August was the hottest month in global history and yet, NSW has just approved the biggest coal mine expansion ever proposed in the state. It is scandalous that Australia is leading negotiations at global climate talks, including in the Pacific next week.

Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission’s history described as ‘infamous betrayal’

Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits

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I support the current arrangement where the federal leader of the Greens is chosen by the party room. The primary job of the leader is to collaboratively lead Greens parliamentary reps. Those reps need to have confidence in the leader and are best placed to choose the best leader. #auspol

Darcy Murphy@darmurp.bsky.social · 2d ago

GRNs members already have an incredibly democratic (id also say good) method of pre-selecting their candidates, senators exc, so those reps are to a large extent reflective of the membership and i think the 'knowing them personally' actually does matter

If you think the cuts to TMAG’s already over stretched staff are wrong, you can sign this petition to Parliament. #politas haepetitions.parliament.tas.gov.au/haepet/Home/...

Note to #politas. The stadium and Launceston convention centre are not productivity enhancing investments and will not improve Tasmanian’s standard of living. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

Tasmania comes last in latest CommBank economic rankings

Tasmania ranks last in CommBank's State of the States economic report, a significant decline from four years ago when it repeatedly topped the ranking.

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The global rise in bond yields affects the Tasmanian Government. It pushes up the annual cost of servicing the massive stadium debt. It means even more cuts to public sector jobs and services. #politas

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w ago

Breaking News: The 10-year Treasury yield, one of the world’s most important interest rates, breached 5% for the first time in years, capping a long stretch of turmoil in the bond market that has pushed up borrowing costs for companies and consumers.

Our industrial pollution law (The Safeguard Mechanism) is being reviewed! A submission takes minutes but can make a world of difference. Tell the government by midnight Friday 18 September: Cap the offsets, and keep them out of reach for coal, oil and gas. 👉 bushfiresurvivors.org/safeguard

The Safeguard Mechanism: Paying People to NOT Cut Down Trees 🧐

YouTube video by Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action

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We fact-checked "coal is the backbone of our economy" 🧐 Turns out that backbone ain't all it's cracked up to be. New mythbusting video👇 Support communities, not corporations. bushfiresurvivors.org

Fact Check: Is Coal Really the Backbone of Our Economy?

YouTube video by Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action

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The Co-ordinator General breaches State Service principles and the Rockliff government stands by him. TMAG staff do their jobs professionally and the Rockliff government says 30% of them must go. #politas www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

How senior public servant's pro-stadium opinion piece was pushed through

When a 3,000-word opinion piece by a senior public servant appeared in a major daily newspaper, eyebrows were raised across Tasmania's political spectrum. Emails show the pro-stadium piece had extensi...

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EMRS is in the field and Shane Broad is on manoeuvres. #politas pulsetasmania.com.au/news/top-att...

‘Top attraction’: Labor MP Shane Broad backs Mt Wellington cable car

Shane Broad says a cable car would be a ‘must-do’ for visitors…

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Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms ft.trib.al/qOInlaS

Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms

The US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender

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This is very big news. It says a lot about the potential future of AI versus humans, and American AI versus Chinese AI. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

OpenAI model goes rogue during testing and triggers hack

OpenAI has announced one of its AI models broke containment during testing before hacking into another AI startup.

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This is getting really serious. Both Webuild and MPDC have misled the Tasmanian community. There is a stench developing around this tender process for this unwanted and unaffordable stadium. It’s time for Tasmania to cut ties with Webuild. And abandon the stadium. #nonewstadium. #politas

The Liberal Party’s death spiral isn’t just about a decline in support from voters, it’s also about a decline in support from potential suitable candidates. Competition for talent is an aspect of party politics. Very few talented people with political ambitions will now choose the Liberals. #auspol

Thou shalt vote, take power, impeach Donald, arrest the Epstein class, shut down Fox News, tax the billionaires, and use the money to fund universal healthcare. And that’s just for starters. We’re talking universal pre-k, free college and high-speed rail.

