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"Visitors to Tasmania’s Maria Island will soon be travelling aboard an “eco-friendly” passenger ferry fuelled by so-called ‘green’ methanol that will be sourced from one of two biomass methanol projects in the state’s northwest."

So-called "green" indeed!

thedriven.io/2025/11/19/t...
Tasmania hails “eco-friendly” ferry that will run on fuel produced from burning wood chips
Tasmania government hails tourist ferry service which has decided against going electric and will use methanol produced from burning native forest wood chips instead.
thedriven.io
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The Albanese Government is allowing Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO, to be run down at the very moment we need it most. We are calling on the government to urgently step in, stop the cuts, and properly fund the CSIRO for the long term.
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csi...
David Pocock - Independent Senator for the ACT
TRUST. INTEGRITY. LEADERSHIP.
www.davidpocock.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
After 204 days in orbit, three Chinese taikonauts flew back to Earth aboard a Shenzhou spacecraft Friday, leaving three crew mates behind on the Tiangong space station with a damaged re-entry craft.

Space travel remains risky!
www.wired.com/story/three-...
A Collision With Space Debris Leaves 3 Chinese Astronauts Stranded in Orbit
The only craft docked at Tiangong space station has been damaged and “does not meet the release conditions for a safe manned return.”
www.wired.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmed, 17, died in Megiddo Prison in March 2025. A doctor present at his autopsy reported that he had almost no fat or muscle mass, and also suffered from colitis and scabies, leading to the suspicion that he died from starvation.

www.972mag.com/98-palestini...
New data reveals 98 Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody since October 7
Post-mortems of the deceased and testimonies from former detainees suggest many died from torture, medical neglect, and food deprivation. According to a leaked Israeli intelligence database, dozens we...
www.972mag.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
My brother-in-law has been waiting over two years for a hip replacement - and Albanese wants the States to spend less on hospitals.

Perhaps if the government stopped subsidising private hospitals, we could all have a decent health system.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Beyond belief': PM tells states to spend less on hospitals
Health ministers are furious with a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a public hospital funding deal honoured.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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The cost.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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"Albanese once argued for a climate trigger in our environment law, but now downplays the climate impacts which flow from the flood of his govt's coal and gas approvals."

Problem with a fossil-fueled opposition is that it allows the fossil-fueled government to get away with environmental murder.
“Disclosure without consequences. A smoke alarm without batteries - installed when the house is already ablaze”. Carmen Lawrence 👇 exposes the Faustian “trigger” PM Albanese proposes in his EPBC Act. Coal/gas: let ‘er rip.
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Sussan Ley really took a beating on #abc730 after she didn’t even want to accept that energy experts are saying Renewables will be cheaper than Coal
Ferguson “Did you consult them before announcing this Pro Coal policy?”
Clearly not.🙄 Trainwreck.💥
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Recent testimonies from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights share shocking stories of Palestinian rape victims released from Israeli detention. The stories are horrifying to read but essential for understanding Zionism and Israeli apartheid.

mondoweiss.net/2025/11/unde...

#Palestine #Israel
Understanding the mindset behind Israel’s usage of rape as a weapon of genocide
Recent testimonies from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights share shocking stories of Palestinian rape victims released from Israeli detention. The stories are horrifying to read but essential for...
mondoweiss.net
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Saudi Arabia's reward for remaining silent (and complicit) over the Gaza genocide.
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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My column - Japan imports stonks of our gas for powering its electricity and yet Japan has cheaper electricity than Australia, what the?? #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
Japan imports Australian gas yet has cheaper electricity than Australia?
The broken nature of Australia energy market has been highlighted by a report that Japanese households pay less for electricity than Australians do, despite Japanese electricity being reliant on Austr...
thepoint.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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“Disclosure without consequences. A smoke alarm without batteries - installed when the house is already ablaze”. Carmen Lawrence 👇 exposes the Faustian “trigger” PM Albanese proposes in his EPBC Act. Coal/gas: let ‘er rip.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Seriously, @abcnewsbot.bsky.social - a shark fighting back after it has been speared is NOT a "shark attack".

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Speared wobbegong shark bites arm of spearfisher
A man spearfishing in the state's South West has been bitten by a wobbegong shark, with bystanders stabbing the fish multiple times to remove it from the man's arm.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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The former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says his party’s decision to dump a net zero emissions target shows it “does not take climate change seriously”, accusing the opposition of “a Trumpian campaign against renewables”.’
#auspol Libs Go Full NAT-light
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Malcolm Turnbull accuses Liberals of ‘Trumpian campaign against renewables’ after party dumps net zero
Climate groups call backflip a ‘disaster’ while moderate Liberals worry about impact on winning back urban electorates
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Why are members of the National Socialist Network unmasking themselves?

And why do they wear the flag of another country on their uniforms?

www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/17/n...
Why are members of the National Socialist Network unmasking themselves?
The decision by neo-Nazis to identify themselves publically may reflect an internal sentiment that far-right radicalism is becoming normalised.
www.crikey.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Details have emerged about the controversial scheme to take Palestinians out of Gaza, run by Al-Majd Europe.
What’s the shadowy organisation taking Gaza Palestinians to South Africa?
Details have emerged about the controversial scheme to take Palestinians out of Gaza, run by Al-Majd Europe.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Lobster fishery off Bruny Island in TAS closed on eve of the opening of fishing season due to antibiotic use by the salmon farms.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
Crayfish Closure Follows Salmon Antibiotic Deployment - Tasmanian Times
The commercial rock lobster fishery south of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel is now closed effective 15 November 2025
tasmaniantimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Neo Nazis were allowed to protest outside of Parliament on the Government’s watch. That the Minns Labor Govt uses their own failure to justify harsher anti-protest laws is an utter disgrace.
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.

F that!
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Gunboat diplomacy, 2025.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Israel accused of 282 ceasefire breaches in Gaza over one month
<article data-history-node-id="431562" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-accused-282-ceasefire-breaches-gaza-over-one-month" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-accused-282-ceasefire-breaches-gaza-over-one-month" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel accused of 282 ceasefire breaches in Gaza over one month</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="635" data-start="433">Gaza officials say Israel has torn through the so-called ceasefire with relentless attacks, killing hundreds of Palestinians in the month since the agreement was announced.</p> <p data-end="856" data-start="637">According to the Government Media Office, Israeli forces breached the ceasefire at least 282 times between 10 October and 10 November, carrying out air strikes, artillery fire, and direct shootings across the Strip.</p> <p data-end="1163" data-start="858">The office reported that Israeli forces opened fire on civilians 88 times, stormed neighbourhoods beyond the “yellow line” 12 times, bombed Gaza 124 times, and levelled residential property on 52 occasions. It also said Israel detained 23 Palestinians from Gaza during the same period.</p> <p data-end="1394" data-start="1165">Despite the declared pause in the genocide, Israel has continued to block essential humanitarian aid, while destroying homes and infrastructure across the besieged territory, deepening an already catastrophic situation for civilians.</p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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This from 2019 is poignant

newmatilda.com/2019/04/01/t...

“The fact that Hanson’s every utterance was damaging to cohesion in Australian society, and its reputation internationally seemed less important to Howard than his cynical strategy of using Hanson’s extremism for support in political terms”
The Rise Of The Right: A Short History Of Howard And Hanson - New Matilda
This is an edited extract from Rise of the Right by Greg Barns, published by Hardie Grant Books. As One Nation and Pauline Hanson make the front pages yet again, this time over the quest for funding f...
newmatilda.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM