@mitchellstewart.bsky.social
Registered architect 🏛️
Urban mobility is my Roman Empire 🚲🚊
Urban mobility is my Roman Empire 🚲🚊
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This is obscene.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO
Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
This is obscene.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
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$1 billion data centre to maybe create 100 jobs. That's likely an overstatement.
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
Meta plans $1 billion data center in Beaver Dam
The facility is expected to be completed in 2027 and will support 100 jobs, according to state officials.
www.wisn.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
$1 billion data centre to maybe create 100 jobs. That's likely an overstatement.
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
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"The solution to the climate crisis isn’t going to come from fairy-dust-sprinkled flying unicorns. They don’t exist. The solution is going to come from everyone else, using every tool to push back against an ecocidal agenda driven by plutocrats, polluters, petrostates, propagandists & the press." 🌏
"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
thebulletin.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"The solution to the climate crisis isn’t going to come from fairy-dust-sprinkled flying unicorns. They don’t exist. The solution is going to come from everyone else, using every tool to push back against an ecocidal agenda driven by plutocrats, polluters, petrostates, propagandists & the press." 🌏
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🚨The "No" campaign against the Indigenous Voice was a fossil fuels-led sham.
A major ARC study finds "Advance" a was massive spreader of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the May federal election.
One of biggest impediments to fossil fuels = Indigenous rights.
theklaxon.com.au/9w0g
A major ARC study finds "Advance" a was massive spreader of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the May federal election.
One of biggest impediments to fossil fuels = Indigenous rights.
theklaxon.com.au/9w0g
"Advance" major spreader of fossil fuels lies before federal election: ARC study - The Klaxon
The group that ran the “No” campaign against the Indigenous Voice was one of the biggest spreaders of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the federal election, a major study has found.
theklaxon.com.au
October 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🚨The "No" campaign against the Indigenous Voice was a fossil fuels-led sham.
A major ARC study finds "Advance" a was massive spreader of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the May federal election.
One of biggest impediments to fossil fuels = Indigenous rights.
theklaxon.com.au/9w0g
A major ARC study finds "Advance" a was massive spreader of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the May federal election.
One of biggest impediments to fossil fuels = Indigenous rights.
theklaxon.com.au/9w0g
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What a deal.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
October 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
What a deal.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Basically, the Australian political class as a whole is aligned on one central belief - that poor people should be subject to worse laws and treatment than rich people. That’s Centrelink, robodebt, mutual obligations, ndis, all of it.
A lot of very talented lawyers and legal academics/analysts are easily absorbed trying to understand 'mutual obligations' on its own terms. But the aim is, as in Robodebt, simply to construct a vaguely-deniable parallel rule of law for recipients.
October 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Basically, the Australian political class as a whole is aligned on one central belief - that poor people should be subject to worse laws and treatment than rich people. That’s Centrelink, robodebt, mutual obligations, ndis, all of it.
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is anyone else thinking obsessively about the ramifications of the ai data center boom mind-melding with the fossil fuel industry elite or is that just me
October 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
is anyone else thinking obsessively about the ramifications of the ai data center boom mind-melding with the fossil fuel industry elite or is that just me
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The fact that not only is the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is still increasing, but the *rate of CO2 increasing* in the atmosphere is still increasing is true nightmare stuff.
“[Last year] CO2 in the global surface atmosphere increased by 3.5 ppm, the largest one-year increase since modern measurements began... This increase was driven by continued fossil CO2 emissions, enhanced fire emissions and reduced terrestrial/ocean sinks… which could signal a climate feedback.”
October 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The fact that not only is the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is still increasing, but the *rate of CO2 increasing* in the atmosphere is still increasing is true nightmare stuff.
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We are at 1.4C and nature is failing.
So I am asking you once again why you're allowing a handful of multinationals condemn your children and grandchildren to a hellscape future, just so they can "grow shareholder value"
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
So I am asking you once again why you're allowing a handful of multinationals condemn your children and grandchildren to a hellscape future, just so they can "grow shareholder value"
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Level of CO₂ in atmosphere rises by annual record
Scientists believe the increase could be due to trees, oceans and peatlands absorbing less carbon because of heatwaves and drought
www.thetimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
We are at 1.4C and nature is failing.
So I am asking you once again why you're allowing a handful of multinationals condemn your children and grandchildren to a hellscape future, just so they can "grow shareholder value"
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
So I am asking you once again why you're allowing a handful of multinationals condemn your children and grandchildren to a hellscape future, just so they can "grow shareholder value"
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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A new study published in Nature Climate Action finds Woodside’s Scarborough gas project could cause 100s of heat-related deaths & exposed 500k people to unprecedented heat.
Govt can’t claim climate leadership while approving projects like this.
www.afr.com//policy/ener...
Govt can’t claim climate leadership while approving projects like this.
www.afr.com//policy/ener...
