David Tomkins
@davidctomkins.bsky.social
‘First do no harm’ - climate, environment, minorities
The Albanese government will need to substantially ramp up its climate policies to meet its recently announced 2035 emissions reduction target, according to an official projection that says it will otherwise be missed by a huge margin.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia projected to miss 2035 emissions reduction target ‘by a country mile’ unless it ramps up climate policies
Climate change minister Chris Bowen acknowledges ‘additional work’ needed to meet 2035 goal
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The Albanese government will need to substantially ramp up its climate policies to meet its recently announced 2035 emissions reduction target, according to an official projection that says it will otherwise be missed by a huge margin.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
A plan by fossil fuel company Santos to expand gas exploration in the Beetaloo basin has been criticised by environmentalists who fear it may mark the beginning of a fracking rush in the Northern Territory.
#climatecrisis #gas #fracking #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #gas #fracking #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Fear Santos gas plan may start fracking rush that poses ‘major risk’ to NT water supply
Fossil fuel company plans to expand exploration in Beetaloo basin
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A plan by fossil fuel company Santos to expand gas exploration in the Beetaloo basin has been criticised by environmentalists who fear it may mark the beginning of a fracking rush in the Northern Territory.
#climatecrisis #gas #fracking #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #gas #fracking #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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'A new residential development in suburban Western Australia will integrate rooftop solar, battery storage and virtual power plant participation as standard, in what is being hailed as a significant milestone for sustainable housing.'
onestepoffthegrid.com.au/solar-batter...
onestepoffthegrid.com.au/solar-batter...
Solar, battery and VPP participation "built in" to vanguard new housing development - One Step Off The Grid
New residential development to include rooftop solar, batteries and virtual power plant participation as standard, as two companies team up to deliver sustainable housing.
onestepoffthegrid.com.au
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
'A new residential development in suburban Western Australia will integrate rooftop solar, battery storage and virtual power plant participation as standard, in what is being hailed as a significant milestone for sustainable housing.'
onestepoffthegrid.com.au/solar-batter...
onestepoffthegrid.com.au/solar-batter...
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If inflation comes up at the dinner table, don’t forget to draw attention to a deeper structural driver of high prices: corporate power.
Much of the food industry is dominated by a few corporate giants with the power to keep prices high because they face little competition.
Much of the food industry is dominated by a few corporate giants with the power to keep prices high because they face little competition.
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If inflation comes up at the dinner table, don’t forget to draw attention to a deeper structural driver of high prices: corporate power.
Much of the food industry is dominated by a few corporate giants with the power to keep prices high because they face little competition.
Much of the food industry is dominated by a few corporate giants with the power to keep prices high because they face little competition.
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So inform me of your 'Australian values' Sussane? It is a little more complicated than amplifying a right wing dot point...
theconversation.com/sussan-ley-t...
theconversation.com/sussan-ley-t...
Sussan Ley talks about ‘Australian values’ in assessing migrants. What exactly does that mean?
The opposition leader is the latest in a long line of politicians who speak of ‘Australian values’. But it has long been a problematic idea.
theconversation.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
So inform me of your 'Australian values' Sussane? It is a little more complicated than amplifying a right wing dot point...
theconversation.com/sussan-ley-t...
theconversation.com/sussan-ley-t...
The Australian parliament is amending the country’s environment laws. Thanks to negotiating by the Greens, the amended laws will not enable the fast-tracking of coal and gas mining.
And yet, I am filled with foreboding.
#climatecrisis #EPBC #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And yet, I am filled with foreboding.
#climatecrisis #EPBC #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The rewriting of Australia’s nature laws comes as a relief, yet I can’t help feel a sense of foreboding | Georgina Woods
The minister says quick approvals can happen while protecting the environment, but my experience tells me that haste brings unintended consequences
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The Australian parliament is amending the country’s environment laws. Thanks to negotiating by the Greens, the amended laws will not enable the fast-tracking of coal and gas mining.
And yet, I am filled with foreboding.
#climatecrisis #EPBC #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And yet, I am filled with foreboding.
#climatecrisis #EPBC #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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3,000+ registered. 7,000+ expected this weekend.
The NSW government has declared a marine exclusion zone, but the People's Blockade is going ahead.
The NSW government has declared a marine exclusion zone, but the People's Blockade is going ahead.
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
3,000+ registered. 7,000+ expected this weekend.
The NSW government has declared a marine exclusion zone, but the People's Blockade is going ahead.
The NSW government has declared a marine exclusion zone, but the People's Blockade is going ahead.
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“The Japanese Ambassador in Australia said, ‘Japan needs Australian gas for keeping the neon lights of Tokyo’, but it’s not true” – Yuki Tanabe at the Climate Integrity Summit 2025.
Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
“The Japanese Ambassador in Australia said, ‘Japan needs Australian gas for keeping the neon lights of Tokyo’, but it’s not true” – Yuki Tanabe at the Climate Integrity Summit 2025.
Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
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Early Saturday at the Blockade, 6.30am, join the grief ritual at the chai tent for the massive destructive (climate heating-induced) algael bloom in South Australia.
#algaelbloom
#algaelbloom
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Early Saturday at the Blockade, 6.30am, join the grief ritual at the chai tent for the massive destructive (climate heating-induced) algael bloom in South Australia.
#algaelbloom
#algaelbloom
The passage of long overdue reforms to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act demonstrates powerfully that democratic governance is alive and well in Australia.
#climatecrisis #EPBC #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#climatecrisis #EPBC #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Australia finally acknowledges environment underpins all else. That’s no small thing | Ken Henry
In what are dangerous times for democracies around the world, parliament’s overhaul of nature laws in the EPBC Act shows ambitious reform remains possible
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The passage of long overdue reforms to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act demonstrates powerfully that democratic governance is alive and well in Australia.
#climatecrisis #EPBC #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#climatecrisis #EPBC #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Deputy Mayor of #Gloucester will be with us, among thousands - hope you’re also joining our climate defence protestival this weekend in #NewcastleNSW.
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/912032...
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/912032...
Why I always take part in Rising Tide's protest: deputy lord mayor
Opinion | 'If we give up, our collective failure will negatively impact everyone and everything'
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Deputy Mayor of #Gloucester will be with us, among thousands - hope you’re also joining our climate defence protestival this weekend in #NewcastleNSW.
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/912032...
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/912032...
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As the The Climate Council says "until emissions are fully accounted for & climate impacts properly weighed, our forests, our future, & our climate remain at risk". DCAN will continue our fight to stop the Albanese Government from approving new gas & coal projects. Our future depends on it. Join us!
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
As the The Climate Council says "until emissions are fully accounted for & climate impacts properly weighed, our forests, our future, & our climate remain at risk". DCAN will continue our fight to stop the Albanese Government from approving new gas & coal projects. Our future depends on it. Join us!
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Thank you everyone who contacted MPs and Senator offices in the campaign to make the new nature laws stronger. We now have a new national environment law which has some important improvements but still fails the climate test. Incredulously climate pollution won't be taken into account in decisions.
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Thank you everyone who contacted MPs and Senator offices in the campaign to make the new nature laws stronger. We now have a new national environment law which has some important improvements but still fails the climate test. Incredulously climate pollution won't be taken into account in decisions.
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Electric bills are up 11% this year, and shutoffs are spiking across the country.
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times the rate of inflation.
seiu.co
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Electric bills are up 11% this year, and shutoffs are spiking across the country.
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
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It's a big day for nature!
It has been announced this morning that Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul the federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year.
It has been announced this morning that Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul the federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year.
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It's a big day for nature!
It has been announced this morning that Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul the federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year.
It has been announced this morning that Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul the federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year.
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So Barnaby sees compulsory voting as inhibiting #AUSPOL ‘s slide towards some kind of Trumpian future. Yeah, it’s called a functional (albeit not perfect) democracy. Jumping ship should trigger by-elections.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Live: Barnaby Joyce quits the Nationals, considering Senate run for One Nation
Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce announces his resignation from the Nationals after more than two decades as a member. Follow live.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
So Barnaby sees compulsory voting as inhibiting #AUSPOL ‘s slide towards some kind of Trumpian future. Yeah, it’s called a functional (albeit not perfect) democracy. Jumping ship should trigger by-elections.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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If you wonder why we have been banging on about how the LNP are utterly irrelevant to govt policy, just look at today's deal on the EPBC Act.
We really do not need to care about what Sussan Ley thinks
live.thepoint.com.au
We really do not need to care about what Sussan Ley thinks
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Labor and Greens to pass environment laws today, Nationals pretend to care about Barnaby Joyce's future
Labor wants a political win and wants its environment legislation pushed through, even if it means sitting on Friday to do it, while the Nationals are pretending to care about Barnaby Joyce's potentia...
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If you wonder why we have been banging on about how the LNP are utterly irrelevant to govt policy, just look at today's deal on the EPBC Act.
We really do not need to care about what Sussan Ley thinks
live.thepoint.com.au
We really do not need to care about what Sussan Ley thinks
live.thepoint.com.au
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Regime admits its wishful thinking won't work, and its now only meeting its carbon budget by an accounting scam www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Cancelled Kapuni carbon storage scheme scrapped from national emissions plan
Despite a raft of climate policy cuts, the country is still on track to narrowly meet its greenhouse gas budget - but not a 2030 methane target set in law.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Regime admits its wishful thinking won't work, and its now only meeting its carbon budget by an accounting scam www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Here are a range of responses to the EPBC announcement.
