Michelle Petterson

Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

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...

Much of the intl reporting on the French protests has been doing my head in. Especially the Australian tendency to miss the point. So I was glad to write about what I saw firsthand at Place de la République last weekend. And have my photo published, too. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2026/10...

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A candle for Helen Haines.

This is a great @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org video on attribution science + Ayesha's dog is the best Srsly though I think attribution science really fills one of the most significant gaps in climate communication and advocacy, this is so so so so important www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Lc...

Electrification is an efficiency revolution and a fundamental reorganisation of energy systems. Less energy, fewer imports, more security. I'll make the case at @oxmartinschool.bsky.social on 19 Nov, in person & online: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/elect...

Seeing a lot of Angus Taylor talking about turning the temperature down etc. A part of that is not making excuses and engaging in deflection, whataboutism and false equivalence cheapos when someone on your side does the wrong thing. Like this.

Much debate about where to from here after the shocking attack on Helen Haines. The answer is..Helen Haines. She has demonstrated through her non combative community approach to politics and that there is a better way to do politics. She is the leader … She is the example…do as Helen would do.

Are trains the solutions we’ve been ignoring?

Words matter. Not only on social media but in the way MSM platforms idiots to spew their discrimination. The media can’t play the sympathetic soul when it comes to the shocking Helen Haines attack & then promote the behaviour of the haters. Some people respond to the prompts & act accordingly.

Do EVs and heat pumps deliver no carbon savings until the grid is fully decarbonised? A recent paper claimed so. It's wrong. Even running entirely on gas-fired power, both cut emissions by about half. Our open-access response in Environmental Research: Energy: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, NAZA reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Out now in UK cinemas. Visit www.naza.film

I can’t believe someone would intentionally want to hurt Helen Haines. She is always respectful of others views, respected across the Parliament and community and a glowing example of how an MP should represent her electorate. Our thoughts are with Helen and her family.

NEW: Australia's nuclear science agency is among the sensitive government agencies and critical infrastructure targeted by the first-of-its-kind attack by an Israeli company exploiting adtech Researchers found a device could be infected after merely viewing an online ad www.abc.net.au/news/...

This is extremely unconvincing. One Nation indeed has no Vic policy on abortion on their website but the federal party's policy is to "seek every opportunity" to "roll back" current laws (translation: create more offences). #springst

Isabella Weber is THE economist to be listening to right now “Fascism is rising from frustration, born out of a crisis of livelihoods,” says Weber. “So, we need to reclaim these essentials now.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

$32B Dalby DC, Queensland. Zerra DC is developer/landlord with Anthropic tenant. 4 air cooled buildings with 35,000m² of roof. Each requires 21,000L of water a day pledging not to use bores or town. Consultation has begun but it's a Crisafulli Govt done-deal. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Trump is a Russian agent:

How the NAZA documentary uses insider testimony to confront public denial - Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/how-the-naza... By Dr Ayesha Jehangir

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They know this is beyond the pale otherwise they'd be bragging about it on Twitter and Fox & Friends.

Ukraine FM: ‘Russia rejects peace. Everyone knows it. But how openly they are prepared to reject President Trump's proposals shows just how arrogant they are. Russian murderers have zero respect for calls for peace. This is what happens when pressure eases: the less pressure, the more arrogance.’

Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps during Russian attack ft.trib.al/ZJ3hwyf

A year into a 'ceasefire', Israel restricts access to 65 percent of Gaza and crams 2.1 million people into the rest.

back in the USSA

Once again, Australia goes missing.

UKRAINE'S ZELENSKIY TELLS REPORTERS DECISION ON DIESEL WILL GIVE MOSCOW ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR WAGING WAR

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firing squad

Ah yes, public executions. The sure sign of a strong, confident power or, you know, the exact opposite.

Should coal mines count their pollution? High Court says yes. Add your name 👉 https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/actions/end-the-free-ride-petition/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/08/has-the-high-court-set-australias-fossil-fuel-producers-shaking-in-their-boots-they-should-be

Righteous passion and rage. Ossoff is an incredible talent.

Anyone that supports this administration is sick and twisted. This is horrendous. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

People who were bluffed by John Andersons god bothering good guy Polly are finally seeing him in his true self!

Finally! A good news climate story!

rein it in..

Labour just don't get it. They don't get how scared people are with extreme weather becoming our new normal. We need voices in parliament that will force them to take wildfires seriously, not quietly shirk responsibility.

If you’ve read about TN this week, please take a moment with this piece if you didn’t read it when we published it: It’s an investigation into the execution team Alabama has put together. It’s officers with a history of violence who choose each other. Eye-opening to what happens in executions.

I wonder if Tony Abbott will declare this catastrophe has nothing to do with climate change because "Bangkok always has floods". #auspol #ClimateCrisis #Bangkok

Abbott used his blink in time to become a blot on history.

I'm a left-of-Labor voter, which has often meant voting 1 for the Greens. You'd be right surmising my politics are pretty anti-war too. But failing to aid Ukraine's defence against invasion is loathsome and the purported principle invoked is one that does not meet the moment

NAZA - the film Netanyahu doesn't want you to see - is coming to Australia. We're partnering with @madmanfilms.bsky.social for special preview screenings on 11 October in Sydney and Melbourne, featuring @sarahschwartz.bsky.social and Antony Loewenstein. Grab tickets here: www.madman.com.au/naza/

The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians - by Georgina Woods www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The LNP has no plan on climate change. Just a chainsaw. No plan.

It still boggles my mind that religious leaders are considered to have any authority on morality. Religion is underscores much of the hate, bigotry, misogyny and violence we experience in the world and encourages the abdication of responsibility for moral choices. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...

The Greens-led senate inquiry into intergenerational housing inequity spent 6 months hearing evidence on Australia's housing crisis. Final report, published today, shows dire need for the government to stop shirking responsibility & act. Public housing, rent caps & affordable mortgages.

A story of our time: Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission’s history described as ‘infamous betrayal’. Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits.

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