DiLawson 🇦🇺
@dilawson.bsky.social
Nanna to 5, Feminist, Committed to life long learning, team Harry & Meg, leadership trainer/coach & volunteer counsellor. Living on Gadigal land 🖤❤️💛
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What we need is criminalisation of astroturfing and other deliberate spreading of misinformation under false pretenses, with huge fines for corporates/organisations and platforms that allow it, and jail for individuals involved. Civilisation depends on it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
What we need is criminalisation of astroturfing and other deliberate spreading of misinformation under false pretenses, with huge fines for corporates/organisations and platforms that allow it, and jail for individuals involved. Civilisation depends on it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“violent abductions, gutting families, using tear gas around children, roughing up witnesses, ramming cars and even taking a day care teacher from her school…People are presumed guilty until proven innocent. It is not law enforcement; it is terror:”
"Please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong *** It is not law enforcement; it is terror."
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights
The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
“violent abductions, gutting families, using tear gas around children, roughing up witnesses, ramming cars and even taking a day care teacher from her school…People are presumed guilty until proven innocent. It is not law enforcement; it is terror:”
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Did he not learn from the last times…. ? Does he need tomatoes ? 🍅
#GVerse #BreakingNews #Shit4Brains was just viciously BOOED at the Washington Commanders - Detroit Lions game.
Incredible, Holy Cow!
Incredible, Holy Cow!
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Did he not learn from the last times…. ? Does he need tomatoes ? 🍅
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NSW Police fought tooth and nail to prevent a pro-Palestinian march across Sydney Harbor Bridge.
NSW Police allow neo-Nazis to rally.
NSW Police use their powers to beat-up/arrest peaceful pro-Palestinian activists.
NSW Police have no powers to stop neo-Nazis.
All cool and normal. #auspol
NSW Police allow neo-Nazis to rally.
NSW Police use their powers to beat-up/arrest peaceful pro-Palestinian activists.
NSW Police have no powers to stop neo-Nazis.
All cool and normal. #auspol
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
NSW Police fought tooth and nail to prevent a pro-Palestinian march across Sydney Harbor Bridge.
NSW Police allow neo-Nazis to rally.
NSW Police use their powers to beat-up/arrest peaceful pro-Palestinian activists.
NSW Police have no powers to stop neo-Nazis.
All cool and normal. #auspol
NSW Police allow neo-Nazis to rally.
NSW Police use their powers to beat-up/arrest peaceful pro-Palestinian activists.
NSW Police have no powers to stop neo-Nazis.
All cool and normal. #auspol
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Whether people accept reality or not … Australian society has moved beyond the Howard era … it’s moved well beyond the Menzies era … you can’t turn back time … to paraphrase Tolkien … the time of white dominance is passing … and the beginning of equality for all is here…
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Whether people accept reality or not … Australian society has moved beyond the Howard era … it’s moved well beyond the Menzies era … you can’t turn back time … to paraphrase Tolkien … the time of white dominance is passing … and the beginning of equality for all is here…
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Prince William is attending the Earthshot Prize, his most important event of the year, and this is the Daily Mail's front-page coverage.
MEGHAN
MEGHAN
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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The $402,000 Deloitte report was received by the government in January but has been kept confidential since then. (NW Shelf approval?)
It said while natural gas could serve as a "bridge" from other fossil fuels like coal to cleaner energy sources, it could also achieve the opposite effect.
#auspol
It said while natural gas could serve as a "bridge" from other fossil fuels like coal to cleaner energy sources, it could also achieve the opposite effect.
#auspol
A secret report undermines the WA government's claim that domestic gas production is helping the rest of the world decarbonise, while the state's own greenhouse gas emissions rise.
Secret report challenges government claim WA gas will help world decarbonise
A secret report undermines the WA government's claim that domestic gas production is helping the rest of the world decarbonise, while the state's own greenhouse gas emissions rise.
www.abc.net.au
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The $402,000 Deloitte report was received by the government in January but has been kept confidential since then. (NW Shelf approval?)
