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Nicko
@vicenvironment.bsky.social
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Environment, politics, motorcycles- in that order. wordle scores Blocked- no one cares. Regional VIC, sweary... Tories jog on….
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michaeldweiss.bsky.social
New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
Made in Moscow: The “U.S. peace plan” for Ukraine was substantially formulated months ago by Kremlin operative Kirill Dmitriev
Since it was first published on Nov. 20, the much-discussed 28-point plan for ending the war in Ukraine has borne all the signs of a Kremlin information operation. In fact, many of its most controvers...
theins.press
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
vicenvironment.bsky.social
‘Permanently pause’ … ? The orange clown doesn’t understand basic English …. Meaningless gibberish.. #trump #usa www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Live updates: Trump says US to pause migration from all ‘Third World Countries’ after National Guard member dies in shooting | CNN
President Donald Trump says the US will “permanently pause migration from all Third World countries”, following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC. Follow for live updates.
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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gergyl.bsky.social
Except that it'll be an AI-slop machine, not a bureaucrat.
australiainstitute.org.au The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 2d
"How many extra possums does it take to compensate for a dead platypus?" asks Richard Denniss.

"That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’".

Read Richard’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
vicenvironment.bsky.social
Oh dear , how sad , Watt-a-crap minister may now have to deal with the Greeens …. #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Labor accuses Nats of ‘blowing up’ nature deal between Ley and Albanese
Climate change and the environment are at the centre of debate in Canberra in the final parliamentary week of the year.
www.smh.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
Albanese basically just blurting out ExxonMobil / Woodside Energy talking points - but because it's Albanese, it doesn't get debunked in the article text.

youtu.be/iclIVwl8KIA?...
2 wondering how that kind of fits with the 8:54 government's future gas strategy which 8:55 states that natural gas will be needed 8:57 to 2050 and beyond a fossil fuel. 9:00 Well, it is needed. It's a part of the 9:02 transition uh which is occurring. What 9:05 you need uh to back up renewables is 9:08 firming capacity. That's what's enabling 9:10 the investment to occur and uh all of uh 9:14 the energy experts. So the cheapest form 9:18 of transition is renewables backed by 9:20 gas, backed by hydro, backed by 9:23 batteries. That's Australia's position. 9:25 But this statement, we're told, is the 9:27 strongest language on phasing out fossil 9:29 fuels that Australia has ever supported. 9:31 So if we're talking about signing up to 9:32 international declarations, on phasing 9:34 out fossil fuels, but acknowledging that 9:35 we're still going to be needing natural 22 that now that you've signed up to this 10:23 declaration that there'd be movement on 10:25 tapering off coal exports or gas exports 10:28 or or gas in general? You're saying 10:30 that's not the case? 10:31 No. Okay.
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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yungenchee.bsky.social
#EPBC
Reminder to @albomp.bsky.social gov tt the vast majority of Australians care very much abt the impact we're having on nature & the climate & want & absolutely deserve meaningful leadership & action from those elected to represent them

Will you rise to the occasion or treat voters w contempt❓
yungenchee.bsky.social Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 28d
Biodiversity Council's 2024-25 Biodiversity Concerns Survey of >3,500 Australians found that a majority
😟 are very/extremely concerned about biodiversity issues
☹️ think gov performance at Federal & State/Territory level is terrible/poor/average
💪 want action (96%)
💪 support pro-biodiversity policies
Horizontal stacked bar chart of Concern about biodiversity issues From top to bottom, the issues are: Potential impacts of bird flu on Australian wildlife Impact of renewable energy developments on the environment Native forest logging Taking water from rivers to water crops Land clearing for urban development Land clearing for agriculture Impacts of climate change on native wildlife Decline / extinction of insects and pollinators Impact ofweeds and feral animals on the environment Increasing levels of waste and pollution Loss of natural places Possible extinction of native animals Figure 3. This graph shows how concerned participants were about a range of biodiversity issues. A majority of people were very concerned or extremely concerned (blue groups) about all issues presented. Horizontal stacked bar chart of Government performance for Australia State/Territory Figure 7. This graph shows how participants have rated the federal (top) and their state/territory (bottom) government's performance in protecting nature. The majority of participants rated both as 'terrible', 'poor or 'average' (red and yellow colours). Vertical bar chart of Do Australians want action for nature? x-axis lists the categories (left to right): 'No more', 'A little more', 'Some more', 'A lot more' & 'A great deal more' Figure 5. This graph shows how much more action participants think needs to be taken for nature protection and recovery. Results show that the vast majority (96%) believe at least some action is needed, with only 4% Horizontal stacked bar chart on What pro-biodiversity policies do Australians support? From top to bottom, they are: Strengthen environmental laws to protect nature Establish national standards for the protection of the environment from developments Require native forest logging to be regulated by national environmental law Establish a network of marine sanctuaries that protect at least 30% of different habitat types in Australia's.... Protect native species' habitat from developments such as mines and urban expansion Establish new national parks to protect natural and cultural values Investing in science to understand nature Require businesses to report their impacts on nature Require cat owners to keep their cat contained to their property Remove taxpayer subsidies for industries or projects that damage nature Humanely kill non-native (invasive) species that threaten wildlife and natural places Increase investment for managing Indigenous Protected Areas in line with National Parks Protect and conserve dingo populations as an important part of natural ecosystems Figure 12. This graph shows levels of community support for a range of policies aimed at helping biodiversity. For each policy, a strong majority support the policy (blue bars), while some Australians neither support nor oppose (yellow bars), and a small percentage oppose the policies (red bars).
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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blairpalese.bsky.social
Fixed the headline… “Labor pledges to pass some kind of #nature laws as Greens demand laws actually protect nature rather than providing a free pass for #eco- #climate- & #water-destructive mining” #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor pledges to pass long-awaited nature laws this week as Greens demand more concessions
The government has offered to make changes to the bill to both the Greens and the Liberals hoping to reach a deal on legislation that can pass the Senate
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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ketanjoshi.co
The shit this guy gets away with is stunning. Transplant the exact same words into Scott Morrison's mouth and we get 300 debunks and fact checks in response
November 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
vicenvironment.bsky.social
Meanwhile in Bookshelve’s alternative reality…. www.smh.com.au/national/the... #auspol
The Liberal Party is not splitting over net zero: It’s just a policy debate
In its 81-year history, the party has navigated some deep policy differences – and stayed united.
www.smh.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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richarddenniss.bsky.social
You cant protect nature if you wont protect native forests from chain saws & bulldozers

