Tom Gardiner
@tmg60019.bsky.social
Retired & enjoying life, live in Latje Latje country in Vic and follow Collingwood (GO PIES). Repost virtually 100% means agree.
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"Sivaraman says Australia has still 'not yet tackled racism in a meaningful way'."
Governments are doing little to fix the structural issues that can foster #racism, like the #HousingCrisis, low wages, and growing #inequality.
And then unscrupulous politicians scapegoat migrants/refugees. #auspol
Governments are doing little to fix the structural issues that can foster #racism, like the #HousingCrisis, low wages, and growing #inequality.
And then unscrupulous politicians scapegoat migrants/refugees. #auspol
Cronulla riots 20 years on: have attitudes changed since that hot December day when racial tensions exploded? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Cronulla riots 20 years on: have attitudes changed since that hot December day when racial tensions exploded?
Some say Australia still has not tackled racism, and fear social media is a more powerful tool than text messages and talkback radio that stirred up rioters in 2005
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Sivaraman says Australia has still 'not yet tackled racism in a meaningful way'."
Governments are doing little to fix the structural issues that can foster #racism, like the #HousingCrisis, low wages, and growing #inequality.
And then unscrupulous politicians scapegoat migrants/refugees. #auspol
Governments are doing little to fix the structural issues that can foster #racism, like the #HousingCrisis, low wages, and growing #inequality.
And then unscrupulous politicians scapegoat migrants/refugees. #auspol
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More on the destruction of MqUni Arts. Every PoC in Sociology has been sacked or pushed into teaching only. Only 1 woman left in Politics & Intl Relations, & 1 in Sociology. At least 3/9 sacked academics are neurodiverse. Several successful researchers have been sacked or made teaching only. 2/2
December 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
More on the destruction of MqUni Arts. Every PoC in Sociology has been sacked or pushed into teaching only. Only 1 woman left in Politics & Intl Relations, & 1 in Sociology. At least 3/9 sacked academics are neurodiverse. Several successful researchers have been sacked or made teaching only. 2/2
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There's nothing I like more than a having a relaxing bath at the end of a long day. If only I had a cool bowl of nectar and some earplugs!
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #parrots #WildOz #OzBirds #Lorikeet
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #parrots #WildOz #OzBirds #Lorikeet
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
There's nothing I like more than a having a relaxing bath at the end of a long day. If only I had a cool bowl of nectar and some earplugs!
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #parrots #WildOz #OzBirds #Lorikeet
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #parrots #WildOz #OzBirds #Lorikeet
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Tawny Frogmouths (Podargus strigoides)
Deception Bay, Qld
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #frogmouth #WildOz #OzBirds
Deception Bay, Qld
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #frogmouth #WildOz #OzBirds
November 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Tawny Frogmouths (Podargus strigoides)
Deception Bay, Qld
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #frogmouth #WildOz #OzBirds
Deception Bay, Qld
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #frogmouth #WildOz #OzBirds
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Water Dragon living up to his name during a recent Brisbane storm...
#NaturePhotography #reptiles #AustralianWildlife #wildoz #NotABird
#NaturePhotography #reptiles #AustralianWildlife #wildoz #NotABird
October 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Water Dragon living up to his name during a recent Brisbane storm...
#NaturePhotography #reptiles #AustralianWildlife #wildoz #NotABird
#NaturePhotography #reptiles #AustralianWildlife #wildoz #NotABird
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Joey is alert but mum is a little tired. These koalas were sighted high in a tree overlooking Deception Bay, Qld. 🐨🐨= 😍
#NaturePhotography #Marsupial #AustralianWildlife #wildoz
#NaturePhotography #Marsupial #AustralianWildlife #wildoz
September 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Joey is alert but mum is a little tired. These koalas were sighted high in a tree overlooking Deception Bay, Qld. 🐨🐨= 😍
#NaturePhotography #Marsupial #AustralianWildlife #wildoz
#NaturePhotography #Marsupial #AustralianWildlife #wildoz
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Pale-headed Rosella
Airlie Beach, Qld
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #parrots #WildOz #OzBirds
Airlie Beach, Qld
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #parrots #WildOz #OzBirds
September 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Pale-headed Rosella
Airlie Beach, Qld
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #parrots #WildOz #OzBirds
Airlie Beach, Qld
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #parrots #WildOz #OzBirds
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Ringneck parrots are a widespread species found in most Aust habitats apart from tropical and highland areas. There are four subspecies with different plumage. This is the form found from Port Lincoln in the SE to Alice Springs in the NE, and from SW WA up to the Pilbara. #WildOz #birds #parrots
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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"This Is What Environmental Decline Looks Like When It Isn’t Dramatic Enough for a Headline"
We are destroying EVERYTHING
We are destroying EVERYTHING
Where Have All the Christmas Beetles Gone? Australia’s Vanishing Summer Icon and the Quiet Story We Forgot to Tell
There was a time – and not very long ago – when Australian summers came with a soundtrack. Not the thrum of air-conditioners or the crackle of half-truths on talkback radio, but the whirr of [...]
theaimn.net
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"This Is What Environmental Decline Looks Like When It Isn’t Dramatic Enough for a Headline"
We are destroying EVERYTHING
We are destroying EVERYTHING
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Boycott EurovisionBoycott EurovisionBoycott EurovisionBoycott EurovisionBoycott EurovisionBoycott EurovisionBoycott
And so ends my years of taking an interest in Eurovision ...
Eurovision, your values and ethics in the face of ongoing GENOCIDE appall me. ..... you are DEAD to me!
