While tens of thousands of people across the world were losing their homes, livelihoods and loved ones to climate-fueled disasters and war, oil giants were raking in more than $700,000 every. single. minute. This is absolutely indefensible. Big polluters must be made to pay.

This is disturbing. Scammers going door to door claiming to be Home Affairs. The Department has put out a warning. #auspol #ScamWatch

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My phone was a few minor version updates out of date, and so I didn't get the AusAlert test signal. That seems like a quite stringent "updatedness" requirement for something that is supposed to be ubiquitous?

AusGov bullying me that my phone is too old (no alert for me!)

Yes Albo, the party has changed. Not for the better. No point being cohesive and united if the soul of the party is sold to militarism, US hegemony, and a craven fear of challenging genocide and Trump. Intimidating the membership into silence demonstrates weakness not strength!

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Did you see this? Home Affairs has denied a visa to the ex-ASIO source who tried to warn about the Bondi gunmen. This is a deeply political decision, and now the Royal Commission may never hear his evidence. It looks like a stitch up by those who don't want this on the record.

Data centre company caught behaving badly again ... Firmus wants water rules changed so it can use irrigation water in a data centre. Apologists will have trouble with thus one. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

'We do not want to highlight this yet': AI data centre's FAQ slip up

Data centre builder Firmus posted a statement, since removed, indicating its intention to get some of its cooling water from the state-owned irrigation system, adding "but we do not want to highlight ...

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Thanks I hate it

Senator David Shoebridge@davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 3w ago

The PM today said he will allow government data to be consumed by US AI companies which raises real questions of consent, privacy and surveillance risk for every Australian. It's hard to see how that's in the public interest.

I see Albanese has done one of the dumber things possible with the AI policy that benefits nobody but data centre companies.

Albanese is going to fast track approval of data centres. Isn't that the same as fast tracking unemployment and mass surveillance? #auspol www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Anthony Albanese promises fast-track approvals for datacentres to shore up AI investment

PM to declare Australia the first country worldwide to bring economic, social, security and environmental issues from AI under single office in major speech

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Give us the copyright to the collective work of your creatives and in return we will take your water, land, power and data privacy. On what planet is that a ‘deal’ and not just old fashioned pillage?

Nick Feik@nickfeik.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you don’t let us steal everything we’re not going to build our massive theft-recycling machines in your backyard

Baffle no more. My @smh @theage cartoon.

friend at a big tech co just told me that her company's chatbot and their client's chatbot have been caught in a mutual support loop for several days that has generated nearly 20k emails

"When you combine how annoying these tours are with how insufferable Karl is, it will be unbearable." chaser.com.au/general-news...

Hugely important story from Queensland where Indigenous people are being dropped from any positions of influence. This is just the start. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Qld minister tight-lipped about 'Project Invisibility' Indigenous sackings

Under the direction of Arts Minister John-Paul Langbroek, eight Indigenous directors have disappeared from the boards of south-east Queensland's cultural institutions.

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“Treasury estimates showing a one-year pause would wipe out about $17 billion in expected savings over the four-year forward estimates.” Hmm what could raise $17bn a *year*… #taxthegas www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Butler’s plans to bank billions in NDIS savings thrown into doubt

Any delay to the reforms could come at a significant cost to the budget, with Treasury estimates showing a one-year pause would wipe out about $17 billion in expected savings.

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I don’t know how this happened but I’m glad the right decision was made for once. Thank you to the courageous Flotilla members… for being there in the first place and then for pursuing this. #auspol

Michael West@michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Australia breaks ranks" - independent inquiry into Gaza Flotilla victims a first. If Israel has nothing to hide, it will cooperate. Andrew Brown #auspol michaelwest.com.au/a-world-firs...

It’s fascinating how widespread this opinion is among TV & radio personalities, including at the ABC. They’re not scholars of digital media or the public sphere. They’ve not studied the history of the media in general. They chiefly mean something like: “I don’t like it when the masses talk back.”

The bill for the massive cuts to the NDIS show a future Health Minister could essentially kill the NDIS without even having to legislate it. Chief Economist Greg Jericho unpacks the bill on the latest episode of Dollars & Sense. @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social

Went down to Santa Fe Where Renoir paints the walls Described you clearly But the sky began to fall Am I ever gonna see your face again Am I ever gonna see your face again

Jennifer Crawford@ournewhomecoach.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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This is an election year in Victoria. With the rise of One Nation, the Coalition adopting anti climate & anti environmental policies, & a cost of living crisis, there is a lot at stake in November. Our campaign launch is this thursday. www.melbournefoe.org.au/foe_state_el...

Victorian state election campaign launch - maintain the momentum

Mobilise! Resist! Transform!

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Can you believe this? Labor is handing over tens of millions of dollars from an emissions reduction fund to help a Tasmanian cement plant burn native forests.

One of the more misogynistic takes currently trending in the AI policy space is "women use less AI than men because they have less tech literacy" Ok but have you considered that women use less AI than men because we have more tech literacy?

In the 17 years since the future sub program commenced, Defence has spent 3,400 million NOT buying French subs 🤦‍♂️ and 1,000 million NOT life extending Collins subs 🤦‍♂️ and 5,000 million on US subs that WON’T arrive🤦‍♂️. #waste #CapabilityGap #AUKUS #aupsol

Hundreds of thousands of millions of dollars: Tallying Defence's toxic submarine waste

The shame of it is $693 million doesn’t even touch the sides of our wasted investment in submarines. Rex Patrick crunches the numbers.

crikey.com.au

Have I misunderstood or has Richard Marles just paid billions for some AUKUS submarines from the op-shop?

"Growing up on Kangaroo Island, the devastation of Black Summer and ongoing climate disasters, increased my awareness of the urgency for climate action immensely." We run entirely on grants and donations. If you’re able to support our work, we’d be extremely grateful. bushfiresurvivors.org/donate