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Tax-minimising lawyer to ferocious Greens warrior: how an elevator ride changed David Shoebridge’s life
Tax-minimising lawyer to ferocious Greens warrior: how an elevator ride changed David Shoebridge’s life
One Liberal calls him ‘easily the most effective Green’ while an ex-minister says they shaped policy together. How did the former Labor member end up a heavy-hitting crossbencher?
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In the late 1990s, a corporate lawyer helping wealthy clients hide their assets was beginning to feel uncomfortable. There was a feeling that had been gnawing away at him for several weeks, becoming harder and harder to ignore. Eventually, while riding the elevator to work one morning, his subconscious took over.
“I don’t tend to make snap decisions, but I remember going up in the lift one morning and realising I just couldn’t do it any more,” he tells Guardian Australia. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tax-minimising lawyer to ferocious Greens warrior: how an elevator ride changed David Shoebridge’s life
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We also have a state-wide network of amateur 'ham' radio operators from across Victoria who will relay local info via ham radio fire information to us.
Should those systems fail, we can switch over to shortwave radio and Morse code (CW) if need be.
Many CFA volunteers are also amateur radio ops
Should those systems fail, we can switch over to shortwave radio and Morse code (CW) if need be.
Many CFA volunteers are also amateur radio ops
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
We also have a state-wide network of amateur 'ham' radio operators from across Victoria who will relay local info via ham radio fire information to us.
Should those systems fail, we can switch over to shortwave radio and Morse code (CW) if need be.
Many CFA volunteers are also amateur radio ops
Should those systems fail, we can switch over to shortwave radio and Morse code (CW) if need be.
Many CFA volunteers are also amateur radio ops
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Here's the latest variant picture for South Australia, to late November.
NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" is dominant, finishing at 65%. JN.1.* +DeFLuQE (led by PE.1.4) is also significant at 26%.
The first sample of BA.3.2.* was reported.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia #BA_3_2
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NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" is dominant, finishing at 65%. JN.1.* +DeFLuQE (led by PE.1.4) is also significant at 26%.
The first sample of BA.3.2.* was reported.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia #BA_3_2
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December 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Here's the latest variant picture for South Australia, to late November.
NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" is dominant, finishing at 65%. JN.1.* +DeFLuQE (led by PE.1.4) is also significant at 26%.
The first sample of BA.3.2.* was reported.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia #BA_3_2
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NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" is dominant, finishing at 65%. JN.1.* +DeFLuQE (led by PE.1.4) is also significant at 26%.
The first sample of BA.3.2.* was reported.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia #BA_3_2
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“the overall effect, transparency advocates warn, is to create a parallel system of policy development that is largely invisible to parliament, the public and the media”.
Albo’s latest accountability avoidance trick:
#FOI does not even apply if you can disappear any inconvenient info. #auspol
Albo’s latest accountability avoidance trick:
#FOI does not even apply if you can disappear any inconvenient info. #auspol
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Some unequivocally good news
“Researchers say it appears to be "a bumper year" for blue whale calves off WA's south west coast, with 13 cow-calf pairs recorded by the beginning of December.
They would typically record nine to 10 pairs across the season”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
“Researchers say it appears to be "a bumper year" for blue whale calves off WA's south west coast, with 13 cow-calf pairs recorded by the beginning of December.
They would typically record nine to 10 pairs across the season”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Baby blue whale numbers peak at just the right time off WA coast
Researchers are relieved as baby blue whale numbers increase after a slow start to the migration season.
www.abc.net.au
December 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Some unequivocally good news
“Researchers say it appears to be "a bumper year" for blue whale calves off WA's south west coast, with 13 cow-calf pairs recorded by the beginning of December.
They would typically record nine to 10 pairs across the season”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
“Researchers say it appears to be "a bumper year" for blue whale calves off WA's south west coast, with 13 cow-calf pairs recorded by the beginning of December.
They would typically record nine to 10 pairs across the season”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Australia is paying $750m to a US prison company and $2.5bn in a secret deal to Nauru, yet the hundred or so asylum seekers in Nauru are starving.
It’s called corruption, and someone in authority should look into it.
It’s called corruption, and someone in authority should look into it.
‘Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20
Forbidden from working, people sent to the island by Australia say they are struggling to survive because food is so expensive
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Australia is paying $750m to a US prison company and $2.5bn in a secret deal to Nauru, yet the hundred or so asylum seekers in Nauru are starving.
It’s called corruption, and someone in authority should look into it.
It’s called corruption, and someone in authority should look into it.
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Given the number of retractions sought is it time for Aust authorities to conduct its own independent assessment? @APVMA website seems to say it’s only ever done literature reviews. @science.org.au
"The authors didn’t disclose financial compensation they received from Monsanto for their work on a ghostwritten paper about the herbicide’s safety"
My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:
cen.acs.org/research-int...
@naomioreskes.bsky.social, @undark.org
My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:
cen.acs.org/research-int...
@naomioreskes.bsky.social, @undark.org
Glyphosate study from 2000 retracted amid corporate-influence concerns
The authors didn’t disclose financial compensation they received from Monsanto for their work on a ghostwritten paper about the herbicide’s safety
cen.acs.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Given the number of retractions sought is it time for Aust authorities to conduct its own independent assessment? @APVMA website seems to say it’s only ever done literature reviews. @science.org.au
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Increadingly a government of gestures. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
If Labor won’t deal with the low-hanging fruit of jobs for mates, how can it be trusted against louder vested interests?
Achieving good outcomes might be the difference between being a government of gestures and one of real substance
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Increadingly a government of gestures. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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International Criminal Court considers genocide can be committed through cyber attacks on critical infrastructure like power grids, water supply, and hospitals. www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
December 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
International Criminal Court considers genocide can be committed through cyber attacks on critical infrastructure like power grids, water supply, and hospitals. www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
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WHO launched a new long-term plan to manage COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
WHO launches new, unified plan for countries to manage coronaviruses: COVID-19 and beyond
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new strategic plan for the management of coronavirus disease threats, including COVID-19, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), and potential ...
www.who.int
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
WHO launched a new long-term plan to manage COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
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France: "Two cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been confirmed in France in individuals who recently returned from travel abroad"
MERS-CoV mainly spreads from camels in the Arabian Peninsula. Human transmission occurs in healthcare but community spread is rare.
MERS-CoV mainly spreads from camels in the Arabian Peninsula. Human transmission occurs in healthcare but community spread is rare.
France confirms 2 MERS coronavirus cases in returning travelers
Two cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been confirmed in France in individuals who recently returned from travel abroad, according to the French Ministry of Health. ...
bnonews.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
France: "Two cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been confirmed in France in individuals who recently returned from travel abroad"
MERS-CoV mainly spreads from camels in the Arabian Peninsula. Human transmission occurs in healthcare but community spread is rare.
MERS-CoV mainly spreads from camels in the Arabian Peninsula. Human transmission occurs in healthcare but community spread is rare.
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UK: "Brits told to 'wear a mask' as flu spreads across country"
Flu positive rate rose to 11.6% weekending Nov 25 (from 10.7%). Health chiefs said the highest positivity was in children aged 5–14.
“We haven’t seen a virus like this for a while… these dynamics are unusual,” said Prof Nicola Lewis.
Flu positive rate rose to 11.6% weekending Nov 25 (from 10.7%). Health chiefs said the highest positivity was in children aged 5–14.
“We haven’t seen a virus like this for a while… these dynamics are unusual,” said Prof Nicola Lewis.
December 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
UK: "Brits told to 'wear a mask' as flu spreads across country"
Flu positive rate rose to 11.6% weekending Nov 25 (from 10.7%). Health chiefs said the highest positivity was in children aged 5–14.
“We haven’t seen a virus like this for a while… these dynamics are unusual,” said Prof Nicola Lewis.
Flu positive rate rose to 11.6% weekending Nov 25 (from 10.7%). Health chiefs said the highest positivity was in children aged 5–14.
