I’ve spoken to God and he said that all Australians should tick the no religion box in the Census and that to do otherwise is a mortal sin
Felft
@felft.bsky.social
Lefty, convinced we can do better. Battles poor journalism and status quo 2 party politics. They say the older you get the more conservative. Not me! Occasionally I laugh too. Union member. Wurundjeri land. Support Gaza via known charities. Follow back
“We must protect political debate by stopping any protesters and media who present things that make us look bad.” chaser.com.au/national/pol...
Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.
The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed
The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.
bloomberg.com
Direct, full-time jobs opening Rosebank oilfield would create: 450 D, f-t jobs opening Jackdaw gasfield would create: 27 D, f-t jobs in UK's net-zero economy: 300,000 + 400,000 more on the way D, f-t jobs in the rest of the green economy: 600,000 Is that really the hill Burnham wants to die on?
Apparently high petrol prices are because of the fuel excise and nothing to do with Trump's war..
Melbourne property prices have grown between 68% and 96% over 10 years as the media go mad over a 0.9% decline due to better fiscal policy. It's astounding. Please please cancel subscriptions and put these billionaire supporting bastards out of business #auspol
Australia 2026 A social cohesion envoy who is the largest driver of social disunity An anti corruption commission being investigated for corruption A sovereign program that builds the sovereign capability of other nations A defence Minister who increases our likelihood of being attacked
truenorthnews.substack.com/about Here’s some more good ones #auspol
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The only decent journalism is coming out of our independents such as @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social @johnmenadue.com @independentaus.bsky.social and more.. support them. Mainstream is unimaginative and dishonest. A bit like our politics really... It's in our power to change it though.. #auspol
Portugal approves 33% windfall tax on oil companies' excess profits reut.rs/4xdkjNr
Portugal approves 33% windfall tax on oil companies' excess profits
Portugal's government said on Thursday it had approved a 33% windfall tax on extraordinary profits earned in 2026 by oil and refining companies benefiting from an energy price surge triggered by the Iran war.
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"“Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world,” an internal planning document said. “We don’t want it to be known that we are working on this.”" novaramedia.com/2026/07/29/a...
AI Firms Are Buying up Old Books, Then Scanning and Destroying Them
The world’s biggest AI companies are buying antiquarian books en masse so they can be scanned to train their large language models (LLMs) before being destroyed.
novaramedia.com
“Every billion spent buying dodgy carbon offsets is a billion dollars that wasn’t spent on our low-carbon economy needs.” writes co-CEO Richard Denniss in the Financial Review. #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens
Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests
theguardian.com
"The message is simple: The Pacific wants PM Albanese to lead on climate; the youth demand it. Get on with it, or your legacy is dust." junkee.com/articles/you...
Australian Youth Climate Coalition on COP31 Climate Summit
Australian Youth Climate Coalition on COP31 Climate Summit
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Tell Ireland: protect Palestinian and Lebanese kids - sanction Israel action.eko.org/a/ireland-sa...
Protect Palestinian and Lebanese kids - Sanction Israel
Rayan Abu Al-Ajeen, Palestinian child shot by Israeli soldiers. Photo provided to NBC News. A new UN report has concluded that Israeli forces are deliberately killing children. 21,000 children killed
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We make movies about saving the world as the real world hurtles toward ecological collapse. We make movies about defeating diabolical villains while letting the real diabolical villains rule the world. We make movies celebrating heroic acts while real heroes are imprisoned.
If one of us out here in povo normalisa land so much as sign an email with the incorrect "tone" we get hauled over the coals,or even dismissed Politicians can do everything from rape to extortion and some dickless sycophant will cover them. #auspol #SickOfIt www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia news live: Dan Tehan sidesteps questions on Angus Taylor’s links to Icac inquiry; former Melbourne gangster sentenced to life in prison in Iraq
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Why can't we have these in #AusPol @albomp.bsky.social seem like a good solution.
Helen Czerski@helenczerski.bsky.social · last wk.Plug-in solar panels are coming to the UK from August 27th! It's been in the pipeline for a while & it's already common in Germany. But it's BRILLIANT because it opens up these technologies to renters & ppl w/o their own roof. Plugs into a normal socket & supplies ~ 10-20% of household needs. ☀️🎉
Do Victorian Labor really think that replacing the leader with the deputy leader will change anything? How stupid are these people? All power and no ideas, vision, or people focused policy. And Victorians will replace them with the ghastly Liberals. How stupid are we? #EndTheDuopoly #auspol #vicpol
Former ALP politician, Mike Kelly, who now works for Palantir , claims that 'hardcore violent revolutionary communists in league with Islamist extremists" are subverting union & ALP branches. Kelly joined Palantir 2 weeks after quitting parliament. #auspol ICYMI 2020 www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05...
Mike Kelly takes job with CIA-backed tech firm days after leaving Parliament
A United States tech giant with close links to Western intelligence agencies appoints former Federal Labor MP Mike Kelly to help drive its rapidly expanding operations in Australia.
abc.net.au
Doug Cameron@dncameron.bsky.social · last wk.Desperate, divisive propaganda from Labor’s RW genocide deniers reaches new heights. Mike Kelly claims hard core, violent revolutionary communists in league with Islamist extremists are subverting the union movement, branches and the Labor Party" Bizarre dangerous claptrap! .
It seems the short term gains of the 1% are now more important to state and federal #governments than the national interest and #risk management. #Finance sector disconnected about longer term #risks If not, we need to see regulation #reform NOW. @jimchalmers.bsky.social #auspol #ClimateAction
The Saturday Paper@thesaturdaypaper.com.au · last wk.Super industry peak body the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia estimates that every Australian now has about $50 of exposure to SpaceX. That’s likely to grow as more of the company’s privately held shares are unlocked. trib.al/z8Z8A2g
$1m dinner with @albomp.bsky.social arranged apparently by Joe Hockey. The duopoly are only interested in power and raising enough money and rich friends to keep it. They are not working for the people. Kick them all out #auspol
Labor Party hit panic button over Chinese $1 million bribe for dinner with PM Anthony Albanese
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party are now in crisis mode, trying to cover up the $1 million bribe paid by Chinese businessman Felix Lee for dinner with Albanese and […]
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Labor saddles the country with highly enriched nuclear waste makes Australia a nuclear target, cuddles up to Trump, puts militarism before hospitals, abandons our sovereignty, builds public housing for US marines and welcomes US nuclear armed subs and bombers. It is sickening!