It said while natural gas could serve as a "bridge" from other fossil fuels like coal to cleaner energy sources, it could also achieve the opposite effect.
#auspol
It said while natural gas could serve as a "bridge" from other fossil fuels like coal to cleaner energy sources, it could also achieve the opposite effect.
#auspol
Didn’t wait long for the pushback “people will die” “Armageddon is upon us” I for one do not want to read anymore stories about wholesale energy price reduction if nothing in it for consumers! #Auspol
On the same day that energy retailers win a collective 2025 Choice "Shonky Award" for confusing and complicated pricing,
The electricity providers complain about the Labor govt's free solar to consumers.
#Priceless
#auspol
interestingengineering.com/energy/austr...
The electricity providers complain about the Labor govt's free solar to consumers.
#Priceless
#auspol
interestingengineering.com/energy/austr...
November 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Didn’t wait long for the pushback “people will die” “Armageddon is upon us” I for one do not want to read anymore stories about wholesale energy price reduction if nothing in it for consumers! #Auspol
I think it’s time for Australia to stop referring to the parties not in power as the opposition. Opposing everything because ….. nothing, is not helpful for the country. #Auspol
A big thanks to those that dug into the Nationals decision to drop net zero and discovered it was based on “research” from the Coal Australia lobby group.
#auspol
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#auspol
www.aemo.com.au/-/media/file...
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I think it’s time for Australia to stop referring to the parties not in power as the opposition. Opposing everything because ….. nothing, is not helpful for the country. #Auspol
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"Dr Goldie said there was something 'deeply wrong with this system' and called for more to be done to tackle #inequality and #poverty, describing the current income support payments as 'an absolute disgrace'.” #auspol
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
Poverty is not inevitable, it’s a policy choice, social sector leaders tell Canberra”
Anglicare Australia has described the nation’s $7 billion employment services program as a waste of money, arguing the funds would be better used to create secure, lasting jobs.
thepoint.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Dr Goldie said there was something 'deeply wrong with this system' and called for more to be done to tackle #inequality and #poverty, describing the current income support payments as 'an absolute disgrace'.” #auspol
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
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"I saw at first hand that a governor-general, justices of the High Court, and subsequently the Queen and her advisors were untrustworthy. They were deceitful. And the abuse of power by the Murdoch group continues." Compulsory reading by @johnmenadue.com #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The second Dismissal – the loans affair and meetings with Kerr
The second part in a series of first-hand accounts of the Dismissal, from the man who was there: John Menadue.
johnmenadue.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"I saw at first hand that a governor-general, justices of the High Court, and subsequently the Queen and her advisors were untrustworthy. They were deceitful. And the abuse of power by the Murdoch group continues." Compulsory reading by @johnmenadue.com #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
@nswtransport.bsky.social needs to explain why the 5.28am bus is on time as I leave the house at 5.23 but when I get to bus stop at 5.26 it is now 5mins late? Sorry to be crabby but there is no traffic and is it being tracked or not? #WorkDayBlues
November 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
@nswtransport.bsky.social needs to explain why the 5.28am bus is on time as I leave the house at 5.23 but when I get to bus stop at 5.26 it is now 5mins late? Sorry to be crabby but there is no traffic and is it being tracked or not? #WorkDayBlues
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BHP will transfer 3,700 hectares of land at the Mt Arthur coal mine to a neighbouring mining company looking to expand its operations, raising questions about its promise to close the mine by 2030.
BHP accused of backflipping on closure of NSW's biggest coal mine
BHP will transfer 3,700 hectares of land at the Mt Arthur coal mine to a neighbouring mining company looking to expand its operations, raising questions about its promise to close the mine by 2030.
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Who would have thunk it? energy retailers will have to be directed to pass on benefits of reduced wholesale energy prices to consumers. #ALP #Auspol No backflips - don’t give into corporate greed. 👇
Australian Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power
three hours a day.
I am with OVO-Energy and I am enjoying the three hours of free energy already - every day, rain or shine, summer or winter 365 days a year. #energytransition #electrifythis #everythingelectricAus #Auspol
three hours a day.
