti-renewables activists”.
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/12/17/f...
“We hope it helps to offset some of the misinfo that is promoted by anti-renewables activists”.
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/12/17/f...
Firefighters counter misinformation on battery storage risks
17 December 2025 Anti‑renewables campaigners are increasingly weaponising community concerns about battery storage systems, spreading misinformation that threatens to derail Australia’s urgent ener…
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Australian Firefighters Climate Alliance (AFCA) has put out a briefer to consider the fire risk of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
“We hope it helps to offset some of the misinfo that is promoted by anti-renewables activists”.
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/12/17/f...
“We hope it helps to offset some of the misinfo that is promoted by anti-renewables activists”.
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/12/17/f...
'Australian Jewish & Muslim grps are calling for unity & a rejection of right-wing incitement in the aftermath of the Bondi massacre.
“This should be a moment of unity & an opportunity to address antisemitism that helps ensure we never face such horror again.” - Max Kaiser, Jewish Council of Aust
“This should be a moment of unity & an opportunity to address antisemitism that helps ensure we never face such horror again.” - Max Kaiser, Jewish Council of Aust
December 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
'Australian Jewish & Muslim grps are calling for unity & a rejection of right-wing incitement in the aftermath of the Bondi massacre.
“This should be a moment of unity & an opportunity to address antisemitism that helps ensure we never face such horror again.” - Max Kaiser, Jewish Council of Aust
“This should be a moment of unity & an opportunity to address antisemitism that helps ensure we never face such horror again.” - Max Kaiser, Jewish Council of Aust
Imagine how bad you would feel if your kids grew up to be someone like Trump. No heart, no emotional connection, no ability to display compassion. You would feel like an abject failure as a parent.
It blows my mind that ~70 m people voted for him.
It blows my mind that ~70 m people voted for him.
December 16, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Imagine how bad you would feel if your kids grew up to be someone like Trump. No heart, no emotional connection, no ability to display compassion. You would feel like an abject failure as a parent.
It blows my mind that ~70 m people voted for him.
It blows my mind that ~70 m people voted for him.