Great column by Virginia Young on Labors deeply flawed new ‘nature laws’…the ones that’s are so flawed the mining industry are desperately lobbying the Liberals to vote for them

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Australians are being asked to believe we can protect nature by exploiting it faster and with less scrutiny
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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badcyclist.bsky.social
I know The Green have copped a lot of media 💩 but think about it…
Why would both parties be spending so much time & effort trying to bring down the only party that doesn’t want to kill us, sell weapons, give our resources away or cut our services?
Greens get in, the worst that can happen is we live.
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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skobeloff.bsky.social
@albomp.bsky.social shithead

#auspol #guillotine #environmentallyfriendly #australia
richarddenniss.bsky.social Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 6d
You cant protect nature if you wont protect native forests from chain saws & bulldozers

Great column by Virginia Young on Labors deeply flawed new ‘nature laws’…the ones that’s are so flawed the mining industry are desperately lobbying the Liberals to vote for them

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Australians are being asked to believe we can protect nature by exploiting it faster and with less scrutiny
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
And there it is.

(I listened to the audio and watched the video myself, and yes, that is *exactly* what the biographer said in this University of Cambridge address.)
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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yungenchee.bsky.social
3/ regressive industry-serving nonsense like:
🤯 "ensure emissions disclosures are not considered as part of the project assessment process, and rely on existing reporting requirements, rather than create new ones"
🤯 "Guarantee faster approvals and one state accreditation at minimum"

Disgraceful
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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shaynechester.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
vicenvironment.bsky.social
Shock Horror - price fixers/ gougers don’t like legislation on price fixing/ gouging…. www.theage.com.au/national/vic... #springst #melbourne #auspol
Landmark auction overhaul faces industry backlash
But consumer groups say the only people disadvantaged by the reform are those agents currently “playing games”.
www.theage.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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yungenchee.bsky.social
#EPBC Environment Minister "Watt, is open to a deal with the Coalition [..] including revising a new provision designed to block projects that cause an “unacceptable impact” on the environment"

'Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well, I have others!' - Groucho Marx #LaborValues
Coalition and Labor negotiate nature laws as Greens warn compromise would show it was ‘written for big business’
Murray Watt says other parties must decide ‘whether they want to see us do a deal with the other side of politics’
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
vicenvironment.bsky.social
When you’re really fucked, pull out the military card…. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol
‘Increasing our military power’: Ley throws down gauntlet over national security
Ley’s keynote speech on national security will be delivered against the backdrop of weeks of feuding over energy policy and speculation of a leadership challenge.
www.smh.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
vicenvironment.bsky.social
Progressive Labor… #auspol www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
CSIRO to slash hundreds of jobs in cost-saving drive
The staff association at the nation’s leading scientific research organisation says the latest round of cuts marks “a sad day for publicly funded science”.
www.smh.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
vicenvironment.bsky.social
@albomp.bsky.social , Mincer Marles and Waffles Wong are taking the piss - #Aukus deal is about as secure as Susssans leadership…. www.smh.com.au/world/asia/a... #auspol
Australia set the bar for submarine drama, but few saw South Korea’s latest move
Donald Trump’s Truth Social post baffled defence experts but is a coup for South Korea’s president.
www.smh.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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pandymonium.bsky.social
#AusVotes2028 #auspol
November 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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archedeyebrow.bsky.social
#BREAKING : Pauline Hanson reportedly distraught at Liberal Party's theft of yet another One Nation policy.
#AusPol #parody
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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lawyeradamhouda.bsky.social
Turkey issues arrest warrants against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for genocide & crimes against humanity. (2 years late) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
#IsraeliNazis #PalestinianHolocaust #auspol
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
This is officially one of the strangest pictures in American history, and I do not doubt that it will be considered iconic a hundred years from now.

100% serious here.
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
vicenvironment.bsky.social
Welcome to the Third World www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/u... #usa #trump
Trump administration will reduce traffic at 40 airports across the US starting Friday if shutdown continues | CNN
The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flights at dozens of major airports as early as Friday if no shutdown deal is reached, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced at a news conferenc...
www.cnn.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM