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roycerk2.bsky.social
Worth a mention that "My Scope 3 three emissions are someone else's Scope 1 and 2 emissions" was the consistent position of former Woodside CEO and Australian Energy Producers Chair, Meg O'Neil.

The FOI app in this story suggests that her position ultimately became Australian government policy.
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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timdunlop.bsky.social
Yes, it's a mystery, Chris Kenny, writing at The Australian. How did we ever get here? What mysterious forces have been causing anger and division in the community? One for the ages, that's for sure.
Headline and lede: How can Australia be ‘one and free’ again? How did we get here? Since October 2023, Australia has been riven by hate, anger and violence – and we urgently need leaders to turn the tide and restore our unity.
January 31, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
Boring but important! Inpex giant gas dollars yet tiny tax. @joshbarnettmw.bsky.social investigates systemic failure of Australia's tax system and some suss corporate tactics
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/inpex-and-au...
Inpex and Australia’s gas rip-off. Billions in revenue, crumbs in tax - Michael West
An investigation into Inpex, and its gigantic Ichthys gas project, reveals systemic failure of Australia's tax system and corporate ruses.
michaelwest.com.au
January 31, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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blairpalese.bsky.social
So … any country in the world ok with those?
January 31, 2026 at 5:29 AM
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ketanjoshi.co
This is SUCH a good @climateadam.bsky.social video - the quotes here from tech CEOs are beyond belief. I didn't even know about a bunch of these......go watch:
Climate Scientist Reacts to AI Overlords
Artificial Intelligence is here, and it's changing the world. But when it comes to climate change, whether those AI changes are going to save us or doom us depends heavily on who you ask. I take a…
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January 30, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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nickfeik.bsky.social
Labor: *approves another new coalmine*
wolfcat.bsky.social Wolfcat 🥄 @wolfcat.bsky.social · 2d
Wrap of #Heatwave Maximums for 30 Jan 2026.

SA 50.0 °C Port Augusta 2:43pm
NSW 48.1 °C Smithville 3:32pm
Qld 47.3 °C Ballera 1:59pm
Vic 45.6 °C Mildura 6:01pm
ACT 40.4 °C Tuggeranong 4:12 pm

Tomorrow conditions will start to retract then ease on Sunday
Sreenshot of the Heatmap of Australia 7:02pm Whilst coastal areas are getting a reprieve the area around most of SA, and the SA, NSW and QLD borders is still in purple signify a lot of heat
January 30, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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barbarapocock.bsky.social
New data from ACOSS today shows the Federal Government spends more on housing investor tax breaks ($12.3bn in 2025) than on social housing, homelessness services and rent assistance combined ($9.6bn in 2025).
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
Just your regular reminder that John Howard never pushed back against Pauline Hanson and One Nation policies. He embraced them, which is how he outflanked them, while also setting the stage for what the Liberals are today. The myth that he 'pushed back' truly needs to die.
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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davidpocock.bsky.social
Submissions for the Inquiry into Funding & Resourcing for the CSIRO close today.

More than 20k people signed my petition calling for proper funding of the CSIRO.

If you care about evidence, innovation, and Australia’s future, this is a real opportunity to be heard.
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Funding and Resourcing for the CSIRO
Committee: Economics References Committee Date referred: 26 November 2025 Submissions close: 30 January 2026 Reporting date: 31 March 2026 Terms of Reference Funding and resourcing for the Commonwealt...
www.aph.gov.au
January 29, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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lucyham.bsky.social
In case anyone wanted to be more depressed, here’s an offering. This is the crypto money that has broken what was left of US political integrity and will probably break the work’s economy. Lever is doing great plan. Their book/series Masterplan tells Atlas…

www.levernews.com/what-tech-wa...
What Tech Wants: Crypto Reign Of Terror
Why the crypto industry spent $130 million buying the 2024 election.
www.levernews.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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lucyham.bsky.social
🧵 Farage’s Reform in the UK is supported by billionaires and built on driving bigotry, particularly Islamophobia. Gina Rinehart’s One Nation 😳 is following the same route.

Bigotry is surging in the UK. We’ve seen where this politics has taken the US. #auspol
open.substack.com/pub/lucyham2...
MAGA politics being fostered in Australia and the UK
There are many parallels between the growth of Nigel Farage's Reform in the UK and Pauline Hanson's One Nation. They deserve our focus.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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commsdeclare.bsky.social
This is gold.
January 29, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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beneltham.bsky.social
Amy Remeikis, who is the opposite of a lazy journalist, has been thinking in similar ways about these developments www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us
Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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reneweconomy.com.au
Australia could raise $35 billion a year by putting a price on #pollution and help households and businesses by sharing the #revenue, a report has found.
"Australians are ready for this:" Households could get paid under new plan to price pollution
Australia could raise $35 billion a year by putting a price on pollution and help households and businesses by sharing the revenue, a report has found.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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cameronwilson.bsky.social
NEW: Australia’s sovereign wealth fund now owns more than $100 million worth of shares in Palantir, a controversial tech company that’s powering the Trump administration’s anti-immigration efforts.
Revealed: Australia's $100 million investment in controversial surveillance giant Palantir
Australia's Future Fund drastically increased its stake in Palantir in the year since Donald Trump took office, according to its latest figures.
www.crikey.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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markogge.bsky.social
The Albanese Government’s constant justification for approving new gas projects is we need gas to “firm renewables.”

