@hallwright
Humanitarian and disaster management professional turned 'academic'; ex-UNOCHA, ex-Red Cross, ex-fammer, ex-X; enjoys wine, food, the natural and social sciences; acknowledges the unfortunate job security that comes with working in humanitarian crises.
Subsidies to mining companies growing faster than the NDIS, child care, aged care.
Australian gov fossil fuel subsidies now at $30,000 every minute of every day.
Great piece on @australiainstitute.org.au latest research
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Morale of the tale, for those in the back:
being embedded in fossil fuels is by design a recipe for all around vulnerability, from the upper chains of production to the pump.
Yes there is shiny money on fossils, but the money comes with many strings and chains attached.
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Smart people learn from everything and everyone, average people from their experiences, stupid people already have all the answers. — Socrates
#Socrates 📜 #history #wisdom #answers 🧠📚
FOI reveals Pauline Hanson, Matt Canavan & Kevin Hogan have all accessed the government's small-scale renewable energy scheme which provides funding for rooftop solar, solar batteries, solar water heaters & air-sourced heat pumps. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
From 1941 to 1952 in the UK, the top rate of income tax was 98%. A luxury goods purchase tax introduced in 1940 later rose to 100%.
Result? The share of incomes captured by the richest 0.1% fell from 7% in 1937 to just over 1% in 1975. That's what we need today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Six frames. Woman talking to girl. 1. “Sunday was International Women’s Day - the one day of the year when women get to…” (girl looks excited) 2. “…be controlling and violent toward their partners,…” (girl looks less thrilled) 3. “…tell men what to wear and what they can do with their bodies,…” (girl looks a bit stunned) 4. “…make men feel unsafe and blame them if they get attacked,…” (girl looks uncomfortable) 5. “…and curtail men’s liberty and make laws that serve our own interests.” (Girl looks depressed) 6. “Because men deserve a day off.” (Girl looks seriously unconvinced.)
#IWD2026.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
As of 9 March 2026, Israel has killed 486 people, injured 1,313 and displaced 667,831 people in Lebanon
That's roughly 10% of the entire population displaced already
Something was already seriously wrong when an IED can be thrown at a group of Australians on Australia day and we have to petition the cops to charge the alleged perpetrator with an appropriate charge. Now apparently we have to do the same for cops to not just move on some racist throwing punches.
If your jam is honesty, integrity and ethical conduct. Man, woman: damn you’re sexy! Ethical people are the sexiest.
😃✊❤️🙌👊💐🫶
The Albanese Labor Government is supporting bombing a country, then preventing people fleeing that violence from seeking safety here.
It is wicked.
Dept of Veterans Affairs confirms that despite having a report with details & images of Australian war graves desecrated & bulldozed by Israel — they have not referred it to the AFP for investigation or sought any legal advice on if it amounts to a potential war crime. #auspol
"Victoria Police said police did not arrest the alleged attacker at the scene, instead asking him "to move on"."
Cor, sure would feel great right now if we were self-sufficient in renewable energy, and laughing at all the rubes reliant on global oil supplies. We'd have a bit of a swagger in our step today.
Israel has killed tens of thousands of Palestinian women and girls in its genocidal war on Gaza.
On International Women's Day, we look at the number of women and girls Israel killed in Gaza in 2025.
#Infograph
In its early years, Crikey, founded by Stephen Mayne, warded off defamation battles while working out of five different home-turned-offices. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/09/c...
A DoD contract for ‘Industrial Intelligence Capability’ obtained by Crikey is the first time the nature and conditions of Palantir's work with Australia has been made public.
Palantir embedding staff in Defence and mining Australian data
- by Cam Wilson
www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/09/p...
Now think about an EV instead. The sun produces energy by fusing hydrogen atoms into helium. It travels 93 million miles in about eight minutes and 20 seconds (seven seconds more when our orbit takes us furthest away). Those photons then strike the silicon atoms in a photovoltaic panel, knocking loose electrons that produce a stream of direct current electricity; an inverter, now usually contained in the panel, converts that to AC power, which can be pumped directly into the battery of an EV where the motor uses electromagnetism to create a rotating magnetic field in a stator, which spins the inner rotor to propel the car. There are about 20 moving parts in the engine, and it is 80 to 90 percent efficient. There is no exhaust and almost no noise. That’s it. And if you poured those electrons into an e-bike instead of an EV, it’s even better: a penny’s worth of power is good for three miles or so. The same principles apply to electric buses, electric ferries, and so on.
"Sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach the earth
None of them through the Strait of Hormuz"
Top @billmckibben.bsky.social post here
billmckibben.substack.com/p/sunlight-t...
NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.
All the details in our article: www.carbonbrief.org/...
“The Greens are now the most popular party in all age categories under 50. Some 49% of 18-24 year olds would back the Greens, as well as 27% of 25 to 49-year-olds - the top choice.”
"Could these right-wing capitalists allow private companies to fill prisons with helpless citizens—or, more profitable still, right-less undocumented immigrants? They could, and have."
From 2018.
#auspol
It is possible to recognise the Iranian regime is hideous, murdering their own citizens, and ideally would be replaced by a more democratic government, and that the US bombing a city of millions is a bad thing and starting an illegal war is really bad. You don't have to support either government. 1/
As a professional military strategist, I just wanted to make sure everyone has a full understanding of the American strategy in Iran, thank you for your attention to this matter
Same story here.
#auspol
"Zimbabwe has rejected a $350-million US health-funding deal and Zambia has halted a $1-billion agreement. This aid was meant to fight HIV, malaria, TB, and improve maternal care. The US wanted them to share health data and give it access to mineral resources. Both declined..."
@thecontinent.org
So, any other news yesterday?
Anything important?
Pakistan warplanes bomb Kabul; Islamabad declares ‘open war’ on Afghanistan
Pakistan warplanes bomb Kabul; Islamabad declares ‘open war’ on Afghanistan https://aje.news/aozifo
A couple of years ago, on another social media platform, I told a story about a former work colleague. I was reminded of him again today, and I thought it’s worth re-telling the story to you good folk on BlueSky.
It’ll be a lengthy thread, but I think it’s worth reading all the way through
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BREAKING: UK Greens smash Reform and Labor to win the by-election in Manchester. This is real momentum and it’s how we defeat the racist right across the globe, with hope and confidence we can build a brighter and fairer future. 💚💚💚
