@jusk8.bsky.social
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"Datacentre power demand in Australia could triple in five years and is forecast to exceed by 2030 the energy used by electric vehicles."
Another reason to detest AI. It gobbles up power and water, and pushes up power prices for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Another reason to detest AI. It gobbles up power and water, and pushes up power prices for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Datacentres demand huge amounts of electricity. Could they derail Australia’s net zero ambitions?
Banks of servers operating 24/7 generate massive amounts of heat, requiring power to run and cool them
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"Datacentre power demand in Australia could triple in five years and is forecast to exceed by 2030 the energy used by electric vehicles."
Another reason to detest AI. It gobbles up power and water, and pushes up power prices for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Another reason to detest AI. It gobbles up power and water, and pushes up power prices for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Sad news for Australian mammals..Australia's only shrew officially declared #extinct.
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct
Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.
theconversation.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Sad news for Australian mammals..Australia's only shrew officially declared #extinct.
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
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March 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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The Australian government has not granted citizenship to Palestinians who fled Gaza after October 2023. To be eligible for citizenship, an applicant must have resided in Australia on a valid visa for four years.
False claims swirl over Aussie citizenships from Gaza
It's being falsely claimed that thousands of Gazans have recently been made Australian citizens ahead of this year's federal election.
www.aap.com.au
March 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The Australian government has not granted citizenship to Palestinians who fled Gaza after October 2023. To be eligible for citizenship, an applicant must have resided in Australia on a valid visa for four years.
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You know nothing, Peter Dutton.
March 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
You know nothing, Peter Dutton.
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How is 'super rich guy backs the Liberal Party' a news story? www.theage.com.au/national/old...
Old family links put a Fox among the Liberals in Kooyong
Lindsay Fox says he was a friend to Rupert Hamer until the day the former Victorian premier died. He is now backing Amelia Hamer in Kooyong.
www.theage.com.au
March 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
How is 'super rich guy backs the Liberal Party' a news story? www.theage.com.au/national/old...
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Gas company tax is paying for the wages of nurses?
Yeah. Nah.
Over the past decade, nurses paid more tax than oil & gas companies
Gas companies are taking the piss.
#OffTheCharts @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social @markogge.bsky.social
australiainstitute.org.au/post/nurses-...
Yeah. Nah.
Over the past decade, nurses paid more tax than oil & gas companies
Gas companies are taking the piss.
#OffTheCharts @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social @markogge.bsky.social
australiainstitute.org.au/post/nurses-...
March 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Gas company tax is paying for the wages of nurses?
Yeah. Nah.
Over the past decade, nurses paid more tax than oil & gas companies
Gas companies are taking the piss.
#OffTheCharts @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social @markogge.bsky.social
australiainstitute.org.au/post/nurses-...
Yeah. Nah.
Over the past decade, nurses paid more tax than oil & gas companies
Gas companies are taking the piss.
#OffTheCharts @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social @markogge.bsky.social
australiainstitute.org.au/post/nurses-...
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The Govt can and should appoint an independent person to the NACC to investigate Robodebt
After constraining the NACC’s ability to hold public hearings, it’s disappointing to see the lack of action to rebuild trust following the decision not to investigate the Robotdebt saga
@theklaxon.bsky.social
After constraining the NACC’s ability to hold public hearings, it’s disappointing to see the lack of action to rebuild trust following the decision not to investigate the Robotdebt saga
@theklaxon.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The Govt can and should appoint an independent person to the NACC to investigate Robodebt
After constraining the NACC’s ability to hold public hearings, it’s disappointing to see the lack of action to rebuild trust following the decision not to investigate the Robotdebt saga
@theklaxon.bsky.social
After constraining the NACC’s ability to hold public hearings, it’s disappointing to see the lack of action to rebuild trust following the decision not to investigate the Robotdebt saga
@theklaxon.bsky.social
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Dracula says 'Maybe I could run the blood bank?'
January 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Dracula says 'Maybe I could run the blood bank?'
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I'm old enough to remember when Europe's "south" was the problem...
January 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I'm old enough to remember when Europe's "south" was the problem...
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Happy New Year to all 🦋 friends.
2025 is going to be HUGE in AUS politics. #Election25
I have prepared this incomplete starter pack from people using #auspol on 🦋
Many will follow you back😊
Please share with friends coming from the dead bird place.
