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A gas exploration drilling rig has appeared within sight of one of Australia’s most loved natural wonders, the 12 Apostles.

We don’t need to turn our iconic natural wonders into gas fields. We need to prioritise Australians over exports.

@emmashortis.bsky.social went to take a look ⤵️
There's a huge new gas rig looming over our 12 Apostles
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
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May 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
‘…the government response contained “a lot of emphasis about protecting the status quo and economics of the industry rather than looking forward and managing biosecurity risks”.’ www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environ...
Biosecurity warnings ignored by the Tasmanian salmon industry
Despite repeated warnings from scientists, the Tasmanian salmon industry has been run with exemptions to biosecurity regulation and under a regime that was weakened at its urging.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
April 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“The broader effect is to remove democratic protections from citizens. This election I will be quite consciously voting independent.” www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
Exclusive: Salmon from infected pens sold for human consumption
Weeks before mass salmon deaths were revealed in Tasmania, the government quietly changed the designation of the bacteria killing the fish – which the industry now admits are being sold from infected ...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
April 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Puppets on a Kremlin String?

'You used to rule the world
Choosing sides, being undeterred
Now after Putin, in secret, phones
In a week that world’s disowned!'

#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
@marshfamilysongs.bsky.social
youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE?...
"Puppets on a Kremlin String?" - Marsh Family adaptation of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" on Trump/Vance
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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March 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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My column on the budget, journos asking how the govt will pay for things and Dutton and his properties

www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
It’s time we asked: what is the cost not just to the budget, but to society, when the richest are helped to get richer?
The question ‘how do we pay for it’ only seems to come up when the government spends money on things that help low and middle-income earners
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
‘the propensity of both major parties (is) to use integrity as a slogan instead of a governing principle’ …https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20224/2NDGodSZ
How to regain public trust in the NACC
As we hurtle towards the next federal election, I often reflect on the months leading up to the last one. In those dying days of the Morrison government, the public and political push for a federal co...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
February 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Masked owls, wild devils and giant crayfish: inside the ancient forests of Tasmania’s Takayna
December 1, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Self-esteem and dignity – how giving girls well-fitting bras encourages them to play sport
November 30, 2024 at 9:21 PM