Paulette Kay
@pkay49.bsky.social
On Twitter as @paulette_kay #YES23: Retired school marketer; retired proofreader/editor; wife, mother, grandmother, friend. Politically idealistic; socialist, human-rights left leaning.
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Sydney Water has estimated up to 250 megalitres a day will be needed to service datacentres planned by 2035, more than Canberra's entire drinking water.
Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply
The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Sydney Water has estimated up to 250 megalitres a day will be needed to service datacentres planned by 2035, more than Canberra's entire drinking water.
Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Marles: “what’s important is that the US is fully supportive of Aukus”
He talks about it like it’s altruism.
You are paying them $380bn for something they don’t even need to deliver. Of course they are supportive, they can’t believe we are this fucking stupid.
He talks about it like it’s altruism.
You are paying them $380bn for something they don’t even need to deliver. Of course they are supportive, they can’t believe we are this fucking stupid.
December 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Marles: “what’s important is that the US is fully supportive of Aukus”
He talks about it like it’s altruism.
You are paying them $380bn for something they don’t even need to deliver. Of course they are supportive, they can’t believe we are this fucking stupid.
He talks about it like it’s altruism.
You are paying them $380bn for something they don’t even need to deliver. Of course they are supportive, they can’t believe we are this fucking stupid.
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This is A National Emergency Briefing delivered in the UK which was NOT covered by any of the major media. Relevant to each of us wherever we live. This is an Emergency. #climate #auspol #emergency
This is A National Emergency Briefing delivered in the UK which was NOT covered by any of the major media. Relevant to each of us wherever we live. This is an Emergency. #climate #auspol #emergency
This is not the video I had planned to make.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
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December 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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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
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
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
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
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Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
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This is the correct question
There were cops present, watching & listening to the nazis as they broke laws around hate speech & inciting hate. Were they instructed not to intervene .... with bats, pepper spray & arrests .... like they do with climate change or anti genocide protesters??
What instructions were they given ??
What instructions were they given ??
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
This is the correct question
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Australia Institute research shows the gas industry pays ZERO royalties on more than half the gas exported from Australia.
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Australia Institute research shows the gas industry pays ZERO royalties on more than half the gas exported from Australia.
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
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1/ wtf is going on at Home Affairs? I’ve lost count of the number of offshore detention-related scandals
2/ check out how hard the whistleblower tried to alert authorities, only to be ignored
3/ both Labor and Lib govts have actively turned a blind eye to this corruption. Prob the NACC too.
2/ check out how hard the whistleblower tried to alert authorities, only to be ignored
3/ both Labor and Lib govts have actively turned a blind eye to this corruption. Prob the NACC too.
‘Mind-boggling’: Whistleblower reveals how global bikie boss won Nauru security deal
A former soldier recruited to support an Albanese government deportation plan wants an inquiry after finding a gang had infiltrated the border security operation.
www.theage.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
1/ wtf is going on at Home Affairs? I’ve lost count of the number of offshore detention-related scandals
2/ check out how hard the whistleblower tried to alert authorities, only to be ignored
3/ both Labor and Lib govts have actively turned a blind eye to this corruption. Prob the NACC too.
2/ check out how hard the whistleblower tried to alert authorities, only to be ignored
3/ both Labor and Lib govts have actively turned a blind eye to this corruption. Prob the NACC too.
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“When cabinet decided to spend $360 billion on some nuclear submarines that people didn’t know we needed, cabinet decided to do it without a brief from Treasury, and the then-Labor Opposition agreed within 24 hours”
“We can never allow ourselves to believe that change is not possible.” #auspol
“We can never allow ourselves to believe that change is not possible.” #auspol
Australia is one of the richest countries in the world, yet our tax system is delivering underfunded services and growing inequality.
Making giant gas companies and millionaires pay their fair share would be a step towards a better Australia.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
Making giant gas companies and millionaires pay their fair share would be a step towards a better Australia.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“When cabinet decided to spend $360 billion on some nuclear submarines that people didn’t know we needed, cabinet decided to do it without a brief from Treasury, and the then-Labor Opposition agreed within 24 hours”
“We can never allow ourselves to believe that change is not possible.” #auspol
“We can never allow ourselves to believe that change is not possible.” #auspol
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Sign up for the Point - seriously good
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Craven, ill-advised and now repeatedly wedged, it’s too late for Ley
If there remains anyone after this week who believes Sussan Ley can pull the Liberal Party – let alone the Coalition – out of its descent into the political abyss, please raise your hand.
thepoint.com.au
October 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Murray Watt recently approved Woodside’s North West Shelf to continue exporting gas until 2070 – a project which scientists estimate could cause hundreds of heat-related deaths this century.
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PETITION: Strong environment laws stop new coal and gas
The Australian public voted for a climate majority at the last election, and we want strong environment laws that can stop new coal and gas.
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
October 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Murray Watt recently approved Woodside’s North West Shelf to continue exporting gas until 2070 – a project which scientists estimate could cause hundreds of heat-related deaths this century.
✍️ Sign here:
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/strong_envir...
✍️ Sign here:
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Here's me. '“People aren’t buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen'
“People aren't buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen - The Shot
Like colours, neurodivergence and political ideology, being a dickhead operates on a spectrum. From narcissistic middle managers, to people that...
theshot.net.au
October 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Here's me. '“People aren’t buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen'
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"It's not going to be forgotten... by many Americans... who saw an administration that said it was working tirelessly for a ceasefire and kept providng the weapons that ensured that the fire would never cease." - ex-Biden MidEast official Rob Malley to me.
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/robert-mal...
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/robert-mal...
