Harry
@harro93.bsky.social
Astrophysicist working in geodesy & focused on Earth’s gravity field•Fire fighter 10+ yrs•Fire behaviour analyst, Planning & Intelligence Officer•Climate change, emergency management & politics•Sport & punk rock•Love my wife, 2 kids and beagle•Stay Free🤙
This whole age verification thing seems like an excellent opportunity for phishing attacks. I’d be checking thoroughly that a request is legit before handing over my ID.
I’ve seen someone receive a Bluesky request for verification but I believe Bluesky is exempt atm 🤷🏼♂️
#auspol
I’ve seen someone receive a Bluesky request for verification but I believe Bluesky is exempt atm 🤷🏼♂️
#auspol
December 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM
This whole age verification thing seems like an excellent opportunity for phishing attacks. I’d be checking thoroughly that a request is legit before handing over my ID.
I’ve seen someone receive a Bluesky request for verification but I believe Bluesky is exempt atm 🤷🏼♂️
#auspol
I’ve seen someone receive a Bluesky request for verification but I believe Bluesky is exempt atm 🤷🏼♂️
#auspol
This issue, in a very crowded field, clearly shows how the duopoly has not worked for Australia’s benefit, but merely for their own.
Time to remove these parasites
#auspol
Time to remove these parasites
#auspol
“Santos, Shell & Origin – are…lobbying govt to protect their share of $multi-billion east coast gas export market.
Their lobbying is not in vain. Albanese Govt is considering loopholes to protect interests of gas giants over Aus households & #climate.”
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nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fullpage-gas...
Their lobbying is not in vain. Albanese Govt is considering loopholes to protect interests of gas giants over Aus households & #climate.”
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December 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This issue, in a very crowded field, clearly shows how the duopoly has not worked for Australia’s benefit, but merely for their own.
Time to remove these parasites
#auspol
Time to remove these parasites
#auspol
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Why are electricity bills so high? The Coalition & fossil media say renewables. It's actually coal, gas and corporate profiteering. We look at the evidence
#auspol
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#auspol
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Are Renewables Really Driving Energy Prices? | The West Report
YouTube video by The West Report
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December 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Why are electricity bills so high? The Coalition & fossil media say renewables. It's actually coal, gas and corporate profiteering. We look at the evidence
#auspol
youtu.be/efOyTFmiw80?...
#auspol
youtu.be/efOyTFmiw80?...
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Background global heating 1.5ºC (current 12-month running mean (ERA5))
425.77 ppm global CO2 concentrations year-to-date
With current government emission reduction commitments there is 75% chance 2ºC will be breached (via UNEP)
We are on a highway to hell.
#ClimateCrisis
425.77 ppm global CO2 concentrations year-to-date
With current government emission reduction commitments there is 75% chance 2ºC will be breached (via UNEP)
We are on a highway to hell.
#ClimateCrisis
‘Just heartbreak’: At least a dozen homes lost in bushfires near Sydney
Two emergency warnings were issued for bushfires in NSW on Saturday, as firefighters continue to fight blazes across the state overnight following hot conditions.
www.smh.com.au
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Background global heating 1.5ºC (current 12-month running mean (ERA5))
425.77 ppm global CO2 concentrations year-to-date
With current government emission reduction commitments there is 75% chance 2ºC will be breached (via UNEP)
We are on a highway to hell.
#ClimateCrisis
425.77 ppm global CO2 concentrations year-to-date
With current government emission reduction commitments there is 75% chance 2ºC will be breached (via UNEP)
We are on a highway to hell.
#ClimateCrisis
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Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
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Taxpayers deserve an explanation for senators missing in action
If the average person doesn’t work, they don’t get paid. Perhaps the same system should apply to MPs who fail to attend parliament.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
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Exactly. The conservatives have abandoned their traditional base for the fringe vote. People turned to the Teals and now Labor is aiming to scoop up those voters by being the Liberal Party of the 1990.
So, who are the traditional Labor voters going to vote for 🤷🏼♂️
So, who are the traditional Labor voters going to vote for 🤷🏼♂️
94 seats! "Labor has the space to do what it wants – and what it wants, apparently, is to be the Liberal Party of the 1990s."
"the number of stakeholders using the word “arrogant” about their dealings with the government and senior staff has risen. The hubris has begun to creep in"
"the number of stakeholders using the word “arrogant” about their dealings with the government and senior staff has risen. The hubris has begun to creep in"
December 7, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Exactly. The conservatives have abandoned their traditional base for the fringe vote. People turned to the Teals and now Labor is aiming to scoop up those voters by being the Liberal Party of the 1990.
