Flotsam Greg
@flotsamgreg.bsky.social
Voted Yes, No new Coal/Gas, No AUKUS, No Mutual Obligation, Raise Jobkeeper, Bring back CES, Support Environment/people first, #Auspol, living on the land of the Dhudhuroa peoples
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The NACC AGAIN apologises to Parliament for incorrect information provided about the actions of Commissioner Major General Brereton. For the NACC to have any chance of doing its job properly he has to go.
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The NACC AGAIN apologises to Parliament for incorrect information provided about the actions of Commissioner Major General Brereton. For the NACC to have any chance of doing its job properly he has to go.
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Strategic cuts to the CSIRO include 'environment' and 'health and biosecurity' 🤓
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Strategic cuts to the CSIRO include 'environment' and 'health and biosecurity' 🤓
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"the Australian govt has at all times known that the current Nauruan president and key members of his government are seriously corrupt, and they still signed a $2.5 billion deal with him."
'Turning a blind eye' is polite. On the face of it, ministers knowingly engaged with a corrupt regime. #auspol
'Turning a blind eye' is polite. On the face of it, ministers knowingly engaged with a corrupt regime. #auspol
Greens senator David Shoebridge reads what he alleges to be extracts from a secret AUSTRAC report that has not been made public, in the Senate late on Tuesday.
Labor accused of turning blind eye to Nauru corruption allegations
Greens senator David Shoebridge reads what he alleges to be extracts from a secret AUSTRAC report that has not been made public, in the Senate late on Tuesday.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"the Australian govt has at all times known that the current Nauruan president and key members of his government are seriously corrupt, and they still signed a $2.5 billion deal with him."
'Turning a blind eye' is polite. On the face of it, ministers knowingly engaged with a corrupt regime. #auspol
'Turning a blind eye' is polite. On the face of it, ministers knowingly engaged with a corrupt regime. #auspol
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Michael West Media scoops the prize pool in the 2025 Walkey Awards https://michaelwest.com.au/michael-west-media-scoops-the-prize-pool-in-the-2025-walkey-awards/ #auspol
Michael West Media scoops the prize pool in the 2025 Walkey Awards
Journalists from Michael West Media have scooped the pool in this year’s Walkey Awards for Excellence in Journalism taking home no less than 28 Walkeys.
michaelwest.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Michael West Media scoops the prize pool in the 2025 Walkey Awards https://michaelwest.com.au/michael-west-media-scoops-the-prize-pool-in-the-2025-walkey-awards/ #auspol
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Will the social media ban be like shark nets?
They make people feel better - and politicians can say ‘look what we did to protect you’ - but really they don’t work, may make the issue worse - & stop real solutions being found & implemented 🤔🤔 #auspol
They make people feel better - and politicians can say ‘look what we did to protect you’ - but really they don’t work, may make the issue worse - & stop real solutions being found & implemented 🤔🤔 #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Will the social media ban be like shark nets?
They make people feel better - and politicians can say ‘look what we did to protect you’ - but really they don’t work, may make the issue worse - & stop real solutions being found & implemented 🤔🤔 #auspol
They make people feel better - and politicians can say ‘look what we did to protect you’ - but really they don’t work, may make the issue worse - & stop real solutions being found & implemented 🤔🤔 #auspol
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YOU MUST READ THIS! By Bill Hare, Physicist:
Extract: ..."It’s physics. Getting to net zero CO2 globally means we can halt global warming... by... rapidly phasing out fossil fuels. There’s simply no other way."
#auspol #ClimateEmergency #FossilFuels
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Extract: ..."It’s physics. Getting to net zero CO2 globally means we can halt global warming... by... rapidly phasing out fossil fuels. There’s simply no other way."
#auspol #ClimateEmergency #FossilFuels
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
How can Australia convince the world to give up fossil fuels if Anthony Albanese is contradicting himself on gas expansion? | Bill Hare
Getting to net zero CO2 emissions globally means we can halt global warming. This requires a rapid phase-out. It’s physics
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
YOU MUST READ THIS! By Bill Hare, Physicist:
Extract: ..."It’s physics. Getting to net zero CO2 globally means we can halt global warming... by... rapidly phasing out fossil fuels. There’s simply no other way."
#auspol #ClimateEmergency #FossilFuels
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Extract: ..."It’s physics. Getting to net zero CO2 globally means we can halt global warming... by... rapidly phasing out fossil fuels. There’s simply no other way."
#auspol #ClimateEmergency #FossilFuels
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Listening to @amyremeikis.bsky.social talk to @seankelly.bsky.social about how Albanese pretty much prevents cabinet ministers from doing anything he doesn’t want…. And pondering how long they will allow that to keep happening
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Listening to @amyremeikis.bsky.social talk to @seankelly.bsky.social about how Albanese pretty much prevents cabinet ministers from doing anything he doesn’t want…. And pondering how long they will allow that to keep happening
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"Palestinians have urged world leaders to go beyond words—& take concrete action against Israel amid the wave of violence in the West Bank & Gaza Strip, including by ending weapons transfers to the Israeli military."