I am with OVO-Energy and I am enjoying the three hours of free energy already - every day, rain or shine, summer or winter 365 days a year. #energytransition #electrifythis #everythingelectricAus #Auspol
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
November 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Lets be clear, the National Party attracts a lot more media attention than it does voter attention - Richard Dennis on ABC.
November 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Lets be clear, the National Party attracts a lot more media attention than it does voter attention - Richard Dennis on ABC.
Worth repeating #ClimateCrisis #Auspol
just six climate strategies can reduce emissions in high-polluting sectors and help families and communities prepare for, and cope with, the threats of global warming. #auspol #environment
Environment: Six strategies will simultaneously reduce emissions and help communities prepare
Six broad strategies will tackle the root causes of climate change and help groups prepare for the consequences of global warming. Environmentally sustainable aircraft are slow to take off. Local governments can take a lead in promoting biodiversity.
johnmenadue.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Worth repeating #ClimateCrisis #Auspol
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So it seems saving #medicare without URGENT #ClimateAction may not be possible. #auspol
@albomp.bsky.social
@markbutlermp.bsky.social
@albomp.bsky.social
@markbutlermp.bsky.social
A major health report reveals that millions of people are dying needlessly every year due to fossil fuel over-reliance & failure to act on climate.
🌡️ Heat-related mortality up by 63% since the 90s
🔥154,000 deaths linked to exposure to wildfire smoke in 2024
🦟Dengue transmission up 49% since the 50s
🌡️ Heat-related mortality up by 63% since the 90s
🔥154,000 deaths linked to exposure to wildfire smoke in 2024
🦟Dengue transmission up 49% since the 50s
2025 Report Visual Summary - Lancet Countdown
lancetcountdown.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
So it seems saving #medicare without URGENT #ClimateAction may not be possible. #auspol
@albomp.bsky.social
@markbutlermp.bsky.social
@albomp.bsky.social
@markbutlermp.bsky.social
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Australia has one of the worst rates of deforestation globally. For every 100 ha of native woodland cleared, about 2000 birds, 15,000 reptiles & 500 native mammals will die.
The law is meant to safeguard our wildlife & planet.
End the loopholes in the EPBC Act.
#ClimateChange #Auspol
The law is meant to safeguard our wildlife & planet.
End the loopholes in the EPBC Act.
#ClimateChange #Auspol
More than 100 scientists and researchers have called on Environment Minister Murray Watt to ensure that Australia's new nature laws close loopholes that allow unchecked deforestation—especially in the Great Barrier Reef catchment.
www.greenpeace.org.au/submission/c...
www.greenpeace.org.au/submission/c...
Close Major Deforestation Loopholes in the EPBC Act - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
To the Prime Minister, Federal Environment Minister, and Members of the Albanese Government. As researchers who study, document and work to recover Australia’s plants and animals, insects and ecosyste...
www.greenpeace.org.au
October 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Australia has one of the worst rates of deforestation globally. For every 100 ha of native woodland cleared, about 2000 birds, 15,000 reptiles & 500 native mammals will die.
The law is meant to safeguard our wildlife & planet.
End the loopholes in the EPBC Act.
#ClimateChange #Auspol
The law is meant to safeguard our wildlife & planet.
End the loopholes in the EPBC Act.
#ClimateChange #Auspol
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There is one single tune playing on repeat when it comes to carbon capture and storage: massive promise, then total failure, followed by more massive promise, on repeat.
Google’s carbon capture bullshit proves big tech is speed-running the greenwashing gauntlet
www.crikey.com.au
October 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
There is one single tune playing on repeat when it comes to carbon capture and storage: massive promise, then total failure, followed by more massive promise, on repeat.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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It’s all going on for Social Housing at #Marrickville Town Hall. Locals marching to demand better social housing policy #Auspol
October 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
It’s all going on for Social Housing at #Marrickville Town Hall. Locals marching to demand better social housing policy #Auspol