So, who are the traditional Labor voters going to vote for 🤷🏼♂️
So, who are the traditional Labor voters going to vote for 🤷🏼♂️
'the development of clean energy is not going to reduce the risk of dangerous climate change while nations continue to burn fossil fuels at a high rate'
'without coordinated global action, the effects of extreme weather will eventually harm all countries'
#auspol #climatechange
'without coordinated global action, the effects of extreme weather will eventually harm all countries'
#auspol #climatechange
World leaders must find the courage to end the fossil-fuel age
Despite the weak agreement seen at the COP30 climate conference, Brazil was right to prioritize discussing the eventual phase-out of fossil fuels. Others must now help to find a way forward.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
'the development of clean energy is not going to reduce the risk of dangerous climate change while nations continue to burn fossil fuels at a high rate'
'without coordinated global action, the effects of extreme weather will eventually harm all countries'
#auspol #climatechange
'without coordinated global action, the effects of extreme weather will eventually harm all countries'
#auspol #climatechange
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Australian Institute: “Yesterday, it was revealed Labor is considering curbing multinational gas exports in a bid to address rising Australian energy prices. It could be one of the biggest interventions to reduce the gas industry’s free ride in Australia we’ve ever seen.”
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Australian Institute: “Yesterday, it was revealed Labor is considering curbing multinational gas exports in a bid to address rising Australian energy prices. It could be one of the biggest interventions to reduce the gas industry’s free ride in Australia we’ve ever seen.”
The elite continue to take the piss
Future Fund spent $20,000 to send CEO’s former executive assistant on business class trip to scope hotels in US
Future Fund spent $20,000 to send CEO’s former executive assistant on business class trip to scope hotels in US
Government also reveals it spent nearly $100,000 sending Annika Wells and two others to the US during the UN General Assembly
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The Future Fund spent $20,000 to send the CEO’s then-executive assistant on a scoping trip to assess hotels in the US and negotiate hotel rates, Senate estimates has been told.
It comes as the government is also under fire for charging taxpayers nearly $100,000 to send the communications minister, Anika Wells, her staff member and a department official to the US during the United Nations General Assembly. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The elite continue to take the piss
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How can these Advance clowns expect to mainstream fascism when they're so thin skinned? 🤡 ⤵️
(Getting value for your money, Gina? 🤔)
@brenthodgson.bsky.social #auspol
(Getting value for your money, Gina? 🤔)
@brenthodgson.bsky.social #auspol
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
How can these Advance clowns expect to mainstream fascism when they're so thin skinned? 🤡 ⤵️
(Getting value for your money, Gina? 🤔)
@brenthodgson.bsky.social #auspol
(Getting value for your money, Gina? 🤔)
@brenthodgson.bsky.social #auspol
Maybe, if the dozen or so white billionaires that are hoarding all the wealth shared it around, or if they contributed to stopping poverty, or climate change and making the planet liveable for future generations, then people might be interested in having children
Anytime you encounter this in the wild, just reply "so?"
The only reason anyone would care if white people "went extinct" (and, Christ, get a grip) would be if they thought white people were inherently superior for some reason. Make them say that with their whole chest.
The only reason anyone would care if white people "went extinct" (and, Christ, get a grip) would be if they thought white people were inherently superior for some reason. Make them say that with their whole chest.
December 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Maybe, if the dozen or so white billionaires that are hoarding all the wealth shared it around, or if they contributed to stopping poverty, or climate change and making the planet liveable for future generations, then people might be interested in having children
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With a sneaky tweak, the government has made welfare recipients guilty until proven innocent.
Ah yes, Labor Values 🤷♂️
#AusPol
theconversation.com/with-a-sneak...
Ah yes, Labor Values 🤷♂️
#AusPol
theconversation.com/with-a-sneak...
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 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
With a sneaky tweak, the government has made welfare recipients guilty until proven innocent.
Ah yes, Labor Values 🤷♂️
#AusPol
theconversation.com/with-a-sneak...
Ah yes, Labor Values 🤷♂️
#AusPol
theconversation.com/with-a-sneak...
Nature 647, 592 (2025) Nations at COP30 must cancel fossil-fuel concessions to keep the Paris agreement in reach
To restrict warming to 1.5 °C requires that no more than 130 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide is released going forward (P. M. Forster et al. Earth Syst. Sci. Data 17, 2641–2680; 2025). 1/3
To restrict warming to 1.5 °C requires that no more than 130 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide is released going forward (P. M. Forster et al. Earth Syst. Sci. Data 17, 2641–2680; 2025). 1/3
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Nature 647, 592 (2025) Nations at COP30 must cancel fossil-fuel concessions to keep the Paris agreement in reach
To restrict warming to 1.5 °C requires that no more than 130 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide is released going forward (P. M. Forster et al. Earth Syst. Sci. Data 17, 2641–2680; 2025). 1/3
To restrict warming to 1.5 °C requires that no more than 130 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide is released going forward (P. M. Forster et al. Earth Syst. Sci. Data 17, 2641–2680; 2025). 1/3
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New research published today in @nature.com shows the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) – the Southern Hemisphere’s most influential climate driver – has reached its most positive state in more than a millennium.
Read the Nature paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Read the Nature paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Southern Annular Mode dynamics, projections and impacts in a changing climate - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) has shifted towards its positive phase owing to ozone depletion and increasing greenhouse gas concentrations. This Review discusses the dynamics, trends and projections...
www.nature.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
New research published today in @nature.com shows the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) – the Southern Hemisphere’s most influential climate driver – has reached its most positive state in more than a millennium.
Read the Nature paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Read the Nature paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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The Strangest hummingbird stunt ever caught on camera ☺️💙😎
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The Strangest hummingbird stunt ever caught on camera ☺️💙😎
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String of US-style lobby movements, with deep ties to #FossilFuels are “duping” unsuspecting voters by falsely claiming to represent “ordinary Australians”
Advance — were operating sham fronts, falsely claiming to be “grassroots” orgs when in fact, they are run by vested interests.
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#auspol
Advance — were operating sham fronts, falsely claiming to be “grassroots” orgs when in fact, they are run by vested interests.
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#auspol
Advance "duping" public: Top expert - The Klaxon
Lobby groups with deep ties to fossil fuels are “duping” unsuspecting members of the public by falsely claiming to represent “ordinary Australians”, says top expert.
theklaxon.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
String of US-style lobby movements, with deep ties to #FossilFuels are “duping” unsuspecting voters by falsely claiming to represent “ordinary Australians”
Advance — were operating sham fronts, falsely claiming to be “grassroots” orgs when in fact, they are run by vested interests.
1/...
#auspol
Advance — were operating sham fronts, falsely claiming to be “grassroots” orgs when in fact, they are run by vested interests.
1/...
#auspol
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The Albanese govt sat on this report for TWO YEARS, and then only released it after parliament finished for the year.
The report was originally commissioned “to enhance integrity and trust in government institutions” lol
The report was originally commissioned “to enhance integrity and trust in government institutions” lol
Scathing ‘jobs for mates’ review finds appointments to government boards routinely abused
A report by Lynelle Briggs says placements ‘look like nepotism’ and are undermining confidence in government
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Albanese govt sat on this report for TWO YEARS, and then only released it after parliament finished for the year.
The report was originally commissioned “to enhance integrity and trust in government institutions” lol
The report was originally commissioned “to enhance integrity and trust in government institutions” lol
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A pretty shite stage to reach.
"Neoliberalism has won: Australia is privatising its foreign policy" Allan Behm #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
"Neoliberalism has won: Australia is privatising its foreign policy" Allan Behm #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Neoliberalism has won: Australia is privatising its foreign policy
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
A pretty shite stage to reach.
"Neoliberalism has won: Australia is privatising its foreign policy" Allan Behm #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
"Neoliberalism has won: Australia is privatising its foreign policy" Allan Behm #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Many more people die in extreme weather events than are officially recorded
'Their figure for mortality from rainfall in Mumbai is an order of magnitude greater than that recorded officially for the state of Maharashtra, which includes Mumbai, for 2006–14.'
#climatechange
tinyurl.com/2nfrmpcp
'Their figure for mortality from rainfall in Mumbai is an order of magnitude greater than that recorded officially for the state of Maharashtra, which includes Mumbai, for 2006–14.'
#climatechange
tinyurl.com/2nfrmpcp
Official statistics are vastly undercounting deaths from extreme weather
Research reveals that many more people lose their lives because of the effects of rainfall and flooding than are routinely accounted for.
tinyurl.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Many more people die in extreme weather events than are officially recorded
'Their figure for mortality from rainfall in Mumbai is an order of magnitude greater than that recorded officially for the state of Maharashtra, which includes Mumbai, for 2006–14.'
#climatechange
tinyurl.com/2nfrmpcp
'Their figure for mortality from rainfall in Mumbai is an order of magnitude greater than that recorded officially for the state of Maharashtra, which includes Mumbai, for 2006–14.'
#climatechange
tinyurl.com/2nfrmpcp
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Australia’s letting entire Torres Strait communities drown in slow motion, then acting shocked when people say their homes are becoming unliveable. The government calls it 'adapting'. Everyone else calls it what it is: climate abandonment.
#auspol #ClimateCrisis #EndCapitalism
#auspol #ClimateCrisis #EndCapitalism
Torres Strait Islanders are facing an existential crisis as climate change threatens their island communities
For generations, Indigenous Australians have thrived in the Torres Strait, but some low-lying islands could become uninhabitable within decades if climate change is not curbed.
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Australia’s letting entire Torres Strait communities drown in slow motion, then acting shocked when people say their homes are becoming unliveable. The government calls it 'adapting'. Everyone else calls it what it is: climate abandonment.
#auspol #ClimateCrisis #EndCapitalism
#auspol #ClimateCrisis #EndCapitalism
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Ed Husic MP, quoted in Niki Savva’s book, urges Albo/ALP caucus to take on harder issues: perverse gas exports; gambling addiction ads; negative gearing distortions; ALP credibility undermined by MPs owning 5-10 homes; tax breaks for new investment start-ups ✅👍 James Massola SMH/Age 👇
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Ed Husic MP, quoted in Niki Savva’s book, urges Albo/ALP caucus to take on harder issues: perverse gas exports; gambling addiction ads; negative gearing distortions; ALP credibility undermined by MPs owning 5-10 homes; tax breaks for new investment start-ups ✅👍 James Massola SMH/Age 👇