Cathy Olsson
@groovyco.bsky.social
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@albomp.bsky.social is sending billions to US & UK shipyards for #AUKUS and then can’t find money to support the core science necessary for future industry innovation, protection of the environment and improved quality of life. He’s short-changing our future. #auspol
Albanese urged to ‘secure the future of science’ as CSIRO reckons with ongoing decline in funding
CEO Doug Hilton says the agency’s budget allocation ‘has not kept up with the cost of doing science’
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
@albomp.bsky.social is sending billions to US & UK shipyards for #AUKUS and then can’t find money to support the core science necessary for future industry innovation, protection of the environment and improved quality of life. He’s short-changing our future. #auspol
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The Australian public deserve better than fossil fuel. They have pillaged our landscape and pockets far too long.
October 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Australian public deserve better than fossil fuel. They have pillaged our landscape and pockets far too long.
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New investigation from Climate Integrity: EY produced deeply flawed modelling for the gas lobby, influencing government policy: climateintegrity.org.au/aep-ey
October 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
New investigation from Climate Integrity: EY produced deeply flawed modelling for the gas lobby, influencing government policy: climateintegrity.org.au/aep-ey
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At least 10 attempts to get a 'climate trigger' into the EPBC Act over the past 27 years have failed
It tells us how strongly the ruling class, Labor & the Coalition have resisted explicit accountability regarding climate change impacts in GHG-intensive developments
The consequences are here
It tells us how strongly the ruling class, Labor & the Coalition have resisted explicit accountability regarding climate change impacts in GHG-intensive developments
The consequences are here
October 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
At least 10 attempts to get a 'climate trigger' into the EPBC Act over the past 27 years have failed
It tells us how strongly the ruling class, Labor & the Coalition have resisted explicit accountability regarding climate change impacts in GHG-intensive developments
The consequences are here
It tells us how strongly the ruling class, Labor & the Coalition have resisted explicit accountability regarding climate change impacts in GHG-intensive developments
The consequences are here
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Climate warming's already amplifying hazards such as heatwaves, extreme rainfall, dangerous fire weather, droughts, floods, & sea-level rises & in turn multiplying threats & risks of compound events
🇦🇺's fossil fuel exports contribute accelerated pollution & CC impacts no matter where they're burned
🇦🇺's fossil fuel exports contribute accelerated pollution & CC impacts no matter where they're burned
Labor is close to a deal on environmental law reforms. There are troubling signs these will fall short
Labor is close to a deal on its environmental law reforms. Will they strong enough to protect nature?
theconversation.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Climate warming's already amplifying hazards such as heatwaves, extreme rainfall, dangerous fire weather, droughts, floods, & sea-level rises & in turn multiplying threats & risks of compound events
🇦🇺's fossil fuel exports contribute accelerated pollution & CC impacts no matter where they're burned
🇦🇺's fossil fuel exports contribute accelerated pollution & CC impacts no matter where they're burned
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For more info ⤵️
australiainstitute.org.au/post/new-gov...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/new-gov...
New government data confirms gas exporters continue to pay no tax
Corporate tax transparency data released yesterday by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows, once again, that multinational gas exporters are reaping billions from Australian resources while payi...
australiainstitute.org.au
October 13, 2025 at 4:56 AM
For more info ⤵️
australiainstitute.org.au/post/new-gov...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/new-gov...
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Australia has an opportunity to reconsider its involvement in AUKUS.
"It’s the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history, and it's had no democratic accountability whatsoever."
- International & Security Affairs Director Dr Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
"It’s the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history, and it's had no democratic accountability whatsoever."
- International & Security Affairs Director Dr Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
October 13, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Australia has an opportunity to reconsider its involvement in AUKUS.
"It’s the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history, and it's had no democratic accountability whatsoever."
- International & Security Affairs Director Dr Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
"It’s the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history, and it's had no democratic accountability whatsoever."
- International & Security Affairs Director Dr Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
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Litigation is going to be massive 😂
October 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Litigation is going to be massive 😂
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Underrated tweet.
July 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Underrated tweet.
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Australia's greatest threat?
Not a foreign power, it's environmental collapse.
Defend against that.
Scrap AUKUS. Forget about dodgy credit schemes/markets. Fund conservation directly.
It'll pay back, socially, economically & culturally, many times over.
www.rsv.org.au/articles/tru...
Not a foreign power, it's environmental collapse.
Defend against that.
Scrap AUKUS. Forget about dodgy credit schemes/markets. Fund conservation directly.
It'll pay back, socially, economically & culturally, many times over.
www.rsv.org.au/articles/tru...
Saving Australia’s Biodiversity Means Ending Four Lies | Articles | Science Victoria | Royal Society of Victoria
We need to bust four lies for save Australia's biodiversity. 1. We can’t afford to fund environmental protection and repair 2. We can continue harmful actions and simultaneously sustain a biodiverse, ...
www.rsv.org.au
July 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Australia's greatest threat?
