Kerry Jaggers 🇦🇺
@kerryjaggers.bsky.social
Navigating the 2020s with trepidation. Canberra is my home 🥰, Ngunnawal country. #auspol
War is profitable
Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · yesterdayBP profits more than double to $5.7bn in three months as Iran war sends oil prices soaring - "While BP banks enormous profits, millions of households are paying the price" #energycrisis #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Hmm. What's going on here? Tony Burke has delayed his speech at the National Press Club this Thursday - where he was set to announce sweeping cuts to migration. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Tony Burke delays speech expected to reveal sweeping migration cuts
The ABC understands the cuts to migration numbers are contentious within Labor, but no reason for the delay is given.
abc.net.au
Thousands of civilian workers remain stranded on ships at risk of attack by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. On one vessel, sailors have been held by the Iranian navy for more than three months.
Sailors Working in Strait of Hormuz Are Caught in Crossfire of Iran War
Thousands of civilian workers remain stranded on ships at risk of attack by Iran. On one vessel, sailors have been held by the Iranian navy for more than three months.
nyti.ms
And now, a little Vivaldi. Michel Tirabosco, a renowned pan flute player, collaborating with Raphaël Froissart. He is a professor at the Geneva Conservatory. Born with physical differences, he began playing the pan flute at 7 and has achieved international recognition for his skill. #streetmusic
If we don't pay attention, One Nation could become deeply entrenched in our political system. We're about to test this at the Victorian election in November. We're relying on each of you! Play your part. Protect Australia from this right-wing Trump-like party out to destroy our democracy 🙏. #auspol
This is just extraordinary and likely to shape Australian politics in the lead up to the 2028 election just as the Black Summer fires contributed to Scott Morrison’s demise. #auspol #climatecrisis #climatechange
Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 3d agoI'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
Sir #DavidAttenborough “Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get." #ClimateEmergency
David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”
The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth.
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Still astounds me that the Federal basic wage in the U.S hasn't been raised since July 2009... 17 years go. Still $7.25 per hour. (In some states $15 or above.) Australia's latest national minimum wage is $26.44 per hour or $1,004.90 per week... as of 1 July 2026.
This is ludicrous and unnecessary, and a complete over-reach, @albomp.bsky.social. Please listen to the majority of Australians. You need to review everything Jillian Segal is doing. Her plans are not conducive to social cohesion. They are divisive with predictable consequences. #auspol
stranger@strangerous.bsky.social · 6d agoREVEALED AT COMMISSION:  The federal govt has increased funding so that Segal’s IHRA training pilot programs can be rolled out at 200 schools across the country. Includes both public and private schools. After this, they hope it goes across the board.
Barnaby is reportedly becoming frustrated within One Nation. Fancy that. 🍿 #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/01/is-one-nation-big-enough-for-barnaby-joyce-and-pauline-hanson-rumours-of-internal-ructions-abound
Is One Nation big enough for Barnaby Joyce and Pauline Hanson? Rumours of internal ructions abound
Some National MPs even believe former deputy PM could return, as Hanson’s leadership succession plan does not include the New England MP
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Angus Taylor was recorded on tape at a business breakfast falsely claiming "that migrants gain access to the 5 per cent home deposit scheme 'the day they arrive in this country.' His statements are untrue and he should be called out. Facts matter, ffs. Taylor is not fit for leadership! #auspol
Greg Jericho@grogsgamut.bsky.social · 5d agoKind of stunning how someone can actually be worse at the job than Dutton. www.news.com.au/national/pol...
This matters. Let's see if we can influence a change. "We demand accountability and an end to the weaponisation of antisemitism to silence dissent and shield Israel from criticism." #auspol #JillianSegal
Jenny Difficult-Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithPalestine🍉🍉@joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 5d agoI know we're tired and pretty cynical about petitions however ... I signed. #auspol #SackJillianSegal #ZionismIsNazism c.org/Q4n2sCRPtv
Census 2026 guide: When is Census night and everything you need to know
Census 2026 guide: When is Census night and everything you need to know
Your essential Census 2026 cheat sheet, from key dates, what to expect, common questions and myths.
sbs.com.au
Australia looking at its "hottest spring on record and a heightened risk of drought and fires." Not a surprise but a horrifying prospect. Start preparing. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
El Niño on track to bring Australia's hottest spring on record
Despite El Niño being months away from peaking, it could potentially trigger Australia's hottest spring on record.
abc.net.au
80% of Australians support a complete ban on gambling advertising. It’s time the government got on board. Join the campaign today to call on the federal government to protect young Australians from the predatory gambling industry and free our feeds from gambling ads.
