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Australian energy bills could surge as Iran conflict drives up global gas prices Experts warn of similarities with 2022, when electricity prices went up by more than 40% due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Gas companies that export 🇦🇺 gas are about to make windfall profits after strikes on Iran & we have no plan to capture that value for 🇦🇺

To fix this, we need a 25% tax on gas exports that would raise billions of💲of revenue & ensure that when prices rise, 🇦🇺 benefits
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘Worst thing I’ve ever seen’: CSIRO slashes climate modelling jobs Australia’s science agency is cutting more than 100 jobs in its Environment Research Unit, which critics say will crush our capacity to predict climate change.

CSIRO have now lost more jobs under the Albanese Governmet than under the Abbott Government.

We have to do better on research funding and backing our scientists.
www.smh.com.au/environment/...

Anthropic to build power, fund grid upgrades for future data centres Evan Frondorf, a senior executive at Anthropic, tells Senate committee the AI giant would invest heavily in new power supply to support its data centres.

Yesterday I asked Anthropic about their plans for data centres in 🇦🇺 & the impact on water and electricity demand.

We hear a lot about the potential of AI & data centres, but not much about the massive risks & need for safeguards against the misuse of AI & data centres guzzling our precious water.

We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming Controlling the spread of many infections, including measles, depends on trust in public health, which is eroding.

Another good article from The Conversation about how measles is impacting on the USA (and many developed countries).
theconversation.com/we-study-pan...

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Thanks for the heads up, Mike. This is crucial information to inform my risk assessments.

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The COVID-19 pandemic at 6 years: Mass death, debilitation and media silence As the sixth anniversary of the WHO pandemic declaration passes with total media silence, wastewater data, excess death estimates and new research on Long COVID reveal an ongoing public health catastr...

"The COVID-19 pandemic at 6 years: Mass death, debilitation and media silence"

"The pandemic has killed over 30 million people worldwide, left more than 400 million suffering from Long COVID... It is one of the most catastrophic events in modern history—and it is not over."

$150,000 for 45 COVID deaths — about $3,333 per death. Hard to believe that’s all a life is worth. Thinking of the families.🕯️🙏

Post-COVID Liver Complications Revealed Long-term COVID-19 liver complications may appear months after infection. Learn more about emerging post-COVID hepatobiliary risks.

"Post-COVID Liver Complications Revealed"

Review of 23 studies finds COVID-19 can cause liver complications months after infection, particularly in long-COVID patients. Cases reported across multiple countries highlight the global relevance of these findings.

Tweet by Melanie D’Arrigo pointing out that Republicans control every branch of government while quoting a GOP post blaming Democrats for long TSA lines.

The GOP could end the DHS shutdown immediately by agreeing that ICE should act like any other law enforcement agency.

How US bases make Australia part of the Iran war Australia’s role in supporting the US-Israel war against Iran with the hosting of a string of US military bases across the country is a critical contribution to the US war machine.

Australia says it is “not involved” in the US-Israel war against Iran.
But intelligence systems, communications networks and US bases on Australian soil are deeply integrated into the war effort, Peter Cronau writes.
#auspol #PineGap #Iran #MiddleEast #Defence

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Cartoon by Pat Bagley

Bibi and Donald climbing the Escherian Stairwell.

Albanese’s politics of avoidance From AUKUS to Gaza and now Iran, the government’s instinct has been to avoid political traps rather than confront hard choices – and voters are drifting away.

From AUKUS to Gaza and now Iran, the Albanese government’s first instinct has been to avoid being wedged.
But a politics of caution and compromise risks hollowing out support as voters look elsewhere for leadership, John Menadue writes.
#auspol #ALP #AustralianPolitics #AUKUS #ForeignPolicy

I Quit My Job A couple of weeks ago now I resigned from The Saturday Paper, a decision I've felt coming for some time but had resisted for about as long. I'm unsure what to say about it other than to make the obse...

I'm a free agent now, I suppose. Bit daunting. Subscribe to my silly newsletter? rick-morton.ghost.io/i-quit-my-job/

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How far should Australia go in backing America’s war effort? | Fiona Katauskas We don’t want to be the poster child

Feeling wanted- my #Iran #Auspol cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The world has changed since 2003 and so has Anthony Albanese The Albanese government will need to be explicit about what it is doing in the Middle East or risk a growing concern that it is being drawn into another war.

Is Albanese digging his own grave?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

The words of a real leader. A leader of courage and conviction. A leader who puts peace before craven compliance and subjugation of his nation to an illegal war and an autocratic warmongering US President.
Well done Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez!