Dr Deborah O’Connell
@deboc.bsky.social
Climate adaption, disaster resilience, systems science, systems leadership
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“ .. where the Crown no longer distorts risk signals and blunts incentives to manage risk .. “ - Climate Minister Simon Watts.
Homeowners will find out how expensive full insurance is compared with taxes.
Homeowners will find out how expensive full insurance is compared with taxes.
Assumption of buyouts after disasters ends now – minister
The era of government paying for storm-damaged properties is over, with the climate minister signalling a new approach to the next extreme event. Marc Daalder reports.
newsroom.co.nz
October 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“ .. where the Crown no longer distorts risk signals and blunts incentives to manage risk .. “ - Climate Minister Simon Watts.
Homeowners will find out how expensive full insurance is compared with taxes.
Homeowners will find out how expensive full insurance is compared with taxes.
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From listening to the evidence given in this senate committee - there is a large, well funded and well organised global network of groups, orgs, think tanks etc which are funded by the fossil fuel sector - doing everything they possibly can to obstruct climate progress #auspol
This is a massive issue - not only impacting climate.
Organised disinformation impacts every issue we face.
We need politicians to take this seriously - and as a society be more aware of the BS being pushed at us #auspol
Organised disinformation impacts every issue we face.
We need politicians to take this seriously - and as a society be more aware of the BS being pushed at us #auspol
The public hearings for the Senate Select Committee into climate disinformation have started today.
Watch live here #auspol > www.youtube.com/live/5KtYSXz...
Watch live here #auspol > www.youtube.com/live/5KtYSXz...
September 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
From listening to the evidence given in this senate committee - there is a large, well funded and well organised global network of groups, orgs, think tanks etc which are funded by the fossil fuel sector - doing everything they possibly can to obstruct climate progress #auspol
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exactly like the Chinese surveillance state
Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune
Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.
fortune.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
exactly like the Chinese surveillance state
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The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.
September 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.
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Not only is the hunger for new data centres already impacting Australia's energy demands, it's even driving down our ambitions for reducing our emissions, Ketan Joshi reports in Crikey.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
September 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Not only is the hunger for new data centres already impacting Australia's energy demands, it's even driving down our ambitions for reducing our emissions, Ketan Joshi reports in Crikey.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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Standing up for science and facts - @michaelmann.bsky.social and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
Standing up for science and facts - @michaelmann.bsky.social and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter Hotez
From Covid misinformation to climate denialism, understanding the divergent paths of Australia and the US can help us fight the powerful forces that threaten our world
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Standing up for science and facts - @michaelmann.bsky.social and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
Standing up for science and facts - @michaelmann.bsky.social and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
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The same groups advising on how to disarm the intergenerational economic bombs that have started to explode are the same groups that helped set them, writes Amy Remeikis.
Australia's capital class remains too focused on profit to truly address productivity
www.crikey.com.au
August 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The same groups advising on how to disarm the intergenerational economic bombs that have started to explode are the same groups that helped set them, writes Amy Remeikis.
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This is how broken our lobbying laws are.
Every resources minister since 2001 went on to work for fossil fuel companies & 8 ex-ministers & senior advisers now lobby for gambling💰
It's time for complete reform of lobbying rules + independent watchdog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Every resources minister since 2001 went on to work for fossil fuel companies & 8 ex-ministers & senior advisers now lobby for gambling💰
It's time for complete reform of lobbying rules + independent watchdog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
'Revolving door' between politics and lobbying rings transparency alarm bell
Lobbying has become big business, with around 727 lobbyists registered in the national capital, more than three times the number of elected officials sitting in parliament.
www.abc.net.au
August 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
This is how broken our lobbying laws are.
Every resources minister since 2001 went on to work for fossil fuel companies & 8 ex-ministers & senior advisers now lobby for gambling💰
It's time for complete reform of lobbying rules + independent watchdog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Every resources minister since 2001 went on to work for fossil fuel companies & 8 ex-ministers & senior advisers now lobby for gambling💰
It's time for complete reform of lobbying rules + independent watchdog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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The Labor Govt delayed approving one of 🇦🇺's biggest fossil fuel projects until after the election & is now hiding the National Climate Risk Assessment.
Australians deserve honesty.
Selling out the people & places we love to vested interests must stop.
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Australians deserve honesty.
Selling out the people & places we love to vested interests must stop.
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
PM’s trip to SA algal bloom reveals cautious Labor’s climate fears
The Coalition lacks credibility on climate. But that doesn’t translate to an automatic advantage for Labor.
www.afr.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Labor Govt delayed approving one of 🇦🇺's biggest fossil fuel projects until after the election & is now hiding the National Climate Risk Assessment.
Australians deserve honesty.
Selling out the people & places we love to vested interests must stop.
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Australians deserve honesty.
Selling out the people & places we love to vested interests must stop.
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Mullins also wrote in his email to the vice-chancellor that the state Department of Water and Environmental Regulation had probably “hoped everyone would only read the summary and not the full report”
Mullins also wrote in his email to the vice-chancellor that the state Department of Water and Environmental Regulation had probably “hoped everyone would only read the summary and not the full report”
WA government put ‘very rosy spin’ on report into Woodside emissions at Murujuga, scientist’s private email says
Report part of a project used in lobbying effort to dismiss UN concerns that industrial emissions were damaging 50,000-year-old ancient rock art
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Mullins also wrote in his email to the vice-chancellor that the state Department of Water and Environmental Regulation had probably “hoped everyone would only read the summary and not the full report”
Mullins also wrote in his email to the vice-chancellor that the state Department of Water and Environmental Regulation had probably “hoped everyone would only read the summary and not the full report”
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Australia’s biggest miners have pocketed almost $60BN in diesel tax subsidies in <20 years.
Unless we act, taxpayers lose $84BN more by 2030.
It makes no sense for 🇦🇺ns to pay tax while coal giants get a free pass.
End this fossil fuel subsidy now.
www.afr.com/companies/mi...
Unless we act, taxpayers lose $84BN more by 2030.
It makes no sense for 🇦🇺ns to pay tax while coal giants get a free pass.
End this fossil fuel subsidy now.
www.afr.com/companies/mi...
Big miners have banked $60b in diesel fuel tax credits
A Climate Energy Finance report recommends a $50 million cap on the fuel tax subsidy for mining companies to create more cash for green projects.
www.afr.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Australia’s biggest miners have pocketed almost $60BN in diesel tax subsidies in <20 years.
Unless we act, taxpayers lose $84BN more by 2030.
It makes no sense for 🇦🇺ns to pay tax while coal giants get a free pass.
End this fossil fuel subsidy now.
www.afr.com/companies/mi...
Unless we act, taxpayers lose $84BN more by 2030.
It makes no sense for 🇦🇺ns to pay tax while coal giants get a free pass.
End this fossil fuel subsidy now.
www.afr.com/companies/mi...
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Labor talk a big game on climate action but their first act after the election was to approve the biggest fossil fuel project in Australia out to 2070.
They need to set a strong target to be able to cut emissions here & pressure global leaders to take action
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/903552...
They need to set a strong target to be able to cut emissions here & pressure global leaders to take action
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/903552...
August 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Labor talk a big game on climate action but their first act after the election was to approve the biggest fossil fuel project in Australia out to 2070.
They need to set a strong target to be able to cut emissions here & pressure global leaders to take action
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/903552...
They need to set a strong target to be able to cut emissions here & pressure global leaders to take action
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/903552...
Getting there slowly but surely. Stabilising the grid and making best use of renewables and existing infrastructure, putting downward pressure on prices
Australia’s biggest battery now on standby to prevent NSW power blackouts
Australia’s biggest battery now on standby to prevent NSW power blackouts
The Waratah Super Battery will stabilise the grid and put further downward pressure on electricity prices, experts say
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The biggest battery on Australia’s energy grid is now on standby as a shock absorber to prevent blackouts in New South Wales.
The Waratah Super Battery will also allow NSW to use and transmit more energy, applying further downward pressure on electricity prices, experts say. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Getting there slowly but surely. Stabilising the grid and making best use of renewables and existing infrastructure, putting downward pressure on prices
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Ahead of National Homelessness Week I caught up with Homelessness Australia CEO Kate Colvin and YWCA ACT CEO Frances Crimmins to talk about priorities for the 48th parliament.
With a 10% increase in ppl seeking to access homelessness services there is a lot of work to do.
With a 10% increase in ppl seeking to access homelessness services there is a lot of work to do.
August 5, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Ahead of National Homelessness Week I caught up with Homelessness Australia CEO Kate Colvin and YWCA ACT CEO Frances Crimmins to talk about priorities for the 48th parliament.
With a 10% increase in ppl seeking to access homelessness services there is a lot of work to do.
With a 10% increase in ppl seeking to access homelessness services there is a lot of work to do.
