Lou Pollard
@loupollard.bsky.social
I like to sing. mama, writer, cat herder; book addict, casual thespian: 10 Pound Poms, Bump, The Last Anniversary
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Some extremely strong words on the gas industry by Mike Rann speaking at the @australiainstitute.org.au’s Hugh Saddler Memorial Lecture
thepoint.com.au/news/251116-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251116-...
Gas lobby using tobacco tactics, former SA Premier warns
The fossil fuel sector is using “tobacco industry tactics” to maintain a bipartisan commitment to supporting gas expansion in Australia, former South Ausralian Labor Premier Mike Rann has said.
thepoint.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Some extremely strong words on the gas industry by Mike Rann speaking at the @australiainstitute.org.au’s Hugh Saddler Memorial Lecture
thepoint.com.au/news/251116-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251116-...
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In essence, via tax exemption status, Australian taxpayers subsidise the operations of anarchist right wing propaganda outfits like the so-called Institute of Public Affairs and, presumedly, Advance.
This outfit shields donors, like Gina Rinehart, but is the public mouthpiece for their views
#auspol
This outfit shields donors, like Gina Rinehart, but is the public mouthpiece for their views
#auspol
November 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
In essence, via tax exemption status, Australian taxpayers subsidise the operations of anarchist right wing propaganda outfits like the so-called Institute of Public Affairs and, presumedly, Advance.
This outfit shields donors, like Gina Rinehart, but is the public mouthpiece for their views
#auspol
This outfit shields donors, like Gina Rinehart, but is the public mouthpiece for their views
#auspol
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A smart govt - or even one with a PM who had a desire to do anything - would be using the LNP rabble to put in place every fucking thing they wanted.
Problem is Albanese doesn’t seem to want anything other than power.
Problem is Albanese doesn’t seem to want anything other than power.
Good column by Sean Kelly on the ALP needing to not waste the idiocy of the Libs
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
You thought climate was a Coalition problem, but Albanese may rue his enemy’s low ebb
Before Labor becomes too smug, it should heed the warning of its president, Wayne Swan: Complacency is “the handmaiden of decline”.
www.smh.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A smart govt - or even one with a PM who had a desire to do anything - would be using the LNP rabble to put in place every fucking thing they wanted.
Problem is Albanese doesn’t seem to want anything other than power.
Problem is Albanese doesn’t seem to want anything other than power.
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Ok, some Irish curses in Gaelic...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=47qU...
and, my work here is done...
#IrishCurses
#Gaelic
#DoneMyWorkIz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=47qU...
and, my work here is done...
#IrishCurses
#Gaelic
#DoneMyWorkIz
5 Irish Curses
YouTube video by Sadie Dingfelder
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Ok, some Irish curses in Gaelic...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=47qU...
and, my work here is done...
#IrishCurses
#Gaelic
#DoneMyWorkIz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=47qU...
and, my work here is done...
#IrishCurses
#Gaelic
#DoneMyWorkIz
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A reminder to please teach the kids in your life, we don't approach or touch or talk to any service dog in harness. That dog is working and we don't distract it. And also for adults: don't take the arm of or otherwise touch another human without asking if you're required. #blind #lowvision
November 16, 2025 at 6:15 AM
A reminder to please teach the kids in your life, we don't approach or touch or talk to any service dog in harness. That dog is working and we don't distract it. And also for adults: don't take the arm of or otherwise touch another human without asking if you're required. #blind #lowvision
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Editorial: It takes a heroic effort to make Scott Morrison look credible on climate change, but somehow Sussan Ley has managed it. satpa.pe/GcCPbkd satpa.pe/GcCPbkd
Zero sense
Sussan Ley says she’s not worried about upsetting “people in Paris”. It’s a neat way of explaining how little she understands the Paris Agreement, a failure of comprehension so great she seems to believe it’s a treaty with France. The misapprehension captures the cow-eyed stupidity of the Liberal Party’s position on climate change and of the people who argued for it.
satpa.pe
November 16, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Editorial: It takes a heroic effort to make Scott Morrison look credible on climate change, but somehow Sussan Ley has managed it. satpa.pe/GcCPbkd satpa.pe/GcCPbkd
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It really needs to emphasised as strongly as possible:
Do not eat Tasmanian farmed salmon.
Do not eat Tasmanian farmed salmon.
Lobster fishery off Bruny Island in TAS closed on eve of the opening of fishing season due to antibiotic use by the salmon farms.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
Crayfish Closure Follows Salmon Antibiotic Deployment - Tasmanian Times
The commercial rock lobster fishery south of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel is now closed effective 15 November 2025
tasmaniantimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM
It really needs to emphasised as strongly as possible:
Do not eat Tasmanian farmed salmon.
Do not eat Tasmanian farmed salmon.
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The Coalition is spinning a lie that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? | Zoe Daniel
The Coalition is spinning a lie that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? | Zoe Daniel
In this post-truth environment, the interests of coal and gas are somehow able to win the hearts and minds of voters
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During the last parliament I negotiated an amendment to the Climate Change Act to lock in Australia’s carbon emissions target as a floor – not a ceiling.
