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We are LIVE for today’s webinar with our Exec. Director @RDNS_TAI and senior climate and energy researcher @pollyjhemming talking dodgy carbon credits with @ebony_bennett #auspol
There’s still time to join us – register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
There’s still time to join us – register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Are Australia's emmissions reducing? @RDNS_TAI responds with a flat "no." @pollyjhemming reminds viewers that Australia's actual emissions have only gone down 1.8% relative 2005. #climate #auspol 
What is green Wall St.?🤨Polly Hemming says that despite the release of the State of the Environment which showed that Australia's ecosystems are collapsing, the govt. has refused to regulate polluting industries. Instead, they leave it to the markets to find a solution. #auspol
German Chancellor #Scholz is in #China today.
Here's a list of those unhappy about Scholz's China moves:
- much of the German govt
- the US
- the EU
- German intelligence
- small and medium businesses
- the German public
And those who are happy:
- China
- big conglomerates
Here's a list of those unhappy about Scholz's China moves:
- much of the German govt
- the US
- the EU
- German intelligence
- small and medium businesses
- the German public
And those who are happy:
- China
- big conglomerates
As the US has been getting tougher on China, the EU is trying to find internal consensus, and the German govt is finalising its new China Strategy, Scholz decided to visit shortly after #20thCPCNationalCongress to open more doors for big business (oh, & talk about human rights).
Many big German businesses are already largely dependent on the Chinese market (e.g., around 50% of VW's global sales in 2021 were in China) and the German economy is highly enmeshed with that of China.
Anyone who stands aside watching a bully in action and does nothing is a bully enabler.
Meet the team at Sunrise morning show in Australia where bullying Meghan is normalised.
#WeloveyouHarryandMeghan
#HarryandMeghan
#GoodKingHarry
#racists
#bullying
Meet the team at Sunrise morning show in Australia where bullying Meghan is normalised.
#WeloveyouHarryandMeghan
#HarryandMeghan
#GoodKingHarry
#racists
#bullying
Anyone who stands aside watching a bully in action and does nothing is a bully enabler.
Meet the team at Today morning show in Australia where bullying Meghan is normalised.
#WeloveyouHarryandMeghan
#HarryandMeghan
#GoodKingHarry
#racists
#bullying
Meet the team at Today morning show in Australia where bullying Meghan is normalised.
#WeloveyouHarryandMeghan
#HarryandMeghan
#GoodKingHarry
#racists
#bullying
Today morning show in Australia Director and Producer - Steve Barling & Thomas Kaye
It seems the daily reminder to the team is Meghan must never be afforded unabiased reporting & never be treated like a human.
#WeLoveYouMeghan
#WeloveyouHarryandMeghan
#racism
#PrinceHarry
It seems the daily reminder to the team is Meghan must never be afforded unabiased reporting & never be treated like a human.
#WeLoveYouMeghan
#WeloveyouHarryandMeghan
#racism
#PrinceHarry
.@palaceletters the idea Hurley didn't know the ministries had been kept secret is ridiculous
"The last of these b appointments… made more than a year after the 1st, so clearly by then the GG did know that they weren't being made public bbc.com/news/world-aus…
"The last of these b appointments… made more than a year after the 1st, so clearly by then the GG did know that they weren't being made public bbc.com/news/world-aus…
"The Aus public need to know whether #Hurley counselled the #PM against the moves, & why he didn't disclose them himself."
The govt has already announced an inquiry into #Morrison's actions, but Dr Hocking wants it to look at the #GG & his office too.
The govt has already announced an inquiry into #Morrison's actions, but Dr Hocking wants it to look at the #GG & his office too.
"If the inquiry is to find out what happened in order to fix what happened, it would be extremely problematic to leave out a key part of that equation."
Levelised cost is not an appropriate way to compare dispatchable versus non-dispatchable (renewable) generators, and renewables ARE NOT cheaper than fossil fuels.
manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2022-8-18…
#auspol #auspol2022
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Which is why even pre-Ukraine Germany had the most expensive power in Europe, despite doing more than virtually any comparable country in the world to incorporate renewables into its grid.
#auspol #auspol2022
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The actual high cost of power in Germany was a feature, not a bug, of Germany's high use of renewables.
(And the fact that this was actually built on reliance on Russian gas is simply the icing on the cake.)
#auspol #auspol2022
(And the fact that this was actually built on reliance on Russian gas is simply the icing on the cake.)
#auspol #auspol2022
1. I am going to start an endless thread calling for the uni fee increases to be undone.
It will start very respectful. I’m very hopeful @JasonClareMP et al will do the right thing, on this and many other issues.
But I will not let the issue slide away like last time.
It will start very respectful. I’m very hopeful @JasonClareMP et al will do the right thing, on this and many other issues.
But I will not let the issue slide away like last time.
2. My welcome to government let’s get it done greeting belongs in this endless thread:
3. And this one. That the LNP did this to our kids and young adults despite what they went through the past couple of years was intolerable.
But I know Labor know this and anticipate a fix is close.
But I know Labor know this and anticipate a fix is close.
Starting a new thread for the second keynote address by Kamilaroi and Wiradjuri journalist Stan Grant, a multi-award winning current affairs host & author, currently serving as the @ABCaustralia International Affairs Editor. #RANZCP2022
He will deliver a keynote address on Indigenous mental health on the opening day of the Congress. #RANZCP2022
Asks "how do we live in a country where our presence itself is seen to be something as hostile?" - Stan Grant #RANZCP2022
Big week of advocacy for me. With emergency departments bursting at the seams across Australia and Aotearoa NZ this seemed an apt way to mark #ACEMWellnessWeek. We won’t have clinician wellbeing until we have a safer, fairer, better health system. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…
Scott Morrison made an announcement about reducing PBS Medicines. Trouble is he INCREASED them on Jan 1st, 2022, during a Pandemic
affordablemedicines.com.au/home/ #auspol @Mark_Butler_MP
affordablemedicines.com.au/home/ #auspol @Mark_Butler_MP
Anyone see the Irony here. On the same day Morrison announces cheaper medication and healthcare - He cuts Heart scans, ECG’s from #Medicare Rebates. #LNPCutsToHealth
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The moment Liberals Distracted Voters, while they Cut #MRI’s, sleep apnea, #spinal fusion, skin lesion treatments and #Allergy Testing in 2018.
#LNPHealthCuts @RACGP @gedkearney #Medicare #auspol2022
#LNPHealthCuts @RACGP @gedkearney #Medicare #auspol2022
@SophieScamps @KulskiTina 1. The National party under the leadership of #BarnabyJoyce are one of the major reasons for holding back progress, innovation and development within Australia.The Nationals price for supporting a minority Liberal government are expensive economically unjustified rural/regional
@SophieScamps @KulskiTina 2. pork barelling.For example the Beetrooter’s dams without environmental studies or approval by Infrastructure Australia,the experts. Trade deals that focus agricultural sector exports as if the manufacturing sector in Australia did not exist. The biggest insult of all to rural
@SophieScamps @KulskiTina 3. folk is the shady deal between the Liberal & National parties. The Liberal party agrees to NOT CONTEST rural seats if they are held by a National party MP. People living in the regions of NSW,Victoria, SA,WA & Tasmania are denied this choice at Federal elections. They can
1. The Australian Greens deserve real credit for putting forward a bold and pragmatic anti-poverty policy like the #LiveableIncomeGuarantee #BasicIncome #UBI #AusPol2022 aap.com.au/news/greens-un…
2. @JohnQuiggin writes: 'The policy would increase all income support payments – for those looking for work, studying full-time or unable to work because of age, disability or caring responsibilities' #BasicIncome #UBI theconversation.com/the-greens-liv…
3. The payment satisfies several of the criteria people often associate with #BasicIncome. 1. Adequacy - the base payment is pegged to the Henderson Poverty Line. 2. Efficiency - 10 welfare payments are consolidated around one base rate. melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/publications/p…
Last night around 745pm, 3 NSW #Police officers banged on my door. When I answered, they placed me under arrest for taking a photograph in a court room.
I was not cuffed but I was told to remove my jewellery and any strings and I was body searched outside my home.
I was not cuffed but I was told to remove my jewellery and any strings and I was body searched outside my home.
I was put in the back of the police van and driven to the station. I was told that they could detain me for 6 hours. I was put in a cell in the custody department.
I was asked if I wanted to be interviewed.
I declined. I was told it would be done anyway.
I was asked if I wanted to be interviewed.
I declined. I was told it would be done anyway.
Before we left my house, an officer stormed in and walked into my kitchen while filming. I asked him if he had a warrant. He said that as I was under arrest "there could be knives or scissors and I don't want one plunged into my neck."
I said but it's a photo charge. #auspol
I said but it's a photo charge. #auspol
1/ We’ve just released our pre-election recommendations for the next federal government – whether Liberal or Labor.
A thread on the key takeaways from our 2022 Orange Book. Be warned, it’s epic… #AusPol2022
A thread on the key takeaways from our 2022 Orange Book. Be warned, it’s epic… #AusPol2022
2/ We’re calling for major tax reform. The government should increase or broaden the GST and better target currently wasteful tax concessions (such as the 50% CGT discount and super tax concessions) to fund income tax cuts. This would boost incomes for Australians over time.
3/ The high cost of childcare creates barriers for women to take up more paid work. Reducing out-of-pocket childcare costs and boosting parental leave (including for Dads and partners) would free up families’ choices and boost workforce participation, particularly for women.
Scott Morrison, Sat Jan 29 (while clasping an unlucky koala in front of media): "We love to throw our arms around koalas, & they love to throw their bear arms around us when we get to have a cuddle. What this is about is continuing to throw our arms around our koala population".
Continuing? In the last 20 years, Koala numbers have halved in QLD & dropped 60% in NSW. Land-clearing, drought, & fire mean koalas are currently on track for extinction by 2050.
The $50m is earmarked for monitoring, research, & habitat restoration. The latter's near-pointless without climate action & the previous 2 will confirm we need climate action. There's no mystery as to why koalas are dying. Our climate, farming, & development policies are lethal.
My best buddy, a lawyer in London, spoke to me today about the debacle. I’m surprised, she said, the Australian government did the right thing in regards to Djokovic. My answer:
hey are like Boris; they have no basis upon which they do the right thing; they always act according to political stuntism. Everything they do is for the wrong reasons. They are in there just to rip off the system of democracy for their own benefit.
So, if they ever do the right thing, it is to fix a mistake.
