LightNews LightNews
larry-alberto.bsky.social
@larry-alberto.bsky.social
130 followers 150 following 23 posts
Mum to a cattle dog and 4 cheeky chooks! Trying hard to look after my piece of this beautiful planet.
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted
thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Many in the arts sector point to a confluence of factors that are contributing to a decline in funding: post-Covid emergency funds drying up, the cost-of-living crisis, shifts in audience behaviour, as well as increasing operational costs. satpa.pe/KUMKlmg
The shrinkage of Australian arts funding
Restructures across all levels of arts funding have deprived institutions of money and led some to scale back their ambitions or even close.
satpa.pe
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Reposted
asherwolf.bsky.social
Morton wins Walkley for “Mean Streak” www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
Morton wins Walkley for “Mean Streak” | Books+Publishing
Purchase a subscription to view job ads and other premium content on Books+Publishing.
www.booksandpublishing.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Reposted
cathywilcox.bsky.social
Barnaby out.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Barnaby exiting a room from which a leg kicks, a hand flipping the bird, another throwing a tomato, an akubra hat and a beetroot flying, and “BUGGER OFF!” and “GOOD RIDDANCE!” Barnaby in melodramatic pose looking back says “Don’t try to beg me - I’ve made up my mind.” In front of him, Pauline Hanson in burqa (dress, legs and high heels showing) arms outstretched, saying “COME TO MAMA!” - eclipsed by Gina Rinehart behind her, long white dress, same pose also saying “COME TO MAMA!”
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Reposted
abcnewsbot.bsky.social
Leaving my garden in the heat of summer can feel worrying but some simple planning means it misses me less than I miss it.
Going away over summer? Here’s how I prep my garden
Leaving my garden in the heat of summer can feel worrying but some simple planning means it misses me less than I miss it.
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Reposted
fionakatauskas.bsky.social
Disgraceful
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Reposted
cathywilcox.bsky.social
The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Reposted
lisatellstruth.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
A national shame: The data behind the killing of women in Australia
An analysis of data by the ABC shows 69 women were killed in instances of gendered violence last year in Australia. All but 10 were killed by someone known to them.
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Reposted
davidpocock.bsky.social
Save the CSIRO

Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott

Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between

www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Reposted
wendyharmer.bsky.social
Oh, just saw this ... what a surprise!
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Reposted
joneshowdareyou.bsky.social
We see the exact same "mistakes" and failures—what police call "missed opportunities"—by investigating police officers, over and over and over again. Violent men are believed, trusted, released; women are murdered. #auspol #MVAW #MVAC
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Gail Karran recorded the savage beating that killed her. Shocking new evidence reveals how police failed her
Exclusive: A secret audio device recorded Bill Karran raping, hitting and choking his wife of 30 years – immediately after he was released, drunk, from a Queensland watch house
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Reposted
lenoret.bsky.social
In a triumph of hope over experience I am re-upping this fact check while listening to Pauline Hanson on ABC RN breakfast repeating the misrepresented figure

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Academics say their net zero costing is being ‘misrepresented’ after Nationals repeat $9tn claim
Researchers behind report cited by some in the Coalition say their work is based on various assumptions – largely involving cost to overseas customers, not Australians
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Reposted
cathywilcox.bsky.social
The cost.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Title: “It’s simple” Sussan Let at podium flanked by David Littleproud and Angus Taylor. She says, “Net zero is not worth the cost*” Below podium is text: “*not counting the cost of: extreme weather events; mass displacement of people from low-lying areas; increased insurance premiums; habitat loss and species extinction; loss of certainty for business; worsened air quality; lack of investment in low-emission technologies; continued subsidisation of fossil fuel industries; loss of food security; (trailing beyond frame) increase in heat related deaths and infectious…”
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Reposted
jagungal.bsky.social
Bit of a pinch-me moment today, my book is number 1 best-seller in town planning!
I wrote it to encourage a more bee-friendly approach to urban design, so really loving seeing it at the top of this list! #Booksky
Cover of my book, showing number one best-seller in town planning!
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Reposted
womensagenda.bsky.social
Women who speak about workplace harassment still face backlash, showing how far Australia must go on gender justice.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/when-...
Vic Minister Natalie Hutchins spoke up to protect women and swiftly paid the price online
Women who speak about workplace harassment still face backlash, showing how far Australia must go on gender justice.
womensagenda.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Reposted
michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
"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...
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
Reposted
sandyhorne.bsky.social
A willie wagtail at Boolcoomatta.
That eye stripe always makes them look super angry 😆
November 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Reposted
squigglyrick.bsky.social
I have been writing my latest newsletter update for a week and trying to get it finished. It is sprawling, perhaps even unreadable, but I will have it ready by tomorrow morning AEDT. If you want to subscribe, it's free! rick-morton.ghost.io
Nervous Laughter
Life, writing and other tragedies
rick-morton.ghost.io
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Reposted
georgemonbiot.bsky.social
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Reposted
lenoret.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

An important two year investigation
Hannah Clarke murders: Queensland police made potentially critical mistakes, new evidence reveals
Exclusive: Detectives investigated ‘veracity and motive’ of Brisbane woman’s allegations of domestic violence and coercive control – even after the horrifying attack that killed her and her children
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Reposted
wendyharmer.bsky.social
Never forget this most extraordinary rendition of the Whitlam Dismissal from the "Gillies Report" ABC TV
Still thrilled to have been a bit player in the BEST of Australian satire!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7f...
The Gillies Report Il Dismissale
YouTube video by NockturneSA
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
larry-alberto.bsky.social
Seems to be a common problem with regional councils
ronnisalt.bsky.social Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · Nov 10
The mayor of Tamworth Council is a very old mate of Barnaby Joyce's and a National party member

No surprises this backward collection of red-necks drags their council to court on their ratepayers' money to oppose a wind farm - and even then can't get their legal arguments right
beneltham.bsky.social Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · Nov 10
Tamworth Council went to court to try and stop a wind farm. It didn’t go well. Tamworth Council argued that the wind turbines would be too big for local roads. The judge pointed out there is no approval needed to drive on a public road reneweconomy.com.au/youve-got-to...
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Reposted
abcnewsbot.bsky.social
Conservation groups warn proposed job cuts to the NSW environment watchdog will leave the state vulnerable to waste dumping and illegal logging.
Fears proposed EPA job cuts will leave environment unprotected
Conservation groups warn proposed job cuts to the NSW environment watchdog will leave the state vulnerable to waste dumping and illegal logging.
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Reposted
simonahac.bsky.social
📢 @climate200.bsky.social launches:
The Canavan Climate Trust

we're cataloguing the stupidest statements by climate denying Nats.

👇 all proceeds → airing ads highlighting Nats' unhinged comments in @liberalaus.bsky.social marginal seats next election!

www.climate200.com.au/campaign/the...
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 AM
larry-alberto.bsky.social
Yep! Nothing to see here! The stupidity and greed is intolerable!
cathywilcox.bsky.social The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · Nov 3
No hurry.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Left side: Storm clouds, lightening, house on fire among trees also burning, “HELP” coming from house. To the right, David Littleproud, behind him a huge wave. He says: “No point in us doing anything until the rest of the world is on board.”
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Reposted
strangerous.bsky.social
Simon Holmes à Court has launched a new fundraiser - ‘The Canavan Climate Trust’ - by cataloguing all the “climate-denying” nonsense from the Nats over the last few weeks, & “every dollar donated” is going to be put towards Ads highlighting their “most unhinged comments”👏💥 #Abc
November 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM