Michelle Petterson
@michelletp.bsky.social
Atheist, HCW 🦷 MPH student. 🍉
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Growing up in Australia we were told BHP was "The Big Australian".
In Brazil, the collapse of the Fundao dam in Mariana killed 19 people, left thousands homeless, flooded forests & polluted the length of the Doce River. michaelwest.com.au/bhp-liable-f...
In Brazil, the collapse of the Fundao dam in Mariana killed 19 people, left thousands homeless, flooded forests & polluted the length of the Doce River. michaelwest.com.au/bhp-liable-f...
BHP liable for 2015 Brazil dam collapse, UK court rules - Michael West
BHP can be held liable over the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court has ruled.
michaelwest.com.au
November 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Growing up in Australia we were told BHP was "The Big Australian".
In Brazil, the collapse of the Fundao dam in Mariana killed 19 people, left thousands homeless, flooded forests & polluted the length of the Doce River. michaelwest.com.au/bhp-liable-f...
In Brazil, the collapse of the Fundao dam in Mariana killed 19 people, left thousands homeless, flooded forests & polluted the length of the Doce River. michaelwest.com.au/bhp-liable-f...
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If you think your values don’t permit banning Nazis as a political entity, you either don’t understand your values or your values are wrong.
All decent worldviews have space for banning Nazis.
All decent worldviews have space for banning Nazis.
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
If you think your values don’t permit banning Nazis as a political entity, you either don’t understand your values or your values are wrong.
All decent worldviews have space for banning Nazis.
All decent worldviews have space for banning Nazis.
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Huge kudos to the SMH for the way they’ve covered this story. It’s been a massive news week, but they didn’t let anything knock this off the front page.
We CANNOT allow Nazism to return to power.
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
We CANNOT allow Nazism to return to power.
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
The chilling story we’ve thrown everything at covering
I believe it is the media’s job to call out white supremacists and make sure the public knows how serious the threat is.
www.smh.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Huge kudos to the SMH for the way they’ve covered this story. It’s been a massive news week, but they didn’t let anything knock this off the front page.
We CANNOT allow Nazism to return to power.
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
We CANNOT allow Nazism to return to power.
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
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Jeffrey Epstein coached Steve Bannon on political messaging during 2018 pro-Trump media campaign
"Bannon did not reply to multiple requests for comment from the Guardian" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Bannon did not reply to multiple requests for comment from the Guardian" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon during 2018 pro-Trump media campaign
Text messages released by US House show convicted sex offender coaching Maga influencer on political messaging
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Jeffrey Epstein coached Steve Bannon on political messaging during 2018 pro-Trump media campaign
"Bannon did not reply to multiple requests for comment from the Guardian" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Bannon did not reply to multiple requests for comment from the Guardian" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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By me: One in every 25 participants at Cop30 is a fossil fuel lobbyist, outnumbering every country delegation apart from Brazil, and as Indigenous peoples struggle to get a seat at the table
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
By me: One in every 25 participants at Cop30 is a fossil fuel lobbyist, outnumbering every country delegation apart from Brazil, and as Indigenous peoples struggle to get a seat at the table
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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new from me. more to come. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon during 2018 pro-Trump media campaign
Text messages released by US House show convicted sex offender coaching Maga influencer on political messaging
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
new from me. more to come. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Matthew Gruter, a senior member of the National Socialist Network, is a South African national who works for a major engineering firm that has held contracts with the Australian Defence Department and the NSW government. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Engineer. Teacher. Postie: The neo-Nazis who rallied in Sydney
Those who gathered on Saturday include a personal trainer, an English-as-a-second-language teacher and a former bar manager who is facing DV charges.
www.smh.com.au
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Matthew Gruter, a senior member of the National Socialist Network, is a South African national who works for a major engineering firm that has held contracts with the Australian Defence Department and the NSW government. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
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Here’s your annual reminder that the housing crisis is a women’s issue.
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Here’s your annual reminder that the housing crisis is a women’s issue.
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The Political Science is IN- my #NetZero #Climate cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Who’ll be the real winner of the Coalition’s net zero battle? | Fiona Katauskas
Certainly not the climate
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The Political Science is IN- my #NetZero #Climate cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The worst person in the world just got worser
Linda Reynolds is suing the Commonwealth and its lawyers over the handling of Brittany Higgins' $2.4 million compensation settlement, yet has removed specific allegations against the former Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.
Allegations against ex-Attorney-General removed from Reynolds' lawsuit against Commonwealth
Linda Reynolds is suing the Commonwealth and its lawyers over the handling of Brittany Higgins' $2.4 million compensation settlement, yet has removed specific allegations against the former Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The worst person in the world just got worser
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Adam Morton writes on the spectacular nonsense of the Coalition’s internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The spectacular nonsense of the Coalition’s internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target | Clear air
The public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Adam Morton writes on the spectacular nonsense of the Coalition’s internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ah yes fossil fuels: increasingly being shipped through narrow, vulnerable and extremely unreliable chokepoints.
Definitely the thing we need to increase reliance upon for Energy Security™
Definitely the thing we need to increase reliance upon for Energy Security™
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Ah yes fossil fuels: increasingly being shipped through narrow, vulnerable and extremely unreliable chokepoints.
Definitely the thing we need to increase reliance upon for Energy Security™
Definitely the thing we need to increase reliance upon for Energy Security™
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It is a great thing that wind and solar got cheap, but jeez, it just takes one despot to undo the effect
The Trump admin seems set to force two Colorado coal plants to stay open past their planned closure this year, even as the costs of keeping an aging, unnecessary Michigan coal plant running through the summer top $80M. Are more must-run orders coming?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
#energysky
Trump’s DOE may soon force more coal plants to stay open
Colorado coal plants are likely to face DOE orders to keep running past planned closure dates, even as the costs of keeping an old Michigan plant open…
www.canarymedia.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It is a great thing that wind and solar got cheap, but jeez, it just takes one despot to undo the effect
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Knew about the girls www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
‘He knew about the girls’: New Epstein emails allege Trump was aware of conduct
The Epstein case could take over Washington once again, after new emails released by Democrats allege Trump knew about Epstein’s conduct.
www.smh.com.au
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Knew about the girls www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
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Given that the Coalition is going to go all out on linking rising power prices to Net Zero and parts of our media are going to help foster this belief, this is an important, clarifying read.
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Given that the Coalition is going to go all out on linking rising power prices to Net Zero and parts of our media are going to help foster this belief, this is an important, clarifying read.
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Sussan Ley in 2021 … her electorate of Farrer is a renewables powerhouse.
www.themonthly.com.au/september-20...
www.themonthly.com.au/september-20...
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Sussan Ley in 2021 … her electorate of Farrer is a renewables powerhouse.
www.themonthly.com.au/september-20...
www.themonthly.com.au/september-20...
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Every single company, government or individual celebrating the IEA's new fossil-explosion scenario is also celebrating the heating of earth by three bloody degrees:
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Every single company, government or individual celebrating the IEA's new fossil-explosion scenario is also celebrating the heating of earth by three bloody degrees:
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The Greens are calling on APRA to step in & stop the skyrocketing property investor lending that is fueling the housing crisis. New ABS data shows investor lending has jumped by 12.3% while first-home buyer loans have risen by just 0.9%. Who's buying all the houses? Investors. 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The Greens are calling on APRA to step in & stop the skyrocketing property investor lending that is fueling the housing crisis. New ABS data shows investor lending has jumped by 12.3% while first-home buyer loans have risen by just 0.9%. Who's buying all the houses? Investors. 🧵
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In an Australia first, I used FOI to get the AI chat logs of Australia's top national security bureaucrat.
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
In an Australia first, I used FOI to get the AI chat logs of Australia's top national security bureaucrat.
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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Australia's Laura Tingle has a look at the BBC's woes. They go a bit deeper than the stupid editing of Donald Trump's speech which has triggered legal action. There are several news items which the Beeb executive has not dealt with appropriately over time. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Why the BBC's issues go deeper than its 'doctoring' of Trump video
It is not US President Donald Trump who represents the biggest political threat to the BBC, but a leaked 8,000-word letter of complaint to the broadcaster's board motivated by "despair at inaction".
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Australia's Laura Tingle has a look at the BBC's woes. They go a bit deeper than the stupid editing of Donald Trump's speech which has triggered legal action. There are several news items which the Beeb executive has not dealt with appropriately over time. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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