According to Tim Wilson, inflation at 3.8% is “slightly worse” than inflation at 4.0%. 🙄 PK “slightly BETTER”
stranger@strangerous.bsky.social · last wk.Peter Khalil shuts down Maria Kovacic after she interrupts & laughs at the news of lower inflation at 3.8%. Kovacic's laughter stops after Khalil reminds her the Coalition drove inflation “north of 6%”💥 #auspol
An eleventh hour backdown by AstraZeneca. It will again provide Zoladex to eligible women free of charge indefinitely under the PBS. Must be an enormous relief for all those women affected. Great news. #BreastCancer #Endometriosis #WomensHealth www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Pharmaceutical company bows to pressure, offers lifesaving drug for free
Breast cancer patients were considering removing their ovaries until the maker of Zoladex 3.6mg said they would give the drug away rather than list it on the PBS.
abc.net.au
One Nation faces being struck off in Queensland after failing to file audited financial statements - Guardian Australia Apparently these racist, science denying financial illiterates want to run the country .. what could possibly go wrong!?
Good advice 👍
1EarthMedia@1earthmedia.bsky.social · last wk.We're doing the Australian Census online this time. Consider putting "No Religion" if you're not religious, i.e. you don't go to church or belong to a group. The answer helps determine government funding. You can still believe in a god without being 'religious'. #auspol start.census.abs.gov.au
Abul Rizvi: "One Nation has confirmed that it will not only include student visas in its annual 130,000 cap but that it also wants to deport 100,000 students legally in Australia. This would kill Australia’s fourth largest export industry..." johnmenadue.com/post/2026/07...
One Nation’s student visa plan would kill a $55 billion export industry
One Nation’s proposed visa cap and threat to deport students would devastate international education, put tens of thousands of jobs at risk and leave universities facing financial crisis.
johnmenadue.com
PH is a puppet on a string. And there's always a day of reckoning. Sickening to watch. "One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has updated her parliamentary register of interests, declaring Gina Rinehart paid for her London to Sicily flights." #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Hanson reveals who paid for Italy trip with Gina Rinehart
The benefactor of Pauline Hanson's Italy trip has been disclosed in an update to the One Nation leader's gift registry.
abc.net.au
The Coalition can't win the next election without joining One Nation and today one of the Liberal Party's front benchers has confirmed that's their plan.
Another horrific day in Gaza and the West Bank as Israel continues its theft of Palestinian land and property and murder of its citizens. aje.news/d27gkj
Netanyahu threatens ‘more broad action’ in West Bank as attacks continue
Incursions and arrests ongoing as terrified Palestinian residents brace for military and settler attacks.
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41 women killed this year 🥹. The rage from government and our communities needs to be on high. Be angry on our behalf, @albomp.bsky.social. Increased government measures will assist. We need action. Current approaches are not a deterrent. #VAW
SallyRCbra@srpassesiton.bsky.social · last wk.3 women dead in 3 days!! Violent men, fking stop killing women!! This bstard killed himself after attempting to murder a woman he knew, then using his vehicle to kill another woman. ( a stranger I assume) 😡💔😡#MVAW
⚠️ "Forensic testing conducted for Four Corners has revealed dozens of tomato paste and passata products which claim to be from Australia or Italy are actually from China." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
They promise you 'grown in Australia'. Here's where tests say they're really from
One of Australia's biggest tomato brands and two major supermarkets are selling products that exclusive forensic testing shows have misleading labelling.
abc.net.au
For those interested in my obsessions and concerns with respect to Cøvid... Here's a link to talk, @andrewewing11.bsky.social and I presented at the Kirby Institute at the invitation of Prof Raina MacIntyre 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 youtu.be/qg15z_88Q48?...
Prof Andrew Ewing & Dr David Joffe — COVID-related Neurological Sequelae: From Delphi to Dopamine
YouTube video by Kirby Institute
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What's occurring in France and Spain with uncontained wildfires should make us all pause. It's winter in Australia yet summer is close. We are too familiar with what could be ahead for us. Thinking of everyone caught up in these wildfires. 🙏😔 #ClimateChange
Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · 2w agoHoliday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.
Have a read of these live updates from the BBC. A dire situation. Heart goes out to all affected in France and Spain. Stay safe. 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇦🇺 "More than 220,000 people evacuated as wildfires continue to rage in France and Spain." #ClimateChange #wildfires www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...
Firefighters battle to contain France and Spain wildfires as thousands more evacuated near Bordeaux
A blaze near Madrid is "beyond the capacity" of firefighters to contain, Spanish officials say.
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