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Aus Politics #auspol, Climate Change, Biodiversity. Anti SARS-CoV-2. He/Him. Also at 🐳 & http://mastodon.social #VaccinesPlus #CovidIsAirborne #WearAMask
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And a highly valued independent AEC which assigns our voting electorates.
Vive the AEC.
And preferential voting.
And absentee voting.
Thanks to all involved in our #auspol system.
Politicians - don't EVER get near our system.
Remember #Scomo wanted "optional" voting to start the rot...
No way!
Vive the AEC.
And preferential voting.
And absentee voting.
Thanks to all involved in our #auspol system.
Politicians - don't EVER get near our system.
Remember #Scomo wanted "optional" voting to start the rot...
No way!
We have compulsory, mandatory voting for every Aussie citizen over 18. You HAVE TO vote, it's the LAW. Making gerrymandering pointless here in Oz.
We also use PAPER BALLOTS, or pre-polling (at places) and mail-in ballots. NO COMPUTERS involved. No election 'companies' involved.
American=Stupid.
We also use PAPER BALLOTS, or pre-polling (at places) and mail-in ballots. NO COMPUTERS involved. No election 'companies' involved.
American=Stupid.
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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UPDATE Ukraine capital under 'massive' attack, says Kyiv mayor
AFP journalists report explosions in the city centre as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure
u.afp.com/SnsG
AFP journalists report explosions in the city centre as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure
u.afp.com/SnsG
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
UPDATE Ukraine capital under 'massive' attack, says Kyiv mayor
AFP journalists report explosions in the city centre as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure
u.afp.com/SnsG
AFP journalists report explosions in the city centre as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure
u.afp.com/SnsG
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Warm thanks to The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) for enlisting Croakey Conference News Service - resulting in some really interesting reports for our readers. Check them out!
www.croakey.org/category/cro...
www.croakey.org/category/cro...
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Warm thanks to The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) for enlisting Croakey Conference News Service - resulting in some really interesting reports for our readers. Check them out!
www.croakey.org/category/cro...
www.croakey.org/category/cro...
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Privatisation has turned employment services into a tick-a-box profit-driven industry that rewards providers for keeping people in a cycle of unemployment, and these numbers are proof of that,” she added.
Workforce Australia ‘a complete failure’ www.governmentnews.com.au/workforce-au...
Workforce Australia 'a complete failure' - Government News
Workforce Australia has been branded “a complete failure” by the public sector union after new figures reveal an employment system that is delivering worse outcomes year after year.
www.governmentnews.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Privatisation has turned employment services into a tick-a-box profit-driven industry that rewards providers for keeping people in a cycle of unemployment, and these numbers are proof of that,” she added.
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Victoria isn’t broke, its net assets are actually increasing
The reason it’s spending more than it’s collecting at present is it’s in the middle of massive infrastructure upgrades
The BCA is calling for more infrastructure and complaining about its cost..ffs
thepoint.com.au/news/251113-...
The reason it’s spending more than it’s collecting at present is it’s in the middle of massive infrastructure upgrades
The BCA is calling for more infrastructure and complaining about its cost..ffs
thepoint.com.au/news/251113-...
Don’t hobble Victoria with complaints about taxes, debt and deficit
Big business never tires of saying taxes are bad, yet those same companies thrive on the very services taxes pay for.
thepoint.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Victoria isn’t broke, its net assets are actually increasing
The reason it’s spending more than it’s collecting at present is it’s in the middle of massive infrastructure upgrades
The BCA is calling for more infrastructure and complaining about its cost..ffs
thepoint.com.au/news/251113-...
The reason it’s spending more than it’s collecting at present is it’s in the middle of massive infrastructure upgrades
The BCA is calling for more infrastructure and complaining about its cost..ffs
thepoint.com.au/news/251113-...
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Australia's environmental law #EPBCAct reforms are being discussed in the Senate Environment & Communications Committee today, you can watch here www.youtube.com/live/D8eyUiN...
Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee | 14/11/2025
YouTube video by Australian Parliament House Streaming Portal
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Australia's environmental law #EPBCAct reforms are being discussed in the Senate Environment & Communications Committee today, you can watch here www.youtube.com/live/D8eyUiN...
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IF anyone needed convincing a progressive tax system is essential to curb obscene wealth & political power of selfish individuals - Gina Rinehart is living proof.