“We haven’t seen a virus like this for a while… these dynamics are unusual,” said Prof Nicola Lewis.
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Last night I questioned the Australian Government on military exports to Sudan and the UAE, watch in full here 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx-B...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx-B...
Senator DEMANDS answers: are Australian WEAPONS fuelling Sudanese GENOCIDE
YouTube video by Senator David Shoebridge
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Last night I questioned the Australian Government on military exports to Sudan and the UAE, watch in full here 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx-B...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx-B...
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Arrested again!
open.substack.com/pub/janetric...
open.substack.com/pub/janetric...
Stopping Coal
Getting arrested in Muluubinba/ Newcastle
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Arrested again!
open.substack.com/pub/janetric...
open.substack.com/pub/janetric...
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I did not know that the State Library of Victoria is the third-busiest library in the world. And Victoria is savaging it.
www.cricketetal.com/p/an-institu...
www.cricketetal.com/p/an-institu...
An Institution Betrayed
GH on the State Library's post-literate plans
www.cricketetal.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I did not know that the State Library of Victoria is the third-busiest library in the world. And Victoria is savaging it.
www.cricketetal.com/p/an-institu...
www.cricketetal.com/p/an-institu...
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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Experienced a huge #DustStorm blow through Wilcannia and disappear as quickly as it comes.
The darkening dusty skies are as threatening as a massive thunderstorm.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The darkening dusty skies are as threatening as a massive thunderstorm.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Holy crap, this is insane’: mineworkers describe being caught in huge outback dust storm
Massive cloud over Tanami desert in Northern Territory reminiscent of Uluru, onlookers say
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Experienced a huge #DustStorm blow through Wilcannia and disappear as quickly as it comes.
The darkening dusty skies are as threatening as a massive thunderstorm.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The darkening dusty skies are as threatening as a massive thunderstorm.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Disasters like the BoM website update exemplify exactly why we need to build capacity in the public service and reduce our over reliance on consultants. A robust public service will always provide better value for money and better quality for the taxpayer dollar.
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Disasters like the BoM website update exemplify exactly why we need to build capacity in the public service and reduce our over reliance on consultants. A robust public service will always provide better value for money and better quality for the taxpayer dollar.
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Royal Mail have written a GDPR policy for their letter to Santa scheme that is a) pitched at children explaining how their data is used and b) fully committed to the existence of Father Christmas and it’s just… really cute
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Royal Mail have written a GDPR policy for their letter to Santa scheme that is a) pitched at children explaining how their data is used and b) fully committed to the existence of Father Christmas and it’s just… really cute
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Two 15-year-olds are challenging the social media ban for under-16s in the High Court, claiming their rights are being infringed and they have a right to political communication www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
'We're not banning the internet!' - Premier hits back at teens' high court challenge - ABC listen
Two 15-year-olds are challenging the social media ban for under-16s in the High Court, claiming their rights are being infringed and they have a right to political communication.
www.abc.net.au
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Two 15-year-olds are challenging the social media ban for under-16s in the High Court, claiming their rights are being infringed and they have a right to political communication www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Shy Albatross bum-rushing the boat, determined to get its share of the chum, while a Silver Gull looks on. 😄 #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #albatrosses #seabirds #pelagicbirding
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Shy Albatross bum-rushing the boat, determined to get its share of the chum, while a Silver Gull looks on. 😄 #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #albatrosses #seabirds #pelagicbirding
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I'll share a few more images of the Shy #Albatrosses on our pelagic trip because they are just so darn photogenic. 😃 #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds #pelagicbirding
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I'll share a few more images of the Shy #Albatrosses on our pelagic trip because they are just so darn photogenic. 😃 #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds #pelagicbirding
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Worldwide mortality experience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2024) shows excess deaths over that period in almost every country measured. Australia (+6%) was below average, and New Zealand (+0.1%) the lowest we measured.
December 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Worldwide mortality experience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2024) shows excess deaths over that period in almost every country measured. Australia (+6%) was below average, and New Zealand (+0.1%) the lowest we measured.