Barbara Pedersen
@barbie4science.bsky.social
Climate change scientist, strategist, policy maker.
#Resister #bodysurf
Living on unceded Whadjuk Noongar country in Western Australia.
Fan of Yolngu music.
DoB: 313 ppm CO2
#Resister #bodysurf
Living on unceded Whadjuk Noongar country in Western Australia.
Fan of Yolngu music.
DoB: 313 ppm CO2
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“It’s how gambling companies get to run amok online, or how you end up paying $370 billion for nuclear submarines and a closer alliance with Trumpian fascism but “can’t afford” to properly fund the CSIRO, the BOM or universities. Or dental care or mental health.” #AusPol #ClimateCrisis
A rare win
On investigative journalism and its consolations
nickfeik.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
“It’s how gambling companies get to run amok online, or how you end up paying $370 billion for nuclear submarines and a closer alliance with Trumpian fascism but “can’t afford” to properly fund the CSIRO, the BOM or universities. Or dental care or mental health.” #AusPol #ClimateCrisis
Government institutions should be secular. They should uphold the principle of separation of church and state, and be neutral on matters of religion and belief.
(While churches should pay taxes and offer homes to the homeless.)
#Auspol
(While churches should pay taxes and offer homes to the homeless.)
#Auspol
In a submission to Oberon Council in NSW, we have called on the council to remove acts of religious worship from its formal meetings and have warned that deciding not to could expose it to legal risks. Read more: rationalist.com.au/rsa-outlines...
#auspol #NSWpol
#auspol #NSWpol
RSA outlines legal concerns over prayers in Oberon council meetings | Rationalist Society of Australia
The Rationalist Society of Australia has called on a New South Wales council to remove acts of religious worship from its formal meetings and has warned that deciding not to could expose council to le...
rationalist.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Government institutions should be secular. They should uphold the principle of separation of church and state, and be neutral on matters of religion and belief.
(While churches should pay taxes and offer homes to the homeless.)
#Auspol
(While churches should pay taxes and offer homes to the homeless.)
#Auspol
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Because if there's one thing we learned from Robodebt...wait, no sorry, turns out we learned nothing from Robodebt
EXCLUSIVE: Funding and support plans for national disability insurance scheme participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, @australia.theguardian.com can reveal.
December 3, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Because if there's one thing we learned from Robodebt...wait, no sorry, turns out we learned nothing from Robodebt
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In the 90's in Home Alone the robbers had to break into your house to steal your stuff.
Now they just own the Energy Companies and the Supermarkets.
Now they just own the Energy Companies and the Supermarkets.
December 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
In the 90's in Home Alone the robbers had to break into your house to steal your stuff.
Now they just own the Energy Companies and the Supermarkets.
Now they just own the Energy Companies and the Supermarkets.
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The NACC has highlighted just how deep corruption is in Australia. Imagine what would be exposed with a genuine ACC stacked with ppl of the highest integrity who aren't corrupt.
December 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The NACC has highlighted just how deep corruption is in Australia. Imagine what would be exposed with a genuine ACC stacked with ppl of the highest integrity who aren't corrupt.
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Still hilarious to me that during the campaign Trump kept repeating "we are going to be so rich", and his idiot voter base honestly thought he was talking about them
December 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Still hilarious to me that during the campaign Trump kept repeating "we are going to be so rich", and his idiot voter base honestly thought he was talking about them
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"Environmentalists say widespread forest loss has worsened floods and landslides, stripping the land of tree cover that normally stabilises soil and absorbs rainfall. Indonesia consistently ranks among the countries with the highest annual deforestation rates." sg.news.yahoo.com/nowhere-pray...
Nowhere to pray as logs choke flood-hit Indonesian mosque
Almost two weeks on from devastating floods, Muslim worshippers in Indonesia's Sumatra who gathered at their local mosque on Friday for prayers were blocked from entering by a huge pile of thousands o...
sg.news.yahoo.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Environmentalists say widespread forest loss has worsened floods and landslides, stripping the land of tree cover that normally stabilises soil and absorbs rainfall. Indonesia consistently ranks among the countries with the highest annual deforestation rates." sg.news.yahoo.com/nowhere-pray...
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Homes that had cleared vegetation within five feet of the walls were less likely to burn in the Eaton and Palisades fire, new investigation funded by the insurance industry finds: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @nohaggerty.bsky.social
Early adopters of 'zone zero' fared better in L.A. County fires, insurance-backed investigation finds
A new study found that in the Eaton and Palisades fires, homes that had already adopted proposed regulations on creating vegetation-free buffers were less likely to burn.
www.latimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Finally, what we've all been asking for at long last is here: a steering wheel designed by someone who is not a human being, and has never driven a car.
www.carscoops.com/2025/12/this...
www.carscoops.com/2025/12/this...