The old laws were decades out of date. A new playing field will strengthen the hand of the groups campaigning against new fossil fuel protects & in support of enviro protection. That’s where the work continues.
www.foe.org.au/a_big_day_fo...
The old laws were decades out of date. A new playing field will strengthen the hand of the groups campaigning against new fossil fuel protects & in support of enviro protection. That’s where the work continues.
www.foe.org.au/a_big_day_fo...
A big day for nature
Friends of the Earth Australia (FoEA) believes that social and environmental issues cannot be separated from each other. As a result, FoEA is a social and environmental justice organisation. We seek t...
www.foe.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Here are a range of responses to the EPBC announcement.
The old laws were decades out of date. A new playing field will strengthen the hand of the groups campaigning against new fossil fuel protects & in support of enviro protection. That’s where the work continues.
www.foe.org.au/a_big_day_fo...
The old laws were decades out of date. A new playing field will strengthen the hand of the groups campaigning against new fossil fuel protects & in support of enviro protection. That’s where the work continues.
www.foe.org.au/a_big_day_fo...
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The EPBC Act changes are nowhere near perfect, but there have been some important improvements to the pretty shite original bill.
Good on the govt for negotiating with the Greens to deliver something not completely shit.
Maybe think on doing a bit more of that?
live.thepoint.com.au
Good on the govt for negotiating with the Greens to deliver something not completely shit.
Maybe think on doing a bit more of that?
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Labor and Greens to pass environment laws today, Nationals pretend to care about Barnaby Joyce's future
Labor wants a political win and wants its environment legislation pushed through, even if it means sitting on Friday to do it, while the Nationals are pretending to care about Barnaby Joyce's potentia...
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The EPBC Act changes are nowhere near perfect, but there have been some important improvements to the pretty shite original bill.
Good on the govt for negotiating with the Greens to deliver something not completely shit.
Maybe think on doing a bit more of that?
live.thepoint.com.au
Good on the govt for negotiating with the Greens to deliver something not completely shit.
Maybe think on doing a bit more of that?
live.thepoint.com.au
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% last financial year, in what the Albanese government says is the largest annual drop due to reduced fossil fuel use outside the early years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
#climatecrisis #RenewableEnergy #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #RenewableEnergy #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%
While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% last financial year, in what the Albanese government says is the largest annual drop due to reduced fossil fuel use outside the early years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
#climatecrisis #RenewableEnergy #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #RenewableEnergy #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Very pleased to see that @greens.org.au have won an inquiry into job cuts at CSIRO
Would be great to see attention brought to bear on restructuring (cuts?) at the Australian Research Council too
Why these attacks on science in the public interest in Australia❓ Who does this serve❓
Would be great to see attention brought to bear on restructuring (cuts?) at the Australian Research Council too
Why these attacks on science in the public interest in Australia❓ Who does this serve❓
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Very pleased to see that @greens.org.au have won an inquiry into job cuts at CSIRO
Would be great to see attention brought to bear on restructuring (cuts?) at the Australian Research Council too
Why these attacks on science in the public interest in Australia❓ Who does this serve❓
Would be great to see attention brought to bear on restructuring (cuts?) at the Australian Research Council too
Why these attacks on science in the public interest in Australia❓ Who does this serve❓
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A stupid and unjust entangling of policing and welfare.
The Albanese govt should put their time and effort into things that would make a real difference:
fixing the ineffective job provider scheme, and getting rid of the cruel and counterproductive 'mutual obligation' system. #poverty #auspol
The Albanese govt should put their time and effort into things that would make a real difference:
fixing the ineffective job provider scheme, and getting rid of the cruel and counterproductive 'mutual obligation' system. #poverty #auspol
Today @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social succeeded in establishing new powers to cancel Centrelink payments before conviction.
Thanks @senatorthorpe.bsky.social @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social @pennyallmanpayne.com for trying to stop this dangerous law.
Thanks @senatorthorpe.bsky.social @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social @pennyallmanpayne.com for trying to stop this dangerous law.
Shame Labor shame: New powers to cancel Centrelink payments before conviction pass the senate
Welfare recipients have a right to be treated equally under the law, and should not be subject to punishment before having access to legal advice for any reason, ever.
apcentre.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Dear #ausgrid
I am not looking forward to summer of blackouts are taking 2 days to fix. Sweltering here and no water because we have pumps (ie no toilet, no drinking water, etc)
I am not looking forward to summer of blackouts are taking 2 days to fix. Sweltering here and no water because we have pumps (ie no toilet, no drinking water, etc)
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Dear #ausgrid
I am not looking forward to summer of blackouts are taking 2 days to fix. Sweltering here and no water because we have pumps (ie no toilet, no drinking water, etc)
I am not looking forward to summer of blackouts are taking 2 days to fix. Sweltering here and no water because we have pumps (ie no toilet, no drinking water, etc)