Quentin Dempster
@quentindempster.bsky.social
Australian journalist, author.
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If US 2026 invasion of #Venezuela increases its oil production, then that will further decrease #Russia’s income & ability to wage war in #Ukraine @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social @paulbongiorno.bsky.social @quentindempster.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 1:21 AM
If US 2026 invasion of #Venezuela increases its oil production, then that will further decrease #Russia’s income & ability to wage war in #Ukraine @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social @paulbongiorno.bsky.social @quentindempster.bsky.social
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CO2 emissions now probably falling in China, world’s #1 emitter, & falling for some years in US & Europe but still increasing in India, now world’s #3 emitter #ClimateCrisis @quentindempster.bsky.social @johnquiggin.bsky.social @publichealthaus.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 1:06 AM
CO2 emissions now probably falling in China, world’s #1 emitter, & falling for some years in US & Europe but still increasing in India, now world’s #3 emitter #ClimateCrisis @quentindempster.bsky.social @johnquiggin.bsky.social @publichealthaus.bsky.social
“Your government failed you, and I failed you” - Richard Clarke, White House counter terrorism leader to 9/11 Commission 2004. Australians are entitled to expect the same self-appraising honesty from PM Albo and ASIO’s Mike Burgess - with or without a royal commission into Bondi massacre.
January 1, 2026 at 12:11 AM
“Your government failed you, and I failed you” - Richard Clarke, White House counter terrorism leader to 9/11 Commission 2004. Australians are entitled to expect the same self-appraising honesty from PM Albo and ASIO’s Mike Burgess - with or without a royal commission into Bondi massacre.
Mike Burgess DG ASIO welcomes Dennis Richardson’s review. He rejects claims of intelligence failure re Bondi IS motivated massacre. www.asio.gov.au/asio.gov.au/...
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December 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Mike Burgess DG ASIO welcomes Dennis Richardson’s review. He rejects claims of intelligence failure re Bondi IS motivated massacre. www.asio.gov.au/asio.gov.au/...
Tom Kenneally, author of Schindler’s List, declares political opportunism drives division, not unity, after Bondi massacre. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The Bondi terror attack was designed to drive us to rancour – but there is no peace in division | Thomas Keneally
A desperate opposition may be tempted to stoop to gross opportunism, but we must not set one group of society against another
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December 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Tom Kenneally, author of Schindler’s List, declares political opportunism drives division, not unity, after Bondi massacre. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Teach ethics, not religion, in our schools. Letters to the editor SMH 20/12/25. “Now is the time to introduce a secular curriculum.. Please, David Gonski, be brave enough to take this step”. 👇
December 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Teach ethics, not religion, in our schools. Letters to the editor SMH 20/12/25. “Now is the time to introduce a secular curriculum.. Please, David Gonski, be brave enough to take this step”. 👇
Bondi Beach massacre follows IS terror methodology. Although degraded IS “cells” remain active. NYT >> www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
Australia Shooting Is a Reminder of Islamic State’s Power to Inspire Attacks
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December 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Bondi Beach massacre follows IS terror methodology. Although degraded IS “cells” remain active. NYT >> www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
Latest evidence is that Bondi massacre exposes a failure of Australia’s national and state security: shooters recently visited Phillipines (suspected IS terror training); ASIO discontinued monitoring in 2019; shooter was registered as a NSW gun owner in 2023. No shared intel.
December 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Latest evidence is that Bondi massacre exposes a failure of Australia’s national and state security: shooters recently visited Phillipines (suspected IS terror training); ASIO discontinued monitoring in 2019; shooter was registered as a NSW gun owner in 2023. No shared intel.
