Relle Graefe
@relle.bsky.social
Ex Law librarian, cyclist, foster carer, gardener, too much to do, too little time. North Coburgian.
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"I know there are a lot of organisations... delighted to see VicHealth go – big tobacco companies, the alcohol industry, manufacturers of soft drinks, fast foods or sugary snacks – I just didn’t think I’d see a Labor Government choose to line up with them."
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www.croakey.org/nicola-roxon...
Nicola Roxon condemns Victorian Government decision to axe VicHealth
Introduction by Croakey: Nicola Roxon, a former Federal Health Minister and the Chair of VicHealth until recently, has called on
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December 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"I know there are a lot of organisations... delighted to see VicHealth go – big tobacco companies, the alcohol industry, manufacturers of soft drinks, fast foods or sugary snacks – I just didn’t think I’d see a Labor Government choose to line up with them."
www.croakey.org/nicola-roxon...
www.croakey.org/nicola-roxon...
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This comprehensive review of the state of integrity in Victoria under the current Labor government shows we're seriously lagging behind other states.
Why should Victoria have a worse FOI system and a weaker anti-corruption investigator than other states?
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Why should Victoria have a worse FOI system and a weaker anti-corruption investigator than other states?
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Keeping secrets: How Victoria has fallen behind other states on integrity
They’re the reports gathering dust as the state focuses on crime, housing and health. But Victoria’s integrity system no longer looks fit for purpose.
www.theage.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This comprehensive review of the state of integrity in Victoria under the current Labor government shows we're seriously lagging behind other states.
Why should Victoria have a worse FOI system and a weaker anti-corruption investigator than other states?
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Why should Victoria have a worse FOI system and a weaker anti-corruption investigator than other states?
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Five fun/not-fun facts about Australia’s environment laws live.thepoint.com.au/2025/10/the-...
Australia Institute Live — Daily Updates
Stay updated with the latest from The Australia Institute.
live.thepoint.com.au
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Five fun/not-fun facts about Australia’s environment laws live.thepoint.com.au/2025/10/the-...
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It's explainers, op-eds, fact checks, pre-bunking, research and the blog, with plans for news features and investigative journalism as it grows. So it's not news, news, but what's going on behind and around the news, issues based, and what matters. And it's free. Hope to see you there x
Excited to be able to talk about this publicly now - The Point is now up and running and from Monday, you'll find my parliament blog on it 💃
thepoint.com.au
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The Point
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
It's explainers, op-eds, fact checks, pre-bunking, research and the blog, with plans for news features and investigative journalism as it grows. So it's not news, news, but what's going on behind and around the news, issues based, and what matters. And it's free. Hope to see you there x
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Meanjin closing & AI stealing the work of authors. Times are tough for Australian writers. Please sign
chng.it/p4KFP8BB9Y #australianwriters
chng.it/p4KFP8BB9Y #australianwriters
September 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Meanjin closing & AI stealing the work of authors. Times are tough for Australian writers. Please sign
chng.it/p4KFP8BB9Y #australianwriters
chng.it/p4KFP8BB9Y #australianwriters
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Worth noting the timing: this was released after the North West Shelf and billion-dollar Scarborough project was nicely squared aware, Woodside was given a cosy deal over the rock art, and the Prime Minister has returned from his tour of the Pacific to try and promote regional security partnerships.
Millions of Australians at risk from rising sea levels and heat deaths to soar, national climate risk assessment report warns
Climate risk assessment find heat-related deaths would surge 450% in Sydney if global heating surpasses 3C
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Worth noting the timing: this was released after the North West Shelf and billion-dollar Scarborough project was nicely squared aware, Woodside was given a cosy deal over the rock art, and the Prime Minister has returned from his tour of the Pacific to try and promote regional security partnerships.
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Changes uncovered in the Antarctic will have global consequences for sea levels and climate patterns worldwide. Academy Fellow Prof @climatenerilie.bsky.social (ANU) & her team have released groundbreaking research today revealing alarming regime shifts in Antarctica. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Scientists warn of 'abrupt changes' taking place in Antarctica
Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment, heightening the risk of significant sea level rise and the extinction of species.
www.abc.net.au
August 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Changes uncovered in the Antarctic will have global consequences for sea levels and climate patterns worldwide. Academy Fellow Prof @climatenerilie.bsky.social (ANU) & her team have released groundbreaking research today revealing alarming regime shifts in Antarctica. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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Killing journalists.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
August 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Killing journalists.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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The important thing about a reactor on the moon is that Donald Trump is all over the the Epstein list
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as interim NASA administrator.
Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon
This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator, who is also the Transportation secretary and a former Fox News host.
www.politico.com
August 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The important thing about a reactor on the moon is that Donald Trump is all over the the Epstein list
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'Right moment'? Australia risks losing power and respect on Gaza
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
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'Right moment'? Australia risks losing power and respect on Gaza
Power isn’t always earned, but respect is. Wait too long and you end up diluting both. It's a lesson for Labor on the horror in Gaza.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
August 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
'Right moment'? Australia risks losing power and respect on Gaza
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
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Here's me. "A comprehensive list of the non-lethal parts of my big death plane"
A comprehensive list of the non-lethal parts of my big death plane - The Shot
F-35s don’t show up to soup kitchens and community gyms to play five-a-side football with disadvantaged kids.
theshot.net.au
August 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Here's me. "A comprehensive list of the non-lethal parts of my big death plane"
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Thunberg shows no sign of backing down. “We are standing up for justice, sustainability, liberation for everyone. There can be no climate justice without social justice,” she said. Lack of press attention likely does not surprise her. #auspol #GretaThunberg #Gaza
From media darling to persona non Grata: Greta Thunberg’s journey
Alan MacLeod looks at how the Swedish climate activist widened her focus to the capitalist system and Israeli genocide in Gaza and lost the attention of the corporate press.
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July 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Thunberg shows no sign of backing down. “We are standing up for justice, sustainability, liberation for everyone. There can be no climate justice without social justice,” she said. Lack of press attention likely does not surprise her. #auspol #GretaThunberg #Gaza
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Is it unreasonable to protest genocide? Arrest that watermelon! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Antisemitism happens – it’s bad! But there are already a gazillion anti-protest laws. Do we need more? | First Dog on the Moon
It’s not unreasonable or racist to protest against genocide
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Is it unreasonable to protest genocide? Arrest that watermelon! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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While the world's eyes look elsewhere, Israel's continues to kill hungry men, women and children with those who survive facing dehydration. Every day of this genocide it feels like Israel's actions cannot get more barbaric -- and then they do.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Thirteen-year-old Abad died weeks after shrapnel ripped through him in Gaza
As a child dies from shrapnel wounds to his stomach and Israel denies starvation is occurring in Gaza the UN's aid urgency issues a warning that kids may soon die of thirst.
www.abc.net.au
June 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
While the world's eyes look elsewhere, Israel's continues to kill hungry men, women and children with those who survive facing dehydration. Every day of this genocide it feels like Israel's actions cannot get more barbaric -- and then they do.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
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The biggest problem with the ALP right now is it is led by someone who irrationally hates the Greens.
He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions.
Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions.
Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
June 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The biggest problem with the ALP right now is it is led by someone who irrationally hates the Greens.
He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions.
Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions.
Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
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Labor have just approved a 45 year extension to our most polluting gas project faster than Peter Dutton said he would if he won office.
They sold out to their fossil fuel donors a long ago, and it's never been clearer.
They sold out to their fossil fuel donors a long ago, and it's never been clearer.
May 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Labor have just approved a 45 year extension to our most polluting gas project faster than Peter Dutton said he would if he won office.
They sold out to their fossil fuel donors a long ago, and it's never been clearer.
They sold out to their fossil fuel donors a long ago, and it's never been clearer.
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So @albomp.bsky.social used his thumping majority to deliver Peter Dutton’s gas policy. What a gutless nothing.
Proud day I guess for all those who worked in the campaign.
Your values being brought to life!