If you disaggregate the LNP coalition results into Libs and Nats, the Greens would be pretty well neck and neck with the Libs. #auspol

Kevin Bonham@kevinbonham.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Newspoll ALP 33 L-NP 17 ON 29 Grn 13 ind/others 8 My conversions ALP vs L-NP 56.3 to ALP (+3.1) ALP vs ON 54 to ALP (+3.5) Redbridge/Accent immediately gets a friend, looks like something is happening here.

Climate change cost NSW $180 billion in 2024 - that's $20K per person! 🤯 So next time someone asks if we can afford to phase out coal and gas exports, tell them: how can we afford not to? Share this video & Sign to Make Big Polluters Pay: bushfiresurvivors.org/mbpp

I'm starting to get really nervous about what kind of summer we'll have here in Australia.

Yonah Freemark@yonahfreemark.com · 3mo ago

Europe is currently experiencing an unprecedented heat wave. The US government is paying companies to stop plans for wind farms. Tech companies are building mountains of energy-sucking data centers. This is unsustainable, literally www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Neoliberalism has spawned the populist right. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Has One Nation won the 'family feud' of Australian conservatives?

There's a "family feud" in Australia's political right, and right now it appears One Nation is winning.

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Reform UK councillors have introduced a motion to rescind King's Lynn and West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and deprioritise decarbonisation efforts The council were going to vote on it on Thursday But the meeting has been postponed due to extreme heat

I got very mad about all the #AI data centres that are planned in #Tasmania. hey.paris/posts/ai-dat... #ai #ml #politas #auspol

Our hydro deserves better than a chatbot

Last week, the Tasmanian Greens announced they’ll move for an urgent parliamentary inquiry into the AI data centres going up across the north of the state. I think this is a very good idea. …

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Historic #heatwave underway in #Europe! Peak highs upto 45°C , 100-115F!! #France may near an all-time national record. 1000s of daily and June records will fall. Western Europe is one of the fastest warming land areas, and is experiencing some of greatest growth in extreme heat as the climate warms

This week I’ve wandered around Toorak and St Kilda in Melbourne, and Taroona and Battery Point in Hobart. Four very different urban cultures. Which ones will be cancelled under ON’s mono-culture for Australia edict? #auspol

The President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, has declared that Israel is a terrorist state. You won’t find this kind of courage anywhere in the Zionist-ruled US and UK governments.

Iran Update Special Report, May 24, 2026: Conflicting US, Iranian, and regional reporting indicates that the contours of a possible US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) remain unresolved and may not yet represent a final agreement. (1/9) Read the full report: isw.pub/IranUpdate05...

In Huon, over 42% voted for candidates with policies of restricting salmon farming, stopping greyhound racing, no new stadium and stopping native forest logging. Labor had a good candidate but opposed these policies and got less than 17%. #politas

It’s hard to think of an industry sector that’s caused more harm to our society and our planet than the fossil fuel sector. The sector has no better friend in Australia than the Australian Labor Party. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Live: Gas giants get resource for free? That's 'tosh', says King

Resources Minister Madeleine King has taken aim at those who say gas giants are obtaining the commodity for free, saying she's "mystified as to how they get away with such tosh". Follow live.

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When future historians write about our times, they may call it the age of the cowards: the Republicans in the US Congress who won’t remove Trump, US Vice President JD Vance who won’t remove Trump, and Australia’s PM Albanese who dares not speak the moral truth about the Trump regime.

Remarkable poll this evening from Lord Ashcroft. The Greens in joint 1st place. We are replacing Labour and ready to take on Reform in the local elections on 7th May. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Will Trump be announcing US boots on the ground in Iran? Escalate to de-escalate? Or will it be “Peace in our time”? thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Leavitt: Trump to address the nation with Iran update

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that President Trump will address the nation on the ongoing conflict with Iran on Thursday night. “TUNE IN: Tomorrow night at 9PM ET, Pre…

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I can’t think of a US president who has done more than Trump to weaken his country’s economic, military, diplomatic, social and moral standing in the world.