Mandy Stefanakis
@mstefanakis.bsky.social
Writer, composer, researcher(PhD in Music). Climate Choir Melbourne. 🕊️
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LIsa Wills: "Why fossil fuel influence in children's education is a democratic problem, not just a climate problem" #ThePoint
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Why fossil fuel influence in children's education is a democratic problem, not just a climate problem
Australia’s children deserve the truth about climate change. They deserve to learn science that is free from corporate spin, especially when it comes to industries driving the crisis that will shape t...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
LIsa Wills: "Why fossil fuel influence in children's education is a democratic problem, not just a climate problem" #ThePoint
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Curiouser and curiouser
UTS vice-chancellor Andrew Parfitt has told a federal government inquiry he knew about a secret list of “underperforming” researchers produced by KPMG as part of a $100m cost-cutting drive, but which his office claimed on his behalf did not exist. satpa.pe/a5HOtAG
‘Kicking and screaming’: UTS admits to secret spreadsheet
Calls grow for the resignation of UTS vice-chancellor Andrew Parfitt, who knew of the KPMG-produced list targeting ‘underperforming’ staff even as his office denied it existed.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Curiouser and curiouser
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“The Queensland Museum is basically running a marketing campaign for a fossil fuel company whose operations are directly responsible for wrecking the Great Barrier Reef and destroying cultural heritage in the Torres Strait” - Michael Berkman, Greens MP for Maiwar, Queensland
Exclusive: Shell Subsidiary Paid Queensland Museum More Than $10m to Shape Children’s Climate Education
The educational materials distort how fossil fuel pollution has caused the climate emergency, new report finds.
www.desmog.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“The Queensland Museum is basically running a marketing campaign for a fossil fuel company whose operations are directly responsible for wrecking the Great Barrier Reef and destroying cultural heritage in the Torres Strait” - Michael Berkman, Greens MP for Maiwar, Queensland
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For more 💣 findings read Ellen Ormesher's piece for @desmog.com
Legal analysis commissioned by @commsdeclare.bsky.social from @edolawyers.bsky.social finds partnership may breach the Queensland Museum Act, which requires “leadership and excellence” in communicating the state’s natural heritage
Legal analysis commissioned by @commsdeclare.bsky.social from @edolawyers.bsky.social finds partnership may breach the Queensland Museum Act, which requires “leadership and excellence” in communicating the state’s natural heritage
December 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
For more 💣 findings read Ellen Ormesher's piece for @desmog.com
Legal analysis commissioned by @commsdeclare.bsky.social from @edolawyers.bsky.social finds partnership may breach the Queensland Museum Act, which requires “leadership and excellence” in communicating the state’s natural heritage
Legal analysis commissioned by @commsdeclare.bsky.social from @edolawyers.bsky.social finds partnership may breach the Queensland Museum Act, which requires “leadership and excellence” in communicating the state’s natural heritage
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Naarm/Melbourne shows up in force for 7 Dec Nation-wide #MarchForPalestine
Israel must stop their ceasefire-violating lethal attacks on Palestinians
#SanctionIsraelNOW
Israel must stop their ceasefire-violating lethal attacks on Palestinians
#SanctionIsraelNOW
December 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Naarm/Melbourne shows up in force for 7 Dec Nation-wide #MarchForPalestine
Israel must stop their ceasefire-violating lethal attacks on Palestinians
#SanctionIsraelNOW
Israel must stop their ceasefire-violating lethal attacks on Palestinians
#SanctionIsraelNOW
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Chart shows mind-boggling $ spent on Defence v other govt depts.
And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol
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And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol
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December 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Chart shows mind-boggling $ spent on Defence v other govt depts.
And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/marles-new-d...
And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/marles-new-d...
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David Shoebridge always asking the questions nobody dares to ask and “ trying “ to stop the corruption. He is brilliant in Senate Estimates always prepared to ask Public Servants on close to million $ salaries , why they don’t do their jobs , only cover up .
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
David Shoebridge always asking the questions nobody dares to ask and “ trying “ to stop the corruption. He is brilliant in Senate Estimates always prepared to ask Public Servants on close to million $ salaries , why they don’t do their jobs , only cover up .
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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...
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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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I forgot to tell you all that Matt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social was crowned the Museum of Australian Democracy’s Political Cartoonist of the Year. Hitting them out of the park all year. Congratulations Matt! #MoAD
December 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I forgot to tell you all that Matt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social was crowned the Museum of Australian Democracy’s Political Cartoonist of the Year. Hitting them out of the park all year. Congratulations Matt! #MoAD
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THIS
Woodside are expanding fossil fuels during the climate crisis. They have chosen to be the bad guys. We shouldn't let them launder their reputations through our community institutions.
Student & staff members of @stopwoodsidemonash campaigned fearlessly against Woodside's partnership at Monash Uni.
Student & staff members of @stopwoodsidemonash campaigned fearlessly against Woodside's partnership at Monash Uni.
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
THIS
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"On its first deployment, our team measured the volume of a peat bog that had been studied by scientists for 50 years. After 45 minutes in the field, they produced a preliminary estimate suggesting that previous measurements were out by 20%."
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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December 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"On its first deployment, our team measured the volume of a peat bog that had been studied by scientists for 50 years. After 45 minutes in the field, they produced a preliminary estimate suggesting that previous measurements were out by 20%."