I did it to promote government ambition to exceed the target and, having covered the first Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement, to provide a legislative buffer against backsliding by a future Australian government. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Coalition is spinning a lie that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? | Zoe Daniel
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Biodiversity offsets failed to protect habitat in NSW. Now federal Labor is about to make the same mistakes, critics warn
Biodiversity offsets failed to protect habitat in NSW. Now federal Labor is about to make the same mistakes, critics warn
Offsets were meant to be a last resort for mitigating environmental damage from development projects, but rapidly became the default
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The federal government risks repeating grievous mistakes made in NSW with its proposals to change the way developers compensate for damage to the environment, scientists and legal experts have warned.
As the Coalition tears itself apart again over climate, Labor’s plan to overhaul biodiversity offsets – and nature laws more broadly – has coasted under the radar with comparatively little scrutiny. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Biodiversity offsets failed to protect habitat in NSW. Now federal Labor is about to make the same mistakes, critics warn
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Irrelevant to the framing of net zero is the science, writes Paul Bongiorno. Without rapid emissions cuts in Australia and globally, catastrophic heating is inevitable. Ditching net zero sends a clear signal that you’re ignoring, or denying, that reality. satpa.pe/JpmhEWe
The political cost of keeping the lights on
satpa.pe
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Irrelevant to the framing of net zero is the science, writes Paul Bongiorno. Without rapid emissions cuts in Australia and globally, catastrophic heating is inevitable. Ditching net zero sends a clear signal that you’re ignoring, or denying, that reality. satpa.pe/JpmhEWe
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Elegy. Blind Musician
Mikhail Nesterov, 1928
Mikhail Nesterov, 1928
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Elegy. Blind Musician
Mikhail Nesterov, 1928
Mikhail Nesterov, 1928
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👋 Hey #auspol! What's up?!
Quick 🧵
It's not time for us to fully reanimate yet, but looks like we'll clearly be needed for the next election, 'cause there's no way Liberals will try to get this "No #NetZero" thing over the line without A PACK OF LIES. (Probably recycled?)
#factcheck #AusVotes2028
Quick 🧵
It's not time for us to fully reanimate yet, but looks like we'll clearly be needed for the next election, 'cause there's no way Liberals will try to get this "No #NetZero" thing over the line without A PACK OF LIES. (Probably recycled?)
#factcheck #AusVotes2028
IT'S HERE!
Liberal Lies Collector Card #6:
"Renewables are driving up power bills"
The Truth?
Electricity is expensive because of surging fossil fuel prices.
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Liberal Lies Collector Card #6:
"Renewables are driving up power bills"
The Truth?
Electricity is expensive because of surging fossil fuel prices.
🔄 Repost to share the truth
💾 Save now to quickly share
👇 See thread for extra details
➕ Follow for more!
#auspol #factcheck #AusVotes2025
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
👋 Hey #auspol! What's up?!
Quick 🧵
It's not time for us to fully reanimate yet, but looks like we'll clearly be needed for the next election, 'cause there's no way Liberals will try to get this "No #NetZero" thing over the line without A PACK OF LIES. (Probably recycled?)
#factcheck #AusVotes2028
Quick 🧵
It's not time for us to fully reanimate yet, but looks like we'll clearly be needed for the next election, 'cause there's no way Liberals will try to get this "No #NetZero" thing over the line without A PACK OF LIES. (Probably recycled?)
#factcheck #AusVotes2028
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Carly Simon Reveals the Truth Behind "You're So Vain"
YouTube video by AXS TV
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Studies show that kindness may help reduce stress, ease physical pain, fight loneliness, and stay healthy for longer.
Is being kind good for your health? Science suggests yes
Studies show that kindness may help reduce stress, ease physical pain, fight loneliness, and stay healthy for longer.
l.euronews.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Studies show that kindness may help reduce stress, ease physical pain, fight loneliness, and stay healthy for longer.
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Anyone else noticed how Nazi rallies get the go-ahead fairly easily from state governments, then the horrified public reaction is weaponised to pass anti-protest laws, which are then used to quash anti-genocide dissent and justify police assaults on small brown women? You picking up on this, too??
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Anyone else noticed how Nazi rallies get the go-ahead fairly easily from state governments, then the horrified public reaction is weaponised to pass anti-protest laws, which are then used to quash anti-genocide dissent and justify police assaults on small brown women? You picking up on this, too??
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like romeo, the liberal party has taken its own political life after believing a fatal lie — that net zero policies have driven up power prices.
a once-serious party undone by reckless ignorance.
a once-serious party undone by reckless ignorance.
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
like romeo, the liberal party has taken its own political life after believing a fatal lie — that net zero policies have driven up power prices.
a once-serious party undone by reckless ignorance.
a once-serious party undone by reckless ignorance.
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Another example of the failures and dangers of deregulation, privatisation, inadequate oversight and effective registration of providers.
TAFE was sacrificed on the altar of neoliberal greed and ideology. Governments need to prosecute the shonks and increase TAFE funding.
TAFE was sacrificed on the altar of neoliberal greed and ideology. Governments need to prosecute the shonks and increase TAFE funding.
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Another example of the failures and dangers of deregulation, privatisation, inadequate oversight and effective registration of providers.
TAFE was sacrificed on the altar of neoliberal greed and ideology. Governments need to prosecute the shonks and increase TAFE funding.
TAFE was sacrificed on the altar of neoliberal greed and ideology. Governments need to prosecute the shonks and increase TAFE funding.