Barbara Pedersen

Are our buildings fit for purpose in a changing world? Will our essential workers be able to work in extreme conditions, like longer hotter heatwaves? Asking questions our "leaders" don't. #WhatisthepointofLabor #Endclimatedenial #climateemergency

We condemn the political threats made by Opposition Leader Jess Wilson on Sunday and reject her misleading connection between protest of Israel’s genocide and the horrific Bondi attack. Protesting a livestreamed genocide is not antisemitic. Our release: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/10/jewi...

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My friends, can you please offer prayers and send some good energy to the Navajo Nation Reservation and surrounding communities. Pilamaya — thank you 🙏🏾 🪶✨

We’re all wishing Helen Haines a speedy recovery. She is warm, committed, smart, respectful and one of the most effective champions of integrity in public life. She has already changed Parliament for the better more than anyone else.

Hoping that Senator Hanson will "have a think"...? Seems unlikely Pauline will start thinking anytime soon. How about laying charges for inciting hatred instead? #AusPol

You can have a functional health system or an AFL bribery stadium, you can’t afford both #auspol

#WhatisthepointofLabor

Doug Cameron:”In my view it is now clear that AUKUS is about militarising Australia in interests of the US, ensuring the grifters in defence and the arms industry are well fed. It is an act of self-harm and madness on the part of the Australian government.” pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/10...

Revelations from inside trump's mind palace 😱

"He lost his seat is now a real estate agent" says a lot doesn't it? What future careers are on for your federal duopoly rep? Help them achieve your dream: get active, talk with your local people, form a Voices For group and find a real person to represent your community. #communityindependents

"Ability to immediately deliver a trusted working relationship with the special envoy" is double speak for already hand in glove. People: this stuff stinks. Australian Public Sector standards are not being followed and no-one is looking. #WhatisthepointofLabor #Auspol

AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett's warning that violent political rhetoric, including Pauline Hanson's car-ramming video, has a direct link to attacks on politicians is the most-engaged post today. It sharpened the debate over whether heated rhetoric incites violence. 🧵2/3

Drop bears continue to plague Australia's progress towards being the 52nd state of absolutely nowhere. 🤷‍♀️

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It's time for Australians to give a damn when they vote This continuous right wing duopoly nonsense is disgusting, it is not democracy. #auspol #australia #dingusnation

Awesome discoveries at Juukan Gorge 🙏 Makes my heart sing to live in a country whose First Nations people have such ancient roots. Traditional owners amazed to "stand up here and talk about this artefact that was created by my ancestors and to hold it". #GoodthingsaboutAustralia

Australia should turn to real climate change adaptation now. Imagine how much better off we would be with a resilient grid, and transport, water systems and hospitals built for the climate expected over their lifetimes. #Endclimatedenial #climateemergency #Auspol

Parties won't change, they have to satisfy the very corporations funding them who are hollowing out this trust. I hope we start listening to the Pococks and Steggals and Wilkies. And we honor Helen Haines by electing more Independents to restore trust in #Auspol thepoint.com.au/new/261021-c...

The shocking attack on independent MP Helen Haines is a turning point. To honour her work, let it mark a positive shift in the way politics is done in Australia. Cathy McGowan

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Helen Haines has raised over $1 million for Save The Children. You can donate to her fundraiser here: www.savethechildrenfundraising.org.au/helenhaines #auspol #HelenHaines

You are not alone in wanting change. We have the evidence on what drives violence against women and what prevents it. We don’t need permission to start. We need to start, and let politics catch up. Get active. #EnoughIsEnough #Auspol suebarrett.substack.com/p/enoughisen...

Thinking of Dr Helen Haines, her family, the Indi team and the community. #independents #Auspol

after 1600km, a solar and battery powered refrigerated trailer was still 67% charge! No more diesel burning generators to keep truck trailer refrigerated! thedriven.io/2026/10/21/t...

Summer Heat’s Toll on Europe: 50,000 Deaths and a €17 Billion GDP Hit French GDP was 0.2% smaller in the second quarter due to extreme heat, Germany’s economy was 0.1% smaller, while Spain saw a 0.05% heat-related GDP dent www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Dr Helen Haines is fighting for her life after a horrific car attack, yet media applies no pressure on Pauline Hanson to remove her cartoon of political rivals inc Albanese being mowed down by a car. Political violence isn't satire, it’s dangerous. Hanson should remove it & apologise.

Compassion will prevail. #independents #Auspol

Fire seasons are 21% longer than in 1979, which is shrinking the window available for hazard reduction burning and limiting the ability of states and territories to assist each other during major fires. emergencyleadersforclimateaction.org.au/resources/pr...

Unbudgeted costs of extreme events include impacts on volunteers. Bush fires seasons are longer and fiercer while we have fewer fewer volunteers 🤷 Australia deserves better government. Tax the gas, reduce emissions and budget to cover runaway climate emergency costs. #Auspol #Endclimatedenial

If we want to 'take the temperature down' in Australia, a really good start would be blocking X entirely, and making the algorithm opt-in on all Meta platforms. As a side benefit we'd also be slightly reducing the income of the fascist billionaires Musk and Zuckerberg

This is how you inspire people. With quiet dignity and decency. "Phil chose decency and gratitude in what was surely the worst week of his life ..." #Auspol womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...

Listening to #ABCAfternoons Perth news this afternoon about security flaws being exposed in govt. .php website. Lucky AI has come to the rescue to save us all. #auspol

I can’t express just how absolutely grotesque it is to take a very recent and horrific crime which, if anything, can be tied to our culture’s ongoing indifference to male violence against women, and try through anguished mental gymnastics to blame it instead on people who want to stop a genocide

BREAKING: Labor’s coal and gas addiction comes with $6 billion annual bushfire bill Unbelievably, Labor is staring down the barrel of climate destruction and still approving new coal and gas.

From @kossamaras.bsky.social "The manosphere teaches boys grievance. Men need to teach them responsibility" pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/10...

Asked about calls for budget discipline and cutting spending, Pocock replied: “You can make cuts, or you can grow revenue. I don’t understand why we’re slugging everyday Aussies and yet we’re happy to export gas for free.” What's remarkable is not Pocock's position, but that it isn't Labor's.

"Weather supply chain effects on agriculture" = food supply disruption due to climate change impacts. Australians are not being told about climate change impacts because media moguls "don't believe" in climate change. Their faith is firmly stored in bank accounts. #Endclimatechangedenial #Auspol

When politicians and the media narrowly cast this purely as a political attack and refuse to name the elephant in the room – male violence against women – they escape the consequences. #Auspol

Supercharged fire seasons cost Australia $6b annually as El Niño summer looms www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Some quick thoughts on Helen Haines —

@AlboMP You are wrong to blame only social media when tragedy strikes In 2020, 500K Aussies & 2 x PMs signed a petition for a media royal commission You chose to ignore that when you became PM That choice led directly to the rise of One Nation & a divided nation 🐝 #auspol

Every time I see a Toyota LandCruiser or similar 4WD looming behind me on the freeway, I take care to assess the risk of tailgating, threatening driving. On every .5 hour trip there's at least one. Does Australia have a problem with petro masculinity? #Auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...