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Knitting Nanna and #GreenpeaceOceania crew member Tracey on route to Fiji for the Pre-COP31. The Pacific leadership want Aus to commit to a faster transition away from #FossilFuels but the Albanese Government has approved, extended and expanded 37 new #FossilFuel projects since elected. Boo!

Click on image for links and more news including the world’s largest battery-electric ship made in Australia. knittingnannas.org/2026/09/18/g...

Good News September 18, 2026

Wins for water and success for solar in this week’s good news!

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It’s time for the Albanese government to get serious about protecting us from the harm being done by fossil fuel corporations knittingnannas.org/2026/09/21/d...

Do what doctors say

Doctors for the Environment have drafted a letter for us to sign about how gas is damaging our health and climate.

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Find out what’s really going on in the NT and why it matters to every Australian. truenorthnews.substack.com/p/sun-20-sep...

Sun 20 Sept 2026 - Independent News Focus: Something is seriously wrong in the NT

Your trusted guide to the top independent news and views of the day...

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Thanks for noticing! We are indeed a “small group” but we’d like to grow bigger. So if you’re a nature lover and want some fun company while defending our environment please get in touch ⤵️ knitting-nannas.com/join/

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Across Australia (and a little bit overseas) the self disorganised “loops” (a loop is a giggle of nannas) get together to knit and cause mayhem. Generally politely, but, well, you never know. We al…

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@knitnannassyd.bsky.social keep publishing a good news roundup, this week on what happens when a wind farm is decommissioned. Small groups keeping a running record of wins is underrated movement infrastructure.https://knittingnannas.org/2026/09/15/news-14-sep-2026/

I don’t understand the hand-wringing reaction to claims that nueral networks have a 10% chance of destroying civilisation. Fossil fuel companies have a 100% chance of initiating a mass extinction event. Maybe we could address that?

Integrity was on display from the speakers and audience but hypocrisy abounds with the people in power in the rest of the building.. knittingnannas.org/2026/09/22/c...

Climate Integrity Summit

Nannas Claudia and Kathy attended The Australia Institute’s Climate Integrity Summit at NSW Parliament House on 15 September.

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Hey @albomp.bsky.social us Nannas produced this little tribute before the last Australian federal election thinking that @australianlabor.bsky.social might bring on #ClimateAction … “Are you our clean energy man?” I think the answers a fat “NO”! @yungenchee.bsky.social #NoMoreFossilFuels

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Save the Powerhouse Ultimo

Please sign our petition to help us stop the sell-off and save the Powerhouse

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Last week, UK said it would impose sanctions on settlements - leaders of the UK, France & Canada said they would follow suit. A separate statement by UK, France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden said they would agree or consider such efforts.

Australia withdrew from talks to impose West Bank sanctions shortly before UK declaration — report

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The Albanese Gov is looking to bring in an asylum ban & remove the right to work. We’ve just weeks to stop this, organise & mobilise a community push back & send refugee led delegations to Canberra. Help the @ASRC1 win this fight. Donate: donate.asrc.org.au

Up Close... Early evening. I was close, very close. Hugo The Great Blue Heron, coming out to say "Hello" to me. You don't realize how big they are, until you are standing right in front of them. Very handsome. 📸🇨🇦 #GreatBlueHeron #Photography #Wildlife #Birds #Nature #OntarioParks #Canada

His brain is completely broken. What the actual fuck is this nonsense

Alan Kohler suggests that Australia's low productivity, not immigration, is a problem. I suggest that if tertiary education & trade schools were affordable/free & wages were compatible with the cost of living, we'd all do a lot better. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

The politics of migration hides Australia's real problem

Australia is debating population numbers, but perhaps weak productivity is the real problem, and Canada's approach offers some answers.

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Having lived through those years, I remember the fear many reporters faced but carried on despite all. Thank you.

What does a sniper position at Memorial Circle actually defend against? Not China. Not a submarine. Not a missile. It overlooks a bridge, a traffic circle, and the front door of the National Mall. Those are places where Americans march. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

Another common nighthawk. #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Taxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy. Don't believe me? Look at this chart.

The Hidden Danger of America's Wealth Gap

Taxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy.Don't believe me? Look at this chart.

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“ABC ombudsman Fiona Cameron identified 48 “campaigns” during the year ending June 30 that accounted for 5259 total complaints, or 61 per cent of content complaints received.” www.smh.com.au/business/com...

Activist group using AI to flood ABC with thousands of bias complaints

The AI system lets campaigners deliver thousands of messages from their supporters with different language, tone and length but the same meaning.

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Wondering if the kidlets were going to come by today. 3:19 and Junior shows up! #birds

exactly what people of my generation are looking at now, and thinking, it's all a bit too much and will cost more...governments should waive fees and charges, get oldies into places they can manage and pave the way for younger families coming into homes like ours.. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

Downsizing from the family home may cost too much for empty nesters

Some empty nesters want to move into smaller homes but say the cost of doing so keeps them in their large properties.

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James Ashby, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation's national director, drives a new Ford Ranger that was “personally” gifted to One Nation by Hancock Agriculture’s chief executive. He's also the main pilot of the plane gifted by Gina Rinehart. Politics pays. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

One Nation-linked company built $56,000 shed on private property of Pauline Hanson’s right-hand man

Exclusive: James Ashby also drives new Ford Ranger given to party and is main pilot of plane donated by Gina Rinehart, which he says are not for personal use

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David Shoebridge doesn’t hold back on NACC’s Kylie Kilgour after she draws a complete blank on the three measly CDPP prosecutions actually secured on their watch “You’ve only had three…and you can’t even remember them?” “You’re the Acting Commissioner!” “You’re doing nothing”🔥

When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊

Five years ago today we began this journey on Substack. I am grateful for these five years, for this community, and for all of you who have made it possible. Breathe deep. We can and will keep going. Together. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/substackiversary

In Australia, participation in the democratic process is compulsory. https://michaelwest.com.au/democracys-despair-new-donation-laws-to-entrench-uniparty-power/

The tragedy has been so knowable. This from seven years ago — and we’re still paying for so many Americans letting it happen.