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a golden retriever puppy on a bright pink rope leash prances through some tall grass. he’s wearing a brightly patterned bandana around his neck and is carrying a miniature six-stripe pride flag in his mouth. his front right paw is raised mid-stride, like he’s ready to hop into a pride parade at any second.

This is Bodie. He’s here to celebrate the start of Pride Month. Been working on this pose for weeks. 14/10 the parade starts right behind him 🌈🐾 (IG: hellobodie)

Happy Pride ya filthy animals, this is my flag of choice.

The Woodside boss’s attacks on my generation are blatant scapegoating – and we see straight through them | Hannah Ferguson Meg O’Neill’s comments that young people are ‘ideological’ about fossil fuels while ordering from Temu are a blatant attempt to shift responsibility away from her industry

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Tradwives Are the Harbinger of Systemic Breakdown Nostalgia for a bygone gender regime is more than a weird social media trend. It reflects larger system pressures — on elites facing technological disruption that might generate social unrest, and on ...

"The feeling of looking at the exploitative class relations of capitalism and going “I don’t want to participate in this anymore” could turn into collective organizing, but instead it turns into individual escape fantasies"
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Stop meeting people where they’re at. Take them to a better place. — Common Cause Australia Connecting within your audience is absolutely vital, but ‘meeting people where they are at’ is both misleading and dangerous communications advice.

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Love to see more of you on my feed Vico! I'll be coming to LA from Australia in August, desperately hoping you'll have a show on then 🤞

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Today we honor the flippered citizens of our icy nation.

Whether you celebrate whilst eating a democracy sausage in Oz, doomscrolling in America, pulling maple taps in Canada, or elsewhere, we appreciate the support! #worldpenguinday

‘Bordering on incredible’: Coalition under fire for planning to scrap Labor climate policies and offering none of its own With Peter Dutton’s views on climate change in the spotlight, the focus has turned onto whether there will be any policies to reduce emissions in the next decade * Polls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverage * Anywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guide * Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina * Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcast The Coalition is refusing to say if it will introduce any policies to cut Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade as it pledges to unwind most climate measures introduced under Labor. Peter Dutton’s position on the climate crisis came under scrutiny last week after he gave contradictory answers on whether he accepted mainstream climate science. Asked during a leaders’ debate on the ABC whether extreme weather events were worsening, the opposition leader said: “I don’t know because I’m not a scientist”. Dropping a Labor goal of 82% of electricity coming from renewable generation by 2030 and slowing the roll out of solar and wind farms, in part by scrapping a “rewiring the nation” fund to build new transmission connections. Instead, it says the country would rely on more fossil fuels – coal and gas-fired power – until it could lift a ban on nuclear energy and build taxpayer-owned nuclear generators, mostly after 2040. Abolishing fines for car companies that do not meet targets to cut the average emissions from the new cars they sell. Not supporting Labor’s 2030 emissions reduction target. Former diplomats say lowering the target would put Australia in breach of commitments made in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Opposing a joint Australia-Pacific bid to host a major UN climate summit in Adelaide next year. Continue reading...

‘Bordering on incredible’: Coalition under fire for planning to scrap Labor climate policies and offering none of its own

Are you trying to kill me?! 🥵🥵

Oof this is a tough one.
Climate change = bad
Capitalism = bad
Climate change destroying capitalism 🤔

IF you're lucky enough to own a home in Australia, which for people in my age group and younger is becoming less and less likely, now we need to worry about insurance prices - or if the house is insurable at all. The climate crisis is already happening.

A dark day for the environment - and democracy This is a dark day for two of Australia’s greatest treasures: the environment and our democracy.

This is a dark day for Australia’s environment and our democracy.

Last night’s passing of amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act weakens the protection of our natural treasures, rammed through by a govt which promised greater protection.

flat out like a lizard drinkin'

That was going to be mine!

Chart showing that in 2023-24 HELP/HECS repayments were $5.1b while gas company PRRT was just $1.1bn

Ahead of next week, remember budgets are all about choices.

Right now the govt is choosing to have people on HECS/HELP pay 4 times more than gas companies do on PRRT. @jack-thrower.bsky.social has the numbers #OffTheCharts
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How to prepare for a cyclone, according to an expert

Talk to your neighbours. Do they have a generator or a camping fridge you can use? This is an opportunity to get to know your community and pool your resources.

Aldi confirmed as worst supermarket in 2024 audit on cutting plastic use - Australian Marine Conservation Society Supermarkets haven’t shown significant action in reducing plastic packaging More than 80% of respondents to federal government’s consultation on packaging laws want the government to regulate packagin...

#BREAKING: Aldi just failed an audit into its plastic use.

More details: www.marineconservation.org.au/aldi-confirm...

Yessssss!!!! 🙌

Are you struggling to pay your bills? Because the gas industry isn’t.

If you've paid ANY tax, you've paid more tax than the gas export industry has EVER paid in resources tax.

How is that fair? #auspol

Add your name to the petition to make big gas pay their fair share: theaus.in/increasePRRT

I wish I could watch it for the first time again 💕

Ugh!! 🤢

While plastic dominates human consumption, the global economy will remain hooked on fossil fuels How oil changed capitalism.

By 2040, plastics could make up 95% of net growth in oil demand.

A handful of nations delayed progress at last years' Global Plastic Treaty negotiations, calling for weaker measures.

Coincidentally, 220 fossil fuel lobbyists attended the negotiations.
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People give me strange looks when I do this. But it's the whole point!

Thousands march at trans youth rallies opposing Queensland puberty blockers ban, organiser says ‘A lot of parents are feeling really angry and frustrated with the government,’ director of Trans Youth Project says * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Thousands of people attended rallies across Australia on Saturday to…

Thousands march at trans youth rallies opposing Queensland puberty blockers ban, organiser says

Hold up, what the fuck?!

Australian nature: if our laws don’t radically change, environmental degradation will continue | Adam Morton This country has a long history of taking its unique wildlife and landscapes for granted – but what has happened in this term of parliament is remarkable * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app…

Australian nature: if our laws don’t radically change, environmental degradation will continue | Adam Morton