Voices of Wentworth
@voicesofwentworth.bsky.social
Non-partisan community group in Eastern Suburbs of #Sydney aiming to improve democracy by listening, informing & advocating for change
#Australia #NSW #Gadigal
www.voicesofwentworth.org
📺YouTube: @VoicesofWentworth5595
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#Australia #NSW #Gadigal
www.voicesofwentworth.org
📺YouTube: @VoicesofWentworth5595
🐘@VoicesofWentworth@toot.community
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Australian & new to Bluesky? Many pages of starter packs loosely grouped by topic. New randoms added to the end
A. AUSPOL
Community Independents: go.bsky.app/9etBt9s
The #Australia Institute: go.bsky.app/DnEVDa2
Aus politics & climate action go.bsky.app/B7vD6KF
#auspol
Australian & new to Bluesky? Many pages of starter packs loosely grouped by topic. New randoms added to the end
A. AUSPOL
Community Independents: go.bsky.app/9etBt9s
The #Australia Institute: go.bsky.app/DnEVDa2
Aus politics & climate action go.bsky.app/B7vD6KF
#auspol
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Gambling ruins lives. It is absolutely unacceptable that the Albanese government will continue to choose vested interests over the wellbeing of Australians and hide behind a watered-down policy - if they ever introduce one. We need action on gambling harms now.
Labor tipped to drop proposal for online gambling ad ban
Political and industry sources expect Communications Minister Anika Wells to crack-down on illegal offshore gambling websites.
www.afr.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Gambling ruins lives. It is absolutely unacceptable that the Albanese government will continue to choose vested interests over the wellbeing of Australians and hide behind a watered-down policy - if they ever introduce one. We need action on gambling harms now.
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wow this is a surprise
Labor tipped to drop proposal for online gambling ad ban
Political and industry sources expect Communications Minister Anika Wells to crack-down on illegal offshore gambling websites.
www.afr.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
wow this is a surprise
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Some of Australia’s wealthiest business figures are bankrolling the right-wing activist group Advance. Ahead of the Liberals’ partyroom meeting on net zero, the lobby group launched a last-minute email campaign to pressure the politicians. satpa.pe/GDlIm0i
The political cost of keeping the lights on
satpa.pe
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Some of Australia’s wealthiest business figures are bankrolling the right-wing activist group Advance. Ahead of the Liberals’ partyroom meeting on net zero, the lobby group launched a last-minute email campaign to pressure the politicians. satpa.pe/GDlIm0i
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AGAIN we find out that Commissioner Major General Brereton had been involved in undisclosed conflicts of interest. What’s it going to take for the Albanese Government to finally realise his position is untenable??
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
AGAIN we find out that Commissioner Major General Brereton had been involved in undisclosed conflicts of interest. What’s it going to take for the Albanese Government to finally realise his position is untenable??
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As if carbon offsets weren’t a big enough fraud…welcome to the world of ‘biodiversity offsets’…sure the idea failed dismally in NSW but Murray Watt is keen to have a crack…
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
How many extra possums does it take to compensate for a dead platypus?
That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’.
thepoint.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
As if carbon offsets weren’t a big enough fraud…welcome to the world of ‘biodiversity offsets’…sure the idea failed dismally in NSW but Murray Watt is keen to have a crack…
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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This is so Libs #solibs - a couple of days after they abandon net zero and declare they are subsidising coal, our 3rd largest mega-customer declares they are phasing the stuff out
#auspol #whatsthescam @kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/libs-to-subs...
#auspol #whatsthescam @kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/libs-to-subs...
Libs to subsidise coal, now South Korea wants out. What's the scam? - Michael West
While the LNP decides that subsidising coal mining is a good idea, our third-largest coal customer decides to stop burning coal altogether.
michaelwest.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This is so Libs #solibs - a couple of days after they abandon net zero and declare they are subsidising coal, our 3rd largest mega-customer declares they are phasing the stuff out
#auspol #whatsthescam @kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/libs-to-subs...
#auspol #whatsthescam @kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/libs-to-subs...
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My column - Japan imports stonks of our gas for powering its electricity and yet Japan has cheaper electricity than Australia, what the?? #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
Japan imports Australian gas yet has cheaper electricity than Australia?
The broken nature of Australia energy market has been highlighted by a report that Japanese households pay less for electricity than Australians do, despite Japanese electricity being reliant on Austr...
thepoint.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
My column - Japan imports stonks of our gas for powering its electricity and yet Japan has cheaper electricity than Australia, what the?? #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
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The Govt has declared domestic violence a national emergency - now we need an emergency response.
One woman is killed every four days by a current or former partner. That is unacceptable
Read the full article at: www.mamamia.com.au/zali-stegall...
One woman is killed every four days by a current or former partner. That is unacceptable
Read the full article at: www.mamamia.com.au/zali-stegall...
November 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The Govt has declared domestic violence a national emergency - now we need an emergency response.
One woman is killed every four days by a current or former partner. That is unacceptable
Read the full article at: www.mamamia.com.au/zali-stegall...
One woman is killed every four days by a current or former partner. That is unacceptable
Read the full article at: www.mamamia.com.au/zali-stegall...
CSIRO cutting another 350 research roles to save costs “Guardian Australia understands the research areas affected by the latest round of job losses will include the health and biosecurity, agriculture and food and environment research units.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol
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‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO
Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
CSIRO cutting another 350 research roles to save costs “Guardian Australia understands the research areas affected by the latest round of job losses will include the health and biosecurity, agriculture and food and environment research units.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol
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More than half of respondents in a new survey said they were concerned about US interference in Australia, a jump of nearly 20 points since 2021.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/austral...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/austral...
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
More than half of respondents in a new survey said they were concerned about US interference in Australia, a jump of nearly 20 points since 2021.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/austral...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/austral...
The Australian government has been urged to prepare for a shift away from thermal coal exports and accelerate green industries after South Korea, one of its main international customers, signed up to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#auspol
South Korean decision to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040 sounds alarm for Australian exports
Decision announced at Cop30 climate conference signposts risks for Australia’s reliance on fossil fuel exports, analysts say
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Australian government has been urged to prepare for a shift away from thermal coal exports and accelerate green industries after South Korea, one of its main international customers, signed up to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#auspol
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"Media created the illusion the Liberal Party's 'moderates' still mattered before the net zero vote"
@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on the Endgame #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/its-the-endg...
@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on the Endgame #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/its-the-endg...
It’s the endgame for Liberal moderates. Here’s what happens next - Michael West
Mainstream reporting created the illusion that the Federal Liberal Party’s “Moderates” still mattered before the net-zero vote
michaelwest.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"Media created the illusion the Liberal Party's 'moderates' still mattered before the net zero vote"
@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on the Endgame #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/its-the-endg...
@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on the Endgame #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/its-the-endg...
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“Methane emissions across the supply chain are a key indicator of poor environmental and operational practices in the fossil fuel industry. Reducing [them] in the energy sector is the most effective and rapid way to cut greenhouse gases in the short term.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown?
With temperatures breaching the Paris limit, experts say tackling the powerful gas could buy crucial time as the clean-energy shift stalls
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Methane emissions across the supply chain are a key indicator of poor environmental and operational practices in the fossil fuel industry. Reducing [them] in the energy sector is the most effective and rapid way to cut greenhouse gases in the short term.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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In a report released today, the AEC again confirms that it supports net zero 'on the premise that the least cost, lowest impact pathway is an energy system dominated by renewables.
Affordability Key to Successful Energy Transition: Report
Affordability is the key to ensuring public confidence and ongoing community support for the energy transition, which is now delicately balanced, according to the Chief Executive Officers of Australia...
www.energycouncil.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
In a report released today, the AEC again confirms that it supports net zero 'on the premise that the least cost, lowest impact pathway is an energy system dominated by renewables.
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The short answer is no. We’re around the middle of the pack, and a little further down the list after accounting for our relatively high incomes.
The short answer is no. We’re around the middle of the pack, and a little further down the list after accounting for our relatively high incomes.
Are Australians really paying more for electricity than other countries?
Australia’s electricity prices have gone up a long way over the past decade or so, but global energy trends have also pushed up bills in other countries
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The short answer is no. We’re around the middle of the pack, and a little further down the list after accounting for our relatively high incomes.
The short answer is no. We’re around the middle of the pack, and a little further down the list after accounting for our relatively high incomes.
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"Australia’s bottom-tier ranking reflects decades of bipartisan policy failure: reliance on extraction rather than production; property speculation, not innovation; privatisation over public investment; and political capture by fossil capital." #renewables #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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'A national humiliation': Australia at bottom of new renewables ranking
As the Coalition abandons net zero, Andrew Forrest has quietly moved on not just to net zero, but to real zero.
johnmenadue.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Australia’s bottom-tier ranking reflects decades of bipartisan policy failure: reliance on extraction rather than production; property speculation, not innovation; privatisation over public investment; and political capture by fossil capital." #renewables #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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The Coalition's new climate (non) policy is so bad even climate denialists think it goes too far. But Liberal moderates will still back it, writes Bernard Keane.
The Liberals' climate policy is so bad even denialists are shocked. What will moderates do?
www.crikey.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The Coalition's new climate (non) policy is so bad even climate denialists think it goes too far. But Liberal moderates will still back it, writes Bernard Keane.
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Climate is the No.1 issue in Wentworth, a formerly blue ribbon Liberal seat.
Abandoning climate means abandoning any chance of election. Who does this change serve? What is their plan?
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
#auspol
Abandoning climate means abandoning any chance of election. Who does this change serve? What is their plan?
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
#auspol
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Climate is the No.1 issue in Wentworth, a formerly blue ribbon Liberal seat.
Abandoning climate means abandoning any chance of election. Who does this change serve? What is their plan?
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
#auspol
Abandoning climate means abandoning any chance of election. Who does this change serve? What is their plan?
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
#auspol
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Factchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn cost
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Factchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn cost
As Liberals join Nationals in abandoning a 2050 emissions target, we unpick some of the opposition’s talking points
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Factchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn cost
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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THIS IS THE WAY
‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel poverty
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
THIS IS THE WAY
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Both major parties have voted against a duty of care for future generations included in climate legislation, as well as having fought against it in court. Children are to inherit our consequences, but have no say in the decision-making.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
#climatecrisis #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
No saving the Coalition – and that should be a warning to Labor
Labor is trying to present itself as the adult in the room, by pointing to the opposition's tantrums. That’s not governing, it’s babysitting.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Both major parties have voted against a duty of care for future generations included in climate legislation, as well as having fought against it in court. Children are to inherit our consequences, but have no say in the decision-making.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
#climatecrisis #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show. By @natashamay.bsky.social
Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show
Documents tabled in parliament show NSW agency took four years to publish report and told miners it would be put online ‘quietly’ but EPA says it was released to community earlier
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show. By @natashamay.bsky.social