Phil Gorman
@philgorman.bsky.social
Born: 310 ppm
Spouse, granddad to 3
Slave to cat, dogs, chooks
Ex ship's officer, teacher, principal, adult educator
Aspie, agnostic, democratic socialist
Likes: the bush, photography, landscaping, camping, sailing,
Concerns: AGW, inequality, neoliberalism
Spouse, granddad to 3
Slave to cat, dogs, chooks
Ex ship's officer, teacher, principal, adult educator
Aspie, agnostic, democratic socialist
Likes: the bush, photography, landscaping, camping, sailing,
Concerns: AGW, inequality, neoliberalism
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Anyone else paying attention?
The window of opportunity is closing faster than we think. Where are the Generals?
The window of opportunity is closing faster than we think. Where are the Generals?
Only a military coup can save America now. Our democracy isn't capable of defending itself from a fascist takeover. Hopefully, when generals are ordered to commit the mass murder of Chicagoans and Portlanders, they will instead turn on Trump, Vance, and Hegseth. Politics is over. It's survival now.
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Anyone else paying attention?
The window of opportunity is closing faster than we think. Where are the Generals?
The window of opportunity is closing faster than we think. Where are the Generals?
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The discovery of a horned native bee that pollinates a rare plant highlights how little we know about Australian pollinators.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/i-disco...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/i-disco...
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The discovery of a horned native bee that pollinates a rare plant highlights how little we know about Australian pollinators.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/i-disco...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/i-disco...
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It wasnt our enviro laws that were too weak to protect the Skate or stop the North West Shelf, it was our Ministers.
Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers
The Prime Minister is betting that by 2028 people will forget the North West Shelf and EPBC backflips, but it would be a brave backbencher willing to make that same bet.
thepoint.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
It wasnt our enviro laws that were too weak to protect the Skate or stop the North West Shelf, it was our Ministers.
Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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"How Australian democracy has changed since 1975, in six charts" @browne90.bsky.social #OffTheCharts #ThePoint
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How Australian democracy has changed since 1975, in six charts
50 years on from the Dismissal, how has Australian democracy changed? Here are six ways that Australian politics looks very different to when Gough Whitlam was PM in November 1975.
thepoint.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"How Australian democracy has changed since 1975, in six charts" @browne90.bsky.social #OffTheCharts #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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A Deloitte report warns that natural gas could crowd out renewables undermining the WA Government’s claim that LNG exports support Asia’s clean energy transition.
“The report was kept secret…it cost taxpayers $400,000 and didn't support the Government’s claims.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
“The report was kept secret…it cost taxpayers $400,000 and didn't support the Government’s claims.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A Deloitte report warns that natural gas could crowd out renewables undermining the WA Government’s claim that LNG exports support Asia’s clean energy transition.
“The report was kept secret…it cost taxpayers $400,000 and didn't support the Government’s claims.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
“The report was kept secret…it cost taxpayers $400,000 and didn't support the Government’s claims.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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"Australia kind of leads the world in stuffing up the provision of simple public services. Unis are just the latest version."
- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks how our university sector became so broken on the latest Follow the Money!💸
@richarddenniss.bsky.social @ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks how our university sector became so broken on the latest Follow the Money!💸
@richarddenniss.bsky.social @ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
"Australia kind of leads the world in stuffing up the provision of simple public services. Unis are just the latest version."
- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks how our university sector became so broken on the latest Follow the Money!💸
@richarddenniss.bsky.social @ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks how our university sector became so broken on the latest Follow the Money!💸
@richarddenniss.bsky.social @ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
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"For essentially the last 25 years every single resources minister, bar one, has left Parliament and gone to work for the resources industry."
- Senator Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025
@larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol
- Senator Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025
@larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"For essentially the last 25 years every single resources minister, bar one, has left Parliament and gone to work for the resources industry."
- Senator Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025
@larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol
- Senator Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025
@larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol
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It's been a year since Trump was re-elected, so what's happening in the US?
🛑Longest federal government shutdown in American history
↗️Sweeping victories for Democrats in multiple elections
@emmashortis.bsky.social
🛑Longest federal government shutdown in American history
↗️Sweeping victories for Democrats in multiple elections
@emmashortis.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 AM
It's been a year since Trump was re-elected, so what's happening in the US?
🛑Longest federal government shutdown in American history
↗️Sweeping victories for Democrats in multiple elections
@emmashortis.bsky.social
🛑Longest federal government shutdown in American history
↗️Sweeping victories for Democrats in multiple elections
@emmashortis.bsky.social
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Australia Institute co-Chief Executive Officer Dr Richard Denniss spoke to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee on Monday.
You can read more from Dr Denniss on universities here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/imagine...
You can read more from Dr Denniss on universities here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/imagine...
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Australia Institute co-Chief Executive Officer Dr Richard Denniss spoke to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee on Monday.
You can read more from Dr Denniss on universities here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/imagine...
You can read more from Dr Denniss on universities here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/imagine...
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So tackling climate change is an ‘environmental imperative’ but Labor has specifically ruled out putting a climate trigger in their proposed changes to our environmental laws…
Checks out
Checks out
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
So tackling climate change is an ‘environmental imperative’ but Labor has specifically ruled out putting a climate trigger in their proposed changes to our environmental laws…
Checks out
Checks out
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What's currently wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's EPBC Act reform package & how can they make it fit for purpose?
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.
12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.
12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
Getting the EPBC Act right | Biodiversity Council Australia
Our factsheet outlines the strengths, weaknesses, and recommended improvements to the Australian Government’s proposed environmental law reforms.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
What's currently wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's EPBC Act reform package & how can they make it fit for purpose?
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.
12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.
12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
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Think Vice Chancellor’s get paid to much?
And that students pay too much to go to universities?
Come along to hear the VC of Uni Western Sydney’s George Williams talk about his new essay ‘Aiming Higher’ with local MP Andrew Charlton - more details below
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aiming_higher
And that students pay too much to go to universities?
Come along to hear the VC of Uni Western Sydney’s George Williams talk about his new essay ‘Aiming Higher’ with local MP Andrew Charlton - more details below
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aiming_higher
Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia's future
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Think Vice Chancellor’s get paid to much?
And that students pay too much to go to universities?
Come along to hear the VC of Uni Western Sydney’s George Williams talk about his new essay ‘Aiming Higher’ with local MP Andrew Charlton - more details below
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aiming_higher
And that students pay too much to go to universities?
Come along to hear the VC of Uni Western Sydney’s George Williams talk about his new essay ‘Aiming Higher’ with local MP Andrew Charlton - more details below
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aiming_higher
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Like ‘housing affordability’ ‘net zero’ has become one of those meaningless political sayings
Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies
My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies
My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Net Zero hides a truth the mining giants understand perfectly: nothing has to change
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Like ‘housing affordability’ ‘net zero’ has become one of those meaningless political sayings
Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies
My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies
My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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This is probably the only story you will read about Gough’s left nut today…beautiful piece by Mike Bowers
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
11th November 1975, a pivotal moment for Australian politics and me
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is probably the only story you will read about Gough’s left nut today…beautiful piece by Mike Bowers
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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“Whitlam knew the role of government and how to wield it. But he also knew the role of leadership. Of not allowing mealy mouthed vested interests to narrow the debate window to a reflective strip”
Great piece on @thepointau.bsky.social by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Great piece on @thepointau.bsky.social by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Whitlam’s legacy is one of possibility and hope. He showed us what a brave, grown up Australia could look like.
Whitlam showed us what a brave, grown up Australia could look like. And 50 years later, you have to wonder – is it even possible to make Australia brave again?
thepoint.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
“Whitlam knew the role of government and how to wield it. But he also knew the role of leadership. Of not allowing mealy mouthed vested interests to narrow the debate window to a reflective strip”
Great piece on @thepointau.bsky.social by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Great piece on @thepointau.bsky.social by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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I get asked a lot about how climate change denial in USA affected or was exported to the rest of the world. Read this:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
www.desmog.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I get asked a lot about how climate change denial in USA affected or was exported to the rest of the world. Read this:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
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Bill Gates recent remarks on climate change not leading to the "demise" of humanity reminded me of this piece of genius by the late great Tom Lehrer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAE...
Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Bill Gates recent remarks on climate change not leading to the "demise" of humanity reminded me of this piece of genius by the late great Tom Lehrer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAE...
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Science is facing *a lot* of obstacles these days. The final episode of BBC's Science in Action looks at where things are heading, with @michaelemann.bsky.social @naomioreskes.bsky.social & @angierasmussen.bsky.social @drdebhoury.bsky.social : www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... #science #antiscience
BBC World Service - Science In Action, How science got here, and where next
As anti-science leaves research reeling, does evidence-based policy have a future?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Science is facing *a lot* of obstacles these days. The final episode of BBC's Science in Action looks at where things are heading, with @michaelemann.bsky.social @naomioreskes.bsky.social & @angierasmussen.bsky.social @drdebhoury.bsky.social : www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... #science #antiscience
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November 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... How to ensure kids hate Police and maybe push them to break. This is racism in my opinion. #News #Australia
150 police visits in 20 months: Indigenous mother takes action after her boys subjected to ‘relentless’ checks
Exclusive: A family has launched a court case against NSW police alleging racial discrimination is behind excessive bail checks
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... How to ensure kids hate Police and maybe push them to break. This is racism in my opinion. #News #Australia
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✨ A Sprinkle of JoyousJoyness ✨
So SMOL.
Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day!
#happy #kangaroo #australia #animal #smol #cute #joyousjoyness #repost
So SMOL.
Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day!
#happy #kangaroo #australia #animal #smol #cute #joyousjoyness #repost
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
✨ A Sprinkle of JoyousJoyness ✨
So SMOL.
Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day!
#happy #kangaroo #australia #animal #smol #cute #joyousjoyness #repost
So SMOL.
Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day!
#happy #kangaroo #australia #animal #smol #cute #joyousjoyness #repost