Yasmine Wright Gittins
@yasminewg.bsky.social
Anne Kantor Fellow | Climate & Energy Comms | @australiainstitute.org.au | multimedia creator
Beyond excited to share that @cooperwilliams.bsky.social & I have published our 2nd story as part of the Walkley's Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific Journalism.
📽 by Nicolas Job & Cooper
Give it a watch here: youtu.be/61poVYSrxiw?...
#pacific #newcaledonia #kanaky #geckos
📽 by Nicolas Job & Cooper
Give it a watch here: youtu.be/61poVYSrxiw?...
#pacific #newcaledonia #kanaky #geckos
The online gecko craze turning into a conservation nightmare | The Pacific
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
youtu.be
May 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Beyond excited to share that @cooperwilliams.bsky.social & I have published our 2nd story as part of the Walkley's Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific Journalism.
📽 by Nicolas Job & Cooper
Give it a watch here: youtu.be/61poVYSrxiw?...
#pacific #newcaledonia #kanaky #geckos
📽 by Nicolas Job & Cooper
Give it a watch here: youtu.be/61poVYSrxiw?...
#pacific #newcaledonia #kanaky #geckos
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Fascinating, insightful story with hauntingly beautiful photography of the ghost town around the abandoned nickel mine in New Caledonia.
From former Australia Institute teammate @yasminewg.bsky.social ⤵️
From former Australia Institute teammate @yasminewg.bsky.social ⤵️
'We are in the s**t': Mine's closure cripples Pacific indigenous community
A billion-dollar bet on nickel mining gave many New Caledonians hopes of economic prosperity and political independence. But after the market turned, the mine has left behind a ghost town full of brok...
www.abc.net.au
April 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Fascinating, insightful story with hauntingly beautiful photography of the ghost town around the abandoned nickel mine in New Caledonia.
From former Australia Institute teammate @yasminewg.bsky.social ⤵️
From former Australia Institute teammate @yasminewg.bsky.social ⤵️
The 1st of our stories from #NewCaledonia / #kanaky is out on ABC Pacific. Give it a read (and watch on iview).
Some more fascinating stories still to come!
Thanks to the Sean Dorney Grant for #Pacific Journalism through the Walkley's Public Fund.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Some more fascinating stories still to come!
Thanks to the Sean Dorney Grant for #Pacific Journalism through the Walkley's Public Fund.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
'We are in the s**t': Mine's closure cripples Pacific indigenous community
A billion-dollar bet on nickel mining gave many New Caledonians hopes of economic prosperity and political independence. But after the market turned, the mine has left behind a ghost town full of brok...
www.abc.net.au
April 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The 1st of our stories from #NewCaledonia / #kanaky is out on ABC Pacific. Give it a read (and watch on iview).
Some more fascinating stories still to come!
Thanks to the Sean Dorney Grant for #Pacific Journalism through the Walkley's Public Fund.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Some more fascinating stories still to come!
Thanks to the Sean Dorney Grant for #Pacific Journalism through the Walkley's Public Fund.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
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I endured Clive’s long ads. (Who knew they had a leader?) I endured two ad breaks (more f*cking Clive). I even sat through Bronny B.
The punters result: Albo 44, Dutts 35, KG 21.
The punters result: Albo 44, Dutts 35, KG 21.
April 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I endured Clive’s long ads. (Who knew they had a leader?) I endured two ad breaks (more f*cking Clive). I even sat through Bronny B.
The punters result: Albo 44, Dutts 35, KG 21.
The punters result: Albo 44, Dutts 35, KG 21.
Exploring the mangroves of Nouméa with Isabelle, a resident of Oundjo who works with the village mamans to replant mangrove pods at the end of their crabbing season #kanaky #environmentaljournalism
March 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Exploring the mangroves of Nouméa with Isabelle, a resident of Oundjo who works with the village mamans to replant mangrove pods at the end of their crabbing season #kanaky #environmentaljournalism
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Really interesting project from @crikey.com.au @cameronwilson.bsky.social - rolling FOI requests for federal ministers' diaries.
If they won't release them proactively like Vic, NSW, Tas, Qld do, this is the best we've got. www.crikey.com.au/2025/03/06/c...
If they won't release them proactively like Vic, NSW, Tas, Qld do, this is the best we've got. www.crikey.com.au/2025/03/06/c...
Politicians are being lobbied behind closed doors. Here's a list of everyone they met
Crikey believes the public should know who our political leaders are meeting with, so we’re publishing federal ministers' diaries until they start doing it themselves.
www.crikey.com.au
March 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Really interesting project from @crikey.com.au @cameronwilson.bsky.social - rolling FOI requests for federal ministers' diaries.
If they won't release them proactively like Vic, NSW, Tas, Qld do, this is the best we've got. www.crikey.com.au/2025/03/06/c...
If they won't release them proactively like Vic, NSW, Tas, Qld do, this is the best we've got. www.crikey.com.au/2025/03/06/c...
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Big Gas gets more than half of our gas for free.
Big Gas is taking the piss.
Big Gas is taking the piss.
March 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Big Gas gets more than half of our gas for free.
Big Gas is taking the piss.
Big Gas is taking the piss.
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We can change from a legal system that disadvantages victims by introducing anti-SLAPP laws as Jennifer Robinson explains.
Great to see another extract from What’s the Big Idea in the Guardian
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
@australiainstitute.org.au
Great to see another extract from What’s the Big Idea in the Guardian
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
@australiainstitute.org.au
Defamation law means the rape allegations you hear about in the media are just the tip of the iceberg. But we can limit that silencing effect | Jennifer Robinson
Gender-based violence has happened to women we know and it’s perpetrated by men we know. In Australia strategic lawsuits can still be used against women and journalists to silence public interest disc...
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
We can change from a legal system that disadvantages victims by introducing anti-SLAPP laws as Jennifer Robinson explains.
Great to see another extract from What’s the Big Idea in the Guardian
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
@australiainstitute.org.au
Great to see another extract from What’s the Big Idea in the Guardian
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
@australiainstitute.org.au
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I'm no Chief Economist, but that's a lot of percent.
March 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I'm no Chief Economist, but that's a lot of percent.
I am in New Caledonia for the next little while, filming some packages for ABC, thanks to the Walkley's Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific journalism.
I will be sharing some more peeks at our stories here but also keep an eye out on @cooperwilliams.bsky.social
Cue photos 🎬 📽 🌴 🌺
I will be sharing some more peeks at our stories here but also keep an eye out on @cooperwilliams.bsky.social
Cue photos 🎬 📽 🌴 🌺
February 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I am in New Caledonia for the next little while, filming some packages for ABC, thanks to the Walkley's Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific journalism.
I will be sharing some more peeks at our stories here but also keep an eye out on @cooperwilliams.bsky.social
Cue photos 🎬 📽 🌴 🌺
I will be sharing some more peeks at our stories here but also keep an eye out on @cooperwilliams.bsky.social
Cue photos 🎬 📽 🌴 🌺
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Every fortnight @amyremeikis.bsky.social writes a fantastic piece for our newsletter @australiainstitute.org.au.
You can get it sent to you (free!) by signing up here
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"this is not an oligarchy we are facing. It’s a plutocracy.
The difference is money. An oligarchy is a small group of people who have amassed power, while a plutocracy is a small group of wealthy people who have amassed power."
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The difference is money. An oligarchy is a small group of people who have amassed power, while a plutocracy is a small group of wealthy people who have amassed power."
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Trumpocalypse Now | Between the Lines
The Wrap with Amy Remeikis If seeing the new world order sitting in the front row of Donald Trump’s inauguration didn’t send a chill down your spine then
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January 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Every fortnight @amyremeikis.bsky.social writes a fantastic piece for our newsletter @australiainstitute.org.au.
You can get it sent to you (free!) by signing up here
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theaus.in/newsletter_s...
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You can get it sent to you (free!) by signing up here
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theaus.in/newsletter_s...
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Back at it with Follow the Money for 2025!
"We talk about the economy...as if it's this singular thing."
"Well, those high interest rates that are crushing young families...it's a cash splash for people with a lazy 2 to 5 million tucked away in their super."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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"Well, those high interest rates that are crushing young families...it's a cash splash for people with a lazy 2 to 5 million tucked away in their super."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
australiainstitute.org.au/post/thats-c...
