Tom Quinn
@tomquinn.bsky.social
Number cruncher. Story teller. Coalition builder. Vision setter.
Working to build a better future and drive emissions down as fast as possible.
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#climate #energy #economy #IntRel
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Working to build a better future and drive emissions down as fast as possible.
#atypoineverypost
#climate #energy #economy #IntRel
Posting from Dja Dja Wurrung Country
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Tom Quinn
@tomquinn.bsky.social
· Aug 13
So a few weeks ago we packed up the trailer, loaded up the kids and set off on a three month road trip up Australia's East Coast.
Will share some sporadic updates and reflections here as we go.
Will share some sporadic updates and reflections here as we go.
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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The new quarterly update to Australia's emissions inventory shows emissions down 2.2% for the year to June 2025.
Emissions down across most sectors, except for transport.
www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-chan...
Emissions down across most sectors, except for transport.
www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-chan...
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The new quarterly update to Australia's emissions inventory shows emissions down 2.2% for the year to June 2025.
Emissions down across most sectors, except for transport.
www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-chan...
Emissions down across most sectors, except for transport.
www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-chan...
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Storms are flooding Gaza's tent camps in a third consecutive winter of mass displacement, with rainwater even leaking into a hospital operating room
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2025-11...
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2025-11...
'Gaza is drowning in blood and rainwater': Heavy rain risks Palestinians with disease
Gaza Is Seeing Widespread Flooding for the Third Consecutive Winter, as Rains Exacerbate the Plight of Displaced Residents. Floods Have Ravaged Refugee Camps, Destroying Belongings and Rendering Medic...
www.haaretz.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Storms are flooding Gaza's tent camps in a third consecutive winter of mass displacement, with rainwater even leaking into a hospital operating room
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2025-11...
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2025-11...
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Israel carrying out air strikes on Gaza City, Rafah - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-carrying-out-air-strikes-gaza-city-rafah
Israel carrying out air strikes on Gaza City, Rafah
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<p>Israel has already violated the 10 October ceasefire more than 500 times, officials in Gaza have said. </p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Israel carrying out air strikes on Gaza City, Rafah - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-carrying-out-air-strikes-gaza-city-rafah
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Israeli group B’Tselem notes that, since a supposed “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel has:
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Israeli group B’Tselem notes that, since a supposed “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel has:
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
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Intense rain and heavy winds continue to destroy tents in Gaza as Israel refuses to let any rebuilding take place as it blocks machinery and mobile homes from entering, which goes against the ceasefire agreement.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Intense rain and heavy winds continue to destroy tents in Gaza as Israel refuses to let any rebuilding take place as it blocks machinery and mobile homes from entering, which goes against the ceasefire agreement.
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Australia has recorded its single largest drop in carbon emissions for a financial year outside of the COVID-19 pandemic. Follow live.
Live: Australia records single largest emissions drop outside of pandemic
Australia has recorded its single largest drop in carbon emissions for a financial year outside of the COVID-19 pandemic. Follow live.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Australia has recorded its single largest drop in carbon emissions for a financial year outside of the COVID-19 pandemic. Follow live.
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So Labor and the Liberals teamed up to pass legislation to give police the power to recommend cancellation of Centrelink payments of people who have not been found guilty of a crime by a court of law. It’s discriminatory financial punishment of people in poverty who are already over-policed
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
So Labor and the Liberals teamed up to pass legislation to give police the power to recommend cancellation of Centrelink payments of people who have not been found guilty of a crime by a court of law. It’s discriminatory financial punishment of people in poverty who are already over-policed
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If only the #NACC could spend less time apologizing for its own behaviour,
and more time doing what it was set up to do. #auspol
and more time doing what it was set up to do. #auspol
National Anti-Corruption Commission chief executive Philip Reed writes to parliament apologising for inaccuracies in evidence given during Senate estimates.
NACC chief executive apologises to parliament for inaccurate evidence
National Anti-Corruption Commission chief executive Philip Reed writes to parliament apologising for inaccuracies in evidence given during Senate estimates.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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Labor has cut a deal with the Greens on federal environmental protection laws www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia politics live: Labor strikes deal with the Greens to overhaul federal environmental protection laws
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Labor has cut a deal with the Greens on federal environmental protection laws www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Hundreds of jobs destroyed at the iconic CSIRO while we subsidise the US and UK military industrial establishments with no guarantee of ever receiving nuclear powered subs designed to attack China, our most important trading partner. Militarism gone mad! Well said Ed Husic 👏
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Hundreds of jobs destroyed at the iconic CSIRO while we subsidise the US and UK military industrial establishments with no guarantee of ever receiving nuclear powered subs designed to attack China, our most important trading partner. Militarism gone mad! Well said Ed Husic 👏
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Trump spends US taxpayers money on military golf courses. We subsidise the US war machine through the crazy $365B AUKUS fiasco.
We build public housing for a US base in Australia while our citizens are homeless.
The political establishment has gone crazy!
We build public housing for a US base in Australia while our citizens are homeless.
The political establishment has gone crazy!
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trump spends US taxpayers money on military golf courses. We subsidise the US war machine through the crazy $365B AUKUS fiasco.
We build public housing for a US base in Australia while our citizens are homeless.
The political establishment has gone crazy!
We build public housing for a US base in Australia while our citizens are homeless.
The political establishment has gone crazy!
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Australian #NHMRC Ideas grants are out. 8.1% success rate. Lowest since the scheme began. Congrats to the successful few, as it looks like less than 200 were funded. 🧪
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Australian #NHMRC Ideas grants are out. 8.1% success rate. Lowest since the scheme began. Congrats to the successful few, as it looks like less than 200 were funded. 🧪
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This means that Israel killed directly 4% of Gaza residents
Injured probably another 4%
Indirect casualties (excess mortality) is still to be assessed.
Injured probably another 4%
Indirect casualties (excess mortality) is still to be assessed.
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This means that Israel killed directly 4% of Gaza residents
Injured probably another 4%
Indirect casualties (excess mortality) is still to be assessed.
Injured probably another 4%
Indirect casualties (excess mortality) is still to be assessed.
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"According to the United Nations, more than 2,100 Palestinians were killed while seeking aid, including many who were near or en route to GHF sites."
A controversial US-and Israel-led Gaza aid group says it will shut down after suspending its operations at the beginning of the ceasefire: https://cnn.it/4p2ciau
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"According to the United Nations, more than 2,100 Palestinians were killed while seeking aid, including many who were near or en route to GHF sites."
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“Almost daily Israeli strikes against Hezbollah, including the killing this week in Beirut of one of the militant group’s top commanders, punctuate a fraying peace. Lebanon exists in a gray zone between war and peace, which could also be the fate of Gaza”
warscape
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
warscape
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“Almost daily Israeli strikes against Hezbollah, including the killing this week in Beirut of one of the militant group’s top commanders, punctuate a fraying peace. Lebanon exists in a gray zone between war and peace, which could also be the fate of Gaza”
warscape
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
warscape
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
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Alt text: from ABC news, Zero cervical cancer cases diagnosed in Australian women aged under 25 in 2021 - the first time since records began in 1982. (Please use alt text, people.)
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Alt text: from ABC news, Zero cervical cancer cases diagnosed in Australian women aged under 25 in 2021 - the first time since records began in 1982. (Please use alt text, people.)
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November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Here’s an idea, rather than waste money on a stadium, fix the fucking health system!
Here’s an idea, rather than waste money on a stadium, fix the fucking health system!
Mental health beds closed in Hobart due to rat infestation
A rat infestation has forced the temporary closure of Peacock House, one of Tasmania's few public inpatient mental health facilities.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Here’s an idea, rather than waste money on a stadium, fix the fucking health system!
Here’s an idea, rather than waste money on a stadium, fix the fucking health system!
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The dismantling of Science in #Australia continues...
I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.
ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#PlantScience
I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.
ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#PlantScience
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The dismantling of Science in #Australia continues...
I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.
ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#PlantScience
I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.
ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#PlantScience
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Australia take note Ukraine is a US ally.
We cannot trust the US to help Aus in times of need. AUKUS is a one way deal. Our taxpayer cash flows to the US. We lose sovereignty and become a target in the event of war. We don’t even get the subs we are paying through the nose for.
Ditch AUKUS.
We cannot trust the US to help Aus in times of need. AUKUS is a one way deal. Our taxpayer cash flows to the US. We lose sovereignty and become a target in the event of war. We don’t even get the subs we are paying through the nose for.
Ditch AUKUS.
Karoline Leavitt on Ukraine:
The United States is still sending or selling a big amount of weapons to NATO.
We cannot do that forever.
The United States is still sending or selling a big amount of weapons to NATO.
We cannot do that forever.
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Australia take note Ukraine is a US ally.
We cannot trust the US to help Aus in times of need. AUKUS is a one way deal. Our taxpayer cash flows to the US. We lose sovereignty and become a target in the event of war. We don’t even get the subs we are paying through the nose for.
Ditch AUKUS.
We cannot trust the US to help Aus in times of need. AUKUS is a one way deal. Our taxpayer cash flows to the US. We lose sovereignty and become a target in the event of war. We don’t even get the subs we are paying through the nose for.
Ditch AUKUS.
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The Northern Territory has enacted widespread cuts to free legal representation, leaving children as young as 10 to represent themselves in court, reports Russell Marks. satpa.pe/prYHzFX
NT cuts legal aid for anyone out of custody
The Northern Territory has made widespread cuts to free legal representation, leaving children as young as 10 to represent themselves in court.
satpa.pe
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The Northern Territory has enacted widespread cuts to free legal representation, leaving children as young as 10 to represent themselves in court, reports Russell Marks. satpa.pe/prYHzFX
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Israel has killed two Palestinian children in Gaza every single day since the so-called ceasefire
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Israel has killed two Palestinian children in Gaza every single day since the so-called ceasefire
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Meanwhile Jakarta is sinking but still growing, Dhaka is projected to be the world’s bigger city by 2050 as more people flee flooding and Tehran is almost out of water, just three ways climate change is effecting mega-cities right now.
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Meanwhile Jakarta is sinking but still growing, Dhaka is projected to be the world’s bigger city by 2050 as more people flee flooding and Tehran is almost out of water, just three ways climate change is effecting mega-cities right now.