@d5vidchalmers.bsky.social
He / him. Climate change, economics, equality, music, literature, technology. I detest cars & fascists.
Always was, always will be, Noongar & Whadjuk boodja.
Always was, always will be, Noongar & Whadjuk boodja.
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Foreign aid must be the most misunderstood organ of government. The name gives the impression it’s a handout, but it’s a powerful tool of soft power & diplomacy.
Foreign aid programs serve the interests of the country GIVING the aid. It’s why they exist.
#auspol
Foreign aid must be the most misunderstood organ of government. The name gives the impression it’s a handout, but it’s a powerful tool of soft power & diplomacy.
Foreign aid programs serve the interests of the country GIVING the aid. It’s why they exist.
#auspol
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Is there anything more modern-day-Labor than Richard Marles defending Australia troops against slander without mentioning the slander was committed by Donald Trump?
Surface level concern underpinned by utter cowardice and complicity.
Surface level concern underpinned by utter cowardice and complicity.
January 25, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Is there anything more modern-day-Labor than Richard Marles defending Australia troops against slander without mentioning the slander was committed by Donald Trump?
Surface level concern underpinned by utter cowardice and complicity.
Surface level concern underpinned by utter cowardice and complicity.
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I see another Day of National Mourning has rolled around that instead will be celebrated as "Australia Day."
First Nations are still not experiencing equality in their very own country. So tired of this shite. #auspol #NoPrideInGenocide #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
First Nations are still not experiencing equality in their very own country. So tired of this shite. #auspol #NoPrideInGenocide #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
January 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I see another Day of National Mourning has rolled around that instead will be celebrated as "Australia Day."
First Nations are still not experiencing equality in their very own country. So tired of this shite. #auspol #NoPrideInGenocide #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
First Nations are still not experiencing equality in their very own country. So tired of this shite. #auspol #NoPrideInGenocide #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
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Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
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Warning - it shows Alex Pretti’s execution.
So is this what @albomp.bsky.social and his Deputy believe are the “shared values” we hold with the US and means we need to keep sending them billions for AUKUS?
So is this what @albomp.bsky.social and his Deputy believe are the “shared values” we hold with the US and means we need to keep sending them billions for AUKUS?
Hard to watch but critical evidence. Save it somewhere and commit to #DefundFascism by delaying federal taxes, boycotting big businesses/ buying only necessities, slowing/ stopping productivity/ work, and strengthening mutual aid. Grow edible plants.
January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Warning - it shows Alex Pretti’s execution.
So is this what @albomp.bsky.social and his Deputy believe are the “shared values” we hold with the US and means we need to keep sending them billions for AUKUS?
So is this what @albomp.bsky.social and his Deputy believe are the “shared values” we hold with the US and means we need to keep sending them billions for AUKUS?
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Dear @albomp.bsky.social
Seeing you were so keen to uplift certain minorities… I hope you have a strong statement of support .. similar to the one you recently released
“ We stand with the XXX Community”
but TODAY, in support of the
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA”..
Seeing you were so keen to uplift certain minorities… I hope you have a strong statement of support .. similar to the one you recently released
“ We stand with the XXX Community”
but TODAY, in support of the
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA”..
January 25, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Dear @albomp.bsky.social
Seeing you were so keen to uplift certain minorities… I hope you have a strong statement of support .. similar to the one you recently released
“ We stand with the XXX Community”
but TODAY, in support of the
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA”..
Seeing you were so keen to uplift certain minorities… I hope you have a strong statement of support .. similar to the one you recently released
“ We stand with the XXX Community”
but TODAY, in support of the
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA”..
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The world boycotting US goods and not visiting is also like a general strike. We are all helping the millions of great Americans fight for their Democratic Republic to survive by Boycotting.
January 25, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The world boycotting US goods and not visiting is also like a general strike. We are all helping the millions of great Americans fight for their Democratic Republic to survive by Boycotting.
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a skilled ER nurse with a deep sense of civic responsibility is exactly the kind of person you want carrying a firearm.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
a skilled ER nurse with a deep sense of civic responsibility is exactly the kind of person you want carrying a firearm.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
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Australia Day is such bullshit. NSW proclamation day at best. At worst a celebration of the crimes of colonisation.
If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
January 25, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Australia Day is such bullshit. NSW proclamation day at best. At worst a celebration of the crimes of colonisation.
If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
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Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
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Just when you thought the NPA couldn’t get any worse.
Michelle Manook, Chief Executive of FutureCoal, will Address the National Press Club of Australia on “Thank You for Not Coaling.”
#Auspol #FossilFuel induced #ClimateChange
Michelle Manook, Chief Executive of FutureCoal, will Address the National Press Club of Australia on “Thank You for Not Coaling.”
#Auspol #FossilFuel induced #ClimateChange
GOOD CLIMATE NEWS: sometimes the PR efforts of the fossil fuel industry are just hilariously fucked
October 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Just when you thought the NPA couldn’t get any worse.
Michelle Manook, Chief Executive of FutureCoal, will Address the National Press Club of Australia on “Thank You for Not Coaling.”
#Auspol #FossilFuel induced #ClimateChange
Michelle Manook, Chief Executive of FutureCoal, will Address the National Press Club of Australia on “Thank You for Not Coaling.”
#Auspol #FossilFuel induced #ClimateChange
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An incredible moment for Australia. Congratulations to all the First Nations leaders who worked so tirelessly to make this happen, and to the Victorian Government and Parliament for embracing the opportunity to show genuine national leadership. #Treaty #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria
Step towards reconciliation hailed as ‘a historic moment’ with premier Jacinta Allan saying it gives Aboriginal Australians the power to shape policies that affect their lives
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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At the #RevenueSummit25, Australia Institute co-CEO Dr Richard Denniss said what Australia chooses to tax and subsidie plays a huge role in how he shape society.
"Santos has not paid company tax for 10 years in a row... these are choices we make as a society."
#auspol
"Santos has not paid company tax for 10 years in a row... these are choices we make as a society."
#auspol
October 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
At the #RevenueSummit25, Australia Institute co-CEO Dr Richard Denniss said what Australia chooses to tax and subsidie plays a huge role in how he shape society.
"Santos has not paid company tax for 10 years in a row... these are choices we make as a society."
#auspol
"Santos has not paid company tax for 10 years in a row... these are choices we make as a society."
#auspol
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“They include justifications 4 Australia’s continued export of F-35 fighter jet parts for Israel’s use in the Gaza genocide; responses to demands for Australia to sanction the Israeli govt; & lines on why the govt does not refer to Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide” #auspol #Gaza #talkingpoints
The government sending their "we're not complicit, but..." talking points to APAN is fucking hilarious
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: Australian government’s full talking points on Gaza accidentally sent to Palestinian advocacy group
Government notes reveal they won’t back Gaza hospital proposed by Dr Mohammed Mustafa
www.deepcutnews.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
“They include justifications 4 Australia’s continued export of F-35 fighter jet parts for Israel’s use in the Gaza genocide; responses to demands for Australia to sanction the Israeli govt; & lines on why the govt does not refer to Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide” #auspol #Gaza #talkingpoints
This is an interesting take, decoupling Chinese direct investment from geopolitics. It will be a tough sell in this China-hawk environment.
Labelling the present green FDI boom led by Chinese firms as BRI 2.0 only undermines the value of that project and adds geopolitical connotations that are unnecessary and, it appears, quite unwarranted. #auspol #china #BRI
China’s FDI, not the BRI, drives a global green transition
Over the past few years, outward Chinese foreign direct investment commitments in green manufacturing have grown rapidly and now dwarf the Marshall Plan in their scale.
johnmenadue.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This is an interesting take, decoupling Chinese direct investment from geopolitics. It will be a tough sell in this China-hawk environment.
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Labelling the present green FDI boom led by Chinese firms as BRI 2.0 only undermines the value of that project and adds geopolitical connotations that are unnecessary and, it appears, quite unwarranted. #auspol #china #BRI
China’s FDI, not the BRI, drives a global green transition
Over the past few years, outward Chinese foreign direct investment commitments in green manufacturing have grown rapidly and now dwarf the Marshall Plan in their scale.
johnmenadue.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Maybe he should receive a Robodebt Notice to pay it back???
September 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Maybe he should receive a Robodebt Notice to pay it back???
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Quite understandable perhaps when one recognises our #ClimatePolicies are being written by the #fossilcriminals for the #capturedstate?
#ExistentialEmergency
#EcologicalEmergency
#auspol
#wapol
#ExistentialEmergency
#EcologicalEmergency
#auspol
#wapol
How did we get to the shitshow of Australia's 2035 62% emissions reduction target (aligned w >2.4°C of warming above pre-industrial levels)?
Find out in @marchudson.bsky.social's rollicking romp through a history of spine-deforming acts of climate target bastardry
Find out in @marchudson.bsky.social's rollicking romp through a history of spine-deforming acts of climate target bastardry
Australia and its climate targets - a dismal history (1988-2025)
allouryesterdays.info/2025/09/20/a...
allouryesterdays.info/2025/09/20/a...
September 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Quite understandable perhaps when one recognises our #ClimatePolicies are being written by the #fossilcriminals for the #capturedstate?
#ExistentialEmergency
#EcologicalEmergency
#auspol
#wapol
#ExistentialEmergency
#EcologicalEmergency
#auspol
#wapol
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Paul Kelly - Sleep, Australia, Sleep (Official Video)
YouTube video by Paul Kelly
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Recognising Palestine when Gaza has essentially been levelled? Still shipping arms to the terror regime. Still calling to exclude Hamas but not to exclude Netanyahu. Still unable to say #genocide. Performative irrelevance.
Still #ComplicitinGenocide
#StoptheGenocide
#auspol
#wapol
Still #ComplicitinGenocide
#StoptheGenocide
#auspol
#wapol
September 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Recognising Palestine when Gaza has essentially been levelled? Still shipping arms to the terror regime. Still calling to exclude Hamas but not to exclude Netanyahu. Still unable to say #genocide. Performative irrelevance.
Still #ComplicitinGenocide
#StoptheGenocide
#auspol
#wapol
Still #ComplicitinGenocide
#StoptheGenocide
#auspol
#wapol
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#Auspol. Remember Australia, Murdoch owns FOX. We need that Royal Commission into Murdoch Media to proceed and Media Integrity ( truth in media ) Legislation in Australia. @albomp.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#Auspol. Remember Australia, Murdoch owns FOX. We need that Royal Commission into Murdoch Media to proceed and Media Integrity ( truth in media ) Legislation in Australia. @albomp.bsky.social
This says a lot about the Government's priorities... #auspol
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM