DrJulieAH
@drjah.bsky.social
Melbourne, Australia - Naarm Strong believer in social democracy All views my own
Saul Eslake in The Guardian frames it as Labor's fault they can't "sell" house prices falling. Is it really Labor's fault they can't sell this message or is it the right wing media screaming that house price reductions is a BAD THING? I own my home and support housing affordability! It's positive!
I hope everyone who has rightly complained about housing unafforability for years and years is going to jump in and defend Labor for reforming negative gearing in the face of right wing media’s attacks. Even if you don’t “like” Labor, surely you can see why this collective support is important?
"Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has said he will use federal power to force the Queensland and NT governments to fall into line with his plan to require data centres to fully offset their electricity use with investments in renewable energy." Good. www.smh.com.au/environment/...
‘We will use all the powers available’: Bowen lays down law to states on data centres
Energy Minister Chris Bowen insists the data centre boom and his plans to drive down Australian emissions can co-exist.
smh.com.au
As consistent as her beliefs on race and immigration, Hanson has been championing men’s rights causes for 30 years – at the expense of women.
Pauline Hanson was once dubbed ‘queen of the men’s rights movement’. Her 30-year career shows why
theconversation.com
How sad for us that journalists would allow an imbecile like Hanson to wield so much power
. @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social on 🔥 2/2 “If a data centre is proposed to use only #gas, it ill not meet the minimum nat standard, it won’t be allowed to register, & it will not be able to proceed… [that] will apply across the country.” #climate #auspol reneweconomy.com.au/bowen-says-c...
Bowen says coal "isn't baseload anymore, it's unreliable," will stop states pushing gas for data centres
Bowen says data centres could rescue stalled renewables as he warns coal-fired power stations are no long reliable, and cautions northern states not to go down gas path.
reneweconomy.com.au
BREAKING: We’re helping to deliver cheaper energy for businesses, farms and community organisations. We’re putting more rooftops to work by expanding support for medium-sized solar systems and cutting installation costs by around 20%.
Jess Wilson repeatedly dodges questions on whether One Nation Vic leader Warren Pickering’s status as a conspiracy theorist is ‘alarming’, until finally admitting she finds it “very normal” 🙄 What’s ‘alarming’ is the prospect of a Wilson-Pickering government running Victoria.
Happy Wrensday Wednesday! A tiny purple-backed fairywren on an aloe plant at the farm near Quorn. #wrensday
theconversation.com/media-and-po... “The media have the power to make Hanson’s tyrannical attitudes and behaviour a central issue, and their failure to use this power has only emboldened her.” #auspol #vicpol @abcnewsbot.bsky.social @theguardian.com @theageaustralia.bsky.social
Media and political complacency is letting Pauline Hanson re-write the rules on accountability
The media have the power to make Hanson’s tyrannical attitudes and behaviour a central issue, and their failure to use this power has only emboldened her.
theconversation.com
The look you give when Victorians discover you are a self- described conspiracy theorist and committed anti-vaxxer, but you lead a political party that wants to govern the state.
Farmers, businesses to save on solar installations under renewable energy scheme expansion
Solar costs for business to be slashed under energy scheme expansion
The federal government is set to announce changes to the Small-scale Renewable Energy scheme in a bid to help businesses install solar systems and close the gap with residential take-up.
abc.net.au
Conservatives once railed against the permissive society. As defenders of faith, family and flag, they lamented falling social standards and feared the loss of Judeo-Christian values. Now, their vulgar champions lead the descent
BREAKING: New numbers show that more businesses were created in July than in any other month on record.
More new businesses were created in July, after the Budget, than in any other month on record. There’ve been 30 times the businesses starting up than closing down each day on average under Labor, and insolvency rates are almost half what they were under the Howard Government.
There is no decency in right wing political culture and this lack of decency is poisoning democracy. My analysis 👇 independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
It's Right to say a decency deficit is poisoning democracy
Political dysfunction is not a “both sides” problem; it is the result of a right-wing culture that has currently abandoned decency and democratic norms,
independentaustralia.net
Just sayin… Ms Hanson.. you can stick your ‘monoculture’ where the sun don’t shine. Not one of the dedicated, fabulous team that has looked after me in hospital would be ‘acceptable’ by your so called monocultural standard and I’m so grateful I had them all looking after me! #Auspol
If you have the BOM calendar, you may have noticed that it features one of my photos for August. I was so chuffed! This was taken on a nasty hot day in March last year. Cavin & I went for a drive in the hills east of Wilmington & looked out to see these willy-willies (dust devils) on the plain.
Renewables and electrification help build farm resilience amidst the fuel and fertiliser crisis reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-a...
Renewables and electrification help build farm resilience amidst the fuel and fertiliser crisis
The best renewable energy projects won't be the ones that replace farming. They'll be the ones that work with farming.
reneweconomy.com.au
ACCC extends relaxed free-range egg labelling during bird flu scare
Hens moved indoors but free-range label still allowed
The consumer watchdog has relaxed rules on free-range labelling as egg producers move their hens indoors to prevent the spread of bird flu.
abc.net.au
Victorians turn out in massive numbers to denounce Pauline Hanson’s “racism and fascism” — swarming her fundraiser to demand she get out of the state.💥 This should be the greeting she gets everywhere she peddles her hate. Well done Victoria. #auspol
Pauline Hanson flees her own custom-curated presser. With ABC & Guardian banned, & far-right criminal Avi Yemini running interference, still can’t handle questions, even from Sky “Shouldn't all media have access...?"💥 Not even sidekick Avi could save her from total humiliation.
She’s done this before, but this time she’s included The Age. Do we really want a Trumpian assault on the free press here? You’ve got to stand together over this
Media outlets should all stand together in opposition to this: boycott the conference altogether. The ban will grow to include you one day if you don’t cut it at the root
