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Letting you know in advance that our final #SundayShot for 2025 is a ripper! One of our most popular guests @dncameron.bsky.social returns & we're thrilled to have @zoedaniel.bsky.social with us. Plus cameos from some of our favourite contributors across the year...and Xmas MERCH!! Not to be missed.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Letting you know in advance that our final #SundayShot for 2025 is a ripper! One of our most popular guests @dncameron.bsky.social returns & we're thrilled to have @zoedaniel.bsky.social with us. Plus cameos from some of our favourite contributors across the year...and Xmas MERCH!! Not to be missed.
Well fuck this.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Super shortfall leaves renters at risk of retirement disaster, report finds
Rising rents mean older Australians who are not home owners will need twice as much superannuation to enjoy the same retirement lifestyle as those who are mortgage-free, according to a study by a lead...
www.abc.net.au
December 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Well fuck this.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Remember when the Labor Party's guiding ethos wasn't to punch down? No, us neither.
With a sneaky tweak, the government has made welfare recipients guilty until proven innocent
The government’s laws cancelling social security payments for some accused of crimes turn a safety net into a weapon for punishing people.
theconversation.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Remember when the Labor Party's guiding ethos wasn't to punch down? No, us neither.
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The #SundayShot is up, people! Get into it...and claim your discount on @australiainstitute.org.au's great new book co-edited by panellist @alicektg.bsky.social, A TIME FOR BRAVERY.
Don't miss the penultimate episode of the year.
youtube.com/watch?v=wJq7Nnx-FZ4&feature=youtu.be
Don't miss the penultimate episode of the year.
youtube.com/watch?v=wJq7Nnx-FZ4&feature=youtu.be
Time for Courage - December 7 - Alice Grundy, Joel Jenkins and Michael Pascoe
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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December 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The #SundayShot is up, people! Get into it...and claim your discount on @australiainstitute.org.au's great new book co-edited by panellist @alicektg.bsky.social, A TIME FOR BRAVERY.
Don't miss the penultimate episode of the year.
youtube.com/watch?v=wJq7Nnx-FZ4&feature=youtu.be
Don't miss the penultimate episode of the year.
youtube.com/watch?v=wJq7Nnx-FZ4&feature=youtu.be
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Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
December 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
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While it's tempting to look at each university's failure as separate incidents they all start in the same place: the financialization of academia. context.center/topics/acade...
December 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
While it's tempting to look at each university's failure as separate incidents they all start in the same place: the financialization of academia. context.center/topics/acade...
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Australia really needs a truly independent climate accountability body. The Climate Change Authority is basically just a pro-government advertising body at the moment, just as much as the dep't of environment is.
December 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Australia really needs a truly independent climate accountability body. The Climate Change Authority is basically just a pro-government advertising body at the moment, just as much as the dep't of environment is.
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This whole convo is fantastic - 1.5 hours of very informative chat on climate justice vs the gross economics of tech
Ft @naomiaklein.bsky.social @profwhw.bsky.social @profhvdv.bsky.social, hosted at @ccj-ubc.bsky.social
youtu.be/27BHQhkK52I
Ft @naomiaklein.bsky.social @profwhw.bsky.social @profhvdv.bsky.social, hosted at @ccj-ubc.bsky.social
youtu.be/27BHQhkK52I
December 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This whole convo is fantastic - 1.5 hours of very informative chat on climate justice vs the gross economics of tech
Ft @naomiaklein.bsky.social @profwhw.bsky.social @profhvdv.bsky.social, hosted at @ccj-ubc.bsky.social
youtu.be/27BHQhkK52I
Ft @naomiaklein.bsky.social @profwhw.bsky.social @profhvdv.bsky.social, hosted at @ccj-ubc.bsky.social
youtu.be/27BHQhkK52I
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not now digitally-enhanced predatory gambling culture, we haven't finished our slop-firehose soul-crushing information toxification AI hype curve
Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones. One recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
not now digitally-enhanced predatory gambling culture, we haven't finished our slop-firehose soul-crushing information toxification AI hype curve
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Multiple sources confirm the Albanese government has pushed lobbyists and industry groups to use encrypted messages and verbal briefings when proposing policy ideas, to avoid FOI and disclosure requirements. Read more: satpa.pe/h3OmIrz
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Multiple sources confirm the Albanese government has pushed lobbyists and industry groups to use encrypted messages and verbal briefings when proposing policy ideas, to avoid FOI and disclosure requirements. Read more: satpa.pe/h3OmIrz
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"More than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Africa have starved to death as a result of disappearing sardines, a new paper has found." www.theguardian.com/environment/... #birds #ornithology
60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"More than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Africa have starved to death as a result of disappearing sardines, a new paper has found." www.theguardian.com/environment/... #birds #ornithology
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"We built an illness system, not a health system. And we’re paying for it" by Luke Slawomirski #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
We built an illness system, not a health system. And we’re paying for it
Australia’s health system is beginning to resemble the US. We must change course
thepoint.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"We built an illness system, not a health system. And we’re paying for it" by Luke Slawomirski #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Pause a moment, and read...
• Kathleen Jamie •
• Kathleen Jamie •
December 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Pause a moment, and read...
• Kathleen Jamie •
• Kathleen Jamie •
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Most NDIS participants will lose external avenue to appeal funding amounts under new system, Senate estimates told
Most NDIS participants will lose external avenue to appeal funding amounts under new system, Senate estimates told
Administrative review tribunal no longer authorised to alter a person’s plan or reinstate funding, agency confirmed
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Participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme will in most cases no longer be able to appeal their total amount of funding support to any external review body, executives have confirmed, after revelations about automation to be introduced to the organisation.