“It’s a rort, not reform”. Rex Patrick and Zoe Daniel are taking the ALP/LNP duopoly to the High Court over political fixer Don Farrell’s campaign finance Electoral Act which aims to defund/destroy Australia’s independents movement. Annika Smethurst SMH/Age. 👇👇
December 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“It’s a rort, not reform”. Rex Patrick and Zoe Daniel are taking the ALP/LNP duopoly to the High Court over political fixer Don Farrell’s campaign finance Electoral Act which aims to defund/destroy Australia’s independents movement. Annika Smethurst SMH/Age. 👇👇
Hey Albo, Treasurer Chalmers is now working on a corrective (cut spending) May budget; you’ve axed power bill subsidy. But you’ve done nothing about MPs “family reunion” travel rorts. You reject transparency reform. You eulogise Richo the ratbag. Poor show.
December 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hey Albo, Treasurer Chalmers is now working on a corrective (cut spending) May budget; you’ve axed power bill subsidy. But you’ve done nothing about MPs “family reunion” travel rorts. You reject transparency reform. You eulogise Richo the ratbag. Poor show.
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David Pope in Canberra Times
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
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Political corruption. Vast inequality. Giant monopolies. Ultra-wealthy elites. Conspicuous consumption.
These problems defined the Gilded Age of the late 1800s. And they're dominating America again today.
But we have the power to fight back. https://youtu.be/Nmq7QqqY4vo?si=F3dxZcPJJRcBXB1O
These problems defined the Gilded Age of the late 1800s. And they're dominating America again today.
But we have the power to fight back. https://youtu.be/Nmq7QqqY4vo?si=F3dxZcPJJRcBXB1O
From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich
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December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Political corruption. Vast inequality. Giant monopolies. Ultra-wealthy elites. Conspicuous consumption.
These problems defined the Gilded Age of the late 1800s. And they're dominating America again today.
But we have the power to fight back. https://youtu.be/Nmq7QqqY4vo?si=F3dxZcPJJRcBXB1O
These problems defined the Gilded Age of the late 1800s. And they're dominating America again today.
But we have the power to fight back. https://youtu.be/Nmq7QqqY4vo?si=F3dxZcPJJRcBXB1O
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The 15-year-old can't use TikTok, but is comforted by the fact he’ll be old enough to watch a thousand ads from Sportsbet about the latest odds at Randwick.
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Teens Facing Social Media Ban Relieved They’ll Still Be Able to Watch Gambling Ads — The Shovel
“Social media causes anxiety and depression, ruins relationships and is incredibly addictive. On the other hand, gambling does all those things too wields enormous power over governments. So it makes ...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The 15-year-old can't use TikTok, but is comforted by the fact he’ll be old enough to watch a thousand ads from Sportsbet about the latest odds at Randwick.
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It’s a hard life being an MP. 👇All that .. and free membership of the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge thrown in.
December 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It’s a hard life being an MP. 👇All that .. and free membership of the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge thrown in.
Expenses: duty, family reunion or indulgence? It’s a question of judgement. Phil Coorey’s analysis 👇is spot on.
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Expenses: duty, family reunion or indulgence? It’s a question of judgement. Phil Coorey’s analysis 👇is spot on.
The rules? Snouts in trough. Hey Albo, in a cost of living crisis it would be wise to review the “family reunion” rules. Revelations about Anika Wells and Don Farrell’s allowable but indulgent taxpayer expenses exposes your duopoly’s cynicism.
December 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The rules? Snouts in trough. Hey Albo, in a cost of living crisis it would be wise to review the “family reunion” rules. Revelations about Anika Wells and Don Farrell’s allowable but indulgent taxpayer expenses exposes your duopoly’s cynicism.
Merit before mates? Yeah .. nah. Here’s how @albomp.bsky.social is smothering the “No Favourites” Briggs Review recommendations to end cronyism, patronage via “jobs for mates”. Albo is emerging as a true duopolist. 👇Centre for Public Integrity.
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Merit before mates? Yeah .. nah. Here’s how @albomp.bsky.social is smothering the “No Favourites” Briggs Review recommendations to end cronyism, patronage via “jobs for mates”. Albo is emerging as a true duopolist. 👇Centre for Public Integrity.
