John Lakey
@lakey10.bsky.social
Wine farmer, bewildered by acronyms, soon to be cheese maker, used to be Ray-Monde deux on the X, farmer at Ingliston, Victoria, Australia
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Pretty remarkable how high Australia sits on the scale for lifestyle carbon emissions globally - and how little this gets mentioned in domestic climate discourse.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Pretty remarkable how high Australia sits on the scale for lifestyle carbon emissions globally - and how little this gets mentioned in domestic climate discourse.
hotorcool.org/publications...
hotorcool.org/publications...
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$350 billion for Aukus submarines but we can’t afford 350 research jobs
A government that can’t bring itself to tax fossil fuel, big tech or any wealth properly but defunds its critical institutions is not a good government, sorry
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
$350 billion for Aukus submarines but we can’t afford 350 research jobs
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He’s not wrong, the former Science Minister*
*In the same Party as the current one!
(From Guardian Australia “live”)
*In the same Party as the current one!
(From Guardian Australia “live”)
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 AM
He’s not wrong, the former Science Minister*
*In the same Party as the current one!
(From Guardian Australia “live”)
*In the same Party as the current one!
(From Guardian Australia “live”)
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Ed is so good
‘Pry open the jaws of Treasury’ to fund CSIRO amid hundreds of job losses, Labor MP Ed Husic tells own party
‘Pry open the jaws of Treasury’ to fund CSIRO amid hundreds of job losses, Labor MP Ed Husic tells own party
Husic, who oversaw CSIRO cuts as the former science minister, said some in government see scientific agency funding as a ‘cost’ not an ‘investment’
Ed Husic has challenged his own government to “pry open the jaws of Treasury” to boost funding for Australia’s national scientific agency after it announced up to 350 research jobs would be cut to deal with an imminent budgetary cliff.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) announced on Wednesday it would look to cut between 300 and 350 research unit roles as part of efforts to narrow its research scope and address an ageing property portfolio in need of urgent modernisation. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Ed is so good
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The Govt has declared domestic violence a national emergency - now we need an emergency response.
One woman is killed every four days by a current or former partner. That is unacceptable
Read the full article at: www.mamamia.com.au/zali-stegall...
One woman is killed every four days by a current or former partner. That is unacceptable
Read the full article at: www.mamamia.com.au/zali-stegall...
November 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The Govt has declared domestic violence a national emergency - now we need an emergency response.
One woman is killed every four days by a current or former partner. That is unacceptable
Read the full article at: www.mamamia.com.au/zali-stegall...
One woman is killed every four days by a current or former partner. That is unacceptable
Read the full article at: www.mamamia.com.au/zali-stegall...
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The last time I wrote about this I copped the biggest whinge fest from the then (Labor) minister’s office about how they weren’t cutting the budget lol
That's more than 1,100 jobs lost at the CSIRO over the last two years.
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
CSIRO to slash hundreds of jobs in cost-saving drive
The staff association at the nation’s leading scientific research organisation says the latest round of cuts marks “a sad day for publicly funded science”.
www.smh.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The last time I wrote about this I copped the biggest whinge fest from the then (Labor) minister’s office about how they weren’t cutting the budget lol
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This is obscene.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO
Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
This is obscene.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
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True.
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
True.
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Any #pollinator visiting this Triggerplant will have far more to worry about than just being unexpectedly daubed with the plant’s pollen 🕷️
This Milky Flower Spider (Zygometis xanthogaster) is hoping for a tasty morsel
#ausinverts #ozflora #wildoz #spider #arachnid #inaturalist #nature
This Milky Flower Spider (Zygometis xanthogaster) is hoping for a tasty morsel
#ausinverts #ozflora #wildoz #spider #arachnid #inaturalist #nature
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Any #pollinator visiting this Triggerplant will have far more to worry about than just being unexpectedly daubed with the plant’s pollen 🕷️
This Milky Flower Spider (Zygometis xanthogaster) is hoping for a tasty morsel
#ausinverts #ozflora #wildoz #spider #arachnid #inaturalist #nature
This Milky Flower Spider (Zygometis xanthogaster) is hoping for a tasty morsel
#ausinverts #ozflora #wildoz #spider #arachnid #inaturalist #nature
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Schrödinger's mouse?? 🐭🌿🌱
Currently there are four Australian species, plants & animals, listed as nationally extinct despite them all being recently rediscovered… which means these species get no protection under our environmental laws
#auswildlife #wildoz #nature
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Currently there are four Australian species, plants & animals, listed as nationally extinct despite them all being recently rediscovered… which means these species get no protection under our environmental laws
#auswildlife #wildoz #nature
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
This tiny native mouse is legally considered both dead and alive
Animals and plants aren't automatically taken off most national and state extinct species list in Australia if they are rediscovered, leaving them without protection as threatened species.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Schrödinger's mouse?? 🐭🌿🌱
Currently there are four Australian species, plants & animals, listed as nationally extinct despite them all being recently rediscovered… which means these species get no protection under our environmental laws
#auswildlife #wildoz #nature
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Currently there are four Australian species, plants & animals, listed as nationally extinct despite them all being recently rediscovered… which means these species get no protection under our environmental laws
#auswildlife #wildoz #nature
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
The 'ol casa' is starting to look like a proper house
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The 'ol casa' is starting to look like a proper house
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I don't trust anyone who doesn't consult their pets when making important life decisions.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I don't trust anyone who doesn't consult their pets when making important life decisions.