Not a foreign power, it's environmental collapse.
Defend against that.
Scrap AUKUS. Forget about dodgy credit schemes/markets. Fund conservation directly.
It'll pay back, socially, economically & culturally, many times over.
www.rsv.org.au/articles/tru...
Not a foreign power, it's environmental collapse.
Defend against that.
Scrap AUKUS. Forget about dodgy credit schemes/markets. Fund conservation directly.
It'll pay back, socially, economically & culturally, many times over.
www.rsv.org.au/articles/tru...
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bill gates accuses elon musk of “killing the world’s poorest children” with usaid cuts
saying “i’d love for him to go in and meet the children that have now been infected with hiv because he cut that money.”
saying “i’d love for him to go in and meet the children that have now been infected with hiv because he cut that money.”
May 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
bill gates accuses elon musk of “killing the world’s poorest children” with usaid cuts
saying “i’d love for him to go in and meet the children that have now been infected with hiv because he cut that money.”
saying “i’d love for him to go in and meet the children that have now been infected with hiv because he cut that money.”
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Labor promised to end income control at the last election. Instead, they teamed up with the Coalition to effectively extend it and to enable future governments to expand it without the need for further legislation.
The Greens are now the only party fighting to end income control.
The Greens are now the only party fighting to end income control.
Labor axed cashless debit card... and renamed it the SmartCard. Almost 30k people on compulsory income control at end of its term, Indue receiving another $21m, consultations reject "humiliating" and "suffocating" policy. Dutton could do what he wanted. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
Flawed cashless welfare cards rebadged
Despite promises to end the Coalition’s Cashless Debit Card, Labor has rebranded the welfare payment system that is compulsory in some Indigenous communities.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
April 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Labor promised to end income control at the last election. Instead, they teamed up with the Coalition to effectively extend it and to enable future governments to expand it without the need for further legislation.
The Greens are now the only party fighting to end income control.
The Greens are now the only party fighting to end income control.
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US miner Alcoa tells investors it expects WA government approval to destroy 75km2 of jarrah forest within 12 months to unlock its "number one" lever to boost profits.
www.boilingcold.com.au/alcoa-spruik...
www.boilingcold.com.au/alcoa-spruik...
Alcoa spruiks profit boost if mining more WA jarrah forest approved
The US miner expects WA government approval within 12 months to destroy 75 square kilometres of jarrah forest to enable its "number one" lever to boost profits.
www.boilingcold.com.au
April 3, 2025 at 1:27 AM
US miner Alcoa tells investors it expects WA government approval to destroy 75km2 of jarrah forest within 12 months to unlock its "number one" lever to boost profits.
www.boilingcold.com.au/alcoa-spruik...
www.boilingcold.com.au/alcoa-spruik...
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Got a bit scared researching this piece, I’ll be honest
Insurers will very soon no longer be able to offer coverage for many of the risks posed by the climate crisis, @nickfeik.bsky.social writes.
Your house is becoming uninsurable due to climate risks. Albo and Dutton won't mention it
Premiums in disaster-prone regions have increased by up to 400%, posing a systemic financial risk. Don't expect it to be an election issue.
www.crikey.com.au
March 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Got a bit scared researching this piece, I’ll be honest
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bsky.app/starter-pack...
Its a slow start, but we'll gradually find all the Aussie artists and crafters who are selling their work online or in person. Let me know if you would like to be added!
Its a slow start, but we'll gradually find all the Aussie artists and crafters who are selling their work online or in person. Let me know if you would like to be added!
December 4, 2024 at 4:36 AM
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Its a slow start, but we'll gradually find all the Aussie artists and crafters who are selling their work online or in person. Let me know if you would like to be added!
Its a slow start, but we'll gradually find all the Aussie artists and crafters who are selling their work online or in person. Let me know if you would like to be added!
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Subsidies for oil + gas firms worth billions. Funding for unproven carbon capture tech. In @benadamsmith.bsky.social's podcast he asks, where's the funding for proven measures so people can live in warm, dry, carbon-neutral homes with low heating bills?
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
March 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Subsidies for oil + gas firms worth billions. Funding for unproven carbon capture tech. In @benadamsmith.bsky.social's podcast he asks, where's the funding for proven measures so people can live in warm, dry, carbon-neutral homes with low heating bills?
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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The party with a stated policy to #CancelAUKUS.
Labor supported AUKUS in opposition and in government.
Elect enough Greens to demand AUKUS is scrapped and our defence budget is spent on defending our interests, and spent with reliable allies.
#AusPol
#Vote1GreensInMacnamara
Labor supported AUKUS in opposition and in government.
Elect enough Greens to demand AUKUS is scrapped and our defence budget is spent on defending our interests, and spent with reliable allies.
