Brenda Moon
brmoon.bsky.social
Brenda Moon
@brmoon.bsky.social
Enthusiastic about open science, open source, open hardware. She/Her. Living on Dja Dja Wurrung country.
https://moon.au/
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What I know for sure is if registered NDIS providers succeed in getting higher rates for complex care, they won’t pass the profit on to the workers who provide the care or use it to ensure better quality of care for clients
this interview, and the subsequent reporting around it, was absolutely infuriating. any other sector's big business lobby wouldn't get this kind of uncritical, uninformed, wildly inaccurate coverage, yet disabled peoples' essential services do [little 🧵]

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
NDIS described as 'trainwreck' - ABC listen
A market failure is happening now in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with many not-for-profit providers heading to insolvency.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Minister Watt really is making a mockery of this critically important environmental law reform. If he wanted, he could act on the advice of scientists and experts, and amend Labor's bills, and the Greens would agree to support them. Summon the courage, Murray. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor’s attempts to woo Greens and Coalition on nature laws revealed amid criticism of ‘coin toss’
Labor is continuing talks with both sides and could be prepared to give more ground
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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So Labor and the Liberals teamed up to pass legislation to give police the power to recommend cancellation of Centrelink payments of people who have not been found guilty of a crime by a court of law. It’s discriminatory financial punishment of people in poverty who are already over-policed
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Hhhmm, wonder if having two tv series featuring my work on the campaign against Robodebt (doco and drama series) and an Amnesty Australia Media Award means I’ll qualify for bsky account verification?
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Disgraceful & tragic what governments have done to this once science powerhouse! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

"Federal Science Minister...Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing the efforts of the CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel...in Australia."
CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul
After 440 positions were slashed last year, the CSIRO has announced more staff cuts across the country in a bid to remain financially viable.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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This is why for a long time I've found the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science a rather insulting propaganda exercise

www.abc.net.au/news/science...

CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:

1982-83 = 0.17

2024-25 = 0.03

...

Scientific extinction event imminent?
The CSIRO cuts are just the tip of the iceberg for Australia's science funding
Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Our national science agency is under attack with more than 800 research & science support roles already gone & more than 300 more jobs to be cut.

These cuts now surpass those delivered by the Abbott Government.

Can you join me and take action?
www.proudtobepublic.org.au/csiro
CSIRO — Proud to be public
www.proudtobepublic.org.au
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Open to offers
Honestly Asher, you should be earning the big bucks for your research skills alone not to mention your tenaciousness.
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Their political ideology killed millions. We won’t let Nazism resurge.

You want to spread Nazi ideology, we’ll make you a persona non grata everywhere
The incongruence. “You people want us unemployed, kicked out the street, want our family broken up and my newborn to starve. All because I disagree with you politically. What you try to do to us personally is far worse than any of our general political ideology.”

www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw...
Engineer. Teacher. Postie: The neo-Nazis who rallied in Sydney
Those who gathered on Saturday include a personal trainer, an English-as-a-second-language teacher and a former bar manager who is facing DV charges.
www.theage.com.au
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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You can find details on our funders in our annual reports, available on our website. Why are these groups so secretive?
'A thinktank known for its rejection of the climate crisis & a conservation group that has opposed renewable energy projects refused to identify their funders during a fiery Senate inquiry into climate & energy misinformation on Wednesday'.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Climate-sceptic IPA refuses to reveal funders in fiery Senate inquiry
Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart has previously donated to Institute of Public Affairs but thinktank won’t say if she remains a donor
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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There's this woman doing an absolutely wild social experiment on TikTok. She calls random US churches with the sound of a baby crying in the background, explain the baby hasn't eaten in over 12 hours, and asks for 1 bottle of baby formula. She has a public spreadsheet of how each one responded. 1/3
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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A fantastic day for Victoria.

Australia will see its first ever treaty with Aboriginal people signed and formalised as law today.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people becomes law in Victoria
Victoria's first treaty with Aboriginal people has been signed by members of the Aboriginal community, the premier and state governor.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Holy shit. This is embarrassing for all involved
"Liberals formally abandon net zero target but will allow moderate MPs to call lower emissions a ‘welcome outcome’"

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Liberals formally abandon net zero target but will allow moderate MPs to call lower emissions a ‘welcome outcome’
Future Coalition government would not withdraw from Paris climate agreement altogether, Liberal frontbench decides a day after five-hour party room debate
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Ok this is not helpful. It doesn’t answer “what if I can’t afford the [private] fee” (and the public system has a 2-4 year wait)?
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Woken up at 7:15 by 20-30 sulphur crested white cockatoos descending noisily into my orchard - went out in my dressing gown and scared them off. Next time I’ll try to think of grabbing a camera.
November 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Content moderation is out, but outright censorship is in:

"YouTube quietly erased more than 700 videos documenting Israrli human rights violations... in response to a US government campaign to stifle accountability for alleged Israeli war crimes." theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
indivisible.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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In early 2025 we hosted the first ever 'snow gum summit', which brought together traditional owners, academics, land managers, enviro & outdoor grps to better understand the threat to this iconic species.

The 2nd summit will happen in Jindabyne, March 2026.

themountainjournal.com/2025/10/29/s...
Snow Gum Summit will return in 2026
Snow Gum Summit – Next Ascent: Protecting Alpine Landscapes Friends of the Earth Melbourne is excited to share that we are organising a second Snow Gum Summit, which will take place in March …
themountainjournal.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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“Our communities are becoming uninhabitable...The voice referendum may have been lost but there is no excuse for failing to listen to us on laws that are existential for our survival as Aboriginal peoples.”

www.clc.org.au/environment-...
Environment law reform must safeguard future of remote communities
The Northern Territory’s land councils have told the federal government the Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act must ensure big projects...
www.clc.org.au
October 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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How the under-16s social media ban will impact teens with disabilities www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
How the social media ban will impact teens with a disability
Teens with disabilities say they might end up losing contact with friends and online communities due to being banned from social media.
www.abc.net.au
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Shark nets are an abomination and there are much better and more wildlife-friendly ways to keep people safe! It's time to get rid of shark nets once and for all www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Humpback whale found dead in shark net off NSW beach
The discovery of a dead whale entangled in a shark net off Coledale Beach ignites fresh debate on New South Wales's controversial shark net program.
www.abc.net.au
October 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Australia’s leading disability rights advocate:
always love having to buy a new mobility aid after travel

[melbourne airport took apart my walking stick, didn't return it, and left me stranded away from bags and stick. random person rescued pieces of stick and bags and sat with me during meltdown to put stick back together enough to get home]
October 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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ATO refers hundreds of thousands of taxpayers to a private debt collector – including welfare recipients www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
ATO refers hundreds of thousands of taxpayers to a private debt collector – including welfare recipients
Suzanne is one of more than 355,000 people the tax office has referred to the private equity-backed debt collector, Recoveriescorp, since January 2024
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM