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ANU spent $605,958 on Chancellor Julie Bishop’s office in a high-rise glass tower in Perth last year and $473,455 to the end of September this year. The university paid at least $800,000 for renovations to the office in 2021, and rent amounted to $15,000 a month. FFS!!
Exclusive: ANU management ‘reactive, short-term, and politically driven’ www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/educati... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Former VC Genevieve Bell will be given a severance package and parachute amounting to more than $3.3 following her abrupt departure two months ago.
Former VC Genevieve Bell will be given a severance package and parachute amounting to more than $3.3 following her abrupt departure two months ago.
Exclusive: ANU management ‘reactive, short-term, and politically driven’
A damning report has revealed widespread governance failures at ANU, as fresh documents detail former vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell’s $3.3 million exit package.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 29, 2025 at 6:47 AM
ANU spent $605,958 on Chancellor Julie Bishop’s office in a high-rise glass tower in Perth last year and $473,455 to the end of September this year. The university paid at least $800,000 for renovations to the office in 2021, and rent amounted to $15,000 a month. FFS!!
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Barnaby Joyce’s political grey area www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
It's most likely that Joyce will run for One Nation in the Senate. The money's good and the role is unburdened by expectations of competence. For Joyce, it’s just another grift.
It's most likely that Joyce will run for One Nation in the Senate. The money's good and the role is unburdened by expectations of competence. For Joyce, it’s just another grift.
Barnaby Joyce’s political grey area
You can say this about Barnaby Joyce: it took him eating dinner in Pauline Hanson’s parliamentary office to realise how much he resembles a steak cooked on an open sandwich press. What the man lacks i...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Barnaby Joyce’s political grey area www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
It's most likely that Joyce will run for One Nation in the Senate. The money's good and the role is unburdened by expectations of competence. For Joyce, it’s just another grift.
It's most likely that Joyce will run for One Nation in the Senate. The money's good and the role is unburdened by expectations of competence. For Joyce, it’s just another grift.
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John Hewson: Words clearly mean whatever Sussan Ley & David Littleproud claim them to mean. There they sit on the wall, like Humpty Dumpty, alongside US President Donald Trump.
Coalition puts internal politics above all else www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Coalition puts internal politics above all else www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Coalition puts internal politics above all else
Two thoughts come rushing to mind as I attempt to follow the ridiculous and irresponsible machinations of the two opposition parties over Australia’s climate targets, especially net zero by 2050. The ...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
John Hewson: Words clearly mean whatever Sussan Ley & David Littleproud claim them to mean. There they sit on the wall, like Humpty Dumpty, alongside US President Donald Trump.
Coalition puts internal politics above all else www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Coalition puts internal politics above all else www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
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1. Many Canadians, including me, are questioning Carney’s commitment to #ClimateAction.
2. Max knows what he’s talking about.
3. Yes Carney should be communicating better. He may also be much more focussed on results than looking good. That’s how non-politician experts think.
4. Let’s keep watching.
2. Max knows what he’s talking about.
3. Yes Carney should be communicating better. He may also be much more focussed on results than looking good. That’s how non-politician experts think.
4. Let’s keep watching.
Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
1. Many Canadians, including me, are questioning Carney’s commitment to #ClimateAction.
2. Max knows what he’s talking about.
3. Yes Carney should be communicating better. He may also be much more focussed on results than looking good. That’s how non-politician experts think.
4. Let’s keep watching.
2. Max knows what he’s talking about.
3. Yes Carney should be communicating better. He may also be much more focussed on results than looking good. That’s how non-politician experts think.
4. Let’s keep watching.
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Perhaps the smartest #ClimateAction investment in cities is in public transit. While others make excuses, Paris is building a WHOLE NEW METRO NETWORK CONNECTING SUBURBS.
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
Paris is getting a whole new Metro network. And it’s huge | CNN
The Grand Paris Express will add four lines, 68 stations and 200 kilometers of track to the French capital’s 120-year-old Metro system, providing vital suburban links – just not quite in time for the ...
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Perhaps the smartest #ClimateAction investment in cities is in public transit. While others make excuses, Paris is building a WHOLE NEW METRO NETWORK CONNECTING SUBURBS.
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
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This is all just from the last 8 hours
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This is all just from the last 8 hours
Press freedom is being destroyed from Gaza to America. Don’t think it can’t happen here | Kerry O'Brien www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Press freedom is being destroyed from Gaza to America. Don’t think it can’t happen here | Kerry O'Brien
Anthony Albanese promised to end the ‘culture of secrecy’. With freedom of speech under attack globally, it’s past time he delivered
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Press freedom is being destroyed from Gaza to America. Don’t think it can’t happen here | Kerry O'Brien www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I think Barnaby stuffed up his announcement by teasing it and publicly equivocating. It might have been a shock if done out of the blue. Now it's like 'so what and who cares what you do anyway'.
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I think Barnaby stuffed up his announcement by teasing it and publicly equivocating. It might have been a shock if done out of the blue. Now it's like 'so what and who cares what you do anyway'.
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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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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% last financial year. About half of the reduction was due to an increase in solar and wind generation pushing coal-fired power out of the system.
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% last financial year. About half of the reduction was due to an increase in solar and wind generation pushing coal-fired power out of the system.
Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%
While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% last financial year. About half of the reduction was due to an increase in solar and wind generation pushing coal-fired power out of the system.
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% last financial year. About half of the reduction was due to an increase in solar and wind generation pushing coal-fired power out of the system.
Bill Gates & the Hot Tub of Death - consortiumnews.com/2025/11/25/b...
Bill Gates & the Hot Tub of Death
Juan Cole on Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa and the pro-billionaire high-tech sector.
By Juan Cole
TomDispatch.com
In late October, Hurricane Melissa (that should have been called “Godzilla”) batte...
consortiumnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Bill Gates & the Hot Tub of Death - consortiumnews.com/2025/11/25/b...
Australia’s Christmas double standards on Palestine johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Australia’s Christmas double standards on Palestine
As Palestinians face another winter of displacement and bombardment, Australia celebrates Christmas while ignoring its own obligations under international law. If recognition of Palestine is to mean a...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Australia’s Christmas double standards on Palestine johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO, David Ritter:
The agreement announced today secures a significant improvement on the broken laws that for too long failed to deliver credible environmental protection.
Removing the risk of fast-tracking coal and gas projects is also welcome.”
The agreement announced today secures a significant improvement on the broken laws that for too long failed to deliver credible environmental protection.
Removing the risk of fast-tracking coal and gas projects is also welcome.”
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO, David Ritter:
The agreement announced today secures a significant improvement on the broken laws that for too long failed to deliver credible environmental protection.
Removing the risk of fast-tracking coal and gas projects is also welcome.”
The agreement announced today secures a significant improvement on the broken laws that for too long failed to deliver credible environmental protection.
Removing the risk of fast-tracking coal and gas projects is also welcome.”
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Risk on dodgy Nauru has exploded with @davidshoebridge.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social fraud reveals.
Janet Pelly reports #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/australias-r...
Janet Pelly reports #auspol
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Australia's risk just exploded on shonky Nauru Deal. How bad can it get? - Michael West
They tried to bury AUSTRAC's "suspicious transactions". Now Senators Shoebridge and Pocock have put the Government at risk in Nauru fraud
michaelwest.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Risk on dodgy Nauru has exploded with @davidshoebridge.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social fraud reveals.
Janet Pelly reports #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/australias-r...
Janet Pelly reports #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/australias-r...
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For decades, sustainable & responsible cities haven’t just been possible — they’ve been common sense, logical, ridiculously obvious! And yet we’ve failed to act. A better future through better cities is STILL possible with real leadership at every level. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
For decades, sustainable & responsible cities haven’t just been possible — they’ve been common sense, logical, ridiculously obvious! And yet we’ve failed to act. A better future through better cities is STILL possible with real leadership at every level. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
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The “debate”.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The “debate”.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
The Necropolitics of Warfare Over Healthcare - consortiumnews.com/2025/11/26/t...
The Necropolitics of Warfare Over Healthcare
With a skyrocketing insurance premium forcing her to give up her health coverage, Melissa Garriga says she joins all the other people around the world harmed by U.S. militarism.
By Melissa Garriga...
consortiumnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The Necropolitics of Warfare Over Healthcare - consortiumnews.com/2025/11/26/t...
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MA is still urgently needed for this queer, disabled non-binary Aboriginal person.
Thank you to everyone who has shared.
$925 is still urgently needed to cover rent arrears.
BPay details to send directly to their rent account:
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Reference 0053943221
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Thank you to everyone who has shared.
$925 is still urgently needed to cover rent arrears.
BPay details to send directly to their rent account:
Biller code 4481
Reference 0053943221
PLEASE SHARE.
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
MA is still urgently needed for this queer, disabled non-binary Aboriginal person.
Thank you to everyone who has shared.
$925 is still urgently needed to cover rent arrears.
BPay details to send directly to their rent account:
Biller code 4481
Reference 0053943221
PLEASE SHARE.
Thank you to everyone who has shared.
$925 is still urgently needed to cover rent arrears.
BPay details to send directly to their rent account:
Biller code 4481
Reference 0053943221
PLEASE SHARE.
The Necropolitics of Warfare Over Healthcare - consortiumnews.com/2025/11/26/t...
The Necropolitics of Warfare Over Healthcare
With a skyrocketing insurance premium forcing her to give up her health coverage, Melissa Garriga says she joins all the other people around the world harmed by U.S. militarism.
By Melissa Garriga...
consortiumnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Necropolitics of Warfare Over Healthcare - consortiumnews.com/2025/11/26/t...
Gaza’s economy has collapsed beyond recognition johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Gaza’s economy has collapsed beyond recognition
Gaza’s economy, society and basic infrastructure have been almost entirely wiped out. With 90 per cent of people displaced, food systems destroyed and schools and hospitals in ruins, reconstruction is...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Gaza’s economy has collapsed beyond recognition johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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"The Australian government has at all times known that the current Nauruan president and key members of his government are seriously corrupt, and they still signed a $2.5 billion deal with him."
Greens senator David Shoebridge reads what he alleges to be extracts from a secret AUSTRAC report that has not been made public, in the Senate late on Tuesday.
Labor accused of turning blind eye to Nauru corruption allegations
Greens senator David Shoebridge reads what he alleges to be extracts from a secret AUSTRAC report that has not been made public, in the Senate late on Tuesday.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 AM
"The Australian government has at all times known that the current Nauruan president and key members of his government are seriously corrupt, and they still signed a $2.5 billion deal with him."
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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
Our politicians continue to fail us on immigration policy johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Our politicians continue to fail us on immigration policy
As One Nation rises by recycling anti-immigration rhetoric, both major parties are fumbling their response – missing the chance to offer a clear, credible and principled long-term plan.
johnmenadue.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Our politicians continue to fail us on immigration policy johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...