World leaders are ofc deaf to Palestinian voices.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
World leaders are ofc deaf to Palestinian voices.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Israeli settler attack on West Bank mosque draws international condemnation
Calls for justice grow as Israeli settlers set Hajja Hamida Mosque ablaze in latest attack on Palestinians in West Bank.
johnmenadue.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"Palestinians have urged world leaders to go beyond words—& take concrete action against Israel amid the wave of violence in the West Bank & Gaza Strip, including by ending weapons transfers to the Israeli military."
World leaders are ofc deaf to Palestinian voices.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
World leaders are ofc deaf to Palestinian voices.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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The Australian Government for the past five years has been pushing weapons sales into the UAE at an astonishing scale. This is the result. Australia tying itself to more appalling war crimes, now in Sudan.
November 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The Australian Government for the past five years has been pushing weapons sales into the UAE at an astonishing scale. This is the result. Australia tying itself to more appalling war crimes, now in Sudan.
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Next federal election is shaping up to be a referendum on actual (as opposed to claimed) performance of @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt in meeting its touted greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Reality is it isn’t.
Its mendacious greenwashing is playing voters for mugs
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt in meeting its touted greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Reality is it isn’t.
Its mendacious greenwashing is playing voters for mugs
#auspol
The numbers reveal a different reality, one of systematic betrayal, a climate policy dressed in the flimsiest of green costumes.
#auspol
#auspol
November 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Next federal election is shaping up to be a referendum on actual (as opposed to claimed) performance of @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt in meeting its touted greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Reality is it isn’t.
Its mendacious greenwashing is playing voters for mugs
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt in meeting its touted greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Reality is it isn’t.
Its mendacious greenwashing is playing voters for mugs
#auspol
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the authors of catastrophic carnage have names: Asia Pacific LNG, BP, Beach Energy, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, ExxonMobil, Hancock Prospecting, Inpex, Jera, Santos, Senex, Shell, Tamboran, TotalEnergies, Woodside etc—we need to end their ability to operate
As marine heatwaves kill 10s of 1000s of fish on the Pilbara coast & causes coral-bleaching at the World Heritage Ningaloo Reef, Woodside Energy reports record production, net profit of $3.6 B & whinges about delays to its Indigenous cultural heritage & planet-destroying North West Shelf extension
Woodside fumes over six-year wait for extension permit
Australia’s biggest gas producer has hit permit delays, warning red tape will halt investment in critical energy supplies.
www.smh.com.au
May 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
the authors of catastrophic carnage have names: Asia Pacific LNG, BP, Beach Energy, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, ExxonMobil, Hancock Prospecting, Inpex, Jera, Santos, Senex, Shell, Tamboran, TotalEnergies, Woodside etc—we need to end their ability to operate
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Re: Action on #Climate
• The Coalition promises to do nothing
• The Labor Govt promises action, then approves more fossil fuels projects and more environmental destruction.
Solution: Vote Greens and principled community-based Independents. #auspol #ClimateCrisis
• The Coalition promises to do nothing
• The Labor Govt promises action, then approves more fossil fuels projects and more environmental destruction.
Solution: Vote Greens and principled community-based Independents. #auspol #ClimateCrisis
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Re: Action on #Climate
• The Coalition promises to do nothing
• The Labor Govt promises action, then approves more fossil fuels projects and more environmental destruction.
Solution: Vote Greens and principled community-based Independents. #auspol #ClimateCrisis
• The Coalition promises to do nothing
• The Labor Govt promises action, then approves more fossil fuels projects and more environmental destruction.
Solution: Vote Greens and principled community-based Independents. #auspol #ClimateCrisis
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Dr Assal Rad—
“This is not a “peace plan.” It’s OCCUPATION AND ETHNIC CLEANSING.
“And the media needs to call it what it is.”
“This is not a “peace plan.” It’s OCCUPATION AND ETHNIC CLEANSING.
“And the media needs to call it what it is.”
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Dr Assal Rad—
“This is not a “peace plan.” It’s OCCUPATION AND ETHNIC CLEANSING.
“And the media needs to call it what it is.”
“This is not a “peace plan.” It’s OCCUPATION AND ETHNIC CLEANSING.
“And the media needs to call it what it is.”
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Capitalism's unrestrained access to political influence, land and labour is starting to cannibalise the very consumer market it requires to exist.
~ Yuki Lindley
Western liberalism and the harsh reality of climate change
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
~ Yuki Lindley
Western liberalism and the harsh reality of climate change
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Western liberalism and the harsh reality of climate change
Capitalism's unrestrained access to political influence, land and labour is starting to cannibalise the very consumer market it requires to exist.
independentaustralia.net
November 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Capitalism's unrestrained access to political influence, land and labour is starting to cannibalise the very consumer market it requires to exist.