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One thing the soviet system got right was its emphasis on the virtue of education as an end in itself. In my view education should be a right freely available up to degree level purely because of the net social benefit of an educated citizenry. Populism is driven above all by the poorly educated.
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
One thing the soviet system got right was its emphasis on the virtue of education as an end in itself. In my view education should be a right freely available up to degree level purely because of the net social benefit of an educated citizenry. Populism is driven above all by the poorly educated.
Terrible twin pet sneaking a feed from Dot. Typically, this theft would be treated with savage contempt but Dot is so tolerant.
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Terrible twin pet sneaking a feed from Dot. Typically, this theft would be treated with savage contempt but Dot is so tolerant.
I'm feeling like a Scottish crofter, I've no idea who won the cup, but I've fed the chooks, milked and fed the goats, fed the sheep and cows, cut firewood in this weird spring/summer and now in drinking reef wine listening to Irish trad music.... viva Australia
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I'm feeling like a Scottish crofter, I've no idea who won the cup, but I've fed the chooks, milked and fed the goats, fed the sheep and cows, cut firewood in this weird spring/summer and now in drinking reef wine listening to Irish trad music.... viva Australia
25mm in the gauge and more on the way.
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
25mm in the gauge and more on the way.
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South Korea President Lee made sure there was symbolism for gifting a Silla dynasty crown. 👑
A dementia 🍊 fool on the world stage will be treated as such.
A dementia 🍊 fool on the world stage will be treated as such.
November 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
South Korea President Lee made sure there was symbolism for gifting a Silla dynasty crown. 👑
A dementia 🍊 fool on the world stage will be treated as such.
A dementia 🍊 fool on the world stage will be treated as such.
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“Given that the low rate of income support payments keeps many families in poverty, reducing child poverty is not inherently complicated."
A polite way of saying: the Albanese govt is choosing to keep a million kids in #poverty.
That's a lot "left behind". #auspol
thepoint.com.au/news/251031-...
A polite way of saying: the Albanese govt is choosing to keep a million kids in #poverty.
That's a lot "left behind". #auspol
thepoint.com.au/news/251031-...
Poverty is a policy choice. Time for a new policy to bring a million Australian kids out of poverty
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
“Given that the low rate of income support payments keeps many families in poverty, reducing child poverty is not inherently complicated."
A polite way of saying: the Albanese govt is choosing to keep a million kids in #poverty.
That's a lot "left behind". #auspol
thepoint.com.au/news/251031-...
A polite way of saying: the Albanese govt is choosing to keep a million kids in #poverty.
That's a lot "left behind". #auspol
thepoint.com.au/news/251031-...
Melb cup day looks like it could be interesting...
October 28, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Melb cup day looks like it could be interesting...
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How many times do I have to say it, and how plainly? The US is no longer an ally, and is fast becoming a rogue state we will need to divorce ourselves entirely from.
US detains British commentator Hamdi in middle of national speaking tour reut.rs/4hwjEQv
US detains British commentator Hamdi in middle of national speaking tour
U.S. immigration authorities detained British commentator Sami Hamdi, revoked his visa and said he would be deported rather than allowed to complete his speaking tour in the United States, a Homeland Security official said on Sunday.
reut.rs
October 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
How many times do I have to say it, and how plainly? The US is no longer an ally, and is fast becoming a rogue state we will need to divorce ourselves entirely from.
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"Australia is also the first nation to surpass 1 GWh of utility battery capacity per million people, launching it into a league of its own, far ahead of China and the United States, each with less than 400 MWh per 1 million people."
Australia becomes world’s third-largest utility battery market
Australia has overtaken the United Kingdom to rank behind China and the United States in utility-scale battery capacity, with 14 GW/37 GWh of projects at or nearing financial close.
www.pv-magazine.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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RBA said market-sector jobs (those driven more by demand) had been the bulk of job growth in 2025... but the data says... errr wut?
thepoint.com.au/news/251024-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251024-...
October 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
RBA said market-sector jobs (those driven more by demand) had been the bulk of job growth in 2025... but the data says... errr wut?
thepoint.com.au/news/251024-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251024-...
I'm feeling a bit odd; I'm listening to cricket and the stove is burning to warm the house
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I'm feeling a bit odd; I'm listening to cricket and the stove is burning to warm the house
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PUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN
Barnaby Joyce in the news again🤮
Let’s remember, Oz is a country where BJ can “spend” $675,000 in expenses - no receipts - but less than three weeks on the ground while ‘drought envoy’
& he texted through his report!
No debate, no transparency, no resolution
We’re led by the corrupt & the greedy
Let’s remember, Oz is a country where BJ can “spend” $675,000 in expenses - no receipts - but less than three weeks on the ground while ‘drought envoy’
& he texted through his report!
No debate, no transparency, no resolution
We’re led by the corrupt & the greedy
October 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
PUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN