Tony Smith

Weaver's Bargain demo is officially launching as part of Aus at the table Online - the first of (I hope) many online programming events put on with ARC for those who cannot make it PAX in person.

Follow the link in my bio to signup for the demo.

#ttrpg #arcttrpg #ausrpg

Electricity generation costs would be up to 50% higher if Australia stuck with coal and gas only Griffith University experts reveal the 30% increase in consumer power bills since 2021 would have been worse under fossil fuel-only scenario

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Renewables are cheaper than coal and gas

Australia's largest gas project given final approval to operate until 2070 Australia's biggest gas project, Woodside's North West Shelf, has received final approval to extend operations through until 2070.

Labor campaigned heavily on climate action. This is a national disgrace. How can Australia expect to host COP31, when our own government clearly demonstrates a lack of commitment to action on climate?

Shame on the Albanese government.

Australia news live: Labor approves extension of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export project until 2070 Follow live

Disgraceful.

No govt that actually cares about climate change would do this.

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Aussies care. And we're not afraid to speak out. Well done to everyone who turned up to rallies right across Australia, including small country towns. We see you. 👏
#MarchForPalestine #FreeGaza

An open letter to the Prime Minister Dear Prime Minister, Re: Moral consistency and sovereign leadership I am writing as a concerned Australian to urge your government to better align its priorities with the values and concerns of many A...

Dear Albo,
While I appreciate the challenges of governing a diverse nation, there are two pressing issues where your government’s focus appears disconnected from the broader sentiment of the public.

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Dear @albomp.bsky.social

Re: Moral consistency and sovereign leadership

I am writing as a concerned Australian to urge your government to better align its priorities with the values and concerns of many Australians.

#Auspol

A record number of Australians are using our sunshine to power their homes. Now with our Cheaper Home Batteries program more Australians are storing that abundant sunshine to power their homes into the evenings. That’s good for bills and good for our modern Australian energy grid.

"AUKUS was cooked up by a few blokes in suits and uniforms behind closed doors, sprung on the Australian people overnight."

Australia has an opportunity to get out of the AUKUS security pact. We should take it.

@emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol

The relationship is all take by the US and no give.
We also take US beef as well but no one wants to eat at beef a 50 % exchange rate premium when we have grass fed free range beef at home.

Also US companies earn billions in Aus and pay little or no tax.
We host whatever military base the US wants

Some relationships are not worth having.
The US has a big trade surplus with Aus
We are giving billions for their subs with no guarantee we will ever get one.
They want to trash our PBS
No mate it's bad f*cken deal. Tell em f*ck em.

Neoen proposes Australia’s biggest battery next to gigawatt-scale forest wind project Neoen proposes 3,200 MWh of battery storage next to a planned gigawatt scale wind project in a NSW state forest.

Neoen proposes Australia's biggest battery next to gigawatt-scale forest wind project reneweconomy.com.au/neoen-propos...

Big Pharma USA is attacking our PBS
We as a country must stand firm pharmaceuticals must stay affordable for everyone
We in Australia never ever want to have the American unaffordable system of greed and inhumanity
@albomp.bsky.social
Like if you support
#auspol

Accusing others of a woke agenda, Peter Dutton became a victim of his own culture war Peter Dutton's anti-woke message kicked off in the first week of the campaign but his culture war appears to have turned off voters.

Dutton’s ’anti-woke’ msg failed

"Thanks to compulsory voting ...the task for the [Australian] leader is to appeal to a really wide range [of voters] & not to speak to a very specific group of voters,"-Zareh Ghazarian, political scientist from Monash University
#auspol
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Australia has backed a rapid shift to renewable energy - and given Labor a chance on climate. How will it act? | Clear Air After a landslide election win, there will never be a better chance to shake off old policy impasses and deliver a more ambitious plan for the environment

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As Australia’s election result reminds us, News Corp no longer has the power to sway voters | Margaret Simons The declining power of the Murdoch press is part of the wider story of the waning influence of mainstream media

As Australia’s election result reminds us, News Corp no longer has the power to sway voters
✍️💸🗞️📰🗞️💸✍️
The declining power of the Murdoch press is part of the wider story of the waning influence of mainstream media

What is clear even this early in the night is that Australians have rejected the politics of hate, fear and division. To every Australian that chose basic decency and humanity today. Thank you ❤️🙏🏼 #australiavotes2025 #election #AustraliaVotes

Nuclear power has been repudiated.
Trumpism has been repudiated.
Culture wars have been repudiated.
It’s a GREAT DAY FOR AUSTRALIA! 🇦🇺
#auspol

'It was meant to be!' Trump greets Canada election with fresh threats President Donald Trump waded into Canada's federal election that has essentially become a referendum on him.The U.S. president has upended relations between the neighboring allies with steep tariffs o...

As polls opened in Canada, Trump made new demands for Canada to become USA's 51st state. Yet @albomp.bsky.social & Peter Dutton still say Trump is someone Australia can rely on. We need a crossbench in parliament that'll make them stand up for Australia. #auspol

Coalition puts EV drivers on notice over road use tax Bridget McKenzie says the Coalition believes in principle that electric vehicle drivers should pay a road use charge and will consider one in government, while insisting it will not be a "tax".

Wow! Forget the #climate & #eco stupidity…The Coalition’s lack of the slightest economic clue (let alone how #energy works!) continues to blow my mind daily! It’s downright dangerous. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

‘We invoked Shakespeare’: Kates McLennan and McCartney on explaining Australian swearing to Amazon The Australian best friend writing duo talk about making their ‘feminist noir comedy’ Deadloch for Amazon, gentrification in Tasmania and going ‘full bridge troll’ after years on TV

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Tony Smith on X: "@katemclennan1 Congrats Kates. Its a very funny show. Love the authentic characters, it's super fast, very witty and a masterclass in Aussie Vernacular. Willing to suspend disbelief for Detective Eddie from Darwin. Is this a parody of what women feel they need to be in a blokes world or" / X @katemclennan1 Congrats Kates. Its a very funny show. Love the authentic characters, it's super fast, very witty and a masterclass in Aussie Vernacular. Willing to suspend disbelief for Detective Eddie from Darwin. Is this a parody of what women feel they need to be in a blokes world or

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Prime

Deadloch on Amazon is a masterclass in Australian vernacular. It's how we speak, and if we don't, we secretly want to.

As Trump attacks US science agencies, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred ushers in a fresh wave of climate denial in Australia | Adam Morton Alfred is being used as the latest front in an ideological war, but facts are relevant to how we prepare for a climate-changed future

A column today: As Trump attacks US science agencies, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred ushers in a fresh wave of climate denial in Australia

Features some excellent climate science explanation by Prof Mark Howden from @anu-iceds.bsky.social

Magical thinking by the LNP and climate change deniers won't bring down insurance costs.

We have massive floods in Queensland and a heat wave in Melbourne in March. This is not normal. The biggest crisis we face right now is a lack of action on climate change. What will it take for our two major parties to take on the coal industry to protect Australian families from more danger.

'Expensive, improbable': The case against extending coal-fired power Australia's coal-fired power stations are unreliable and driving up electricity prices, according to a new report out today, on the eve of a federal election campaign in which the viability of keeping...

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