Tim Stephens
@proftimstephens.bsky.social
Professor of International Law, University of Sydney Law School.
Former Councillor, Inner West Council, Sydney.
www.sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people/academic-staff/tim-stephens.html
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Former Councillor, Inner West Council, Sydney.
www.sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people/academic-staff/tim-stephens.html
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Tim Stephens
@proftimstephens.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Geopolitical Change and the Antarctic Treaty System
This book explores all aspects of geopolitical considerations between key states of the Antarctica Treaty System (ATS) and lessons that can be gained.
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Our edited collection on 'Geopolitical Change and the Antarctic Treaty System' will be out in January 2025.
A big thanks to co-editors Shirley Scott and Jeff McGee and to the contributors for making this project possible.
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A big thanks to co-editors Shirley Scott and Jeff McGee and to the contributors for making this project possible.
link.springer.com/book/9789819...
Advance wants to make the Libs unelectable it seems. We’ve seen this movie before (Tony Abbott’s axe the tax campaign) and it didn’t end well. It’s even less likely to succeed this time around.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Advance launches last-minute lobbying campaign pressuring Liberal MPs to dump net zero target
Rightwing lobby group’s email blitz targets party ahead of Liberal shadow ministry meeting at 9am on Thursday
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Advance wants to make the Libs unelectable it seems. We’ve seen this movie before (Tony Abbott’s axe the tax campaign) and it didn’t end well. It’s even less likely to succeed this time around.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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It's just been confirmed that Monash University is dropping Woodside as a partner because they don't align with their sustainable values. This is an incredible win for @stopwoodsidemonash.bsky.social who have run a dedicated grass roots campaign for years.
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
It's just been confirmed that Monash University is dropping Woodside as a partner because they don't align with their sustainable values. This is an incredible win for @stopwoodsidemonash.bsky.social who have run a dedicated grass roots campaign for years.
‘The Trump administration is poised to again approve a new Pfas “forever chemical” pesticide ingredient, a move that is drawing criticism from public health advocates.’
Make America Sick Again
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Make America Sick Again
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Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient
Critics say that fifth Pfas Trump’s EPA has proposed for approval this year would put food and water supply at risk
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
‘The Trump administration is poised to again approve a new Pfas “forever chemical” pesticide ingredient, a move that is drawing criticism from public health advocates.’
Make America Sick Again
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Make America Sick Again
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Young voters drifted even further from the Coalition at the 2025 federal election and continued to regard climate change as a serious threat in large numbers, prompting warnings of further Liberal losses if the party ditches support for net zero this week.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Warning signs for Coalition as young voters drift further away
As Liberals prepare to fly to Canberra to hash out their net zero stance, results from the Australian Election Study suggest those under 45 have continued to drift away from the Coalition.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“Young voters drifted even further from the Coalition at the 2025 federal election and continued to regard climate change as a serious threat in large numbers, prompting warnings of further Liberal losses if the party ditches support for net zero this week.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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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...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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...
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Moderate Liberals breeding program.
The Age
The Age
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Moderate Liberals breeding program.
The Age
The Age
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Many years later I was hosting breakfast on abc Sydney. We were no. 2 in the ratings. And after the show John would drive by on his way to 2sm in his rolls Royce. I'd always wave. He never waved back, but his wife would.
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Many years later I was hosting breakfast on abc Sydney. We were no. 2 in the ratings. And after the show John would drive by on his way to 2sm in his rolls Royce. I'd always wave. He never waved back, but his wife would.
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John Laws is dead. One of Australia's most successful broadcasters. As a teenager I rang his show. We argued for 10mins on air. He hung up on me with the words "you're obviously a loser in life & going nowhere. Goodbye."
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
John Laws is dead. One of Australia's most successful broadcasters. As a teenager I rang his show. We argued for 10mins on air. He hung up on me with the words "you're obviously a loser in life & going nowhere. Goodbye."
Coalition figures say they still plan to reduce emissions despite dumping net zero. But how? They have opposed every single Labor measure to address climate change, including fuel efficiency standards.
#auspol #climatecrisis
#auspol #climatecrisis
November 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Coalition figures say they still plan to reduce emissions despite dumping net zero. But how? They have opposed every single Labor measure to address climate change, including fuel efficiency standards.
#auspol #climatecrisis
#auspol #climatecrisis
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Jason Koutsoukis “I thought it was also interesting how he (Andrew Bragg) kept saying ‘we’re not a party of the fringe’, but when you look at the electoral map, that’s exactly what the Liberal Party is at the moment.”🔥 #Abc
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Jason Koutsoukis “I thought it was also interesting how he (Andrew Bragg) kept saying ‘we’re not a party of the fringe’, but when you look at the electoral map, that’s exactly what the Liberal Party is at the moment.”🔥 #Abc
Most of his Coalition colleagues can definitely imagine it and want to make it happen.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Most of his Coalition colleagues can definitely imagine it and want to make it happen.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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New study finds “brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake's waters reached 41C (106F).” 😱
Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds
"You couldn't put your finger in the water," said the lead author of the study, which spotlights the impacts of planetary warming on aquatic ecosystems.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New study finds “brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake's waters reached 41C (106F).” 😱
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October 2025 was the third-warmest October on record, just behind 2023 and 2024.