Off the back of The People’s crown mineral resources, and under a regressive tax system endorsed by the Duopoly, she’s prospered
#auspol
Off the back of The People’s crown mineral resources, and under a regressive tax system endorsed by the Duopoly, she’s prospered
#auspol
The Faragists, backed by Gina, are about to trigger a full blast Australian fear campaign on net zero target and “mass” migration. Resolve polling indicates electors remain undecided on these political pressure points.
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
IF anyone needed convincing a progressive tax system is essential to curb obscene wealth & political power of selfish individuals - Gina Rinehart is living proof.
Off the back of The People’s crown mineral resources, and under a regressive tax system endorsed by the Duopoly, she’s prospered
#auspol
Off the back of The People’s crown mineral resources, and under a regressive tax system endorsed by the Duopoly, she’s prospered
#auspol
“Crikey went along as the only journalists in the room.”
News Corp boss Michael Miller has said James Murdoch was “possibly reading social media” when he criticised the company’s coverage of the Black Summer bushfires as climate denial.
Inside News Corp's Senate grilling, as the company denies it denies climate change
News Corp executive chair Michael Miller and corporate affairs boss Campbell Reid faced the heat of a Senate inquiry into information integrity on climate change and energy in a Sydney hotel. Crikey went along as the only journalists in the room.
www.crikey.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“Crikey went along as the only journalists in the room.”
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Horrifying to see Victoria seeking adult jail sentences for children. 14 year old could be deemed too young for social media in Aus but old enough for a life sentence in prison. So little care for actual children, but politicians happy to invoke "protect the children" to win political points #auspol
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Horrifying to see Victoria seeking adult jail sentences for children. 14 year old could be deemed too young for social media in Aus but old enough for a life sentence in prison. So little care for actual children, but politicians happy to invoke "protect the children" to win political points #auspol
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The Liberal Party's decision to abandon Net Zero threatens all Australians’ health, with serious consequences for our families and communities.
The health impacts of climate change are an escalating threat that our leaders must be prepared to face and address.
We are deeply disappointed.
The health impacts of climate change are an escalating threat that our leaders must be prepared to face and address.
We are deeply disappointed.
Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target
The decision brings the party closer to the Nationals, which ditched its support for the target earlier this month amid internal turmoil over the Coalition's policy.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 AM
The Liberal Party's decision to abandon Net Zero threatens all Australians’ health, with serious consequences for our families and communities.
The health impacts of climate change are an escalating threat that our leaders must be prepared to face and address.
We are deeply disappointed.
The health impacts of climate change are an escalating threat that our leaders must be prepared to face and address.
We are deeply disappointed.
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Tasmania has become Australia's new logging hotspot, wasting public money while destroying our native forests.
~ Tom de Kadt
Tasmania will be a richer state when it protects its native forests
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
~ Tom de Kadt
Tasmania will be a richer state when it protects its native forests
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Tasmania will be a richer state when it protects its native forests
Tasmania has become Australia's new logging hotspot, wasting public money while destroying our native forests.
independentaustralia.net
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Tasmania has become Australia's new logging hotspot, wasting public money while destroying our native forests.
~ Tom de Kadt
Tasmania will be a richer state when it protects its native forests
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
~ Tom de Kadt
Tasmania will be a richer state when it protects its native forests
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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It's striking how much Watson's trajectory mirrors that of today's alpha techbros. His initial huge success, in reality based largely on luck, convinced the self-taught molecular biologist that he was extraordinary, and the so-called experts were plodding fools.
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It's striking how much Watson's trajectory mirrors that of today's alpha techbros. His initial huge success, in reality based largely on luck, convinced the self-taught molecular biologist that he was extraordinary, and the so-called experts were plodding fools.
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A shortage of architects? Is that true or is it that it’s too hard to make a living from architecture?
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
A shortage of architects? Is that true or is it that it’s too hard to make a living from architecture?
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From our Robodebt symposium: Zoe Staines asks whether Universal Basic Income might address the gendered harms of current policy settings & rebuild trust in Australia's punitive social security system in this article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Beyond Robodebt and towards restored trust: exploring universal basic income as a counterpoint for Australian women
Australia's punitive social security system has long produced significant harms, particularly for women who are overrepresented as payment recipients due to economic marginalisation and structural ...
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October 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
From our Robodebt symposium: Zoe Staines asks whether Universal Basic Income might address the gendered harms of current policy settings & rebuild trust in Australia's punitive social security system in this article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Orchid-eating Mossy Stick Insect (Taraxippus sp.) 💚
Another couple of photos of this all so incredible phasmid! 🌿
They live in the dense montane forests of South and Central America where they ONLY feed on orchids, making them even rarer to see in the forest! 🌸
Another couple of photos of this all so incredible phasmid! 🌿
They live in the dense montane forests of South and Central America where they ONLY feed on orchids, making them even rarer to see in the forest! 🌸
November 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Orchid-eating Mossy Stick Insect (Taraxippus sp.) 💚
Another couple of photos of this all so incredible phasmid! 🌿
They live in the dense montane forests of South and Central America where they ONLY feed on orchids, making them even rarer to see in the forest! 🌸
Another couple of photos of this all so incredible phasmid! 🌿
They live in the dense montane forests of South and Central America where they ONLY feed on orchids, making them even rarer to see in the forest! 🌸
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'Last-ditch' concerted community management to keep cane toads out of the Pilbarra and protect it's unique wildlife.
Brilliant.
@judydunlop.bsky.social
Brilliant.
@judydunlop.bsky.social
Toads are on track to reach the Pilbara in the next 20 years. If they do, they'll threaten 25 native mammals and reptiles- 8 of which occur nowhere else in the world. The Toad Containment Zone can stop them, here's how! #wildoz #tcz theconversation.com/cane-toads-a...
Cane toads are hopping towards the Pilbara, but a water-free containment zone could stop them
Cane toads will reach Broome in the next couple of years. Creating a waterless “containment zone” is the only way to stop them pillaging the Pilbara.
theconversation.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
'Last-ditch' concerted community management to keep cane toads out of the Pilbarra and protect it's unique wildlife.
Brilliant.
@judydunlop.bsky.social
Brilliant.
@judydunlop.bsky.social
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Leaked footage from inside an ICE detention facility near Houston. No beds, no bathrooms, hundreds of men, women, and children in one combined cell/room. They are kept in freezing conditions.
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#auspol it’s getting worse.
Liberal MPs want to ditch Abbott’s Paris Agreement and Morrison’s Net Zero policy because they are ‘too woke’.
Imagine, Abbott and Morrison considered ‘too woke’ for the modern Liberal Party.
Never vote for these people.
Imagine, Abbott and Morrison considered ‘too woke’ for the modern Liberal Party.
Never vote for these people.
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
#auspol it’s getting worse.
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What we think of neo-nazis
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
What we think of neo-nazis
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Qld Senator Matt Canavan has tweeted 30+ posts attacking #ClimateAction, #renewables or #NetZero in the last 5 days. He never mentions that business & farmers support climate action. Would it be unfair to ask if he's receiving donations from the fossil fuels industry? 🤔 #auspol
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Qld Senator Matt Canavan has tweeted 30+ posts attacking #ClimateAction, #renewables or #NetZero in the last 5 days. He never mentions that business & farmers support climate action. Would it be unfair to ask if he's receiving donations from the fossil fuels industry? 🤔 #auspol
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Last year the WA government commissioned a report on whether LNG exports to Asia were helping decarbonisation efforts — but the final report is vastly different to the draft, and analysts and activists say it has been doctored.
WA government accused of 'doctoring' secret gas report for net zero narrative
Last year the WA government commissioned a report on whether LNG exports to Asia were helping decarbonisation efforts — but the final report is vastly different to the draft, and analysts and activists say it has been doctored.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Last year the WA government commissioned a report on whether LNG exports to Asia were helping decarbonisation efforts — but the final report is vastly different to the draft, and analysts and activists say it has been doctored.
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"It's likely the case that we need to give police more legislated powers to stop this kind of naked hatred and racism on Sydney streets"
No, Premier.
You need to direct the police to stop neo-Nazis.
Instead of suppressing peaceful protests against genocide. #nswpol
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
No, Premier.
You need to direct the police to stop neo-Nazis.
Instead of suppressing peaceful protests against genocide. #nswpol
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Police authorisation of Sydney neo-Nazi demonstration sparks calls for protest law review
A neo-Nazi protest received NSW Police authorisation to go ahead outside NSW parliament on Saturday morning.
www.sbs.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"It's likely the case that we need to give police more legislated powers to stop this kind of naked hatred and racism on Sydney streets"
No, Premier.
You need to direct the police to stop neo-Nazis.
Instead of suppressing peaceful protests against genocide. #nswpol
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
No, Premier.
You need to direct the police to stop neo-Nazis.
Instead of suppressing peaceful protests against genocide. #nswpol
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