Suggestions welcome 🙏 go.bsky.app/EgD3MWR
2025 is going to be HUGE in AUS politics. #Election25
I have prepared this incomplete starter pack from people using #auspol on 🦋
Many will follow you back😊
Please share with friends coming from the dead bird place.
Suggestions welcome 🙏 go.bsky.app/EgD3MWR
January 2, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Happy New Year to all 🦋 friends.
2025 is going to be HUGE in AUS politics. #Election25
I have prepared this incomplete starter pack from people using #auspol on 🦋
Many will follow you back😊
Please share with friends coming from the dead bird place.
Suggestions welcome 🙏 go.bsky.app/EgD3MWR
2025 is going to be HUGE in AUS politics. #Election25
I have prepared this incomplete starter pack from people using #auspol on 🦋
Many will follow you back😊
Please share with friends coming from the dead bird place.
Suggestions welcome 🙏 go.bsky.app/EgD3MWR
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Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
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There is no evidence to support claims by social media users that methane-reducing cattle feed additive Bovaer contaminates milk and causes infertility and cancer in humans.
No evidence Bovaer contaminates milk to cause human infertility or cancer
The evidence shows it's time to moove on from unfounded claims about a methane-busting cattle feed additive.
www.aap.com.au
December 18, 2024 at 12:33 AM
There is no evidence to support claims by social media users that methane-reducing cattle feed additive Bovaer contaminates milk and causes infertility and cancer in humans.
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A hole that opens annually in the ozone layer over Earth’s southern pole was relatively small in 2024 compared to other years. Scientists with NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) project the ozone layer could fully recover by 2066.
#goodnews
#goodnews
December 8, 2024 at 9:20 PM
A hole that opens annually in the ozone layer over Earth’s southern pole was relatively small in 2024 compared to other years. Scientists with NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) project the ozone layer could fully recover by 2066.
#goodnews
#goodnews
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It’s not us, it’s you. If you move to the right, you leave a space in the centre. @PaulFletcherMP should see the community independent movement is caused by the Libs abandoning liberal values, not an ‘elaborate plot by left wing political operatives’! #auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Coalition frontbencher says voters conned into backing independents
Opposition communications spokesman Paul Fletcher, facing a battle against an independent at the next election, says teals had duped traditional Coalition supporters.
www.smh.com.au
December 1, 2024 at 11:47 AM
It’s not us, it’s you. If you move to the right, you leave a space in the centre. @PaulFletcherMP should see the community independent movement is caused by the Libs abandoning liberal values, not an ‘elaborate plot by left wing political operatives’! #auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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Shameless! The hypocritical entrenchment of the ALP/LNP duopoly is clearly evident in @cpi_aus Antony Whealy’s analysis of Don Farrell’s 227 page political donations “reform”. 👇Australians can register a protest at the coming election by voting for a community-selected independent where possible.
November 21, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Shameless! The hypocritical entrenchment of the ALP/LNP duopoly is clearly evident in @cpi_aus Antony Whealy’s analysis of Don Farrell’s 227 page political donations “reform”. 👇Australians can register a protest at the coming election by voting for a community-selected independent where possible.
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Tony Abbott begins drafting another character reference chaser.com.au/general-news...
Tony Abbott begins drafting another character reference – The Chaser
"Not again"
chaser.com.au
November 18, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Tony Abbott begins drafting another character reference chaser.com.au/general-news...
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Since I've been in Parliament, I have rarely seen the two parties cooperate on anything. Then along comes the Electoral Reform Bill. Now they suddenly agree. Part 1.
November 18, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Since I've been in Parliament, I have rarely seen the two parties cooperate on anything. Then along comes the Electoral Reform Bill. Now they suddenly agree. Part 1.
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Oklahoma Law Requires Ten Commandments To Be Displayed In Every Womb
Oklahoma Law Requires Ten Commandments To Be Displayed In Every Womb
OKLAHOMA CITY—In an effort to provide all developing fetuses in the state with a thorough grounding in Judeo-Christian values, a new bill was signed into law Tuesday that requires the Ten Commandments...
theonion.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Oklahoma Law Requires Ten Commandments To Be Displayed In Every Womb