@belindacoates.bsky.social
“Total transformation of the Australian summer:”
“… heatwaves to become much more common under existing policies to curb carbon emissions.
…scientists warn climate change made a recent blistering heatwave five times more likely.”
reneweconomy.com.au/total-transf...
“… heatwaves to become much more common under existing policies to curb carbon emissions.
…scientists warn climate change made a recent blistering heatwave five times more likely.”
reneweconomy.com.au/total-transf...
"Total transformation of the Australian summer:" Climate change made January heatwaves five times more likely
Australia has just experienced its worst heatwave in six years but it's set to become much more common under existing policies to curb carbon emissions.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 24, 2026 at 5:39 AM
“Total transformation of the Australian summer:”
“… heatwaves to become much more common under existing policies to curb carbon emissions.
…scientists warn climate change made a recent blistering heatwave five times more likely.”
reneweconomy.com.au/total-transf...
“… heatwaves to become much more common under existing policies to curb carbon emissions.
…scientists warn climate change made a recent blistering heatwave five times more likely.”
reneweconomy.com.au/total-transf...
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If it’s officially a ceasefire these are all murders surely
Israel killed three journalists, including a CBS News contributor, the latest attacks in Gaza despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire that began in October.
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 AM
If it’s officially a ceasefire these are all murders surely
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"So basically, once you're labelled with this, there's no avenue for you to really appeal it based on its unfairness."
The rushed new hate speech laws could have serious consequences for Australia.
@ebonybennett.bsky.social @browne90.bsky.social #auspol
The rushed new hate speech laws could have serious consequences for Australia.
@ebonybennett.bsky.social @browne90.bsky.social #auspol
January 23, 2026 at 5:30 AM
"So basically, once you're labelled with this, there's no avenue for you to really appeal it based on its unfairness."
The rushed new hate speech laws could have serious consequences for Australia.
@ebonybennett.bsky.social @browne90.bsky.social #auspol
The rushed new hate speech laws could have serious consequences for Australia.
@ebonybennett.bsky.social @browne90.bsky.social #auspol
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Dangerous fire weekend and Telstra has had a total outage since Friday morning for our district.
Ok for us as we've got wifi, could be deadly for visitors or those without home internet.
Damn near negligent.
Ok for us as we've got wifi, could be deadly for visitors or those without home internet.
Damn near negligent.
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Dangerous fire weekend and Telstra has had a total outage since Friday morning for our district.
Ok for us as we've got wifi, could be deadly for visitors or those without home internet.
Damn near negligent.
Ok for us as we've got wifi, could be deadly for visitors or those without home internet.
Damn near negligent.
‘Hate crime laws may have unintended consequences – including chilling free speech’
The chilling part is that chilling free speech may be an intended consequence.
theconversation.com/hate-crime-l...
The chilling part is that chilling free speech may be an intended consequence.
theconversation.com/hate-crime-l...
Hate crime laws may have unintended consequences – including chilling free speech
The new laws, which allow ‘hate’ groups to be banned, could also potentially affect people wanting to make legitimate criticisms of a foreign government.
theconversation.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM
‘Hate crime laws may have unintended consequences – including chilling free speech’
The chilling part is that chilling free speech may be an intended consequence.
theconversation.com/hate-crime-l...
The chilling part is that chilling free speech may be an intended consequence.
theconversation.com/hate-crime-l...
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Play: What is Love (baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more)
January 21, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Play: What is Love (baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more)
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"I don't think the government knows what the consequences of this legislation are, let alone the rest of us."
@browne90.bsky.social, @amyremeikis.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss Australia's new hate laws & this week's emergency sitting of parliament. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4qVYWx4
@browne90.bsky.social, @amyremeikis.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss Australia's new hate laws & this week's emergency sitting of parliament. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4qVYWx4
January 21, 2026 at 6:24 AM
"I don't think the government knows what the consequences of this legislation are, let alone the rest of us."
@browne90.bsky.social, @amyremeikis.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss Australia's new hate laws & this week's emergency sitting of parliament. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4qVYWx4
@browne90.bsky.social, @amyremeikis.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss Australia's new hate laws & this week's emergency sitting of parliament. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4qVYWx4
‘Australia has an opportunity to get out of AUKUS. We should take it.
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
Petition: Launch a parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS
theaus.in
January 16, 2026 at 5:38 AM
‘Australia has an opportunity to get out of AUKUS. We should take it.
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
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Hard to believe the scenes in Wye River.
The Great Ocean Road closed twice in one week - bushfires then flash floods. Just terrifying for all those affected.
Once again emergency services doing an incredible job.
We cannot accept this as the new normal.
The Great Ocean Road closed twice in one week - bushfires then flash floods. Just terrifying for all those affected.
Once again emergency services doing an incredible job.
We cannot accept this as the new normal.
January 15, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Hard to believe the scenes in Wye River.
The Great Ocean Road closed twice in one week - bushfires then flash floods. Just terrifying for all those affected.
Once again emergency services doing an incredible job.
We cannot accept this as the new normal.
The Great Ocean Road closed twice in one week - bushfires then flash floods. Just terrifying for all those affected.
Once again emergency services doing an incredible job.
We cannot accept this as the new normal.
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Wye River hit by flash flooding on the Great Ocean Rd while CFA are still in the field just days after bushfires hit the Otways. 170 mm of rain was dumped on the area this afternoon, washing cars to sea.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘We’ve lost everything, you can see caravans floating away’: flash flooding hits Victoria’s Great Ocean Road
Woman camping at flooded Wye River with her daughters says ‘it’s just heartbreaking, strangers are hugging strangers’
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Wye River hit by flash flooding on the Great Ocean Rd while CFA are still in the field just days after bushfires hit the Otways. 170 mm of rain was dumped on the area this afternoon, washing cars to sea.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Israel must face the same sporting sanctions as Russia did after Ukraine war.
Spanish PM calls for Israel’s ban from sporting events over Gaza genocide
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Israel must face the same sporting sanctions as Russia did after Ukraine war.
bit.ly
September 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Israel must face the same sporting sanctions as Russia did after Ukraine war.
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The UK is rolling the red carpet for Trump
At the exact moment he green-lights the next stage of the Gaza genocide
Pleasantries in Windsor castle
As people burn to death in bombed tents and ruins
At the exact moment he green-lights the next stage of the Gaza genocide
Pleasantries in Windsor castle
As people burn to death in bombed tents and ruins
September 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The UK is rolling the red carpet for Trump
At the exact moment he green-lights the next stage of the Gaza genocide
Pleasantries in Windsor castle
As people burn to death in bombed tents and ruins
At the exact moment he green-lights the next stage of the Gaza genocide
Pleasantries in Windsor castle
As people burn to death in bombed tents and ruins
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Excellent from @keanebernard.bsky.social.
Albanese govt's policy paralysis on both the #ClimateCrisis and #AUKUS is even worse with a huge majority and a dud Opposition.
Now is the time for national leadership.
Instead of the business-as-usual subservience to the US and fossil fuel lobby. #auspol
Albanese govt's policy paralysis on both the #ClimateCrisis and #AUKUS is even worse with a huge majority and a dud Opposition.
Now is the time for national leadership.
Instead of the business-as-usual subservience to the US and fossil fuel lobby. #auspol
Australia is a fossil fuel-addicted protectorate of the US — at a time of American decline and an accelerating climate crisis. But Labor can’t see that, writes Bernard Keane.
Labor's climate and AUKUS decisions prove Australia is a fossil fuel-addicted US protectorate
www.crikey.com.au
September 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Excellent from @keanebernard.bsky.social.
Albanese govt's policy paralysis on both the #ClimateCrisis and #AUKUS is even worse with a huge majority and a dud Opposition.
Now is the time for national leadership.
Instead of the business-as-usual subservience to the US and fossil fuel lobby. #auspol
Albanese govt's policy paralysis on both the #ClimateCrisis and #AUKUS is even worse with a huge majority and a dud Opposition.
Now is the time for national leadership.
Instead of the business-as-usual subservience to the US and fossil fuel lobby. #auspol
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How to report on neo-Nazis without giving them what they want
(This is 'Mission: Impossible' for The Usual Suspects, obviously, but it remains possible that at least some media workers may be able & willing to not feed the neo-Nazi publicity machine.)
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/05/h...
(This is 'Mission: Impossible' for The Usual Suspects, obviously, but it remains possible that at least some media workers may be able & willing to not feed the neo-Nazi publicity machine.)
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/05/h...
How to report on neo-Nazis without giving them what they want
Media coverage of the anti-immigration marches was a 'propaganda triumph' for Australian neo-Nazis, who use media-baiting tactics to spread their message.
www.crikey.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
How to report on neo-Nazis without giving them what they want
(This is 'Mission: Impossible' for The Usual Suspects, obviously, but it remains possible that at least some media workers may be able & willing to not feed the neo-Nazi publicity machine.)
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/05/h...
(This is 'Mission: Impossible' for The Usual Suspects, obviously, but it remains possible that at least some media workers may be able & willing to not feed the neo-Nazi publicity machine.)
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/05/h...
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Open letter against the adoption of the Australian Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism’s Plan: Academics against racism overland.org.au/2025/07/open...
Open letter against the adoption of the Australian Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism's Plan - Overland literary journal
We, the undersigned university researchers, educators, students and professional staff, call on the Australian Government to reject the unprecedented attack on academic freedom and the autonomy of uni...
overland.org.au
July 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Open letter against the adoption of the Australian Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism’s Plan: Academics against racism overland.org.au/2025/07/open...
