Jen Williams
@misguidedjenni.bsky.social
Loves public transport, cycling and walking. Interested in urban planning, with zero expertise. Former Medical Scientist in microbiology so of course I'm COVID-19 cautious. From Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). No DMs unless you know me.
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Heatwaves kill more Australians than floods, fires and cyclones combined.
If we named them, we could treat them as the public health emergencies they are.
Should we name them after the fossil fuel companies that contribute to them?
Tell me here: www.moniqueryan.com.au/heatwave_pet...
If we named them, we could treat them as the public health emergencies they are.
Should we name them after the fossil fuel companies that contribute to them?
Tell me here: www.moniqueryan.com.au/heatwave_pet...
January 27, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Heatwaves kill more Australians than floods, fires and cyclones combined.
If we named them, we could treat them as the public health emergencies they are.
Should we name them after the fossil fuel companies that contribute to them?
Tell me here: www.moniqueryan.com.au/heatwave_pet...
If we named them, we could treat them as the public health emergencies they are.
Should we name them after the fossil fuel companies that contribute to them?
Tell me here: www.moniqueryan.com.au/heatwave_pet...
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January 27, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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44 degrees, and we’re standing here being not allowed to board the air conditioned train that leaves in less than 10 minutes…
Typical #vline
Typical #vline
January 27, 2026 at 5:37 AM
44 degrees, and we’re standing here being not allowed to board the air conditioned train that leaves in less than 10 minutes…
Typical #vline
Typical #vline
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This is climate collapse and our politicians are complicit.
Temperatures hit over 50 degrees C at Packsaddle Roadhouse on Monday. 🥵
#weatherextremes
Forecasts for today:
Broken Hill – 47
Packsaddle – 48
Wilcannia – 48
White Cliffs – 48
Menindee – 47
Tibooburra – 46
Ivanhoe – 48
Pooncarie – 48
Wentworth – 49
Yunta – 46
#weatherextremes
Forecasts for today:
Broken Hill – 47
Packsaddle – 48
Wilcannia – 48
White Cliffs – 48
Menindee – 47
Tibooburra – 46
Ivanhoe – 48
Pooncarie – 48
Wentworth – 49
Yunta – 46
January 27, 2026 at 5:29 AM
This is climate collapse and our politicians are complicit.
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New all-time record set for Victoria, Walpeup 48.9°C, noting that Ouyen won’t report until tomorrow as it is a manually recorded site.
reg.bom.gov.au/places/vic/
reg.bom.gov.au/places/vic/
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 AM
New all-time record set for Victoria, Walpeup 48.9°C, noting that Ouyen won’t report until tomorrow as it is a manually recorded site.
reg.bom.gov.au/places/vic/
reg.bom.gov.au/places/vic/
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The Albanese Government’s constant justification for approving new gas projects is we need gas to “firm renewables.”
Well, good news… turn out we don’t!
So @australianlabor.bsky.social you can stop approving new gas projects.
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Well, good news… turn out we don’t!
So @australianlabor.bsky.social you can stop approving new gas projects.
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 AM
The Albanese Government’s constant justification for approving new gas projects is we need gas to “firm renewables.”
Well, good news… turn out we don’t!
So @australianlabor.bsky.social you can stop approving new gas projects.
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Well, good news… turn out we don’t!
So @australianlabor.bsky.social you can stop approving new gas projects.
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Brought to you by the fossil fuel companies and successive governments approving more and more global heating projects with zero regard to consequences #auspol
January 27, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Brought to you by the fossil fuel companies and successive governments approving more and more global heating projects with zero regard to consequences #auspol
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Australia’s heatwaves are getting deadlier – and renters are paying the price | Maiy Azize
Australia’s heatwaves are getting deadlier – and renters are paying the price | Maiy Azize
Some are trapped in a vicious cycle: rising rents, rising energy bills and falling standards. But this is not inevitable
Australians are struggling through one of the most brutal heatwaves and hottest summers on record. Day after day, temperatures into the high 30s are turning homes into ovens, workplaces into hazards, and everyday tasks into endurance tests.
All of us are feeling it. But spare a thought for the millions of renters trying to survive this heat in homes that were never designed to cope with it. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Australia’s heatwaves are getting deadlier – and renters are paying the price | Maiy Azize
🤬 Boycott and leave it to the remaining dingoes
We've just killed dingoes, ready to take your booking. This "marketing campaign" could go international for all the wrong reasons.
