Heather Meyer 🦘
@heathermeyer.bsky.social
Retired Australian educator. Live in rural Victoria, on unceded Waywurru country. Passions - ecology, climate, social justice and politics. No DMs.
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Closed crossings, preventing the delivery of medicine and food. Winter rains and cold leave the people of Gaza exposed to the elements. The bombing and killing continue; only the global movement against this genocide has ceased. This was the objective of the agreement.
#eyesongaza #itsnotaceeasfire
#eyesongaza #itsnotaceeasfire
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Closed crossings, preventing the delivery of medicine and food. Winter rains and cold leave the people of Gaza exposed to the elements. The bombing and killing continue; only the global movement against this genocide has ceased. This was the objective of the agreement.
#eyesongaza #itsnotaceeasfire
#eyesongaza #itsnotaceeasfire
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READ: The devastation in Gaza is not just genocide but also ecocide - the intentional destruction of the ecology. Israel’s assault shows how settler-colonial violence is tied to environmental harm, and why climate justice depends on Palestinian liberation. mondoweiss.net/2025/09/ecoc...
Ecocide, Imperialism and Palestine Liberation
The devastation in Gaza is not just genocide but also ecocide - the intentional destruction of the ecology. Israel’s assault shows how settler-colonial violence is tied to environmental harm, and why…
mondoweiss.net
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
READ: The devastation in Gaza is not just genocide but also ecocide - the intentional destruction of the ecology. Israel’s assault shows how settler-colonial violence is tied to environmental harm, and why climate justice depends on Palestinian liberation. mondoweiss.net/2025/09/ecoc...
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As usual those who have a moral sense are the ones punished while the perpetrators and corrupt go free.
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
As usual those who have a moral sense are the ones punished while the perpetrators and corrupt go free.
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I wonder what Barnaby Joyce and all the other foes of wind farms would have said about all these poles and wires. Ugly? Or very useful, so get over it?
@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social @adammorton.bsky.social @readfearn.bsky.social
@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social @adammorton.bsky.social @readfearn.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I wonder what Barnaby Joyce and all the other foes of wind farms would have said about all these poles and wires. Ugly? Or very useful, so get over it?
@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social @adammorton.bsky.social @readfearn.bsky.social
@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social @adammorton.bsky.social @readfearn.bsky.social
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Nicolette Boele MP says the cross bench is the real opposition because they have legitimate stances and hold the government to account
Totally agree 💯
Totally agree 💯
The Liberal Party has dropped their net zero targets. I'm beyond dissapointed.
YouTube video by Nicolette Boele
youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Nicolette Boele MP says the cross bench is the real opposition because they have legitimate stances and hold the government to account
Totally agree 💯
Totally agree 💯
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Costs of damage caused by climate change, that is
One of the consequences of the timing of this self-destructive, immoral decision, is that the Coalition now has 30 long months to watch the green energy transition continue to prosper and the household, community and economic costs to pile up.
It should be an agonising experience for them
It should be an agonising experience for them
Breaking: ineffectual political grouping does something asinine with zero real world impact.
More in our main bulletin.
More in our main bulletin.
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Costs of damage caused by climate change, that is
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Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people set to be signed in Victoria
About time! It only took 237 years. #auspol Why not federal treaty? Why only at state level?
About time! It only took 237 years. #auspol Why not federal treaty? Why only at state level?
Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people set to become law in Victoria
Victoria's first treaty with Aboriginal people will today be signed by members of the Aboriginal community, the premier and state governor.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people set to be signed in Victoria
About time! It only took 237 years. #auspol Why not federal treaty? Why only at state level?
About time! It only took 237 years. #auspol Why not federal treaty? Why only at state level?
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ABC are classic for it. 'It's a choice of two'. How often are Greens and Indies given substantial and meaningful airtime, and without tired tropes being thrown at them?
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
ABC are classic for it. 'It's a choice of two'. How often are Greens and Indies given substantial and meaningful airtime, and without tired tropes being thrown at them?