January 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Back at it with Follow the Money for 2025!
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Corporate lobbyists can cheaply access politicians in private, while peaceful public protestors face harsh penalties.
Really shows whose voices our governments think should be heard 🤔
@jack-thrower.bsky.social #auspol
Really shows whose voices our governments think should be heard 🤔
@jack-thrower.bsky.social #auspol
January 24, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Corporate lobbyists can cheaply access politicians in private, while peaceful public protestors face harsh penalties.
Really shows whose voices our governments think should be heard 🤔
@jack-thrower.bsky.social #auspol
Really shows whose voices our governments think should be heard 🤔
@jack-thrower.bsky.social #auspol
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More gas is currently used to convert gas to LNG than is projected to be a "shortage" in the 2030s.
Yeah, that's an efficient way to do things...
Yeah, that's an efficient way to do things...
Ahh love the "we have a gas shortage" stories.
Nope, foreign gas companies just prefer to sell Australia's gas overseas for more profit.
(they also pay bugger all tax, and barely any royalties)
Nope, foreign gas companies just prefer to sell Australia's gas overseas for more profit.
(they also pay bugger all tax, and barely any royalties)
January 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
More gas is currently used to convert gas to LNG than is projected to be a "shortage" in the 2030s.
Yeah, that's an efficient way to do things...
Yeah, that's an efficient way to do things...
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In Australia, more people work in arts and recreation (254,000) than the mining industry (220,000).
While there is plenty of money to subsidise fuel for mining companies, cultural institutions have suffered from funding scarcities for decades, writes @alicektg.bsky.social in the Canberra Times.
While there is plenty of money to subsidise fuel for mining companies, cultural institutions have suffered from funding scarcities for decades, writes @alicektg.bsky.social in the Canberra Times.
If multinational companies operating in Australia paid their fair share of tax, and if just a small portion of that money went to the arts, we could support great cultural institutions and fund our artists to create new work. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/886841...
The sad phenomenon of Australia's 'unfunded excellence'
It's inequitable to make artists pay tax while multinationals avoid it.
www.canberratimes.com.au
January 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
In Australia, more people work in arts and recreation (254,000) than the mining industry (220,000).
While there is plenty of money to subsidise fuel for mining companies, cultural institutions have suffered from funding scarcities for decades, writes @alicektg.bsky.social in the Canberra Times.
While there is plenty of money to subsidise fuel for mining companies, cultural institutions have suffered from funding scarcities for decades, writes @alicektg.bsky.social in the Canberra Times.
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Bloke in a new office has a 50 second rant about superannuation tax breaks
The federal government's stalled changes to superannuation rules would make the nation's super system fairer, at a time when so many Australians are doing it tough.
The changes would double the tax on super balances of $3m and over, from 15% to 30%. It’s a small change but would make things fairer
The changes would double the tax on super balances of $3m and over, from 15% to 30%. It’s a small change but would make things fairer
January 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Bloke in a new office has a 50 second rant about superannuation tax breaks
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"We are asking for people who care about saving the skate from extinction, who care about ensuring our government keeps its promises, to sign our petition to end salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour."
- Eloise Carr, Director, TAS
🖊️ theaus.in/save_the_skate #auspol
- Eloise Carr, Director, TAS
🖊️ theaus.in/save_the_skate #auspol
January 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"We are asking for people who care about saving the skate from extinction, who care about ensuring our government keeps its promises, to sign our petition to end salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour."
- Eloise Carr, Director, TAS
🖊️ theaus.in/save_the_skate #auspol
- Eloise Carr, Director, TAS
🖊️ theaus.in/save_the_skate #auspol
Reposted by Yasmine Wright Gittins
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How the LA wildfires will push insurance premiums in Australia even higher ...
January 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
How the LA wildfires will push insurance premiums in Australia even higher ...
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While the world is on fire @emmashortis.bsky.social takes us through Trump's interventionist foreign policy - aka attempted empire-building - plus the California wildfire responses and Carter's legacy.
With thanks to super-producer @angusrb.bsky.social
australiainstitute.org.au/post/a-world...