It was 1.55°C warmer than an estimate of the pre-industrial October average for 1850-1900.
It was 1.55°C warmer than an estimate of the pre-industrial October average for 1850-1900.
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
October 2025 was the third-warmest October on record, just behind 2023 and 2024.
It was 1.55°C warmer than an estimate of the pre-industrial October average for 1850-1900.
It was 1.55°C warmer than an estimate of the pre-industrial October average for 1850-1900.
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New report on the benefits of offshore wind for grid adequacy & reliability.
The contribution of offshore wind to grid reliability & resource adequacy | Reports | Charles River Associates
In this white paper, the authors assess the potential role of offshore wind (OSW) in addressing emerging reliability challenges under these conditions. The analysis finds that, from a resource adequac...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
New report on the benefits of offshore wind for grid adequacy & reliability.
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“We have known for decades that the burning of fossil fuels such as coal is killing us. The science has been clear, yet the forces of denial, delay, and distraction have prevailed for far too long.” - Wanjira Mathai
November 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
“We have known for decades that the burning of fossil fuels such as coal is killing us. The science has been clear, yet the forces of denial, delay, and distraction have prevailed for far too long.” - Wanjira Mathai
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1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
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Climate change is already reducing CO2 absorption by forests, meaning that our emissions so far are now making it harder to reduce emissions. The only way out is to redouble our efforts.
www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
How sickly forests are felling Europe's climate ambitions
Numerous governments have warned that Europe's forests are absorbing far less CO2 emissions than hoped.
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Climate change is already reducing CO2 absorption by forests, meaning that our emissions so far are now making it harder to reduce emissions. The only way out is to redouble our efforts.
www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
"If the twentieth century saw the rise of international institutions, the twenty-first may be witnessing their eclipse — replaced not by a new world order, but by a digital oligarchy."
Simon Chesterman
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Simon Chesterman
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Silicon Sovereigns: Artificial Intelligence, International Law, and the Tech-Industrial Complex
<span>Artificial intelligence is reshaping science, society, and power. Yet many debates over its likely impact remain fixated on extremes: utopian visions of u
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November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"If the twentieth century saw the rise of international institutions, the twenty-first may be witnessing their eclipse — replaced not by a new world order, but by a digital oligarchy."
Simon Chesterman
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Simon Chesterman
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“If knowledge itself becomes another asset to be owned, controlled and algorithmically curated according to someone’s worldview, the consequences extend far beyond one flawed encyclopedia.”
The Tech Bros are building an AI Ministry of Truth. We mustn’t let them.
www.smh.com.au/technology/w...
The Tech Bros are building an AI Ministry of Truth. We mustn’t let them.
www.smh.com.au/technology/w...
We tried Elon Musk’s Wikipedia clone. It’s as racist as you’d expect
The world’s richest man promised the truth. Instead, we get conspiracy theories, plagiarism and distortions about Australia Day, Indigenous Australians and Hitler.
www.smh.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“If knowledge itself becomes another asset to be owned, controlled and algorithmically curated according to someone’s worldview, the consequences extend far beyond one flawed encyclopedia.”
The Tech Bros are building an AI Ministry of Truth. We mustn’t let them.
www.smh.com.au/technology/w...
The Tech Bros are building an AI Ministry of Truth. We mustn’t let them.
www.smh.com.au/technology/w...
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Bill Gates’ charity has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by the Danish academic and climate crisis denier Bjørn Lomborg, according to U.S. tax records reviewed by DeSmog. www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Bill Gates’ charity has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by the Danish academic and climate crisis denier Bjørn Lomborg, according to U.S. tax records reviewed by DeSmog. www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
A tremendous pleasure to catch up with the Attorney-General, Michelle Rowland, at the Fourteenth International Law Colloquium. The Attorney delivered a great opening address on the colloquium themes of navigating change and building resilience.
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
A tremendous pleasure to catch up with the Attorney-General, Michelle Rowland, at the Fourteenth International Law Colloquium. The Attorney delivered a great opening address on the colloquium themes of navigating change and building resilience.
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BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
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Sandwich guy..Not guilty
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Sandwich guy..Not guilty
‘A triple-whammy of hottest years ever recorded threatens “irreversible damage”, the UN has warned as the world’s nations prepare to meet at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil.’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Triple-whammy of hottest ever years risks ‘irreversible damage’, says UN
Experts say 2023, 2024 and 2025 the three hottest years in 176 years of records, with 1.5C Paris agreement target now ‘virtually impossible’
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
‘A triple-whammy of hottest years ever recorded threatens “irreversible damage”, the UN has warned as the world’s nations prepare to meet at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil.’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Good morning from Canberra! Prepping for a big day ahead at the Attorney-General’s Department Fourteenth International Law Colloquium at Old Parliament House.
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Good morning from Canberra! Prepping for a big day ahead at the Attorney-General’s Department Fourteenth International Law Colloquium at Old Parliament House.