Eurovision, your values and ethics in the face of ongoing GENOCIDE appall me. ..... you are DEAD to me!
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Boycott EurovisionBoycott EurovisionBoycott EurovisionBoycott EurovisionBoycott EurovisionBoycott EurovisionBoycott
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Wanna solve the housing crisis? Unless you talk about tax, I don’t believe you.
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Wanna solve the housing crisis? Unless you talk about tax, I don’t believe you.
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Both sides keep pointing fingers, but let’s be real: neither party is getting this country back on track. Time to swap out the whole roster and remind the new folks that if they stop working for us, they’re out too. Not rocket science. 🤙🏼
Let’s rebuild our nation!!
Let’s rebuild our nation!!
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Both sides keep pointing fingers, but let’s be real: neither party is getting this country back on track. Time to swap out the whole roster and remind the new folks that if they stop working for us, they’re out too. Not rocket science. 🤙🏼
Let’s rebuild our nation!!
Let’s rebuild our nation!!
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"Australia’s bottom-tier ranking reflects decades of bipartisan policy failure: reliance on extraction rather than production; property speculation, not innovation; privatisation over public investment; and political capture by fossil capital." #renewables #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
'A national humiliation': Australia at bottom of new renewables ranking
As the Coalition abandons net zero, Andrew Forrest has quietly moved on not just to net zero, but to real zero.
johnmenadue.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Australia’s bottom-tier ranking reflects decades of bipartisan policy failure: reliance on extraction rather than production; property speculation, not innovation; privatisation over public investment; and political capture by fossil capital." #renewables #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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The Centre for Public Integrity has found Labor failed in six of seven key transparency areas, from secrecy to “jobs for mates”.
In opposition, Labor promised stronger integrity and accountability.
This report shows there’s still a long way to go.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
In opposition, Labor promised stronger integrity and accountability.
This report shows there’s still a long way to go.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Albanese as bad as Morrison on integrity: Teal MPs and new report card slam Labor
In a report card on Labor’s transparency record, the Centre for Public Integrity claims it has failed in six of seven fields.
www.smh.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Lies, gaslighting and shonky numbers underpin the Coalition's climate and energy 'policy'.
Thank you, Adam Morton @australia.theguardian.com for providing what too few in Australian media do: the facts. #ClimateCrisis #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Thank you, Adam Morton @australia.theguardian.com for providing what too few in Australian media do: the facts. #ClimateCrisis #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Factchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn cost
As Liberals join Nationals in abandoning a 2050 emissions target, we unpick some of the opposition’s talking points
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Lies, gaslighting and shonky numbers underpin the Coalition's climate and energy 'policy'.
Thank you, Adam Morton @australia.theguardian.com for providing what too few in Australian media do: the facts. #ClimateCrisis #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Thank you, Adam Morton @australia.theguardian.com for providing what too few in Australian media do: the facts. #ClimateCrisis #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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This 🧵.
"Friends don’t let friends eat Tasmanian salmon."
"Friends don’t let friends eat Tasmanian salmon."
Lobster fishery off Bruny Island in TAS closed on eve of the opening of fishing season due to antibiotic use by the salmon farms.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
Crayfish Closure Follows Salmon Antibiotic Deployment - Tasmanian Times
The commercial rock lobster fishery south of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel is now closed effective 15 November 2025
tasmaniantimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:57 AM
This 🧵.
"Friends don’t let friends eat Tasmanian salmon."
"Friends don’t let friends eat Tasmanian salmon."
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I love seeing people get excited about things they like 💖
the world needs more joy.
the world needs more joy.
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I love seeing people get excited about things they like 💖
the world needs more joy.
the world needs more joy.
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We have always existed…and always will.
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
We have always existed…and always will.
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theausinstitute
"Something is deeply wrong with this system, when people who are wealthy are getting far wealthier on our watch, and people who don't have a lot are falling further and further behind."
- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
"Something is deeply wrong with this system, when people who are wealthy are getting far wealthier on our watch, and people who don't have a lot are falling further and further behind."
- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
theausinstitute
"Something is deeply wrong with this system, when people who are wealthy are getting far wealthier on our watch, and people who don't have a lot are falling further and further behind."
- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
"Something is deeply wrong with this system, when people who are wealthy are getting far wealthier on our watch, and people who don't have a lot are falling further and further behind."
- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
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"The system isn't broken
it's working exactly as designed
for the few"
via Anthony Corella
#TaxTheRich
#TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence
it's working exactly as designed
for the few"
via Anthony Corella
#TaxTheRich
#TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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I've loved seeing the joy that the end of the Monash Woodside partnership has brought people.
Criticizing fossil fuel sponsorship can feel lonely, but it turns out, lots of people want their education & workplace free from climate criminals.
We can have nice things without them.
Criticizing fossil fuel sponsorship can feel lonely, but it turns out, lots of people want their education & workplace free from climate criminals.
We can have nice things without them.
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I've loved seeing the joy that the end of the Monash Woodside partnership has brought people.
Criticizing fossil fuel sponsorship can feel lonely, but it turns out, lots of people want their education & workplace free from climate criminals.
We can have nice things without them.
Criticizing fossil fuel sponsorship can feel lonely, but it turns out, lots of people want their education & workplace free from climate criminals.
We can have nice things without them.
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McDonalds is a sponsor 😡
Race car driver Dean Alessi of Alessi Motorsports has been named as a member of the National Socialist Network who attended the neo-Nazi rally at NSW Parliament last weekend. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
McDonalds is a sponsor 😡