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Excellent rebuke from Independent MP @mon4kooyong.bsky.social of the Albo Govt, in response to the Saturday Paper's report that the PM's Office encourages lobbyists to use encrypted messages and verbal briefings when proposing policy ideas, to avoid FOI and disclosure requirements. #auspol
December 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Excellent rebuke from Independent MP @mon4kooyong.bsky.social of the Albo Govt, in response to the Saturday Paper's report that the PM's Office encourages lobbyists to use encrypted messages and verbal briefings when proposing policy ideas, to avoid FOI and disclosure requirements. #auspol
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Local Hero is just about to start on SBS World Movies, a beautiful movie with soundtrack by Mark Knopfler
a close up of a man 's face with a white shirt and tie
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a white shirt and tie
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December 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Local Hero is just about to start on SBS World Movies, a beautiful movie with soundtrack by Mark Knopfler
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If you'd like a cleanser and corrective to Michael Koziol's greasy, fawning puff piece on WoodCIDE's planet-incinerator-in-chief, Meg O'Neill, check out this series of clips featuring the Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) recipients of the 2025 Right Livelihood award
Ready to spend an evening with young leaders putting climate justice on the world’s agenda? 💙🌊
Celebrate the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureates — change-makers reshaping power from the ground up.
Meet the team from PISFCC and fellow Laureates in Stockholm or online.
Join us 👉 bit.ly/3JxqHvM
Celebrate the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureates — change-makers reshaping power from the ground up.
Meet the team from PISFCC and fellow Laureates in Stockholm or online.
Join us 👉 bit.ly/3JxqHvM
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
If you'd like a cleanser and corrective to Michael Koziol's greasy, fawning puff piece on WoodCIDE's planet-incinerator-in-chief, Meg O'Neill, check out this series of clips featuring the Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) recipients of the 2025 Right Livelihood award
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Following Eurovision’s decision to let Israel compete in 2026, Spain’s RTVE aired a powerful segment: a split-screen showing Israel’s 2025 performance beside the reality of its ongoing genocide in Gaza — bombed homes, starved children, and mass killings.
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Following Eurovision’s decision to let Israel compete in 2026, Spain’s RTVE aired a powerful segment: a split-screen showing Israel’s 2025 performance beside the reality of its ongoing genocide in Gaza — bombed homes, starved children, and mass killings.
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departures..
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
departures..
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traffickers..
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
traffickers..
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Fri 5 Dec: weekly protest against @albomp.bsky.social gov's approval of WoodCIDE's North West Shelf Extension carbon 💣
>1,700 dead from floods & landslides across Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam & Malaysia. Many still missing & more extreme rain forecast
#KeepItInTheGround #LossAndDamage
>1,700 dead from floods & landslides across Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam & Malaysia. Many still missing & more extreme rain forecast
#KeepItInTheGround #LossAndDamage
December 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Fri 5 Dec: weekly protest against @albomp.bsky.social gov's approval of WoodCIDE's North West Shelf Extension carbon 💣
>1,700 dead from floods & landslides across Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam & Malaysia. Many still missing & more extreme rain forecast
#KeepItInTheGround #LossAndDamage
>1,700 dead from floods & landslides across Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam & Malaysia. Many still missing & more extreme rain forecast
#KeepItInTheGround #LossAndDamage
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This is going to be an absolute disaster. It is colossally stupid, unethical in the extreme, and it’s going to ruin lives.
EXCLUSIVE: Funding and support plans for national disability insurance scheme participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, @australia.theguardian.com can reveal.
December 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This is going to be an absolute disaster. It is colossally stupid, unethical in the extreme, and it’s going to ruin lives.
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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Honestly fuck these people. Spend their lives finding ever-trickier ways to keep the public in the dark, then complain about the smallest accountability measures. Giving the public basic information is an abuse of laws??
"Albanese government staffers – as well as senior Commonwealth public servants – privately fume at what they claim are abuses of laws and practices surrounding transparency by people whose sole aim is to embarrass the government."
Exclusive: PM’s office directs lobbyists to use encrypted, disappearing messages
Multiple sources confirm the Albanese government has pushed lobbyists and industry groups to use encrypted messages and verbal briefings when proposing policy ideas, to avoid FOI and disclosure requir...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
December 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Honestly fuck these people. Spend their lives finding ever-trickier ways to keep the public in the dark, then complain about the smallest accountability measures. Giving the public basic information is an abuse of laws??
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“SA’s transport department misled the public by running ads on buses claiming “natural gas” was “clean & green”, the advertising regulator found. The SA Department..has agreed to remove the advertising that has been on some Adelaide Metro buses”
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South Australian bus ads misled public by claiming gas is ‘clean and green’, regulator finds
Ads to be removed from Adelaide Metro buses after advertising regulator rules they breach its environmental claims code
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“SA’s transport department misled the public by running ads on buses claiming “natural gas” was “clean & green”, the advertising regulator found. The SA Department..has agreed to remove the advertising that has been on some Adelaide Metro buses”
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“I’ve been out there, and sitting on a rock, and you can hear the chatter (of the old people), the yabber going on and there’s nobody there, but you can hear it.”
I have experienced this.
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I have experienced this.
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‘Remarkable’ Mithaka cultural landscape featuring Australia’s oldest houses placed on national heritage list
Aboriginal site featuring ancient quarry sits on transcontinental trading route connecting Gulf of Carpentaria to Flinders Ranges
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“I’ve been out there, and sitting on a rock, and you can hear the chatter (of the old people), the yabber going on and there’s nobody there, but you can hear it.”
I have experienced this.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I have experienced this.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...