Proud day I guess for all those who worked in the campaign.
Your values being brought to life!
May 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM
So @albomp.bsky.social used his thumping majority to deliver Peter Dutton’s gas policy. What a gutless nothing.
Proud day I guess for all those who worked in the campaign.
Your values being brought to life!
Proud day I guess for all those who worked in the campaign.
Your values being brought to life!
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9 out of 10 companies exporting gas from QLD have not paid a cent in company tax over the last 10 years.
$125 bn in LNG has been sold out of QLD by companies that reported $330 bn in revenue to the ATO.
Meanwhile, domestic gas prices have shot up, pushed up by excessive gas exports. #auspol
$125 bn in LNG has been sold out of QLD by companies that reported $330 bn in revenue to the ATO.
Meanwhile, domestic gas prices have shot up, pushed up by excessive gas exports. #auspol
Gas companies in Queensland still not paying tax - The Australia Institute
New analysis by The Australia Institute reveals that ten years after gas exports from Queensland began, most of the companies involved have never paid a cent in company tax.
australiainstitute.org.au
May 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
9 out of 10 companies exporting gas from QLD have not paid a cent in company tax over the last 10 years.
$125 bn in LNG has been sold out of QLD by companies that reported $330 bn in revenue to the ATO.
Meanwhile, domestic gas prices have shot up, pushed up by excessive gas exports. #auspol
$125 bn in LNG has been sold out of QLD by companies that reported $330 bn in revenue to the ATO.
Meanwhile, domestic gas prices have shot up, pushed up by excessive gas exports. #auspol
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A bit of insight- my #auspol cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Can Albanese really see what needs to be done? | Fiona Katauskas
Maybe it needs to be spelt out for him
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May 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
A bit of insight- my #auspol cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Today, EnergyAustralia has been forced to admit what @australiainstitute.org.au research has long shown: Carbon offsets are a total sham & do nothing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Time for the govt to stop trumpeting them as the answer. They are not
www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/med...
Time for the govt to stop trumpeting them as the answer. They are not
www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/med...
May 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Today, EnergyAustralia has been forced to admit what @australiainstitute.org.au research has long shown: Carbon offsets are a total sham & do nothing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Time for the govt to stop trumpeting them as the answer. They are not
www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/med...
Time for the govt to stop trumpeting them as the answer. They are not
www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/med...
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In The Age today, there is an extensive piece by Chip Le Grand about the election campaign in Wills.
You will notice the absence of the voices and perspectives of all the other candidates except for Labor.
You will notice the absence of the voices and perspectives of all the other candidates except for Labor.
May 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
In The Age today, there is an extensive piece by Chip Le Grand about the election campaign in Wills.
You will notice the absence of the voices and perspectives of all the other candidates except for Labor.
You will notice the absence of the voices and perspectives of all the other candidates except for Labor.
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Scientists have linked fossil fuel companies to specific climate harms for the first time, with five Australian oil, gas and coal companies potentially responsible for $900bn in loss and damage from extreme heat alone.
Latest from me in The Guardian this morning.
Latest from me in The Guardian this morning.
Cost of emissions from five major Australian resource companies more than $900bn, study finds
US researchers link BHP, Rio Tinto, Santos, Whitehaven Coal and Woodside Energy to specific climate harms over three decades
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Scientists have linked fossil fuel companies to specific climate harms for the first time, with five Australian oil, gas and coal companies potentially responsible for $900bn in loss and damage from extreme heat alone.
Latest from me in The Guardian this morning.
Latest from me in The Guardian this morning.
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The Liberal party now only holds two seats previously held by its leaders - Wannon (Fraser) and Cook (Morrison). Voters comprehensively rejected it. The question is - will Labor?
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Australia rejected the right's agenda, we'll see if Labor do the same
We are about to find out whether the Labor government has the bravery to govern without the approval of right-wingers.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
May 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The Liberal party now only holds two seats previously held by its leaders - Wannon (Fraser) and Cook (Morrison). Voters comprehensively rejected it. The question is - will Labor?
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...