Ebony Bennett
@ebonybennett.bsky.social
Deputy Director of @australiainstitute.org.au host of webinar series & Follow The Money podcast. Easily startled horror fan. Political tragic, amateur TV critic, solo hiking enthusiast. She/her
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Probably just a coincidence that the list of Australia's new fossil fuel projects will come out on the Friday before Xmas.
#takingoutthetrash #Auspol #climate #transparency
#takingoutthetrash #Auspol #climate #transparency
December 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Probably just a coincidence that the list of Australia's new fossil fuel projects will come out on the Friday before Xmas.
#takingoutthetrash #Auspol #climate #transparency
#takingoutthetrash #Auspol #climate #transparency
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We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
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Join our friends from @thejuicemedia.com TOMORROW for an evening with Chief Na'moks and Gwii Lok'im Gibuu of the Wet'suwet'en and Gitxsan nations, to meet friends and allies in Australia fighting Woodside!
📅Thurs 11 Dec 6.15pm
📍Victoria Trades Hall
#auspol
📅Thurs 11 Dec 6.15pm
📍Victoria Trades Hall
#auspol
December 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Join our friends from @thejuicemedia.com TOMORROW for an evening with Chief Na'moks and Gwii Lok'im Gibuu of the Wet'suwet'en and Gitxsan nations, to meet friends and allies in Australia fighting Woodside!
📅Thurs 11 Dec 6.15pm
📍Victoria Trades Hall
#auspol
📅Thurs 11 Dec 6.15pm
📍Victoria Trades Hall
#auspol
Tackling the big issues
Mr. Rubio said switching back to Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.” Calibri is “informal” when compared to serif typefaces like Times New Roman and “clashes” with the department’s official letterhead. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Tackling the big issues
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The 15-year-old can't use TikTok, but is comforted by the fact he’ll be old enough to watch a thousand ads from Sportsbet about the latest odds at Randwick.
theshovel.com.au/2024/11/11/t...
theshovel.com.au/2024/11/11/t...
Teens Facing Social Media Ban Relieved They’ll Still Be Able to Watch Gambling Ads — The Shovel
“Social media causes anxiety and depression, ruins relationships and is incredibly addictive. On the other hand, gambling does all those things too wields enormous power over governments. So it makes ...
theshovel.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The 15-year-old can't use TikTok, but is comforted by the fact he’ll be old enough to watch a thousand ads from Sportsbet about the latest odds at Randwick.
theshovel.com.au/2024/11/11/t...
theshovel.com.au/2024/11/11/t...
reassuring
“Scientists have identified the precise point at which stopping an H5N1 pandemic becomes impossible. When the bird flu virus jumps to sustained human transmission, authorities will have roughly two days to prevent catastrophe, according to a simulation study”
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
H5N1’s tipping point: Scientists identify when containment fails
India’s patchy bird monitoring across wetlands-farm interfaces risks overlooking the virus until it’s too late.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
reassuring
disgusting
The legislation removes the requirement for either the child, or their parent or guardian, to consent to wearing the device.
Children as young as 10 to be fitted with ankle monitors under proposed laws
The legislation removes the requirement for either the child, or their parent or guardian, to consent to wearing the device.
www.abc.net.au
December 10, 2025 at 5:26 AM
disgusting
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Curious to see how Bourke's staunch advocacy and fundraising for Ukraine fits with ABC in a post-Lattouf world. Hard to see someone with that level of advocacy for, say, Gaza, be considered for such a high-profile role.
December 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Curious to see how Bourke's staunch advocacy and fundraising for Ukraine fits with ABC in a post-Lattouf world. Hard to see someone with that level of advocacy for, say, Gaza, be considered for such a high-profile role.
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Too young for Instagram, not too young for an ankle monitor...
The legislation removes the requirement for either the child, or their parent or guardian, to consent to wearing the device.
Children as young as 10 to be fitted with ankle monitors under proposed laws
The legislation removes the requirement for either the child, or their parent or guardian, to consent to wearing the device.
www.abc.net.au
December 10, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Too young for Instagram, not too young for an ankle monitor...