With thanks to super-producer @angusrb.bsky.social
australiainstitute.org.au/post/a-world...
A world on fire
From threatening to annex Greenland to blaming California Democrats for the state’s deadly wildfires, the Trump circus is back in town – and he’s not even president yet.
australiainstitute.org.au
January 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
While the world is on fire @emmashortis.bsky.social takes us through Trump's interventionist foreign policy - aka attempted empire-building - plus the California wildfire responses and Carter's legacy.
With thanks to super-producer @angusrb.bsky.social
australiainstitute.org.au/post/a-world...
With thanks to super-producer @angusrb.bsky.social
australiainstitute.org.au/post/a-world...
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"NSW produces a lot of coal but the public, who own the coal, get hardly anything from it.
All while coal companies reap enormous profits."
@adamchalksitup.bsky.social, Anne Kantor Fellow, explains that coal royalties are a tiny part of NSW Govt revenue ⤵️
All while coal companies reap enormous profits."
@adamchalksitup.bsky.social, Anne Kantor Fellow, explains that coal royalties are a tiny part of NSW Govt revenue ⤵️
January 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
"NSW produces a lot of coal but the public, who own the coal, get hardly anything from it.
All while coal companies reap enormous profits."
@adamchalksitup.bsky.social, Anne Kantor Fellow, explains that coal royalties are a tiny part of NSW Govt revenue ⤵️
All while coal companies reap enormous profits."
@adamchalksitup.bsky.social, Anne Kantor Fellow, explains that coal royalties are a tiny part of NSW Govt revenue ⤵️
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"Australia's got a long history of letting the US water down and torpedo climate action.
"And then following along as if we had no choice."
@emmashortis.bsky.social on Australia's opportunity to step up on climate.
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#auspol @alicektg.bsky.social
"And then following along as if we had no choice."
@emmashortis.bsky.social on Australia's opportunity to step up on climate.
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#auspol @alicektg.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
"Australia's got a long history of letting the US water down and torpedo climate action.
"And then following along as if we had no choice."
@emmashortis.bsky.social on Australia's opportunity to step up on climate.
🎧 australiainstitute.org.au/post/a-world...
#auspol @alicektg.bsky.social
"And then following along as if we had no choice."
@emmashortis.bsky.social on Australia's opportunity to step up on climate.
🎧 australiainstitute.org.au/post/a-world...
#auspol @alicektg.bsky.social
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ICYMI: ExxonMobil is suing the California AG for defamation.
Twiggy Forrest, not a defendant but named in the suit said :
“The fossil fuel industry is getting increasingly desperate at maintaining its toxic grip on society.”
www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-...
Twiggy Forrest, not a defendant but named in the suit said :
“The fossil fuel industry is getting increasingly desperate at maintaining its toxic grip on society.”
www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-...
www.theaustralian.com.au
January 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
ICYMI: ExxonMobil is suing the California AG for defamation.
Twiggy Forrest, not a defendant but named in the suit said :
“The fossil fuel industry is getting increasingly desperate at maintaining its toxic grip on society.”
www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-...
Twiggy Forrest, not a defendant but named in the suit said :
“The fossil fuel industry is getting increasingly desperate at maintaining its toxic grip on society.”
www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-...
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It seems that as long as ‘climate action’ doesn’t include stopping the expansion of gas production/export, reducing fossil fuel subsidies, making the gas industry pay for the gas we give them or introducing a carbon tax…the AFR is supportive of ‘climate action’. Phew
January 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It seems that as long as ‘climate action’ doesn’t include stopping the expansion of gas production/export, reducing fossil fuel subsidies, making the gas industry pay for the gas we give them or introducing a carbon tax…the AFR is supportive of ‘climate action’. Phew
"Logging of native forest in the proposed “Great Koala national park” in northern New South Wales has intensified since the Minns government took office." #auspol #climate
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Logging in forest earmarked for koala national park increasing under NSW Labor, analysis finds
More than 7,000 hectares logged in planned park area since Chris Minns won 2023 election with commitment to deliver new sanctuary, conservationists say
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"Logging of native forest in the proposed “Great Koala national park” in northern New South Wales has intensified since the Minns government took office." #auspol #climate
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...