How ludicrous for Labor to cut $5 billion in public services during a cost of living crisis. Every six months the government pays around $5b in Fuel Tax Credits to mining corporations to burn fossil fuels. If Labor is going to cut spending, cut handouts to fossil fuel barons.
The government’s Future Gas Strategy drew heavily on a submission from fossil fuel lobbyists Australian Energy Producers – which in turn drew heavily on research from leading consultancy firm EY. satpa.pe/AJl8Hs2
Report reveals climate change increased likelihood of Southern California’s wildfires 🔥
The State of Wildfires report, co-led by the Met Office, @ukceh.bsky.social, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social & @ecmwf.int evidences the link between climate change and wildfire activity.
Read more⬇️
Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return, scientists are warning, with mounting evidence that a sudden slump in sea ice formation since 2016 is linked to human-induced ocean warming.
The AEMC forecasts average household energy costs will fall by about 20 per cent, or $1000 a year, over the next decade under a coordinated renewables rollout. Fully electric households deploying solar and storage could slash costs by as much as 70 per cent. satpa.pe/RWRIlx7
I'll be at Georgetown University in DC this evening, screening our acclaimed documentary 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack' and doing a panel discussion afterwards with Nader Hashemi and Dr Feroze Sidhwa.
Come join the audience for free. Register at:
events.georgetown.edu/acmcu/event/...
Researchers implanted CRISPR-edited pancreas cells into a person with type-1 diabetes.
The cells produced insulin for months
There was no need for immune-dampening drugs, due to gene edits that allowed the cells to evade detection by the recipient’s immune system.
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Know your rights, Illinois.
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Can Australia junk AUKUS and defend itself? Former senator and submariner @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social says how it can be done #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/could-austra...
Fiona Godlee (previous editor of the BMJ) being arrested yesterday for her support for Palestine.
She is a good and brave woman with a record of being on the right side of history.
Loss of koala habitat shows ‘total failure’ of nature laws, conservationists say
The long-touted Great Koala National Park is set to become a reality in New South Wales, protecting koala populations and other threatened species in the state's mid-north.
"COVID cases have doubled in California. and officials advise indoor masking"
PLEASE get the word out to everyone, including parents, because children need protection too.
Hundreds of free downloadable images to post, email, or print. drive.google.com/drive/folder...
James Tate
A woman discovered the greenhouse effect 168 years ago. Her male colleagues refused to let her present her findings. Then they erased her from history. This is the story of Eunice Newton Foote, the scientist who predicted climate change before anyone believed it was possible.
Sound on! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Doctors have "a professional and moral duty to stand up against the #GazaGenocide".
Western governments - like UK's and Australia's - have a legal, moral and humanitarian duty to do the same.
#SanctionIsraelNow #auspol
David Pocock: “Like many Australians I was frustrated & angry about many decisions government made that clearly weren’t evidence-based or in best interests of Australians. I’ve come to see why: a lack of transparency and broken lobbying rules.” www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21450/...
Israel has completely destroyed over 1,000 buildings in the Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods in Gaza City this month.
Blackheath Sunrise.
#sunrise #mindfulness #humanity
Sunrise, this morning.
The gift of awareness.
That space between thoughts, where each breath whispers 'good morning', is the most beautiful experience.
It's you. All of you. Beyond your thoughts.
May we all find ourselves. And, each other.
Trump's termination of federal grants for universities has jeopardized lifesaving research breakthroughs at Harvard Medical School — including treatments for cancer and developmental disorders.
His attacks on higher education will hurt us all.
This is a very precious handful!
Socorro doves are one of five #birds listed as extinct in the wild. The entire surviving population of roughly 200 birds are all in the care of avian experts.
Eight chicks hatched at Chester Zoo this summer. It's a big boost for this incredibly rare species!
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The stark truth of AUKUS keeps becoming clearer and clearer. Now a key Washington think tank says Australian should only get US nuclear subs if we quietly surrender our sovereign control of them in secret “contingency planning” meetings with US officials.
There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
Diverse Australian voices boycotting the Bendigo Writers Festival. Support them: - follow their socials - buy their books (direct or local if you can) - borrow their books from your local library - read and review their books.
Books listed Discipline by Randa Abdel-Fattah: - out 2 September - Fiction - Author of Palestinian and Egyptian heritage Practical Reconciliation by Aunty Munya Andrews and Carla Rogers: - Non fiction - Author is an Elder from the Kimberley region of Western Australia I Ate The Whole World to Find You by Rachel Ang - Graphic novel - Short stories The Rot by Evelyn Araluen - Out 4 November - Poetry - Goorie and Koori author
Books listed The Burrow by Melanie Cheng - Fiction - Shortlisted for the Stella Prize and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Enclave by Claire G Coleman - Dystopian fiction - Longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award - Noongar writer Gawimarra: Gathering by Jeanine Leane - Poetry - Wiradjuri writer and poet Golf Dreaming by John Maynard - Non fiction - Author is a Worimi Aboriginal man
Books listed Always Was, Always Will Be: The Campaign for Justice and Recognition Continues by Thomas Mayo - Non fiction - Author is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man Peripathetic by Cher Tan - Essay collection - Singapore born author - Longlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize Joss: A History by Grace Yee - Poetry collection - Award winning poet
Shout out to some of the diverse voices that have taken a financial hit by boycotting the Bendigo Writers Festival.
Includes books by @evelynaraluen.bsky.social @clairegcoleman.bsky.social @thomasmayo.bsky.social
#booksky #AussieAugust2025
'Disappointed and angry': How negotiations for a global plastic treaty fell apart this week
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Food producers in the exquisite Mudgee region are seeking a lead mine exclusion zone to protect some of Australia’s best agricultural products, including Wagu cattle, fine wool sheep, and the famous Mudgee wine and honey brand.
Lead and food production don’t mix.
www.theland.com.au/story/903911...
“Not only has his government been prepared to condemn the Maugean skate; it has also shown the Australian public that, when faced with the choice between protecting nature and corporations, the corporations will always win.” satpa.pe/J3gRXIj
One in 4 people carry one copy of the APOE4 allele, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. We've just learned how that risk is mediated—the immune system
erictopol.substack.com/p/our-braini...
A major blow in Federal Court won’t stop Torres Strait Islanders fighting to prove the government’s duty of care over climate change. http://satpa.pe/sfkBBb6
'Simple physics’: How climate change is making natural disasters deadlier | My interview yesterday on @msnbc.com #ChrisJansingReports: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH8_...