Ed Husic MP, quoted in Niki Savva’s book, urges Albo/ALP caucus to take on harder issues: perverse gas exports; gambling addiction ads; negative gearing distortions; ALP credibility undermined by MPs owning 5-10 homes; tax breaks for new investment start-ups ✅👍 James Massola SMH/Age 👇
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Ed Husic MP, quoted in Niki Savva’s book, urges Albo/ALP caucus to take on harder issues: perverse gas exports; gambling addiction ads; negative gearing distortions; ALP credibility undermined by MPs owning 5-10 homes; tax breaks for new investment start-ups ✅👍 James Massola SMH/Age 👇
Pauline Hanson obviously wants Australia to ban Muslim immigration but won’t say so out loud. The Faragists now coalescing in our country use the dogwhistle “mass” migration but so far have not put up legislation to embed religiously intolerant “values” in our immigration laws.
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Pauline Hanson obviously wants Australia to ban Muslim immigration but won’t say so out loud. The Faragists now coalescing in our country use the dogwhistle “mass” migration but so far have not put up legislation to embed religiously intolerant “values” in our immigration laws.
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Award winning journalist @quentindempster.bsky.social on the importance of freelance journalists in our media landscape and the threat of AI.
Media companies need to PAY UP and stop making deals with AI companies that don't include consent and compensation for media workers.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Award winning journalist @quentindempster.bsky.social on the importance of freelance journalists in our media landscape and the threat of AI.
Media companies need to PAY UP and stop making deals with AI companies that don't include consent and compensation for media workers.
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#PayUp
Media companies need to PAY UP and stop making deals with AI companies that don't include consent and compensation for media workers.
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No wonder PM Albanese now appears ambivalent about hosting COP26 in SA next year. World attention would focus on his export coal/gas (gaslighting) hypocrisy: an embarrassment for Australia. AFR reports 👇 big decision expected this week. Bonn?
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
No wonder PM Albanese now appears ambivalent about hosting COP26 in SA next year. World attention would focus on his export coal/gas (gaslighting) hypocrisy: an embarrassment for Australia. AFR reports 👇 big decision expected this week. Bonn?
“Disclosure without consequences. A smoke alarm without batteries - installed when the house is already ablaze”. Carmen Lawrence 👇 exposes the Faustian “trigger” PM Albanese proposes in his EPBC Act. Coal/gas: let ‘er rip.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“Disclosure without consequences. A smoke alarm without batteries - installed when the house is already ablaze”. Carmen Lawrence 👇 exposes the Faustian “trigger” PM Albanese proposes in his EPBC Act. Coal/gas: let ‘er rip.
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NEW: California now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of battery storage – reaching one-third of the way to our 2045 goal.
We're deploying more battery storage than any state in America, building a stronger grid, cutting pollution, and securing a safer future for our nation.
We're deploying more battery storage than any state in America, building a stronger grid, cutting pollution, and securing a safer future for our nation.
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
NEW: California now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of battery storage – reaching one-third of the way to our 2045 goal.
We're deploying more battery storage than any state in America, building a stronger grid, cutting pollution, and securing a safer future for our nation.
We're deploying more battery storage than any state in America, building a stronger grid, cutting pollution, and securing a safer future for our nation.
While Gina/Advance/IPA/Murdochs/Faragists/preferential Pauline take over the Liberal Party, a big window has opened for more meritorious independents (think ‘teals’) to run in marginal LNP (and some ALP) seats across federal electorates. Libs may have signed their own death warrant. 👇
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
While Gina/Advance/IPA/Murdochs/Faragists/preferential Pauline take over the Liberal Party, a big window has opened for more meritorious independents (think ‘teals’) to run in marginal LNP (and some ALP) seats across federal electorates. Libs may have signed their own death warrant. 👇
Sussan Ley and the federal parliamentary Liberal Party display “contempt for the future”. Saturday Paper editorial 15/11/25. >> Zero sense www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
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 beli...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Sussan Ley and the federal parliamentary Liberal Party display “contempt for the future”. Saturday Paper editorial 15/11/25. >> Zero sense www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au