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But they’re too young for social media…make it make sense www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Possible life sentences for children under Victorian crime crackdown
Children aged 14 and above will face adult sentences in adult courts if caught committing violent crimes such as home invasions, in sweeping new reforms by the Allan government.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
But they’re too young for social media…make it make sense www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Australia making massive progress in #RenewableEnergy. Ever less reason to support #fossilfuels.
#transition
#auspol
#wapol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#transition
#auspol
#wapol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Free power as wind farms grind to a halt. What’s happening?
Mountains of clean power are regularly "wasted" as Australia's energy system evolves. But a large amount of battery storage is waiting in the wings, ready to soak it up.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Australia making massive progress in #RenewableEnergy. Ever less reason to support #fossilfuels.
#transition
#auspol
#wapol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#transition
#auspol
#wapol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Great Q
Special Envoy to combat antisemitism, Jillian Segal has a fully staffed office in Parliament to speak truth to power.
Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, doesn't appear to have his own dedicated office with staff there.
& First People of Australia have no voice & no office.
Why?
Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, doesn't appear to have his own dedicated office with staff there.
& First People of Australia have no voice & no office.
Why?
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Great Q
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Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of Sir John Kerr's dismissal of democratically elected Labor fedgovt.
Kerr, QEII, Prince Charles, Opp'n Leader Malcolm Fraser & others hv bn blamed for it.
You won't hear or read anything like this insider's story:
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Kerr, QEII, Prince Charles, Opp'n Leader Malcolm Fraser & others hv bn blamed for it.
You won't hear or read anything like this insider's story:
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The Dismissal, the role of the CIA, MI6 and Austral Americans
I was familiar with many of the events leading to the Dismissal on 11 November 1975. That knowledge was greatly increased by Professor Jenny Hocking with her long and successful campaign to have the P...
johnmenadue.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of Sir John Kerr's dismissal of democratically elected Labor fedgovt.
Kerr, QEII, Prince Charles, Opp'n Leader Malcolm Fraser & others hv bn blamed for it.
You won't hear or read anything like this insider's story:
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Kerr, QEII, Prince Charles, Opp'n Leader Malcolm Fraser & others hv bn blamed for it.
You won't hear or read anything like this insider's story:
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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The people’s victory: What does Mamdani’s win really mean for Australia? It means that the same again in politics isn’t going to work, and things really to change. The Monday Essay from New Politics. READ, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE! @dlew919.bsky.social #AUSPOL open.substack.com/pub/newpolit...
The people’s victory: What Mamdani’s win really means
The moment of this political victory won’t last forever, but it will be enough to remind us that politics, at its best, still belongs to the people.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The people’s victory: What does Mamdani’s win really mean for Australia? It means that the same again in politics isn’t going to work, and things really to change. The Monday Essay from New Politics. READ, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE! @dlew919.bsky.social #AUSPOL open.substack.com/pub/newpolit...
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Humans forget that we too are animals, & that we only survived thru eons on this planet because of the “Goldilocks Zone”. If we continue to increase temperatures, that “just right” zone will become unliveable, not just for Amazon’s dolphins but for most/all of us.
Act now to cut emissions.
Act now to cut emissions.
Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study
Droughts and heatwaves causing water in some areas to reach 41C, killing fish and endangered dolphins, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Humans forget that we too are animals, & that we only survived thru eons on this planet because of the “Goldilocks Zone”. If we continue to increase temperatures, that “just right” zone will become unliveable, not just for Amazon’s dolphins but for most/all of us.
Act now to cut emissions.
Act now to cut emissions.
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1/2 The pattern is clear. Whether it's
- ATO call centres
- welfare debt collection
- employment services
- aged care
- childcare....
*Every* time governments have contracted out or privatized public services; the result is poor quality and worse outcomes.
But neoliberals never learn. #auspol
- ATO call centres
- welfare debt collection
- employment services
- aged care
- childcare....