Well, good news… turn out we don’t!

So @australianlabor.bsky.social you can stop approving new gas projects.

www.afr.com/policy/energ...
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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lucyham.bsky.social
This should be very familiar to any alert Australians. Our governments were locking up children til they were losing their teeth due to lack of vitamin C. Dying of resignation syndrome. Never forget #Auspol

www.theguardian.com/news/series/...
January 27, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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jessharwoodart.bsky.social
It’s not that complex. #auspol #climate
January 27, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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australia.theguardian.com
Australia’s heatwaves are getting deadlier – and renters are paying the price | Maiy Azize
Australia’s heatwaves are getting deadlier – and renters are paying the price | Maiy Azize
Some are trapped in a vicious cycle: rising rents, rising energy bills and falling standards. But this is not inevitable Australians are struggling through one of the most brutal heatwaves and hottest summers on record. Day after day, temperatures into the high 30s are turning homes into ovens, workplaces into hazards, and everyday tasks into endurance tests. All of us are feeling it. But spare a thought for the millions of renters trying to survive this heat in homes that were never designed to cope with it. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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nikisavvasjumper.bsky.social
Close to 50 degrees today but oil and gas companies AND THE GOVERNMENT say move along, nothing to see here
A Weather map of Australia showing severe heat across the nation
January 27, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Superb idea from @mon4kooyong.bsky.social
“When it comes to climate hazards, people act faster when they immediately grasp what’s at risk. Declaring a
Category 4 ‘Heatwave Santos’ or ‘Heatwave Woodside’ would be more salient than communicating a ‘temperature
spike’."
Dr Monique Ryan launches campaign to name killer heatwaves after climate polluters Following another sweltering weekend in Melbourne and throughout southeastern Australia, the Independent Federal Member for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan, has launched a new advocacy campaign to name killer heatwaves after the companies responsible for fueling dangerous heat. Quotes from Dr Monique Ryan, Independent Federal MP for Kooyong: “Extreme weather events like Black Summer, Cyclone Yasi and the Lismore floods are seared into our memories. But heatwaves, the climate hazard responsible for more Australian deaths than floods, storms and bushfires combined, remain a silent killer. “Extreme heat strains every system in the body. It stresses the heart, destabilises diabetes, worsens respiratory conditions, and intensifies mental health crises. When temperatures rise, so do emergency department presentations. Heat kills, and it’s time the Albanese government did something about it.” Dr Ryan’s campaign also proposes naming extreme heat events after the companies responsible for producing coal and gas that, when burned, drive hotter temperatures. Dr Ryan: “Fossil fuels are the leading cause of climate change. They contribute to longer, hotter, and more frequent heatwaves. “When it comes to climate hazards, people act faster when they immediately grasp what’s at risk. Declaring a Category 4 ‘Heatwave Santos’ or ‘Heatwave Woodside’ would be more salient than communicating a ‘temperature spike’. “We’ve seen this with tobacco: when the causal link was accepted, public policy changed and lives were saved. To tackle our most deadly climate hazard—heat—we should start by calling it what it is, and by asking those who profit from it to own their share of that harm.”
January 27, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
Excellent primer on the Atlas Network and it’s impact on Australia

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
A discreet intellectual network has been reshaping the world for 70 years. Here's how
A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.
www.abc.net.au
January 25, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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garethhutchens.bsky.social
The origins of neoliberalism, the Mont Pelerin Society, the Atlas Network, the Overton window, the Nobel Prize in economics, and cryptocurrencies.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
The economist, the bull and an elite movement that reshaped the world
A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.
www.abc.net.au
January 25, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Really interesting and illuminating. The ABC doing its job.
kcar.me kcarruthers @kcar.me · 7d
How the right wing Atlas Network is shaping your life in Australia, even if you've never heard of it
#AusPol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-2…
January 25, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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katharinehayhoe.com
At WEF, speeches by world leaders totaled almost four hours of speaking time: and not one mentioned climate change.

So @wedonthavetime.bsky.social organized an alternative WEF speech by some of the world’s leading scientists and systems thinkers. It took place on a pile of snow.

Watch here:
WEF Alternative Speech '26 – Jan 21, 2026–Jan 21, 2026
A contrasting vision to Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum 2026.
www.wedonthavetime.org
January 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM