Scholar
LightNews

Fiona Armstrong

Videos
H-index: 13
Public Health 41%
Medicine 26%
more

by Fiona Armstrong

farmstrong.bsky.social
Please sign this petition urging @AustraliaLabour.bsky.social not to work with the climate denying @mattcanavan & the Lib/Nat COALition and work with community independents and @Greens.org.au instead on enviro laws to deliver actual environmental benefits nb.australiainstitute.org.au/strong_envir...
✍️ PETITION: Strong environment laws stop new coal and gas
The Australian public voted for a climate majority at the last election, and we want strong environment laws that can stop new coal and gas.
nb.australiainstitute.org.au

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
Australia can offer the US a guaranteed and reliable supply of rare earths, but we should NOT make a deal at any special price. We should process the minerals here and export them at (tight) market rates. Trump has done us no favours. #auspol
Beijing's latest move shocked Trump but Australia sees an opportunity
Trump may have expressed "shock", but his administration is clearly not surprised at China's willingness to flex its dominance on rare earths.
www.abc.net.au
5 17 47

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

blairpalese.bsky.social
Buried on rhe @abcnewsbot.bsky.social app… this is a shocking indictment of global (and Australia on #exports) #climate inaction! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
CO2 emissions reached record high in 2024, report finds
The World Meteorological Organization says carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing at rates that have tripled since the 1960s, and emissions from human activities and more wildfires hav...
www.abc.net.au
4 5

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

yungenchee.bsky.social
It won't be long till the GHG emissions & climate impacts of such a disproportionately mega-consuming individual (including their portfolio of assets) is quantifiable & attributable
1 3 8

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

cramer-1.bsky.social
Trump just murdered six more people off the coast of Venezuela.
48 100 200

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

kneppwilding.bsky.social
Places are limited so if you would like to come, act quickly! Book: knepp.co.uk/view/events/...

Charlie Burrell and Isabella Tree will be hosting. The evening kicks off with a glass of bubbly, followed by Tony's talk, then audience Q&A and finally a three course dinner at Knepp Wilding Kitchen.
Author talk and supper with Tony Juniper
Tony Juniper is one of the UK’s most experienced and well-known environmental campaigners. He’s also Chair of the government’s advisory body, Natural England. We’re delighted to host him at Knepp to t...
knepp.co.uk
2 2

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

kneppwilding.bsky.social
"Looking after nature is the biggest no-brainer for the economy the world has ever seen."

The words of @tonyjuniper.bsky.social

This legend of conservation is coming to Knepp for an author supper on Thursday 16 November. He'll be talking about his new book 'Just Earth'.

📽️ World Economic Forum
2 10 26

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
The Rich People's Lobby has whacked the govt into a backflip on its superannuation reforms
#whatsthescam #auspol @kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/wealthy-supe...
The One Percent has a super win as Chalmers caves. What's the scam? - Michael West
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced Labor is backing down on the proposed tightening of the super tax for the very wealthy. What’s the scam? The scam is how the Labor Government is letting hyperbole ...
michaelwest.com.au
17 66 150

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

kudelka.bsky.social
Gotta pay for that stadium. pulsetasmania.com.au/news/staff-r...
Staff rally over Royal Hobart Hospital clinical trial cuts
The state government says nobody will lose their jobs as a result…
pulsetasmania.com.au
3 39 130

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong, David Feldman, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 4 more

gtconway.bsky.social
There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.
570 6.9K 26K

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong, Bryan D. Jones, Evelyne de Leeuw , and 8 more

cwebbonline.com
The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
1.6K 14K 24K

by Fiona Armstrong

farmstrong.bsky.social
As an aspirational Australia energy minister, it is (or should be) deeply embarrassing for Dan Tehan MP to not understand the difference between ‘firming’ and ‘base load’ power, or gigawatts and megawatts (!). Do better, Dan reneweconomy.com.au/dan-tehan-fa...
reneweconomy.com.au

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
I’ve tried to get some details on our critical mineral strategy, but it turns out information about our rocks are matters of national security 🤷‍♂️. I have appealed this #FOI refusal. We have the right to know. 2/2 #auspol
4 18 50

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

ofarrelltalent.bsky.social
Support LA & her defenders at @lataco.bsky.social

givebutter.com/lataco_october
L.A. TACO Documentary Project
Support our first-ever documentary series and help us bring Los Angeles’ untold stories to the screen.
givebutter.com
100 300

by Fiona Armstrong

farmstrong.bsky.social
Tragic this is even necessary, but what a great initiative, with potential to be applied in so many contexts, populations, and geographies www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/n...
How 106 People Got Together to Stop a School Shooting — Before It Happened
www.nytimes.com
1

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong, Friederike Otto, Rob Marchant , and 4 more

pik-potsdam.bsky.social
Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
8 180 230

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong, Rupert Read

sthlmresilience.bsky.social
MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification also in the danger zone.

Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org
2 77 77

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

mayiparttula.bsky.social
What is the value of Meanjin? We’ve done some calculations – and it’s not about money
theconversation.com/what-is-the-...
What is the value of Meanjin? We’ve done some calculations – and it’s not about money
New research considers the true value of Meanjin, using publicly available data. The journal has trained generations of Australian writers and editors.
theconversation.com
9 16

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

simonadams.bsky.social
I played a small role helping evacuate @skateistan.bsky.social staff from Afghanistan when the Taliban took power. Amazing to finally meet Fatima and her son in Australia, 4 years later. She was the brave and inspiring teacher featured in the “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone…” documentary.
2 3

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

simonadams.bsky.social
“The international community must replace cautious incrementalism with unconditional adherence to the moral imperatives, political commitments and legal obligations underpinning” the principle of the Responsibility to Protect #Palestine #Israel www.globalr2p.org/publications...
Urgent Call to Action: International Community Must Uphold the Responsibility to Protect the Palestinian People - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
For nearly two years, Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) have been subjected to an unrelenting escalation of atrocity crimes perpetrated by Israel, with little to no reprieve, ju...
www.globalr2p.org
1 3

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

elfdock.bsky.social
One of the biggest causes of FNP deaths in the NT

A 24-year-old man who hit two Aboriginal pedestrians with his car and sped away, later bragging to his friends he'd run down an "oxygen thief", has been spared actual jail time.

he labelled the crash victims as "dogs" and "n***ers".
Driver who left Aboriginal man to die on Darwin road spared prison time
One man died and another was injured after Jake Danby struck them with his car outside a Darwin shopping centre in 2024, with the driver then sending a series of "disgusting" text messages about the v...
www.abc.net.au
1 5 2

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

amyremeikis.bsky.social
Given this is making some waves - here is the piece and you can judge for yourself.

(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).

Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax

amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
Charlie Kirk died in the America he wanted
I mourn the loss of human life. I feel compassion, empathy and grief at an inexcusable killing. But I find nothing to lionise in his legacy.
amyremeikis.substack.com
63 220 730

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

dindjarinsway.bsky.social
Israeli conductor, Ilan Volkov gives an impassioned speech on 11th September, at the Royal Albert Hall to stop the Gaza Holocaust.....
#AllHeroesDontWearCapes
#IlanVolkov
#PromsFestival
#London
#StopGazaGenocide
2 31 48

by Melissa Sweet — Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

melissasweetdr.bsky.social
Layla’s final year of school was disrupted by floods and fires. The toll of climate disasters on children is only getting worse
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Layla’s final year of school was disrupted by floods and fires. The toll of climate disasters on children is only getting worse
Exclusive: Unicef-commissioned report shows being unable to finish high school – and the associated wage loss – is the most significant impact of increasingly frequent disasters on young people
www.theguardian.com
1 7 20

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong, Julian Webb, Martin Tomko

lucytartan.bsky.social
Big turnout at this morning’s rally against @mupublishing.bsky.social vandalism of Meanjin. @beneltham.bsky.social called for Meanjin’s name and archive to be surrendered so the magazine can be published by someone who deserves to and appreciates the honour
Protesters gathered outside Melbourne University Publishing office at 715 Swanston St
3 44 190

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

publichealthaus.bsky.social
How can we make sense of authoritarian politics?

What does the weaking of democratic institutions mean for #PublicHealth?

Find out Mon 15 Sept in Wollongong / Dharawal Country, hosted by @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social & our Political Economy SIG.

www.austph2025.com/workshop
@peterwtait.bsky.social
Political Economy of Health and One Health special interest groups workshop. Democracy and Public Health in a Trumpian world. Monday 15 Sept, 10am-4pm, Novotel Wollongong Northbeach.
4 4

Reposted by Fiona Armstrong

marquelawyers.com.au
The victim was aged between 6 and 9. The reporting seems to miss the point that a child cannot consent to sex, so "sexual experience" should be accurately described as "previous rapes". The whole thing is disgusting.
Paedophile argues relevance of girl's 'sexual experience' in appeal bid
A man who sexually abused a young girl in foster care is seeking to quash his conviction in the High Court.
www.abc.net.au
13 51 140

by Fiona Armstrong

farmstrong.bsky.social
Happy news: Victoria will become the first state or territory in Australia to introduce a treaty with Victoria's First Peoples in parliament today. When the legislation is passed, it will make the First Peoples' Assembly, to be called Gellung Warl, permanent. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Australia-first treaty with First Peoples to be tabled in Victorian parliament
Victoria's historic treaty is promising to "reckon with the past" and empower the state's First Peoples — and explicitly declares it will not take anything away from the broader community.
www.abc.net.au
1 9

by Fiona Armstrong

farmstrong.bsky.social
Trump gets booed at the US Open and WTA agrees to seek media blackout 😤. But you can see it here, with Harry Sisson.
andystheory.bsky.social
Andys Theory @andystheory.bsky.social · Sep 7
Trump is seriously at risk because the US Open. Harry Sisson captured all the boos and more that the Open agreed they would conceal both. 🤣

youtu.be/0nyuJiqGRgU?...
Trump Gets LOUDLY BOOED As Tennis Stunt BACKFIRES
YouTube video by Harry Sisson
youtu.be
2

by Fiona Armstrong

farmstrong.bsky.social
Incredibly brave and powerful action taken by Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women's Association (AUTWA) to force ⁦‪Kmart‬⁩ to prove it is not sourcing products from factories using forced labour in Western China. Consumers need to know.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Kmart facing legal action over belief it's sourcing products linked to forced labour
Kmart is facing court action by a group who believe some of its products may have been sourced from factories in China linked to forced labour.
www.abc.net.au
3 1

References

Fields & subjects

Updated 1m