Talk about unlucky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Man dies of rabies after kidney transplant from donor who saved kitten from skunk
Michigan man received kidney transplant from donor who had fought off a skunk and was later found unresponsive
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Talk about unlucky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"This person's cancer (in a vital organ) cannot be surgically treated in the public system for three months. Cancer does not wait..."
"t is quite apparent that we now have a two-tier system where money determines whether you live or die
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/912883...
"t is quite apparent that we now have a two-tier system where money determines whether you live or die
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/912883...
This is basic economics that neither major party nor the Greens will acknowledge
The danger for Labor is lurking nearby.
www.canberratimes.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
"This person's cancer (in a vital organ) cannot be surgically treated in the public system for three months. Cancer does not wait..."
"t is quite apparent that we now have a two-tier system where money determines whether you live or die
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/912883...
"t is quite apparent that we now have a two-tier system where money determines whether you live or die
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/912883...
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The Queensland Museum is being urged to terminate its partnership with Shell’s QCG gas business following claims its branded teaching materials are misleading students on climate change.
thepoint.com.au/news/251208-...
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Queensland Museum urged to axe Shell deal after study finds distorted climate education for students
The Queensland Museum is being urged to terminate its partnership with Shell’s QCG gas business following claims its branded teaching materials are misleading students on climate change.
thepoint.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The Queensland Museum is being urged to terminate its partnership with Shell’s QCG gas business following claims its branded teaching materials are misleading students on climate change.
thepoint.com.au/news/251208-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251208-...
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Who agrees we should no longer take orders or direction of any kind from this illegitimate, disgusting, Supreme Court???
December 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Who agrees we should no longer take orders or direction of any kind from this illegitimate, disgusting, Supreme Court???
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Great to see Aus media covering this important visit from chief Na'Moks to Murujuga, WA. A reminder that Na'Moks and his delegation will be in Naarm/Melbourne this week: come and meet them this Thursday 6:15pm at Trades Hall (see flyer below for details). Hope to see you there!
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Great to see Aus media covering this important visit from chief Na'Moks to Murujuga, WA. A reminder that Na'Moks and his delegation will be in Naarm/Melbourne this week: come and meet them this Thursday 6:15pm at Trades Hall (see flyer below for details). Hope to see you there!
I know the u16 social media ban is hugely controversial, but I would honestly love an adult ban.
You can’t opt out without missing out, and it has completely destroyed my concentration and attention. Not to mention all the genuinely heinous things it’s done to elections etc. I’m a Luddite on this.
You can’t opt out without missing out, and it has completely destroyed my concentration and attention. Not to mention all the genuinely heinous things it’s done to elections etc. I’m a Luddite on this.
December 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I know the u16 social media ban is hugely controversial, but I would honestly love an adult ban.
You can’t opt out without missing out, and it has completely destroyed my concentration and attention. Not to mention all the genuinely heinous things it’s done to elections etc. I’m a Luddite on this.
You can’t opt out without missing out, and it has completely destroyed my concentration and attention. Not to mention all the genuinely heinous things it’s done to elections etc. I’m a Luddite on this.
Santos has not. It siphons gas out of the domestic market at an enormous rate to fulfill its export contracts. Since 2017, it has drained about two years of gas supply from the domestic market.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Time to stop tiptoeing around and step on the gas to ease inflation
For a decade, a disaster has unfolded. We've run short of gas through indecision and incompetence, and that's driving energy costs and inflation. We need a solution and an unlikely source may have one...
www.abc.net.au
December 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Santos has not. It siphons gas out of the domestic market at an enormous rate to fulfill its export contracts. Since 2017, it has drained about two years of gas supply from the domestic market.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Bit late sharing, but the fact someone can win an election this way is both blood boiling and chilling.
Daniel volunteers were shouted at, spat on and stalked. They were told by police to travel in groups. I couldn't get it all in here.
And Wilson shows no remorse
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/a...
Daniel volunteers were shouted at, spat on and stalked. They were told by police to travel in groups. I couldn't get it all in here.
And Wilson shows no remorse
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/a...
'There are still people recovering from the trauma': The Goldstein campaign was worse than we thought
While the 2025 federal election inquiry has shown there was a clear rise in hostility at election booths around the country, Tim Wilson's electorate of Goldstein seems to have reached another level.
www.crikey.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Bit late sharing, but the fact someone can win an election this way is both blood boiling and chilling.
Daniel volunteers were shouted at, spat on and stalked. They were told by police to travel in groups. I couldn't get it all in here.
And Wilson shows no remorse
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/a...
Daniel volunteers were shouted at, spat on and stalked. They were told by police to travel in groups. I couldn't get it all in here.
And Wilson shows no remorse
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/a...
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One day, someone will not ask if renewable energy has caused electricity prices to increase.
December 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
One day, someone will not ask if renewable energy has caused electricity prices to increase.
"Don't listen and make a banner anyway"
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Woodside are expanding fossil fuels during the climate crisis. They have chosen to be the bad guys. We shouldn't let them launder their reputations through our community institutions.
Student & staff members of @stopwoodsidemonash campaigned fearlessly against Woodside's partnership at Monash Uni.
Student & staff members of @stopwoodsidemonash campaigned fearlessly against Woodside's partnership at Monash Uni.
December 8, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"Don't listen and make a banner anyway"
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Extinction is forever.
Act before it’s too late.
Act before it’s too late.
Wild mammals make up less than 6 per cent of the total mammal biomass on Earth, dwarfed by humans and livestock. The children born today face the very real possibility of a world emptied of much of its wildlife. This is a catastrophic legacy.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Welcome to the Anthropocene: The Vanishing Act
Across the globe, an amazing orchestra of animal life is playing out in wondrous, quirky detail, revealing the resilience and spectacle of nature.
thepoint.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Extinction is forever.
Act before it’s too late.
Act before it’s too late.
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A reminder Japan on-sells more Australian gas to other countries than is consumed on the entire East Coast of Australia.
We don't need *more* gas, we need to tax our gas exports properly
We don't need *more* gas, we need to tax our gas exports properly
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
A reminder Japan on-sells more Australian gas to other countries than is consumed on the entire East Coast of Australia.
We don't need *more* gas, we need to tax our gas exports properly
We don't need *more* gas, we need to tax our gas exports properly
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The Albanese govt is considering an East Coast gas reservation policy. And ok... but how about putting a 25% tax of gas exports so we stop giving it away for free?
December 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The Albanese govt is considering an East Coast gas reservation policy. And ok... but how about putting a 25% tax of gas exports so we stop giving it away for free?
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The big reason electricity cost so much is gas. Gas is the most expensive form of electricity generation (aside from battery) and yet often determines the price.
Tax gas exports, raise $17bn, help compensate households and also fund the transition to zero emissions
Tax gas exports, raise $17bn, help compensate households and also fund the transition to zero emissions
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The big reason electricity cost so much is gas. Gas is the most expensive form of electricity generation (aside from battery) and yet often determines the price.
Tax gas exports, raise $17bn, help compensate households and also fund the transition to zero emissions
Tax gas exports, raise $17bn, help compensate households and also fund the transition to zero emissions
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"Australia's rampant, uncontrolled gas exports have played a huge role in increasing domestic gas prices as well as electricity prices"
- Deputy Director Ebony Bennett on ABC Breakfast
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
- Deputy Director Ebony Bennett on ABC Breakfast
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
December 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"Australia's rampant, uncontrolled gas exports have played a huge role in increasing domestic gas prices as well as electricity prices"
- Deputy Director Ebony Bennett on ABC Breakfast
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
- Deputy Director Ebony Bennett on ABC Breakfast
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
Wild mammals make up less than 6 per cent of the total mammal biomass on Earth, dwarfed by humans and livestock. The children born today face the very real possibility of a world emptied of much of its wildlife. This is a catastrophic legacy.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Welcome to the Anthropocene: The Vanishing Act
Across the globe, an amazing orchestra of animal life is playing out in wondrous, quirky detail, revealing the resilience and spectacle of nature.
thepoint.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Wild mammals make up less than 6 per cent of the total mammal biomass on Earth, dwarfed by humans and livestock. The children born today face the very real possibility of a world emptied of much of its wildlife. This is a catastrophic legacy.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...