*Every* time governments have contracted out or privatized public services; the result is poor quality and worse outcomes.
But neoliberals never learn. #auspol
‘Set up to fail’: ATO outsourcing to private call centres focused on boosting profit not helping Australians
‘Set up to fail’: ATO outsourcing to private call centres focused on boosting profit not helping Australians
Consumer advocates raise significant concerns as union says contractors use lower-paid staff to boost profit
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The Australian Taxation Office has outsourced thousands of call centre roles to private operators that pay workers significantly less than public servants and use call targets that can leave vulnerable taxpayers exposed, Guardian Australia can reveal.
The call centre contracts are shared between US private equity-owned Probe Operations, the Nasdaq-listed Concentrix Services and British multinational Serco and are collectively worth $316.5m, according to analysis of government tenders. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
1/2 The pattern is clear. Whether it's
- ATO call centres
- welfare debt collection
- employment services
- aged care
- childcare....
*Every* time governments have contracted out or privatized public services; the result is poor quality and worse outcomes.
But neoliberals never learn. #auspol
- ATO call centres
- welfare debt collection
- employment services
- aged care
- childcare....
*Every* time governments have contracted out or privatized public services; the result is poor quality and worse outcomes.
But neoliberals never learn. #auspol
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I'm sure it's just a coincidence...
publicintegrity.org.au/labor-rakes-...
www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05...
publicintegrity.org.au/labor-rakes-...
www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05...
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I'm sure it's just a coincidence...
publicintegrity.org.au/labor-rakes-...
www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05...
publicintegrity.org.au/labor-rakes-...
www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05...
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“You’re basically saying you can trade koalas with a land snail in Tasmania or a small plant in north Queensland.” - Prof Brendan Wintle @biodivcouncil.bsky.social
What's wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's environmental law reforms 👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... -@lisacox.bsky.social
What's wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's environmental law reforms 👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... -@lisacox.bsky.social
Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned
Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“You’re basically saying you can trade koalas with a land snail in Tasmania or a small plant in north Queensland.” - Prof Brendan Wintle @biodivcouncil.bsky.social
What's wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's environmental law reforms 👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... -@lisacox.bsky.social
What's wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's environmental law reforms 👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... -@lisacox.bsky.social
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Abandoning net zero would jeopardise the health of rural and remote Australians www.croakey.org/abandoning-n... #publichealth
Abandoning net zero would jeopardise the health of rural and remote Australians
www.croakey.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Abandoning net zero would jeopardise the health of rural and remote Australians www.croakey.org/abandoning-n... #publichealth
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uh i would say it's mildly alarming that the Trump administration is using its sanction powers to compel tech companies into taking its critics offline.
First, the ICC's chief investigator says he was blocked from his Microsoft-hosted email after US sanctions. Now, this
First, the ICC's chief investigator says he was blocked from his Microsoft-hosted email after US sanctions. Now, this
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
uh i would say it's mildly alarming that the Trump administration is using its sanction powers to compel tech companies into taking its critics offline.
First, the ICC's chief investigator says he was blocked from his Microsoft-hosted email after US sanctions. Now, this
First, the ICC's chief investigator says he was blocked from his Microsoft-hosted email after US sanctions. Now, this
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'In Australia...Ministers for the Environment are also there to speak up for environmental exploitation, and that needs to change."
- Bob Brown unpacks just some of the issues with proposed changes to our environment laws #auspol
- Bob Brown unpacks just some of the issues with proposed changes to our environment laws #auspol
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 AM
'In Australia...Ministers for the Environment are also there to speak up for environmental exploitation, and that needs to change."
- Bob Brown unpacks just some of the issues with proposed changes to our environment laws #auspol
- Bob Brown unpacks just some of the issues with proposed changes to our environment laws #auspol
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A statistic that continues to live rent free in my mind: half of all international shipping is just moving fossil fuels around.
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
A statistic that continues to live rent free in my mind: half of all international shipping is just moving fossil fuels around.