Keren Lavelle
@kerenlavelle.bsky.social
Older but not necessarily wiser. PS I'm unable to access DMs.
Australia – the Supine Country "Palantir staff are now embedded inside the Department of Defence, AUSTRAC, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and the Australian Signals Directorate." michaelwest.com.au/the-global-r...
The global reckoning over Palantir and Cellebrite - and the country that never asked - Michael West
A rash of European countries have cut contracts with surveillance group Palantir. Australia has had no inquiry, nor explained the risks.
michaelwest.com.au
Get rid of these ridiculous "middlemen" - perhaps the easiest way is to nationalise the grid.
Renew Economy@reneweconomy.com.au · 13h agoTim Ryan argues Australia is trying to build a 21st-century, consumer-led electricity system while preserving retailers as compulsory ‘middlemen’ https://ow.ly/wKo150ZJZ8t
It's a pity the ABC doesn't seem to be able to do a political comedy series these days. I know things are grim but I think the sense of humour has left the building. But not another Utopia, please.
I stand corrected, NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY says PM @albomp.bsky.social of the 94-seat, super-majority govt that's approved 🤯37🤯 Coal & Gas new/extension projects #37 is BHP’s Saraji Mine Grevillea Pit Continuation COAL project #EndFossilFuels
Coal mine approval as Albanese meets Pacific leaders undermines Pacific partnership, as UN warns of 1.5C overshoot - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
SYDNEY, Thursday 3 September 2026 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has branded the Albanese government’s approval of BHP’s coal mine extension in Central Queensland an affront to Pacific leaders and com...
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Yung En Chee@yungenchee.bsky.social · 5d ago"There have been a lot of provocative comments made [about climate change] over the last few days from all sides of the debate & I find it very unhelpful." NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY says PM of super-majority govt that's approved 36 Coal+Gas projects www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Menang elder Aunty Carol Petterson remembers when her family worked as shepherds, driving sheep through the bushland and along rivers towards the coast in southern Western Australia. Decades later, she recalls in vivid detail the natural abundance of the landscape.
Elder among last to remember Australia's forgotten 'parkland'
Menang elder Aunty Carol Petterson remembers when her family worked as shepherds, driving sheep through the bushland and along rivers towards the coast in southern Western Australia. Decades later, she recalls in vivid detail the natural abundance of the landscape.
abc.net.au
Today we are thoroughly honoured to publish the letter that the Hayes family delivered to the Australian government at the gates of Pine Gap on 20 July 2026—demanding land back, closure of the base, compensation for the community and for families in Gaza.
The Hayes family letter, with introductions by Henry Reynolds and Felicity Hayes - Overland literary journal
The government needs to know that this place is sacred and we want Pine Gap to be closed down. Since the base was built, we’ve been locked out of our own sacred land. We can’t go there with our famili...
overland.org.au
A 2015 map poster from Uruguay on the Israel-Palestine situation titled: "How would you feel? It's not happening here, but it's happening now." #IsraeliTerrorism #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine Explanation: brilliantmaps.com/map-of-israe...
A record El Niño brews in the Pacific. The world is feeling the first impacts
Why this El Niño is different from all the others
The dark, red tongue spreading in the Pacific is growing at a rate not seen in living memory. The uncertainty over what is driving it has alarmed experts.
abc.net.au
So much going on here: - arson by forestry companies - massive public health impacts - destruction of peatlands - leading to massive release of GHG - the most affected area is West Kalimantan, home to wild orangutan populations www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Area four times size of Singapore burns in Indonesia's wildfires
A super El Niño is exacerbating drought and wildfire conditions in Sumatra and Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. Hazardous haze from the wildfires has spread as far as neighbouring countries across ...
abc.net.au
Waiting for the right time to talk about climate change
It's 4 September, and the BOM has just issued an extreme fire danger forecast for the Greater Sydney Region. (Can't recall any cold-weather burns happening at all this year.)
A lovely 90-year-old sewing machine expert just got my 2nd-hand early 1980s sewing machine going for me. 🙏
New post: Days apart, one Australian minister called for reduced dependence on fossil fuels, while another literally turned the tap on new fossil gas supply, as a UN report warns we’ll overshoot 1.5 degrees. open.substack.com/pub/tempests...
Australia’s two-faced approach to climate on show as world ‘overshoots’ 1.5 degrees
Days apart, one Australian minister called for reduced dependence on fossil fuels, while another literally turned the tap on new fossil gas supply, as a UN report warns we’ll overshoot 1.5 degrees.
open.substack.com
Now, we wouldn't want Senator Shoebridge to make one of his little clips about us for the socials media. Does anyone here have any ideas about how to handle something like that?
Wonder how this compares with Sydney and Melbourne Metros. I shudder to think...
Justin Gerdes@justingerdes.bsky.social · 4d ago"Today, the Delhi Metro is a global model. In March, the completion of a new line made Delhi’s subway system longer than New York City’s, for a total cost of roughly $10 billion — less than New York spent to build a 3.5-mile tunnel." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/h... by Karan Deep Singh
The Australien Government made an ad about carbon offsets and koalas, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative 🌏🌳🐨 💛 produced by our Patrons 🙏 support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thejuicemedia ☕ buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/thejuicemedia
Well, here's a thread to keep you up at night. What if Trump/his fascist successors decided to use technology to cripple the rest of us? (Long, but worth reading. Well, if you want to be kept up at night.)
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 4d agoCompared to nukes, tech shutdowns are *amazing*. Thanks to Big Tech, America - and *only* America - can brick almost any country on earth, shutting down its administration, agriculture and industry without firing a single shot. 45/
Cutting edge political commentary *and* young hot Rob Hirst... Two of the best things.
Midnight Oil - US Forces (Official Video)
YouTube video by MidnightOilVEVO
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Algorithms are actively pushing harmful content at young men, and we know it: within 23 minutes of opening a new account, boys are already being fed misogynistic material. But Matt Canavan's answer is to point the finger at the women who teach our young men consent and respect.
My brother, who unlike me is an actual journalist, wrote this cracking piece about more Zuckerbergian evil.
‘From Glassholes to Specs-offenders’: Meta’s glasses can feed you into its AI models without your consent; regulators, advocates push back; 40+ potential collisions with APPs | Mi3
Meta has gifted itself the right to photos, video, and voice that its smart glasses send to its systems via partnerships in Australia with Ray-Ban and Oakley, including clips taken deliberately and th...
mi-3.com.au
