Janet Rice
@janetrice.bsky.social
She/Her Former Greens Senator for Vic. Wurundjeri Country. Consensus builder. Environmentalist. Campaigner for justice. Scientist. Queer. Gardener. #FreePalestine #FreeTibet #PapuaMerdeka. I’ve got more things to say at https://substack.com/@janetrice
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We can do better for our forests than the INFM method
A statement by Bob Debus, Chair of Wilderness Australia (formerly the Colong Foundation for Wilderness), on the new carbon offset method called the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method that...
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Yes yes yes!
The Conversationalist@conversationalist.org · 2w ago"What are the conditions that make democracy possible? This is the question that animates the work of Györgyi Gálik, the Hungarian co-founder of Governing Together at Dark Matter Labs..." The latest in @loreleikelly.bsky.social's series on Global Women Peacebuilders.
I really encourage you to watch this fabulous passionate speech by Kyinzom Dhongdue, Amnesty International Strateguc Campaigns Manager. www.instagram.com/reel/Dal93ki...
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I had a fabulous fortnight recently on Ngaro and Yewi country / the Whitsundays. Here’s a taste! #climate #decolonise open.substack.com/pub/janetric...
Love, listen and act
Reflections on and of a beautiful time on Ngaro Country/ the Whitsundays
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The Australian Government’s refusal to take strong action re the UN report that Israel is killing Palestinian children is palpable and makes Australia complicit. Where are the economic sanctions, the bans on military trade? www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2...
Palestine: 24 Jun 2026: Senate debates (OpenAustralia.org)
Making parliament easy.
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When people invoke a “black swan event,” they mean the unthinkable: a shock that comes from nowhere. The arrival of #H5N1 bird flu on the Australian mainland is many things. Unexpected is not one of them. This virus could spell the end for our black swans thepoint.com.au/opinions/aus...
Australia's real black swan event is the lack of preparation for bird flu's arrival
A migratory brown skua found dead at Cape Le Grand National Park in Western Australia has now been confirmed as Australia's first mainland H5N1 case, making our continent the last to fall to a virus t...
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If there are 2 birds with H1N5 who have arrived in Australia there will be more. I was wondering about the impact elsewhere in the world- read here about South America and weep - for them & for the devastation of our Australian wildlife that is about to occur. invasives.org.au/media-releas...
Deadly bird flu found to spread between mammals, raising risk to Australian sea lions, seals and dolphins
The Invasive Species Council, the Australian Marine Conservation Society and the Biodiversity Council are calling on Australia’s governments to urgently and collaboratively ramp up preparations for bi...
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A South Australian Court of Appeal decision will open State governments up to significant scrutiny. It’s a big win against secretive government #SicEmRex What would we do without you! You’re a legend! #auspol michaelwest.com.au/a-historic-w...
A historic win against secretive government in more ways than one! - Michael West
A South Australian Court of Appeal decision will open State governments up to scrutiny. It's a big win against transparency-shy governments
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Papua Merdeka. Thanks Michael West and Duncan Graham for your ongoing focus on the atrocities being carried out in West Papua by the Indonesian government michaelwest.com.au/indonesia-mi...
Indonesia. Militarism on the rise amid censorship over West Papua - Michael West
Australians are concerned with violent abuses of powerless people in the Middle East. Next door, similar evils thrive, in Indonesia
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3 June is World Bicycle Day. Why not celebrate by helping out World Bicycle Relief who do awesome work changing lives and societies across the globe worldbicyclerelief.org
World Bicycle Relief | Global Bicycle Charity
World Bicycle Relief mobilizes people through The Power of Bicycles. We help people conquer the challenge of distance, achieve independence and thrive.
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Good morning with good news: All-solid-state batteries are in production, with mass production in 2027! They have a range of up to 1500 kilometers. They are safer & charge more rapidly. This is now the next generation battery. Multiple companies make them. electrek.co/2026/06/01/b... #energysky
BYD plans to bring all-solid-state batteries to EVs by 2027, but it's not alone
The next generation of EV batteries may be closer than expected. BYD and several others plan to begin deploying EVs...
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For the Australians, but also others interested in this issue: Australia's emissions data just saw its *biggest ever* land-use data revision. Except this time, it's UPWARDS: the same amount as power sector GHGs fell 2018->2026 (!!!!!) A thread on that + other updates from the data!
Join me in signing this petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/co...
Petition: Australia must end its support for Israel
The violence and abuse experienced by our flotilla crew is a direct consequence of the lack of action to stop Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Call on Penny Wong and Anthony Albanese to cond...
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Good on you people of Naarm for turning out in the rain for Nakba Day. Currently listening to the harrowing testimony of an Australian doctor who has recently been in Gaza on a three month medical mission
Of love, connection, my Mum and fundraising for Mother Earth. Happy Mothers Day. open.substack.com/pub/janetric...
Crab apple jelly.
Of love, connection, my Mum and fundraising for Mother Earth. Happy Mothers Day.
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Funny that. The rise in anti-semitism which is real and abhorrent might have something to do with Gaza. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05...
Antisemitism is rising and we’re not being honest about why
For years, the response to antisemitism has been predictable: more education, awareness campaigns and structured teaching designed to help people recognise antisemitism when it appears; Holocaust reme...
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Just made a donation to this! Victoria’s forests still need your support! People Power for Forests chuffed.org/project/peop...
People Power for Forests
Victoria’s forests are still standing because people like you have stood up for them.Our forests are under enormous and escalating pressure. Native forest logging may have “ended” on paper, but destru...
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Sickening. Depraved. Brutal. Words do not do justice to the genocidal actions of the IDF.
Israeli army killing of Palestinian family sends shockwaves throughout the West Bank
The Bani Odeh family was out shopping before the holidays when Israeli forces opened fire on their car, killing both parents and two young children. The other surviving siblings recount being dragged ...
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The US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on the United Nations johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...
The US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on the United Nations
The US–Israel war on Iran is a direct breach of the UN Charter and a blow to international law. But the attempt to impose global hegemony and hollow out the UN will ultimately fail in a multipolar wor...
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And now for a word from an Iranian ... as opposed to sycophant war criminals like @albomp.bsky.social. #auspol #IranMassacre
Antonio Guterres is up first at this Security Council meeting. He condemns this morning’s strikes by Israel and the US on Iran, and the return strikes by Iran on countries in the region. There is, he says, no alternative to the peaceful settlement of disputes
