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Trying to make the future of work less shit. Also, craft beer, cheese, trail running and getting into nature as much as I can. Sydney, 'Straya

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Guess what...? Not only are renewables a way of securing local energy supply in volatile global markets, they also don't heat the planet or pump out toxic emissions. Seems kind of obvious, but hey, let's keep drilling to keep those nice billionaires happy.

12.03.2026 09:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

From his royal highness' pleasure to at His Majesty's pleasure

20.02.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tr$mp running Venezuela's oil industry is another compelling reason to ditch fossil fuels

04.01.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has 'banter' ever been anything but offending / denigrating to those less able to stand up for themselves?

My un-word of the year, along with 'deal'

05.12.2025 06:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Disheartening to see #uklabour government pushing the anti-immigration narrative. Create your own narrative, one that is progressive and purposeful. Not this Farage-lite shite. All your doing is keeping immigration in the news.

18.11.2025 07:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exactly, what a menace David Attenborough is. He threw eggs at my window once. Whereas maintaining a diversity desert solely for the super rich to massacre birds is far greater for society.

01.11.2025 20:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had fun writing this...

29.09.2025 02:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Albo goes up in my estimation after bring a four pack of Albo IPAs to crack with Starmer at Number 10.

Can't see Starmer though getting an eponymous beer any time soon though.

Tasting notes: the Albo IPA is actually a decent brew, west coast style.

28.09.2025 12:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So the anti-immigrant protestors are pushing a 'protect our kids' message, but with 40% of the Southport rioters already involved in domestic violence, can you see who is the real threat to our children?

29.07.2025 05:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A quick stop in Canberra on the way to the snow. In my increasingly middle age, I come to appreciate Canberra more and more

09.07.2025 03:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My word @apple you make signing in to Apple TV impossible. After making me create an ITunes account I have given up. Too many steps just to watch some TV

05.07.2025 10:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A #stormy few days, at least the roof didn't leak this time

02.07.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bungle brings largest metro tunnel build to a grinding halt Two giant boring machines have been at a standstill for at least six weeks due to fears they will dig too close to a Parramatta building’s foundations.

What did they expect from a man in a bear suit?

Rod, Jane and Freddy would have been a much better choice.

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

23.06.2025 07:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump denies approving Iran attack plan but will make decision β€˜within two weeks’ President denies report in Wall Street Journal and says newspaper has β€˜no idea’ of his plans for Israel and Iran

How can one person unilaterally make decisions that potentially impact millions in countries thousands of miles away?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

20.06.2025 09:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sitting up straight in the middle of a bus..? I should Coco.

10.06.2025 14:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Woodside boss says young people β€˜ideological’ on fossil fuels while β€˜happily ordering from Temu’ Meg O’Neill tells energy industry conference that individual consumers’ role in driving emissions is β€˜missing’ in conversations about fossil fuels

Ah, the old blaming the consumer bollocks. Shift the blame from the billionaires responsible for CO2 emissions to everyone else.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

27.05.2025 23:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Straya a bit wild after the European spring sunshine

19.05.2025 07:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To make jetlag even worse, we're all up watching #Eurovision this morning. Though #Sweden did cheer us up

17.05.2025 21:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A selection of spring colours, off into Autumn now as we leave Europe and head home. What an amazing six weeks

15.05.2025 19:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chimney pots of Dieppe

09.05.2025 09:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some cracking #trailruns whilst in the north of England. Largely non-bleak as well!

04.05.2025 18:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great surprise, Albo increasing his majority was not the result I was expecting. Is it a sign that populism, trump-lite politics and anti-net zero stances aren't quite the vote winner anymore, or just that Dutton was shite?

03.05.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A bog with a view #Amsterdam

02.05.2025 19:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hoots aplenty up on the moors tonight

29.04.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Surely we have reached the end of civilisation

27.04.2025 16:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happiness is a huge chunk of Harrogate Blue

26.04.2025 20:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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They are not bears

19.04.2025 21:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A rugged loop up Cautley Spout and The Calf today with the family. First decent climb for the youngest, hopefully first of many

17.04.2025 21:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's my undies...

11.04.2025 06:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm no moneyologist, but I'm pretty sure that investment and markets like certainty - clear and consistent goals.

I just love it when Donald Flatulence's sycophantic followers all say that this is part of his plan. The chaos is all part of his genius.

Of course.

10.04.2025 19:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0