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New Australia Institute analysis shows ACTU Secretary’s call for a 25% tax on gas export revenue to replace the PRRT would raise around $12.5 billion annually.
“Stop giving quantities of gas away for free and start putting the interests of Australians first.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
“Stop giving quantities of gas away for free and start putting the interests of Australians first.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
August 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
New Australia Institute analysis shows ACTU Secretary’s call for a 25% tax on gas export revenue to replace the PRRT would raise around $12.5 billion annually.
“Stop giving quantities of gas away for free and start putting the interests of Australians first.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
“Stop giving quantities of gas away for free and start putting the interests of Australians first.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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This is moving.
Kamala Harris feels the pain we feel. Not just from her loss, but from the trauma and abuse our country is living through.
What could have been…
Kamala Harris feels the pain we feel. Not just from her loss, but from the trauma and abuse our country is living through.
What could have been…
August 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is moving.
Kamala Harris feels the pain we feel. Not just from her loss, but from the trauma and abuse our country is living through.
What could have been…
Kamala Harris feels the pain we feel. Not just from her loss, but from the trauma and abuse our country is living through.
What could have been…
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
So let's get this straight - they pay us (taxpayers) $1bn for DECADES of oil extraction, and then we pay them back about half that amount to help clean up the sites - okey dokey
So let's get this straight - they pay us (taxpayers) $1bn for DECADES of oil extraction, and then we pay them back about half that amount to help clean up the sites - okey dokey
Australian taxpayers on the hook to pay Chevron more than $500m to clean up oil wells
Deal struck in 1980s refunds about half of what the US multinational fossil fuel company paid in royalties, documents show
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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In his National Press Club address, Former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry made the case for urgent, ambitious nature law reform to boost productivity while saving species.
Ken Henry urges nature law reform after decades of ‘intergenerational bastardry’
theconversation.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
In his National Press Club address, Former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry made the case for urgent, ambitious nature law reform to boost productivity while saving species.
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West Australians reading the latest budget should be outraged: "Australia is being robbed of its resources and our governments are entirely complicit," said @markogge.bsky.social speaking to ABC.
"WA motorists will be paying 6x the amount in car rego fees as the gas industry pays in royalties."
"WA motorists will be paying 6x the amount in car rego fees as the gas industry pays in royalties."
Budget reveals WA oil and gas royalties in rapid decline
Shared revenue from Australia's largest mainland gas project has dropped by more than 70 per cent in three years, contributing less than 1 per cent of the state's revenue this financial year.
www.abc.net.au
June 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
West Australians reading the latest budget should be outraged: "Australia is being robbed of its resources and our governments are entirely complicit," said @markogge.bsky.social speaking to ABC.
"WA motorists will be paying 6x the amount in car rego fees as the gas industry pays in royalties."
"WA motorists will be paying 6x the amount in car rego fees as the gas industry pays in royalties."
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The split.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
May 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The split.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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The rhetoric around coal and gas as indispensable economic backbones is misleading. Conversely, a fully electrified scenario represents profound economic and resilience gains
How electrification could more than halve Australia’s energy needs
The rhetoric around coal and gas as indispensable economic backbones is misleading. Conversely, a fully electrified scenario represents profound economic and resilience gains.
reneweconomy.com.au
April 22, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The rhetoric around coal and gas as indispensable economic backbones is misleading. Conversely, a fully electrified scenario represents profound economic and resilience gains
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🔴 Australia has just approved another massive new gas export project.
The Barossa offshore gas project, operated by gas giant Santos, was today approved by NOPSEMA.
Barossa is one of the most polluting gas projects under development in Aus and will pay no royalties on the gas it extracts. #auspol
The Barossa offshore gas project, operated by gas giant Santos, was today approved by NOPSEMA.
Barossa is one of the most polluting gas projects under development in Aus and will pay no royalties on the gas it extracts. #auspol
Australia approves massive new gas export project - The Australia Institute
In the middle of an election campaign with a major focus on gas exports, Australia has just approved another massive new gas export project.
australiainstitute.org.au
April 22, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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“Never have we so hurt and mistreated our common home as we have in the last two hundred years. Reducing greenhouse gases requires honesty, courage and responsibility. Those who will have to suffer the consequences will not forget this failure of conscience and responsibility.” — Pope Francis
April 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
“Never have we so hurt and mistreated our common home as we have in the last two hundred years. Reducing greenhouse gases requires honesty, courage and responsibility. Those who will have to suffer the consequences will not forget this failure of conscience and responsibility.” — Pope Francis
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