~ Yuki Lindley
Western liberalism and the harsh reality of climate change
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
~ Yuki Lindley
Western liberalism and the harsh reality of climate change
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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Wrong subs. @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on the compelling case for diesel electric submarines. Far cheaper. As @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social says we don't need Ferraris
#AUKUS #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/wrong-subs-u...
#AUKUS #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/wrong-subs-u...
Wrong subs? US Admirals’ groupthink running Australia aground - Michael West
The US Navy and Australia need new diesel-electric submarines, but don't tell American admirals who have been guiding our AUKUS disaster
michaelwest.com.au
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Wrong subs. @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on the compelling case for diesel electric submarines. Far cheaper. As @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social says we don't need Ferraris
#AUKUS #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/wrong-subs-u...
#AUKUS #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/wrong-subs-u...
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Big COP out at PH yesterday with Nannas & BBF vigil to end Native Forest logging. Koalas, & Swift Parrots which migrate from logged habitat in Tassie to logged & mined habitat in NSW.
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Big COP out at PH yesterday with Nannas & BBF vigil to end Native Forest logging. Koalas, & Swift Parrots which migrate from logged habitat in Tassie to logged & mined habitat in NSW.
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This 🧵
"No Labor govt since [ #TheDismissal] has dared to have a suite of policies as progressive"
The do-nothing Albanese govt presides over an increasingly REgressive status quo.
Poverty, housing stress, poorer health and educational outcomes for many. Greater wealth & privilege for the few.
"No Labor govt since [ #TheDismissal] has dared to have a suite of policies as progressive"
The do-nothing Albanese govt presides over an increasingly REgressive status quo.
Poverty, housing stress, poorer health and educational outcomes for many. Greater wealth & privilege for the few.
One of the most damaging and enduring aspects of the Dismissal, fifty years ago today, was its poisoning of the electorate against the Whitlam government, ensuring that it would lose the subsequent election and creating fear of progressive government.
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#auspol
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#auspol
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This 🧵
"No Labor govt since [ #TheDismissal] has dared to have a suite of policies as progressive"
The do-nothing Albanese govt presides over an increasingly REgressive status quo.
Poverty, housing stress, poorer health and educational outcomes for many. Greater wealth & privilege for the few.
"No Labor govt since [ #TheDismissal] has dared to have a suite of policies as progressive"
The do-nothing Albanese govt presides over an increasingly REgressive status quo.
Poverty, housing stress, poorer health and educational outcomes for many. Greater wealth & privilege for the few.
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The family of two Aboriginal children left frightened of police officers after experiencing more than 150 home bail checks in just under two years, have filed a racial discrimination case in the Federal Court www.canberratimes.com.au/story/910904...
'Disruptive' bail checks left brothers scared of police
Life was happy for an Aboriginal family until police subjected them to more than 150 bail checks in...
www.canberratimes.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The family of two Aboriginal children left frightened of police officers after experiencing more than 150 home bail checks in just under two years, have filed a racial discrimination case in the Federal Court www.canberratimes.com.au/story/910904...
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Whitlams legacy lives on
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Whitlams legacy lives on
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It is truly wonderful how much those across all the parties in parliament regard Timmy with complete mocking contempt
Tim Wilson refuses to agree that Sussan Ley is the right person to lead the Liberals & warns he is “concerned” about the party’s “leadership”
Stefanovic “that doesn’t sound like a key endorsement”
Wilson “I’m happy to endorse the leader”
(If I must)🙄🤦♂️Idiot. #auspol
Stefanovic “that doesn’t sound like a key endorsement”
Wilson “I’m happy to endorse the leader”
(If I must)🙄🤦♂️Idiot. #auspol
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It is truly wonderful how much those across all the parties in parliament regard Timmy with complete mocking contempt
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Unless I missed it, we seem to be still waiting on the Special Zionist Envoy for Genocide, Apartheid and White Supremacy Jillian Segal to call out the neo-Nazi "rally" held in Sydney the other day for its blatant anti-Semitism.
Or is she holidaying in Israel again, @albomp.bsky.social? #auspol
Or is she holidaying in Israel again, @albomp.bsky.social? #auspol
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Unless I missed it, we seem to be still waiting on the Special Zionist Envoy for Genocide, Apartheid and White Supremacy Jillian Segal to call out the neo-Nazi "rally" held in Sydney the other day for its blatant anti-Semitism.
Or is she holidaying in Israel again, @albomp.bsky.social? #auspol
Or is she holidaying in Israel again, @albomp.bsky.social? #auspol
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"while Labor’s support for net zero creates no danger for the fossil fuel industry, it creates significant danger for our democracy as millions of voters are tricked into believing that they are voting to tackle climate change, when in reality they are voting for fossil fuel expansion"
Like ‘housing affordability’ ‘net zero’ has become one of those meaningless political sayings
Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies
My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies
My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Net Zero hides a truth the mining giants understand perfectly: nothing has to change
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
"while Labor’s support for net zero creates no danger for the fossil fuel industry, it creates significant danger for our democracy as millions of voters are tricked into believing that they are voting to tackle climate change, when in reality they are voting for fossil fuel expansion"