Sally D
@sallydickson.bsky.social
Semi retired and old enough to see changes in our climate and madness in the world.
No to AUKUS, yes to UBI and liveable jobseeker and pension wage levels. Tax the rich corporations as well.
No to AUKUS, yes to UBI and liveable jobseeker and pension wage levels. Tax the rich corporations as well.
Storm troopers - calling them for who they are
December 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Storm troopers - calling them for who they are
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3. Santos are very powerful in SA.
Watch for big name SA MPs pushing Santos' interests. Don Farrell, Penny Wong, et al. Remember the "favour for Santos" bill?
australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-lab...
Watch for big name SA MPs pushing Santos' interests. Don Farrell, Penny Wong, et al. Remember the "favour for Santos" bill?
australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-lab...
"You’ve said no to Santos”: Labor’s embrace of big oil and gasHow Labor out-loved the Coalition in its embrace of big oil and gas
“You know what you’ve been doing,” said Foreign Minister and Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Penny Wong, wagging her finger at the Opposition senators across the Chamber.
australiainstitute.org.au
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 AM
3. Santos are very powerful in SA.
Watch for big name SA MPs pushing Santos' interests. Don Farrell, Penny Wong, et al. Remember the "favour for Santos" bill?
australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-lab...
Watch for big name SA MPs pushing Santos' interests. Don Farrell, Penny Wong, et al. Remember the "favour for Santos" bill?
australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-lab...
This govt has always sided with gas...
The fact the government is considering interventions to prop up the dirty gas industry while homes are being burned to the ground as bushfires rage across NSW and Tasmania, is a level of cognitive dissonance not easily understood.
The fact the government is considering interventions to prop up the dirty gas industry while homes are being burned to the ground as bushfires rage across NSW and Tasmania, is a level of cognitive dissonance not easily understood.
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This govt has always sided with gas...
The fact the government is considering interventions to prop up the dirty gas industry while homes are being burned to the ground as bushfires rage across NSW and Tasmania, is a level of cognitive dissonance not easily understood.
The fact the government is considering interventions to prop up the dirty gas industry while homes are being burned to the ground as bushfires rage across NSW and Tasmania, is a level of cognitive dissonance not easily understood.
It's not a priority for him.
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
It's not a priority for him.
One of many unfortunately
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
One of many unfortunately
No to both, I'm afraid.
December 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
No to both, I'm afraid.
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"I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage.
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage"
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage"
December 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage.
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage"
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage"
The secrecy is unbelievable.
December 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The secrecy is unbelievable.
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They want to put shock collars or destruction belts on the staff to know they have control, wish I was even joking www.theguardian.com/news/2022/se...
The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse
Tech billionaires are buying up luxurious bunkers to survive a societal collapse they helped create, but like everything they do, it has unintended consequences
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
They want to put shock collars or destruction belts on the staff to know they have control, wish I was even joking www.theguardian.com/news/2022/se...
And this. Reminds me of the Silo series....
On closer analysis, however, the probability of a fortified bunker actually protecting its occupants from the reality of, well, reality, is very slim.
On closer analysis, however, the probability of a fortified bunker actually protecting its occupants from the reality of, well, reality, is very slim.
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
And this. Reminds me of the Silo series....
On closer analysis, however, the probability of a fortified bunker actually protecting its occupants from the reality of, well, reality, is very slim.
On closer analysis, however, the probability of a fortified bunker actually protecting its occupants from the reality of, well, reality, is very slim.
It's not going to be a few years in an underground bunker, and be ok again....
As a result, they soaked up less carbon from the atmosphere, which may have contributed to another interesting thing about this prehistoric planetary heatwave: it lasted more than 100,000 years
As a result, they soaked up less carbon from the atmosphere, which may have contributed to another interesting thing about this prehistoric planetary heatwave: it lasted more than 100,000 years
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
It's not going to be a few years in an underground bunker, and be ok again....
As a result, they soaked up less carbon from the atmosphere, which may have contributed to another interesting thing about this prehistoric planetary heatwave: it lasted more than 100,000 years
As a result, they soaked up less carbon from the atmosphere, which may have contributed to another interesting thing about this prehistoric planetary heatwave: it lasted more than 100,000 years
A metre or two of sea level rise will fix it.
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A metre or two of sea level rise will fix it.
This...
The commission, which is stacked with Trump allies, is expected to vote to approve the plans.
The commission, which is stacked with Trump allies, is expected to vote to approve the plans.
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This...
The commission, which is stacked with Trump allies, is expected to vote to approve the plans.
The commission, which is stacked with Trump allies, is expected to vote to approve the plans.
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We saw all this type of cruelty with Robodebt and now ALP are doing the same!
We are innocent (or should be) until proven guilty in a court of law. #auspol
No wonder I just draw a big dick & balls on my voting paper because we haven't had a decent Govt since Gough!
We are innocent (or should be) until proven guilty in a court of law. #auspol
No wonder I just draw a big dick & balls on my voting paper because we haven't had a decent Govt since Gough!
December 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We saw all this type of cruelty with Robodebt and now ALP are doing the same!
We are innocent (or should be) until proven guilty in a court of law. #auspol
No wonder I just draw a big dick & balls on my voting paper because we haven't had a decent Govt since Gough!
We are innocent (or should be) until proven guilty in a court of law. #auspol
No wonder I just draw a big dick & balls on my voting paper because we haven't had a decent Govt since Gough!
Unyil you guys stop approving fossil fuel projects, I'm not listening.
December 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Unyil you guys stop approving fossil fuel projects, I'm not listening.
The last 10 years are off the charts, more than doubled, and wages have stagnated for the same period
December 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The last 10 years are off the charts, more than doubled, and wages have stagnated for the same period
They are liars, con artists, and akin to emotional vampires. The only way you are ever free of one is when they die.
December 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
They are liars, con artists, and akin to emotional vampires. The only way you are ever free of one is when they die.
I've dumped the supermarket duopoly years ago and now shop at a local IGA, a foodworks and family run businesses.
Aldi every now and then but for the chocolates mainly.
Aldi every now and then but for the chocolates mainly.
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I've dumped the supermarket duopoly years ago and now shop at a local IGA, a foodworks and family run businesses.
Aldi every now and then but for the chocolates mainly.
Aldi every now and then but for the chocolates mainly.
Why should there be a compromise - spin words at best.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Why should there be a compromise - spin words at best.
What a waste of money
December 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
What a waste of money
This....
According to Aemo’s forecasts, by 2035 datacentres could consume 21.4TWh, an amount just shy of the annual consumption of Australia’s four aluminium smelters.
According to Aemo’s forecasts, by 2035 datacentres could consume 21.4TWh, an amount just shy of the annual consumption of Australia’s four aluminium smelters.
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This....
According to Aemo’s forecasts, by 2035 datacentres could consume 21.4TWh, an amount just shy of the annual consumption of Australia’s four aluminium smelters.
According to Aemo’s forecasts, by 2035 datacentres could consume 21.4TWh, an amount just shy of the annual consumption of Australia’s four aluminium smelters.