Tim Stephens

Vale Jon Kudelka ❤️

Jon was a brilliant cartoonist who used his voice to speak truth about the climate crisis.

Our hearts are with Jon's family and loved ones.

🔥Climate change is fueling deadly fire conditions that threaten some of the world’s oldest trees🌳

New analysis by @wwattribution.bsky.social has found that climate change made the weather that accompanied recent wildfires in Chile and Argentina about 2.5-3 times more likely 🧵

Angus Taylor resigns from Liberal frontbench to set up leadership challenge Other senior frontbenchers, including James Paterson and Matt O’Sullivan are expected to follow him as they push for a spill later this week.

Taylor challenge is on.

www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Well he’s got one vote locked in. That’s a start
#LibSpill

Meanjin will return to Queensland, with QUT becoming the new custodians of the storied journal.

“The Australian government has been clear that settlements are illegal under international law and a significant obstacle to peace. Altering the demographic composition of Palestine is unacceptable.”

Australia condemns Israeli settlements as Herzog arrives in Canberra The Israeli security cabinet agreed over the weekend make it easier for Jewish settlers to buy land and extend Israeli control in the occupied West Bank.

“The Albanese government has condemned Israel’s move to expand settlement construction in the West Bank.”

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In a letter Friday to West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey, the Federal Judicial Center said it had "omitted" the climate science chapter from its latest Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence. The removal marks a significant victory for Republican efforts to thwart a raft of climate lawsuits that the fossil fuel industry has warned could cost it billions of dollars. On Friday, the Republican Attorneys General Association congratulated its members on X, writing that the "Federal Judicial Center has announced they are removing ridiculous WOKE climate science from judicial manuals."

Fearing that educated judges might rule on climate cases, Republican Attorneys General successfully bullied the The Federal Judicial Center (the education & research arm of the federal court system) into removing a chapter summarizing climate science from their scientific judicial reference manual.

And as for failing on First Nations issues, the Prime Minister instigated the Referendum on the Voice which, sadly, a majority of Australians did not support.

YouTube video by 7NEWS Australia Albanese on Invasion Day rally bomb scare

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Attack on Indigenous protesters allegedly driven by 'racism and hatred', PM says The prime minister and opposition leader have both condemned the alleged attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally more than a week ago, after police revealed it was being prosecuted as a terror inci...

The Prime Minister did respond with outrage and solidarity: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Very very sad. Losing Jon feels like losing part of Australia's soul.

Vale.

Doesn’t look like the Coalition’s approach of copying One Nation policies has worked out.

#Newspoll The One Nation primary is 27 and the Coalition primary is 18

#Newspoll No official 2PP (for the first time since 2002)
ALP 33
ON 27
L/NP 18 (includes Nat 3)
Greens 12
Ind/others 10

My 2PP estimate 56.0 to ALP
My shadow-2PP estimate 54.4 to ALP vs ON

Saving the ozone layer has ‘polluted Earth with forever chemicals’ — The Times and The Sunday Times The saving of the ozone layer by banning the aerosol gases that destroy it is one of the great environmental success stories. But the substances brought in to replace them have polluted the Earth with...

It was well known at the time that the fluorocarbon replacements for CFCs were environmentally problematic (eg due to global warming potential), but chemical industry lobbying kept the focus on that route rather than natural refrigerants like hydrocarbons:

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‘It looked ugly’: Coalition reunited after 17-day split Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and Nationals leader David Littleproud have said they trust each other to keep the alliance together this time.

Climate deniers flock together.

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

“China has now overtaken the US to be the world’s largest producer of scientific papers on Antarctica, according to a recent report co-authored by scientists at the University of Tasmania. Britain is third, followed by Australia and Germany.”

www.smh.com.au/environment/...

We are living in the age of the pedopetrotechbroligarch

What Trump’s plans for the Arctic mean for the global climate crisis In this week’s newsletter: With plans to sell off over a million acres of natural habitat for oil and gas development, the Trump administration is ignoring the dire impact on its fragile ecosystem

[What Trump’s plans for the Arctic mean for the global climate crisis]

“With plans to sell off over a million acres of natural habitat for oil and gas development, the Trump administration is ignoring the dire impact on its fragile ecosystem“

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’

‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Antarctic ice sheet folk, I'm looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Antarctic Ice Sheet Reconstruction [readvertised] for a 3.5yr appointment in Tasmania. Very flexible start date!

Join our new team, figuring out what is happening and what may happen in East Antarctica. 1/4
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Mamdani is such an extraordinary political talent.

What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier – and it’s everywhere US Olympic skiers and scientists explain the sharp differences between natural snow and machine-made snow, from the science to the rising risk of crashes.

Many races during the #WinterOlympics will run on machine-made snow as warming winters bring rain and slush.

Artificial snow is faster, icier – and consequently, more dangerous.

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"How and how much the media cover climate change matters greatly.

This 2025 downward trend appears in contrast with ongoing global warming where average temperatures in the most recent years have been the highest in nearly 150 years of recorded history."

Top judge takes aim at Tony Abbott over ‘misconceived’ social media post NSW Chief Justice Andrew Bell issued a stern rebuke about the dangers of misinformed criticism of court decisions.

“The state’s top judge has taken aim at former prime minister Tony Abbott over a social media post as he issued a stern rebuke about the dangers of misinformed criticism of court decisions.”

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Terrorism charge laid over alleged attempted bombing at Invasion Day rally in Perth WA premier Roger Cook says police allege the act was motivated by a ‘hateful, racist ideology’

‘Police have charged a 31-year-old man with terrorism over the alleged attempted bombing of an Invasion Day protest in Perth, accusing the man of accessing “pro-white” material online and claiming the actions were motivated by “hate and racism”.’

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

A vote for One Nation is a vote for a Liberal/Nationals/PHON government (imagine for a moment just how bad that would be).

Hanson says the supposed anti-duopoly party One Nation would give supply to the ex-Coalition to assist it to govern. www.skynews.com.au/opinion/chri...