October 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"It's not going to be forgotten... by many Americans... who saw an administration that said it was working tirelessly for a ceasefire and kept providng the weapons that ensured that the fire would never cease." - ex-Biden MidEast official Rob Malley to me.
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/robert-mal...
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/robert-mal...
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Australia Institute analysis reveals that replacing PRRT with a 25% tax on gas exports, suggested by the ACTU, would raise more than $17 billion a year.
‘It's time our governments looked after our interests and stopped being pushed around by these gas companies.’
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
‘It's time our governments looked after our interests and stopped being pushed around by these gas companies.’
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
October 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Australia Institute analysis reveals that replacing PRRT with a 25% tax on gas exports, suggested by the ACTU, would raise more than $17 billion a year.
‘It's time our governments looked after our interests and stopped being pushed around by these gas companies.’
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
‘It's time our governments looked after our interests and stopped being pushed around by these gas companies.’
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
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Earlier this year (January 2025) Special Envoy Jillian Segal confirms the US govt lobbied and convinced the Aust Govt to get her position established.
www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
User Clip: Jillian Segal
US applies pressure on Australia to introduce Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism.
www.c-span.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Earlier this year (January 2025) Special Envoy Jillian Segal confirms the US govt lobbied and convinced the Aust Govt to get her position established.
www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
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Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos—
Visiting family and friends in pre 1967 Israel and seeing their deep anti-Arab racism—they all became racists—shocked me and turned me against Israel and Zionism.
Visiting family and friends in pre 1967 Israel and seeing their deep anti-Arab racism—they all became racists—shocked me and turned me against Israel and Zionism.
October 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos—
Visiting family and friends in pre 1967 Israel and seeing their deep anti-Arab racism—they all became racists—shocked me and turned me against Israel and Zionism.
Visiting family and friends in pre 1967 Israel and seeing their deep anti-Arab racism—they all became racists—shocked me and turned me against Israel and Zionism.
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In Dec 2019 @albomp.bsky.social told the Chifley Research Centre Conference audience “We don’t need a culture of secrecy. We need a culture of disclosure” and then committed to “Reform #FOI laws so they can’t be flouted by Government”.
Exactly who’s failed? #auspol
Exactly who’s failed? #auspol
PM Anthony Albanese defames former senator Rex Patrick to deflect scrutiny on new FOI laws
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used parliamentary privilege to defame former senator Rex Patrick, when there was no justification to do so. So, let’s see why. Below are 4 short videos from federal […...
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October 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In Dec 2019 @albomp.bsky.social told the Chifley Research Centre Conference audience “We don’t need a culture of secrecy. We need a culture of disclosure” and then committed to “Reform #FOI laws so they can’t be flouted by Government”.
Exactly who’s failed? #auspol
Exactly who’s failed? #auspol
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The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽
Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.
That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.
Just utterly unbelievable.
Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.
That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.
Just utterly unbelievable.
October 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽
Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.
That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.
Just utterly unbelievable.
Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.
That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.
Just utterly unbelievable.
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A change to ourNSW Planning system is being rushed through Parliament by Minns Gov with keen Coalition support as a ‘Planning System Reform Bill’ supposedly aimed to speed up housing approvals. They say. But it is widely pro-development of roads, mines & infrastructure.
October 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
A change to ourNSW Planning system is being rushed through Parliament by Minns Gov with keen Coalition support as a ‘Planning System Reform Bill’ supposedly aimed to speed up housing approvals. They say. But it is widely pro-development of roads, mines & infrastructure.
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No surprise that despite majority community support we still don’t have a ban on gambling advertising when the Albanese government accepts money from companies like Sportsbet for their fundraising.
When will they put Australians ahead of gambling companies?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
When will they put Australians ahead of gambling companies?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry
Exclusive: Dinner occurred on the same day that four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
No surprise that despite majority community support we still don’t have a ban on gambling advertising when the Albanese government accepts money from companies like Sportsbet for their fundraising.
When will they put Australians ahead of gambling companies?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
When will they put Australians ahead of gambling companies?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Epic gaslighting by Labor - the Coalition is irrelevant, so choosing to negotiate with it is just political cover for failing to do the right thing
Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws
Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broke...
www.abc.net.au
October 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Epic gaslighting by Labor - the Coalition is irrelevant, so choosing to negotiate with it is just political cover for failing to do the right thing
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Australian citizens have the right to return to Australia. Calling them 'Isis brides' does not change the law. They are Australian.
October 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Australian citizens have the right to return to Australia. Calling them 'Isis brides' does not change the law. They are Australian.
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The Government justified a clamp down on freedom of information requests by claiming an increase in malicious and automated FOI attempts. Only problem is, there's no evidence of such a thing.
Our research showed that the number of FOI requests has not increased, but processing time has. 🔗⤵️ #auspol
Our research showed that the number of FOI requests has not increased, but processing time has. 🔗⤵️ #auspol
October 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The Government justified a clamp down on freedom of information requests by claiming an increase in malicious and automated FOI attempts. Only problem is, there's no evidence of such a thing.
Our research showed that the number of FOI requests has not increased, but processing time has. 🔗⤵️ #auspol
Our research showed that the number of FOI requests has not increased, but processing time has. 🔗⤵️ #auspol
"... if the National Press Club can’t find the courage to host a veteran Pulitzer-prize winning war correspondent speaking about the killing of journalists, what remains of press freedom in a country that once prided itself on it?" open.substack.com/pub/newpolit...
The National Press Club shoots the messenger
The Club shows itself to be just another weak symbol of timidity, a gatekeeper of acceptable speech rather than a defender of free expression.
open.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
"... if the National Press Club can’t find the courage to host a veteran Pulitzer-prize winning war correspondent speaking about the killing of journalists, what remains of press freedom in a country that once prided itself on it?" open.substack.com/pub/newpolit...