#AusPol
#Vote1GreensInMacnamara
Greens promise $4b for 'self-defence' missiles in first defence spending policy
Australian industry would receive $4 billion to manufacture drones and missiles under a new Greens party policy, which would come from scrapping billions of dollars in US contracts.
www.abc.net.au
March 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The party with a stated policy to #CancelAUKUS.
Labor supported AUKUS in opposition and in government.
Elect enough Greens to demand AUKUS is scrapped and our defence budget is spent on defending our interests, and spent with reliable allies.
#AusPol
#Vote1GreensInMacnamara
Labor supported AUKUS in opposition and in government.
Elect enough Greens to demand AUKUS is scrapped and our defence budget is spent on defending our interests, and spent with reliable allies.
#AusPol
#Vote1GreensInMacnamara
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If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
March 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
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“The collapse of nature is a choice” states @euanritchie.bsky.social
As @euanritchie.bsky.social says - “Extinction is a choice”. The people of Australia have made that choice by voting the way we do at state and federal elections. It is going to be a tough one to explain to our grandchildren theconversation.com/environment-...
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been taken to court over 11 threatened species. Here’s why
Thousands of Australian species and ecological communities are threatened – and many don’t have a recovery plan in place.
theconversation.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“The collapse of nature is a choice” states @euanritchie.bsky.social
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Instead of Dutton-proofing measures like student debt relief & shoring up bulk-billing in Medicare, the Albo govt is planning to use the last week of Parliament to introduce EPBC amendments to enable continuing harm to threatened species & World Heritage areas
& to pass this with LNP support 🤬🤬🤬
& to pass this with LNP support 🤬🤬🤬
And here we go...absolute f#*king bastardry 🤬🤬🤬
Actual environmental protection via EPBC Act reform is too hard for the Albo govt—3 yrs in power & no National Environment Standards, no EPA, no EIA
But EPBC amendment to enable disastrous industrial impacts can be done at a snap #ToxicSalmonFarming
Actual environmental protection via EPBC Act reform is too hard for the Albo govt—3 yrs in power & no National Environment Standards, no EPA, no EIA
But EPBC amendment to enable disastrous industrial impacts can be done at a snap #ToxicSalmonFarming
Albanese to rush through new laws to protect Tasmania’s salmon industry from legal threat
Labor will push the contentious bill through parliament next week despite concerns about the extinction of the Maugean skate
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Instead of Dutton-proofing measures like student debt relief & shoring up bulk-billing in Medicare, the Albo govt is planning to use the last week of Parliament to introduce EPBC amendments to enable continuing harm to threatened species & World Heritage areas
& to pass this with LNP support 🤬🤬🤬
& to pass this with LNP support 🤬🤬🤬
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this video has it all: 1) gang gangs showing their preferred tiny nests entrance (+ associated logistic problems), 2) can hear the rapid squeaky call of the babies getting fed when mum eventually squeezes in, 3) full frontal absurdity of the floppy crest of dad, 4) stripy bum. this better go viral😍🦜
March 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
this video has it all: 1) gang gangs showing their preferred tiny nests entrance (+ associated logistic problems), 2) can hear the rapid squeaky call of the babies getting fed when mum eventually squeezes in, 3) full frontal absurdity of the floppy crest of dad, 4) stripy bum. this better go viral😍🦜
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The Australian Albanese ALP Government must condemn Israel and expel the Israeli ambassador.
We must apply full sanctions & boycotts against all Israeli products and cancel all military contracts.
#auspol #Gaza #Genocide
We must apply full sanctions & boycotts against all Israeli products and cancel all military contracts.
#auspol #Gaza #Genocide
The news that Israel has restarted deadly airstrikes in Gaza is gut wrenching.
The Australian government must take a strong stance against Netanyahu.
Labor must not remain complicit, they must stand up.
We need to see real sanctions and consequences, not more weak, empty words.
The Australian government must take a strong stance against Netanyahu.
Labor must not remain complicit, they must stand up.
We need to see real sanctions and consequences, not more weak, empty words.
March 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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#Australia take note please. And please retweet, this great idea. Tips & Notes
March 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
#Australia take note please. And please retweet, this great idea. Tips & Notes
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"We have to put to bed this idea that we’re tracking OK and having some aspirational target of net zero by 2050 will somehow make us avoid 1.5C"
We don't have time for science denialism
We don't have time for science denialism
As Trump attacks US science agencies, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred ushers in a fresh wave of climate denial in Australia | Adam Morton
Alfred is being used as the latest front in an ideological war, but facts are relevant to how we prepare for a climate-changed future
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"We have to put to bed this idea that we’re tracking OK and having some aspirational target of net zero by 2050 will somehow make us avoid 1.5C"
We don't have time for science denialism
We don't have time for science denialism