The minister for disability and the NDIS, Jenny McAllister, and National Disability Insurance Agency bosses were peppered with questions at Senate estimates on Thursday about changes to the way NDIS support plans will be generated under a new planning model coming into effect from mid-2026. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Most NDIS participants will lose external avenue to appeal funding amounts under new system, Senate estimates told
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Sydney Water has estimated up to 250 megalitres a day will be needed to service datacentres planned by 2035, more than Canberra's entire drinking water.
Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply
The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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I can't compute how someone can read a story like this and still think "the problem is that there are too many regulations and environmental protections", when it comes to the energy transition.
The problem is blatantly that corporate developers remain weirdly excused from scrutiny or culpability
The problem is blatantly that corporate developers remain weirdly excused from scrutiny or culpability
Scores of baby birds displaced by land clearing for renewables project
The NSW government's flagship renewable energy project has come under fire after trees containing dozens of hatchlings were cut down.
www.abc.net.au
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I can't compute how someone can read a story like this and still think "the problem is that there are too many regulations and environmental protections", when it comes to the energy transition.
The problem is blatantly that corporate developers remain weirdly excused from scrutiny or culpability
The problem is blatantly that corporate developers remain weirdly excused from scrutiny or culpability
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(a) this really is a bloody great piece and
(b) it occurs to me that Data Centres In Space are very similar to Musk's Mars colonisation promise in that the obvious actual goal is to enable and excuse more harm on Earth today and tomorrow, rather than sincerely aim for the stated goal years from now
(b) it occurs to me that Data Centres In Space are very similar to Musk's Mars colonisation promise in that the obvious actual goal is to enable and excuse more harm on Earth today and tomorrow, rather than sincerely aim for the stated goal years from now
an important read for at least 2 reasons:
1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research
2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research
2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.
There is a rush for AI companies to team up with space launch/satellite companies to build datacenters in space. TL;DR: It's not going to work.
taranis.ie
December 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
(a) this really is a bloody great piece and
(b) it occurs to me that Data Centres In Space are very similar to Musk's Mars colonisation promise in that the obvious actual goal is to enable and excuse more harm on Earth today and tomorrow, rather than sincerely aim for the stated goal years from now
(b) it occurs to me that Data Centres In Space are very similar to Musk's Mars colonisation promise in that the obvious actual goal is to enable and excuse more harm on Earth today and tomorrow, rather than sincerely aim for the stated goal years from now
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yay albo!! what a legacy
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 12:52 AM
yay albo!! what a legacy
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Amazon stopped reporting its total energy consumption about two years ago, but I've estimated it here using the raw emissions data they've reported (and buried deep in hard-to-find places)
Their unadjusted emissions are many times higher than their declared:
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
Their unadjusted emissions are many times higher than their declared:
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Amazon stopped reporting its total energy consumption about two years ago, but I've estimated it here using the raw emissions data they've reported (and buried deep in hard-to-find places)
Their unadjusted emissions are many times higher than their declared:
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
Their unadjusted emissions are many times higher than their declared:
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
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Plant taxonomy is disappearing - and so is our ability to protect species 🍂
Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.
Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa
Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.
Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Plant taxonomy is disappearing - and so is our ability to protect species 🍂
Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.
Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa
Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.
Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa
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OH MY GOD thank you Chris - Australia's Safeguard mechanism is pretty much the same (and worse in many ways as its open to external carbon credits as well as 'in-scheme' ones)
We've seen ultra-polluters *being paid* more, even w/ rising emissions
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-saf...
We've seen ultra-polluters *being paid* more, even w/ rising emissions
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-saf...
December 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
OH MY GOD thank you Chris - Australia's Safeguard mechanism is pretty much the same (and worse in many ways as its open to external carbon credits as well as 'in-scheme' ones)
We've seen ultra-polluters *being paid* more, even w/ rising emissions
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-saf...
We've seen ultra-polluters *being paid* more, even w/ rising emissions
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-saf...
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I had the joy of getting to meet some baby blue-winged parrots today 💚💙
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I had the joy of getting to meet some baby blue-winged parrots today 💚💙
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Feral pigs are a massive issue across Australia. They can cause tremendous damage to environments, wildlife and cultural sites. And, like many invasive species, government funding of their control and eradication is grossly insufficient.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... By @donnadlu.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... By @donnadlu.bsky.social
Rainforests, rivers and sacred sites are being ‘ripped to shreds’ by feral pigs, Queensland traditional owners warn
Destruction wrought by swine-borne disease is thinning the canopy of bunya pine forests and the problem is getting worse, experts say
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Feral pigs are a massive issue across Australia. They can cause tremendous damage to environments, wildlife and cultural sites. And, like many invasive species, government funding of their control and eradication is grossly insufficient.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... By @donnadlu.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... By @donnadlu.bsky.social
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Thanks for the shout-out Marcia Langton.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Thanks for the shout-out Marcia Langton.
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You glorious, brave lot, sticking your oar in to remind the billionaire bastard companies that Australians want the government to stop fannying about, start taxing giant fossil fuel companies and make the country run on renewables as much as possible.
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
You glorious, brave lot, sticking your oar in to remind the billionaire bastard companies that Australians want the government to stop fannying about, start taxing giant fossil fuel companies and make the country run on renewables as much as possible.