BEST ever olive harvest this year!!! Now in jars waiting for the magic to happen! :)
June 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
BEST ever olive harvest this year!!! Now in jars waiting for the magic to happen! :)
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Israeli officers and soldiers have revealed they’ve been ordered to deliberately shoot at unarmed Palestinians trying to get aid.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved
READ THIS AGAIN 🤬
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved
READ THIS AGAIN 🤬
June 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Israeli officers and soldiers have revealed they’ve been ordered to deliberately shoot at unarmed Palestinians trying to get aid.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved
READ THIS AGAIN 🤬
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved
READ THIS AGAIN 🤬
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The last time Mamamia, a site ostensibly about the experiences/interests of women, covered anything Antoinette Lattouf had said or done was 2023. Zero coverage of of the trial or aftermath. Hilariously transparent.
June 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The last time Mamamia, a site ostensibly about the experiences/interests of women, covered anything Antoinette Lattouf had said or done was 2023. Zero coverage of of the trial or aftermath. Hilariously transparent.
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Together with @australiainstitute.org.au and more than 50 environment and civil society NGOs, we're urging the Parliament to not gut Australia's environment laws!
Add your name to the petition ✍️ nb.australiainstitute.org.au/dont_gut_env... #auspol #nature #climate
Add your name to the petition ✍️ nb.australiainstitute.org.au/dont_gut_env... #auspol #nature #climate
March 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Together with @australiainstitute.org.au and more than 50 environment and civil society NGOs, we're urging the Parliament to not gut Australia's environment laws!
Add your name to the petition ✍️ nb.australiainstitute.org.au/dont_gut_env... #auspol #nature #climate
Add your name to the petition ✍️ nb.australiainstitute.org.au/dont_gut_env... #auspol #nature #climate
There has been a huge wave of community support for BREAZE - Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions♥️ following the recent ordeal with City of Ballarat cancellation of their partnership agreement and funding.
👇🏼
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
#westandwithbreaze #ballarat #climateaction
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
#westandwithbreaze #ballarat #climateaction
March 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
There has been a huge wave of community support for BREAZE - Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions♥️ following the recent ordeal with City of Ballarat cancellation of their partnership agreement and funding.
👇🏼
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
#westandwithbreaze #ballarat #climateaction
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
#westandwithbreaze #ballarat #climateaction
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When Dutch cities first started removing cars from their streets and squares, some cynics argued, “We’re not the Mediterranean!”
Opponents claimed they didn’t have the requisite year-round walking and terrace cultures of Spain, France, and Italy; due to the hostile climate.
They definitely do now.
Opponents claimed they didn’t have the requisite year-round walking and terrace cultures of Spain, France, and Italy; due to the hostile climate.
They definitely do now.
March 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When Dutch cities first started removing cars from their streets and squares, some cynics argued, “We’re not the Mediterranean!”
Opponents claimed they didn’t have the requisite year-round walking and terrace cultures of Spain, France, and Italy; due to the hostile climate.
They definitely do now.
Opponents claimed they didn’t have the requisite year-round walking and terrace cultures of Spain, France, and Italy; due to the hostile climate.
They definitely do now.
Most people get around from a to b by car, yet doing so may be harming you and the environment more than you’d think. Here are ten important reasons not to own a car:
utopia.org/guide/10-imp...
utopia.org/guide/10-imp...
10 Important Reasons Not to Own a Car
The majority of us get around by car, yet doing so may be harming you and the environment more than you’d think. Here are ten important reasons not to own a car.
utopia.org
March 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Most people get around from a to b by car, yet doing so may be harming you and the environment more than you’d think. Here are ten important reasons not to own a car:
utopia.org/guide/10-imp...
utopia.org/guide/10-imp...
You know what to do. Hold them to account or move your money:
"The banks in Australia really could make a big difference. I'm frustrated. I wish I was a significant customer of theirs so that I could take action they would care about." – Peter Lake, NSW grazier | #climate @choiceaustralia.bsky.social
Is your bank still investing your money in fossil fuels? | CHOICE
The big four banks – ANZ, NAB, Westpac and CBA – are all pouring money into oil, coal and gas.
www.choice.com.au
March 17, 2025 at 7:31 AM
You know what to do. Hold them to account or move your money:
What is gained when women are seen as leaders?
“Think how much richer we could all be if we used this potential. Giving women more authority—taking their talents more seriously, promoting them more, allowing them to lead—could hugely boost the world economy.”
modacitycreative.com/2025/03/16/a...
“Think how much richer we could all be if we used this potential. Giving women more authority—taking their talents more seriously, promoting them more, allowing them to lead—could hugely boost the world economy.”
modacitycreative.com/2025/03/16/a...
Authority Is Not Gendered
How does implicit gender bias continue to perpetuate the authority gap between men and women, and what steps can we take to shift the perspectives?
modacitycreative.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
What is gained when women are seen as leaders?
“Think how much richer we could all be if we used this potential. Giving women more authority—taking their talents more seriously, promoting them more, allowing them to lead—could hugely boost the world economy.”
modacitycreative.com/2025/03/16/a...
“Think how much richer we could all be if we used this potential. Giving women more authority—taking their talents more seriously, promoting them more, allowing them to lead—could hugely boost the world economy.”
modacitycreative.com/2025/03/16/a...