Extinction of the wongari appears to be the ultimate policy of the Queensland LNP Crisafulli government. #qldpol
Extinction of the wongari appears to be the ultimate policy of the Queensland LNP Crisafulli government. #qldpol
January 26, 2026 at 9:38 AM
🤬 Boycott and leave it to the remaining dingoes
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Luckily, @albomp.bsky.social's @australianlabor.bsky.social aren't still approving projects that are massive carbon bombs...
Duty of care?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Duty of care?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
'Heat dome' to shatter records as south-east soars to nearly 50C
A record heatwave across south-east Australia will peak during the coming days, leading to extreme fire danger and temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius in multiple states.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Luckily, @albomp.bsky.social's @australianlabor.bsky.social aren't still approving projects that are massive carbon bombs...
Duty of care?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Duty of care?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Not happy about this 🔥🔥🔥💩
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Not happy about this 🔥🔥🔥💩
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This update is brought to you by Woodside
January 26, 2026 at 5:38 AM
This update is brought to you by Woodside
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Almost all salmon in Australia is from Tasmania, and the industry there is essentially unregulated - and dangerously unhealthy.
Do not eat it.
Do not eat it.
Four million salmon died prematurely at Tasmanian fish farms in 2025, government data reveals
Death toll sparks calls for companies to be fined under animal welfare legislation over mass fish deaths
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Almost all salmon in Australia is from Tasmania, and the industry there is essentially unregulated - and dangerously unhealthy.
Do not eat it.
Do not eat it.
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Also, 'involved in death' seems a rather unhelpful headline given the Coroner's report.
🙄 😠 Tragedy x 2!
"Queensland government officers will euthanase a pack of dingoes involved in the death of a Canadian backpacker on K'gari. A coroner's report found Piper James was bitten by dingoes before she died, but drowning was the most likely cause of death."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
"Queensland government officers will euthanase a pack of dingoes involved in the death of a Canadian backpacker on K'gari. A coroner's report found Piper James was bitten by dingoes before she died, but drowning was the most likely cause of death."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Dingoes involved in death of Canadian backpacker to be euthanased
Queensland government officials will euthanase a pack of dingoes involved in the death of a Canadian backpacker on K'gari.
www.abc.net.au
January 25, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Also, 'involved in death' seems a rather unhelpful headline given the Coroner's report.
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One the same day as play suspended interstate at the Australian Open tennis due to extreme heat. And this heatwave is going to get worse over coming days.
Cycling race sponsored by one of Australia's biggest carbon polluters has to modify event due to extreme heat. #heatwave #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Soaring temperatures in SA force Tour Down Under changes
South Australia's hottest weather in six years creates dangerous bushfire conditions, which the head of the Country Fire Service says are "as serious as it gets".
www.abc.net.au
January 24, 2026 at 8:31 PM
One the same day as play suspended interstate at the Australian Open tennis due to extreme heat. And this heatwave is going to get worse over coming days.
🎯
"Australia does not suffer from a lack of empathy. It suffers from selective empathy. .. nowhere is that clearer than in the way our political and media class decide who is allowed to mourn"
Andrew Brown on #Bondi #indigenous
#auspol #antisemitism
michaelwest.com.au/mourning-bon...
Andrew Brown on #Bondi #indigenous
#auspol #antisemitism
michaelwest.com.au/mourning-bon...
Mourning Bondi. Australia's hierarchy of grief - Michael West
Australia suffers from selective empathy. And nowhere is that clearer than in the way our political and media class decide who can mourn.
michaelwest.com.au
January 24, 2026 at 6:34 AM
🎯
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An Aust charity which claims it does not finance the IDF or illegal Israel settlements removes 4 fundraise campaigns from home page
#auspol #chai
Investigation by @sstephanietrann.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/australian-c...
#auspol #chai
Investigation by @sstephanietrann.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/australian-c...
Australian charity removes IDF, West Bank settlement fundraisers - Michael West
Chai Charitable Foundation - linked to the IDF and illegal settlements in the West Bank - has removed 4 Israel campaigns from its home page.
michaelwest.com.au
January 23, 2026 at 2:34 AM
An Aust charity which claims it does not finance the IDF or illegal Israel settlements removes 4 fundraise campaigns from home page
#auspol #chai
Investigation by @sstephanietrann.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/australian-c...
#auspol #chai
Investigation by @sstephanietrann.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/australian-c...
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Whether it's illegal to say it or not (?), Israel is quite clearly committing genocide in Palestine. The Australian government (but not the Australian people) is quite clearly supporting it. And our farce of a democracy is being further eroded so people don't speak this truth.
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Whether it's illegal to say it or not (?), Israel is quite clearly committing genocide in Palestine. The Australian government (but not the Australian people) is quite clearly supporting it. And our farce of a democracy is being further eroded so people don't speak this truth.
COVID-19 is still a major issue in aged care. I guess old, frail people dying is just one of those things in the government's view of the world. There have been no improvements to reduce transmission since the pandemic started in residential care facilities. Now we'll be totally in the dark.
"The Australian Government has made a decision to no longer publish data about COVID-19 cases in Australian residential aged care facilities on a weekly basis."
@healthgovau.bsky.social @markbutlermp.bsky.social
@healthgovau.bsky.social @markbutlermp.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 8:29 AM
COVID-19 is still a major issue in aged care. I guess old, frail people dying is just one of those things in the government's view of the world. There have been no improvements to reduce transmission since the pandemic started in residential care facilities. Now we'll be totally in the dark.
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If you're still calling for a shark cull, you're demonstrating your ignorance about shark behaviour & our ability to meaningfully change the probability of exceedingly rare events.
Killing sharks, incl. listed threatened species, would need EPBC approval. A test for Murray Watt.
Killing sharks, incl. listed threatened species, would need EPBC approval. A test for Murray Watt.
Shark culls have been happening in QLD & NSW, for decades, through shark nets & drumlines. They're diabolical for sharks & other wildlife, including whales, dolphins, dugongs & sea turtles.
They do stuff all to improve safety, but education does! 👉 www.sharksmart.nsw.gov.au/staying-safe
They do stuff all to improve safety, but education does! 👉 www.sharksmart.nsw.gov.au/staying-safe
Staying Safe - SharkSmart
www.sharksmart.nsw.gov.au
January 21, 2026 at 8:17 AM
If you're still calling for a shark cull, you're demonstrating your ignorance about shark behaviour & our ability to meaningfully change the probability of exceedingly rare events.
Killing sharks, incl. listed threatened species, would need EPBC approval. A test for Murray Watt.
Killing sharks, incl. listed threatened species, would need EPBC approval. A test for Murray Watt.
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My latest article in @theshot.net.au on the dark days of McCarthyism coming to Australia to eclipse our cultural landscape under the guise of eradicating communism - whoops sorry - antisemitism
The Adelaide Festival, the arts and the dark arts
#allfeedbackwelcome
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theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
The Adelaide Festival, the arts and the dark arts
#allfeedbackwelcome
🙏🏽
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
The dark arts - The Shot
The ideology of the Israel lobby in Australia is this - burn it to the ground rather than ever allow an opposing voice.
theshot.net.au
January 21, 2026 at 6:38 AM
My latest article in @theshot.net.au on the dark days of McCarthyism coming to Australia to eclipse our cultural landscape under the guise of eradicating communism - whoops sorry - antisemitism
The Adelaide Festival, the arts and the dark arts
#allfeedbackwelcome
🙏🏽
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
The Adelaide Festival, the arts and the dark arts
#allfeedbackwelcome
🙏🏽
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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As Bill Gates recommends a “strategic pivot” away from climate change, the Gates Foundation made record investments in fossil fuel companies in 2024, despite its 2019 pledge to divest.
No one should ever listen to Gates about climate change again.
No one should ever listen to Gates about climate change again.
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 PM
As Bill Gates recommends a “strategic pivot” away from climate change, the Gates Foundation made record investments in fossil fuel companies in 2024, despite its 2019 pledge to divest.
No one should ever listen to Gates about climate change again.
No one should ever listen to Gates about climate change again.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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We did patrols around Harcourt the day after the fire came through & hosed down old trees along the roadsides that were still burning. Terrible to see the loss. And that was before they did 'clean up' for safety. The cumulative loss of old trees is hard to bear.
January 20, 2026 at 3:23 AM
We did patrols around Harcourt the day after the fire came through & hosed down old trees along the roadsides that were still burning. Terrible to see the loss. And that was before they did 'clean up' for safety. The cumulative loss of old trees is hard to bear.