This Stellantis Brand Is Quietly Preparing Its Most Radical Steering Wheel Yet for Production | Carscoops
The Hypersquare steering wheel and steer-by-wire technology are headed for a production car soon, as Peugeot begins early prototype testing
www.carscoops.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Finally, what we've all been asking for at long last is here: a steering wheel designed by someone who is not a human being, and has never driven a car.
www.carscoops.com/2025/12/this...
www.carscoops.com/2025/12/this...
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Scoop: the pro-teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months was funded & co-staffed by its co-founder's ad production firm that was simultaneously making gambling ads
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Scoop: the pro-teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months was funded & co-staffed by its co-founder's ad production firm that was simultaneously making gambling ads
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
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This year the CSIRO shut down their much loved Double Helix magazine which provided accessible and trustworthy science for kids.
How much was actually needed to keep it running?
Less than what McKinsey was paid for a month of 'advice'? Perhaps.
How much was actually needed to keep it running?
Less than what McKinsey was paid for a month of 'advice'? Perhaps.
CSIRO pays McKinsey $742,500 for ‘advice’, no report required www.themandarin.com.au/304845-csiro...
CSIRO pays McKinsey $742,500 for ‘advice’, no report required
The national science agency's high fee for brief advice as it trims jobs and offers little detail on outcomes fuels APS concern.
www.themandarin.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This year the CSIRO shut down their much loved Double Helix magazine which provided accessible and trustworthy science for kids.
How much was actually needed to keep it running?
Less than what McKinsey was paid for a month of 'advice'? Perhaps.
How much was actually needed to keep it running?
Less than what McKinsey was paid for a month of 'advice'? Perhaps.
How administrative failure at the senior level can inflict nation wide harm 👇
#Auspol
#WhatIsThePointofLabor
#Auspol
#WhatIsThePointofLabor
One day we'll get a government capable of squaring the deal. (Vote Socialist). In the meantime, best to remember who did what and when. #auspol
December 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
How administrative failure at the senior level can inflict nation wide harm 👇
#Auspol
#WhatIsThePointofLabor
#Auspol
#WhatIsThePointofLabor
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Ugh. Discordant message on the Sydney Harbour bridge photographed for the NYTimes story on social media ban for under-16s. Not just Lego green & ick flouro yellow but sanctimonious 'Let Them Be Kids' from a country which jails Indigenous kids & hasn't held the childcare industry to account.
December 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Ugh. Discordant message on the Sydney Harbour bridge photographed for the NYTimes story on social media ban for under-16s. Not just Lego green & ick flouro yellow but sanctimonious 'Let Them Be Kids' from a country which jails Indigenous kids & hasn't held the childcare industry to account.
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Remember how they said the upcoming war in Venezuela was about drugs, and then they seized an oil tanker?
December 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Remember how they said the upcoming war in Venezuela was about drugs, and then they seized an oil tanker?
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December 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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@albomp.bsky.social, this piracy is what you are committing the Australian military to as you hand over sovereignty via AUKUS.
#CancelAUKUS
#AusPol
#CancelAUKUS
#AusPol
Follow live: US seizes oil tanker near Venezuela, Trump says
The US president said the tanker was the
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@albomp.bsky.social, this piracy is what you are committing the Australian military to as you hand over sovereignty via AUKUS.
#CancelAUKUS
#AusPol
#CancelAUKUS
#AusPol
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So engaging in actual piracy now. Our AUKUS partner.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast
Move is major escalation of US pressure campaign against South American country’s dictator, Nicolás MaduroUS politics live – latest updates
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
So engaging in actual piracy now. Our AUKUS partner.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
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It's time to conduct some Universal Basic Income trials in #Auspol The Labor monopolists would never go for this but Independents and Greens might. So vote more Indies in next election. #UBI would solve all our welfare and poverty issues. #UniversalBasicIncome
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
The welfare system isn't just on fire, it's burning out of control
A second report into the use of job-seeker mutual obligations is even more damning then the first – but will the government act?
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It's time to conduct some Universal Basic Income trials in #Auspol The Labor monopolists would never go for this but Independents and Greens might. So vote more Indies in next election. #UBI would solve all our welfare and poverty issues. #UniversalBasicIncome
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
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WA's mining regulator has questioned Alcoa's claims of "low impact exploration," plans to offset the damage from its mining, and its effect on endangered cockatoos.
From an FOI request by Boiling Cold.
www.boilingcold.com.au/mines-depart...
From an FOI request by Boiling Cold.
www.boilingcold.com.au/mines-depart...
Mines Department blasts holes in Alcoa’s jarrah forest care claims
Endangered cockatoos - 105,000 exploration holes a year - insecure offsets: WA’s mining regulator has questions for the US miner.
www.boilingcold.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
WA's mining regulator has questioned Alcoa's claims of "low impact exploration," plans to offset the damage from its mining, and its effect on endangered cockatoos.
From an FOI request by Boiling Cold.
www.boilingcold.com.au/mines-depart...
From an FOI request by Boiling Cold.
www.boilingcold.com.au/mines-depart...