Forrest-backed study links Woodside mega-project to hundreds of deaths
The research, conducted by academics at ANU, suggests the massive offshore gas project off the coast of Western Australia will cause warming of 0.00039 degrees.
www.afr.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
A new study published in Nature Climate Action finds Woodside’s Scarborough gas project could cause 100s of heat-related deaths & exposed 500k people to unprecedented heat.
Govt can’t claim climate leadership while approving projects like this.
www.afr.com//policy/ener...
Govt can’t claim climate leadership while approving projects like this.
www.afr.com//policy/ener...
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1 in 7 in this country living in poverty.
Let’s see that statistic breathlessly quoted across all types of media - instead of house prices, AI stocks and bitcoin idiocy.
Every single one of us should be ashamed that this is Australia 2025.
Let’s see that statistic breathlessly quoted across all types of media - instead of house prices, AI stocks and bitcoin idiocy.
Every single one of us should be ashamed that this is Australia 2025.
October 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
1 in 7 in this country living in poverty.
Let’s see that statistic breathlessly quoted across all types of media - instead of house prices, AI stocks and bitcoin idiocy.
Every single one of us should be ashamed that this is Australia 2025.
Let’s see that statistic breathlessly quoted across all types of media - instead of house prices, AI stocks and bitcoin idiocy.
Every single one of us should be ashamed that this is Australia 2025.
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@albomp.bsky.social says #FOI costs the Govt too much. When I FOI’ed Treasury in 2023 for briefs it had provided Jim Chalmers on stage 3 tax cuts, the Govt spent $53K resisting public disclosure. They lost! The taxpayers lost! FOI is not costing too much - Govt secrecy is. #auspol
October 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
@albomp.bsky.social says #FOI costs the Govt too much. When I FOI’ed Treasury in 2023 for briefs it had provided Jim Chalmers on stage 3 tax cuts, the Govt spent $53K resisting public disclosure. They lost! The taxpayers lost! FOI is not costing too much - Govt secrecy is. #auspol
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The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
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Govt needs to put the community ahead of the fossil fuel industry’s expansion and set a strong 2035 target so we can show global leadership and push other countries to do the same.
Govt should be serving the people, not the big gas exporters.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/906267...
Govt should be serving the people, not the big gas exporters.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/906267...
September 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Govt needs to put the community ahead of the fossil fuel industry’s expansion and set a strong 2035 target so we can show global leadership and push other countries to do the same.
Govt should be serving the people, not the big gas exporters.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/906267...
Govt should be serving the people, not the big gas exporters.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/906267...
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The lesson of Norway shouldn't be "promote the hell out of EVs."
It should be "encourage less driving -- period -- as you promote EVs."
It should be "encourage less driving -- period -- as you promote EVs."
Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts
Electric cars are crucial, but not enough to solve climate change. We can’t let them crowd out car-free transit options.
www.vox.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The lesson of Norway shouldn't be "promote the hell out of EVs."
It should be "encourage less driving -- period -- as you promote EVs."
It should be "encourage less driving -- period -- as you promote EVs."
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I’m confused: did a memo go out this week saying it’s finally okay for politicians and the press to be outraged that Israel is starving Palestinians?
If so, I didn’t see the memo. But I did see the evidence of this war crime back in late 2023.
Where are we at? Starving is bad, bombing is ok?
If so, I didn’t see the memo. But I did see the evidence of this war crime back in late 2023.
Where are we at? Starving is bad, bombing is ok?
July 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I’m confused: did a memo go out this week saying it’s finally okay for politicians and the press to be outraged that Israel is starving Palestinians?
If so, I didn’t see the memo. But I did see the evidence of this war crime back in late 2023.
Where are we at? Starving is bad, bombing is ok?
If so, I didn’t see the memo. But I did see the evidence of this war crime back in late 2023.
Where are we at? Starving is bad, bombing is ok?
Corporations are running the government at every Australian’s expense
Australians will be paying Chevron more than $500 million to clean up oil wells on Barrow Island due to a deal made with the Australian Government.
“This is entirely the responsibility of the Australian and WA governments. They had 40 years to fix this terrible deal.”
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
“This is entirely the responsibility of the Australian and WA governments. They had 40 years to fix this terrible deal.”
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
July 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Corporations are running the government at every Australian’s expense
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Capital demands that:
1. The government must strip away sensible rules which prevent businesses from attacking the public good.
2. The government must constrain *itself* with insanely restrictive pledges, such as Rachel Reeves's fiscal rules.
3. Protesters challenging capital must be locked up.
1. The government must strip away sensible rules which prevent businesses from attacking the public good.
2. The government must constrain *itself* with insanely restrictive pledges, such as Rachel Reeves's fiscal rules.
3. Protesters challenging capital must be locked up.
July 16, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Capital demands that:
1. The government must strip away sensible rules which prevent businesses from attacking the public good.
2. The government must constrain *itself* with insanely restrictive pledges, such as Rachel Reeves's fiscal rules.
3. Protesters challenging capital must be locked up.
1. The government must strip away sensible rules which prevent businesses from attacking the public good.
2. The government must constrain *itself* with insanely restrictive pledges, such as Rachel Reeves's fiscal rules.
3. Protesters challenging capital must be locked up.
Come on Melbourne let’s clean up the Yarra!
NEW: Paris reopens the Seine River to public swimming after a century-long ban! “About 1,000 swimmers a day will be allowed to use 3 public bathing sites after €1.4bn clean-up program.” 14 more bathing spots beyond the city are planned.
Big, bold leadership.
@annehidalgo.bsky.social @paris.fr
Big, bold leadership.
@annehidalgo.bsky.social @paris.fr
Paris reopens River Seine to public swimming after century-long ban
About 1,000 swimmers a day will be allowed to use three bathing sites after €1.4bn clean-up programme
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Come on Melbourne let’s clean up the Yarra!
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In 44 years, we went from a news story where the strap could be a man's name and "Owns Home Computer" to one where the strap is "He proposed to an AI - and She said Yes".
June 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
In 44 years, we went from a news story where the strap could be a man's name and "Owns Home Computer" to one where the strap is "He proposed to an AI - and She said Yes".
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Trump won't even agree to meet. Kill Aukus now. Let's consult the best national security minds on how to be as independent as possible. We can count on only chaos from Trump's henchfools, not a real protection alliance. Don't deal with white-supremacist, anti-science, anti-women dictators.
June 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Trump won't even agree to meet. Kill Aukus now. Let's consult the best national security minds on how to be as independent as possible. We can count on only chaos from Trump's henchfools, not a real protection alliance. Don't deal with white-supremacist, anti-science, anti-women dictators.
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The US is reviewing whether to scrap AUKUS while Australia has just handed them an $800 million AUKUS tribute payment. What a nation of suckers! We’re locked into a $375b deal that our “partner” might walk away from. It’s time for Parlt to launch a full inquiry into this dud deal
June 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The US is reviewing whether to scrap AUKUS while Australia has just handed them an $800 million AUKUS tribute payment. What a nation of suckers! We’re locked into a $375b deal that our “partner” might walk away from. It’s time for Parlt to launch a full inquiry into this dud deal
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The Govt has approved one of the biggest fossil fuel projects in our history
The NW Shelf Extension threatens to destroy 47,000 yr old petroglyphs & will drive more extreme bushfires, droughts & floods. This isn’t leadership- it’s a betrayal of our future
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8979259/
The NW Shelf Extension threatens to destroy 47,000 yr old petroglyphs & will drive more extreme bushfires, droughts & floods. This isn’t leadership- it’s a betrayal of our future
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8979259/
May 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Govt has approved one of the biggest fossil fuel projects in our history
The NW Shelf Extension threatens to destroy 47,000 yr old petroglyphs & will drive more extreme bushfires, droughts & floods. This isn’t leadership- it’s a betrayal of our future
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8979259/
The NW Shelf Extension threatens to destroy 47,000 yr old petroglyphs & will drive more extreme bushfires, droughts & floods. This isn’t leadership- it’s a betrayal of our future
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8979259/
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Talking about the 'power' of the Australian gas lobby gives the industry far too much credit. The real credit should go to our government and senior public servants for their spinelessness and willingness to put self interest before anything else.
#auspol #climate
@australiainstitute.org.au
#auspol #climate
@australiainstitute.org.au
May 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Talking about the 'power' of the Australian gas lobby gives the industry far too much credit. The real credit should go to our government and senior public servants for their spinelessness and willingness to put self interest before anything else.
#auspol #climate
@australiainstitute.org.au
#auspol #climate
@australiainstitute.org.au
There are big issues in how the media reported this story.
- No discussion on why this design is the gold-standard worldwide.
- No citation of rising cyclist/vehicle crashes which far outnumber cyclist/pedestrian collision. These collisions are more likely to result in serious injury or death.
- No discussion on why this design is the gold-standard worldwide.
- No citation of rising cyclist/vehicle crashes which far outnumber cyclist/pedestrian collision. These collisions are more likely to result in serious injury or death.
Residents launch legal action over Oxford Street cycleway
The NSW government wants to build a new bike route between Taylor Square and Centennial Park, but a group of locals wants it diverted.
www.smh.com.au
May 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
There are big issues in how the media reported this story.
- No discussion on why this design is the gold-standard worldwide.
- No citation of rising cyclist/vehicle crashes which far outnumber cyclist/pedestrian collision. These collisions are more likely to result in serious injury or death.
- No discussion on why this design is the gold-standard worldwide.
- No citation of rising cyclist/vehicle crashes which far outnumber cyclist/pedestrian collision. These collisions are more likely to result in serious injury or death.