@bonsaibros.bsky.social
Some guy. Whadjuk Noongar boodja. Interested in a kinder, peaceful world.
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"It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers" @richarddenniss.bsky.social #ThePoint
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It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers
The Prime Minister is betting that by 2028 people will forget the North West Shelf and EPBC backflips, but it would be a brave backbencher willing to make that same bet.
thepoint.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers" @richarddenniss.bsky.social #ThePoint
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thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Our country’s 50,000-year-old encyclopedia
Here at Murujuga, the red rocks are alive with more than 1 million artworks, and there are more ancient stories under the sea.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Here at Murujuga, the red rocks are alive with more than 1 million artworks, and there are more ancient stories under the sea.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Ancient rock art in northern WA shows Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian devil
There are more than 2 million artworks on the rocks at Murujuga, with more stories under the waves.
www.abc.net.au
October 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Our country’s 50,000-year-old encyclopedia
Here at Murujuga, the red rocks are alive with more than 1 million artworks, and there are more ancient stories under the sea.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Here at Murujuga, the red rocks are alive with more than 1 million artworks, and there are more ancient stories under the sea.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Yeah-nah.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
September 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Yeah-nah.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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1 in 8 Australian households (1.3 million people) don’t have enough money to buy food
$12bn ‘downpayment’ on WA shipyard to help prepare it for Aukus submarine era
$12bn ‘downpayment’ on WA shipyard to help prepare it for Aukus submarine era
Henderson defence precinct to be used to build surface vessels and maintain submarines
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The federal government is making a $12bn “downpayment” on a shipbuilding facility in Western Australia to prepare it for future nuclear-powered submarines.
The Henderson defence precinct will cost $25bn over a decade and will be used to build surface vessels and to dock and sustain submarines including those to be delivered under the Aukus agreement. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
1 in 8 Australian households (1.3 million people) don’t have enough money to buy food
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Unsurprisingly, Woodside's huge gas processing plant doesn't appear in photos of World Heritage-listed Murujuga.
But the cultural erasure of this ancient land couldn't be more real.
#auspol
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...
But the cultural erasure of this ancient land couldn't be more real.
#auspol
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...
An alien civilisation squatting on ancient land. How does Woodside square with World Heritage?
Unsurprisingly, Woodside's huge gas processing plant doesn't appear in photos of World Heritage-listed Murujuga. But the cultural erasure of this ancient land couldn't be more real.
www.crikey.com.au
September 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Unsurprisingly, Woodside's huge gas processing plant doesn't appear in photos of World Heritage-listed Murujuga.
But the cultural erasure of this ancient land couldn't be more real.
#auspol
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...
But the cultural erasure of this ancient land couldn't be more real.
#auspol
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...
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In the past 24 hours, Israel has bombed:
• Palestine (Gaza)
• Syria (Homs, Latakia, Palmyra)
• Lebanon (Hermel, Bekaa)
•Tunisia (aid flotilla)
and now
• Qatar (Doha)
• Palestine (Gaza)
• Syria (Homs, Latakia, Palmyra)
• Lebanon (Hermel, Bekaa)
•Tunisia (aid flotilla)
and now
• Qatar (Doha)
September 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In the past 24 hours, Israel has bombed:
• Palestine (Gaza)
• Syria (Homs, Latakia, Palmyra)
• Lebanon (Hermel, Bekaa)
•Tunisia (aid flotilla)
and now
• Qatar (Doha)
• Palestine (Gaza)
• Syria (Homs, Latakia, Palmyra)
• Lebanon (Hermel, Bekaa)
•Tunisia (aid flotilla)
and now
• Qatar (Doha)
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EPA NSW goes beyond corporate capture to corrupt beyond redemption. It took decades to get the Sulphide Corporation lead smelter at Boolaroo closed after it had leaded the entire surrounds. The EPA is involved in the ongoing cleanup; they know all about the danger of lead to kids & adults.
A manager writes in another reply: “when we say ‘release’ we mean quietly load it onto the LeadSmart website and not tell anyone”.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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 10:15 PM
EPA NSW goes beyond corporate capture to corrupt beyond redemption. It took decades to get the Sulphide Corporation lead smelter at Boolaroo closed after it had leaded the entire surrounds. The EPA is involved in the ongoing cleanup; they know all about the danger of lead to kids & adults.
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Red line.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
September 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Red line.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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The incredibly muted political response to sovereign citizens being responsible for the murder of four police officers in 12 months is remarkable. The police / spook / political / media extremist framework is clearly only designed to be deployed against Islamic extremism, any other form breaks it.
August 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The incredibly muted political response to sovereign citizens being responsible for the murder of four police officers in 12 months is remarkable. The police / spook / political / media extremist framework is clearly only designed to be deployed against Islamic extremism, any other form breaks it.
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Friday essay: The dangers of centrism in a time of crisis
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Friday essay: The dangers of centrism in a time of crisis
The science says we need to rush on climate change, but centrists like our PM are still telling us it’s not yet time to stop building new gas or coal mines.
theconversation.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Friday essay: The dangers of centrism in a time of crisis
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
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WA government put ‘very rosy spin’ on report into Woodside emissions at Murujuga, lead scientist’s private email says
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
WA government put ‘very rosy spin’ on report into Woodside emissions at Murujuga, scientist’s private email says
Report part of a project used in lobbying effort to dismiss UN concerns that industrial emissions were damaging 50,000-year-old ancient rock art
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
WA government put ‘very rosy spin’ on report into Woodside emissions at Murujuga, lead scientist’s private email says
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Outsourcing environmental decision making to an AI that will be designed by a consultancy firm. What could go wrong?
This should be laughed out of the room, but there are still people who think Labor are a progressive and intelligent party.
This should be laughed out of the room, but there are still people who think Labor are a progressive and intelligent party.
“It also recommends measures to speed up housing approvals, including a national artificial intelligence plan to cut environmental red tape”
They are not serious.
They are not serious.
Leaked Treasury advice lists possible outcomes of Labor's yet to be held round table
The leaked advice reveals what the government expects to achieve at next week's productivity round table, recommending a freeze of the National Construction Code, and an AI plan to cut environmental r...
www.abc.net.au
August 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Outsourcing environmental decision making to an AI that will be designed by a consultancy firm. What could go wrong?
This should be laughed out of the room, but there are still people who think Labor are a progressive and intelligent party.
This should be laughed out of the room, but there are still people who think Labor are a progressive and intelligent party.
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What’s left?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
August 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
What’s left?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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How this differs from "hopes and prayers" is not immediately obvious.
July 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
How this differs from "hopes and prayers" is not immediately obvious.
The WA Labor govt has rejected a nomination to upgrade the conservation status of the Baudin’s black cockatoo.
“The birds will vanish while the government argues over data,” said BirdLife WA spokesperson Dr Mark Henryon.
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
“The birds will vanish while the government argues over data,” said BirdLife WA spokesperson Dr Mark Henryon.
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
‘Death knell’ for Baudin’s black cockatoo as conservation bid rejected
The scientific community says there could be as few as 2500 of the birds left in the wild and asks whether the government is “waiting for zero” to act.
www.watoday.com.au
July 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The WA Labor govt has rejected a nomination to upgrade the conservation status of the Baudin’s black cockatoo.
“The birds will vanish while the government argues over data,” said BirdLife WA spokesperson Dr Mark Henryon.
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
“The birds will vanish while the government argues over data,” said BirdLife WA spokesperson Dr Mark Henryon.
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
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An absolutely damning insider account of what has just gone down in Paris. Murujuga traditional custodians took the fight to protect their Country to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Paris. They lost.
@unesco.org
www.lastplaceonearth.com.au/inside-unesco/ Inside UNESCO
@unesco.org
www.lastplaceonearth.com.au/inside-unesco/ Inside UNESCO
Inside UNESCO
Reflections from Paris on World Heritage for Murujuga
www.lastplaceonearth.com.au
July 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
An absolutely damning insider account of what has just gone down in Paris. Murujuga traditional custodians took the fight to protect their Country to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Paris. They lost.
@unesco.org
www.lastplaceonearth.com.au/inside-unesco/ Inside UNESCO
@unesco.org
www.lastplaceonearth.com.au/inside-unesco/ Inside UNESCO
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DBCA documents reveal damage to rare forest after hundreds of trees felled by controlled burn www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Top scientists sound alarm over damage caused by prescribed burns
A group of Australia's top environmental scientists calls for changes to prescribed burning after government documents confirm hundreds of trees in an ecological hotspot have been destroyed by a gover...
www.abc.net.au
July 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
DBCA documents reveal damage to rare forest after hundreds of trees felled by controlled burn www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
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They have captured the state’s politics and laws and use police as their private army.
#auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21106/...
#auspol
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Climate activist arrested over a hat
Last week, Gerard Mazza was wrongfully arrested while getting out of bed – proof of Woodside’s power in WA and the farce of policing climate activism.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
July 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
They have captured the state’s politics and laws and use police as their private army.
#auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21106/...
#auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21106/...
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Centrists are the most useless people on the planet.
July 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Centrists are the most useless people on the planet.
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The statements Labor Party ministers routinely make about protest these days are indistinguishable from the police state instincts the conservatives have maintained since the Howard era.
June 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The statements Labor Party ministers routinely make about protest these days are indistinguishable from the police state instincts the conservatives have maintained since the Howard era.
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the lesson of the Lattouf result and response is this: the Zionist lobby, Mark Leibler, Zionists ANYWHERE are huge losers with little to no pull in the community, who are hated by the public at large. there is no need to bow to these shrill dorks. fuck 'em.
June 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
the lesson of the Lattouf result and response is this: the Zionist lobby, Mark Leibler, Zionists ANYWHERE are huge losers with little to no pull in the community, who are hated by the public at large. there is no need to bow to these shrill dorks. fuck 'em.
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"Israel’s impunity is a danger to the whole world."
And Israel's impunity is because of craven, sycophantic governments like Australia's,
who pay lip service to what is laughingly called the rules-based order',
while supporting fascists and war criminals in Washington and Tel Aviv. #auspol
And Israel's impunity is because of craven, sycophantic governments like Australia's,
who pay lip service to what is laughingly called the rules-based order',
while supporting fascists and war criminals in Washington and Tel Aviv. #auspol
Rahma—
"In what world is this normal? How are we supposed to continue watching a people being starved and disrespected in this way day after day.
"Israel’s impunity is a danger to the whole world."
"In what world is this normal? How are we supposed to continue watching a people being starved and disrespected in this way day after day.
"Israel’s impunity is a danger to the whole world."
June 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"Israel’s impunity is a danger to the whole world."
And Israel's impunity is because of craven, sycophantic governments like Australia's,
who pay lip service to what is laughingly called the rules-based order',
while supporting fascists and war criminals in Washington and Tel Aviv. #auspol
And Israel's impunity is because of craven, sycophantic governments like Australia's,
who pay lip service to what is laughingly called the rules-based order',
while supporting fascists and war criminals in Washington and Tel Aviv. #auspol
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Nuremberg
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Beyond parody at this point; the week these guys picked sex predators and warmongers over your future
June 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Nuremberg
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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The Israeli army massacred starving Palestinians who were trying to get food, shelling and shooting civilians indiscriminately
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Witnesses describe ‘horror’ after Israeli forces fire at Palestinians waiting for aid trucks
At least 51 people killed and hundreds wounded in Khan Younis as they sought food supplies, says Gaza health ministry
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Israeli army massacred starving Palestinians who were trying to get food, shelling and shooting civilians indiscriminately
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...