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Australia needs strong nature laws Friends of the Earth Australia (FoEA) believes that social and environmental issues cannot be separated from each other. As a result, FoEA is a social and environmental justice organisation. We seek t...

Federal Labor went to the last election with a promise to fix our broken nature laws. After years of delays, they have introduced new laws to Parliament. But they’re not good enough & will fail to protect nature.

The laws must be strengthened.

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OBSERVED EFFECTS OF UBI No significant reduction in labor supply (38 studies meta-analysis) Increased self-employment (301%) and part-time employment (17%) Slight decrease in alcohol and tobacco use (31 studies meta-analysis) New mothers extend their maternity leaves Birth weights improve due to better maternal nutrition Graduation rates and educational outcomes improve Hospitalization rates decline (8.5%) Crime goes down (15%–42%) especially illegal hunting (95%) Domestic violence decreases (30%–51%) Trust increases (13% in politicians | 6% in other people) Home ownership rates increase (17%–26%) Food security increases as does consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables Improved cognitive functioning (43%) and personality traits (31%) Savings go up, debts go down Source: scottsantens

I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.

This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵

Truthful American History

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Screenshot of Juliet’s Instagram post, with screenshot of her email to DFAT. Email reads: I am absolutely flabbergasted that you have not responded? If your job is not to protect the lives of Australian citizens and uphold human rights, pray tell, what is your job?! Her captions: My 7th email to DFAT to get consular support... No Reply.

Screenshot of Juliet’s Instagram post text: As WAHOO gets closer to Gaza, some 420 nautical miles, around the drive from Sydney to Brisbane, and enter the 'critical zone' - the area where the Israeli Occupation Forces usually violently intercept humanitarian flotillas, I have emailed the Department Of Foreign Affairs seven times to ask them for help, but with no response. My family and friends have called them and they were told 'she should consult the Smart Traveller website. We are peaceful ordinary citizens doing what our government should be doing - delivering baby food and medicine to the remaining Palestinians left alive who have been intentionally starved and slaughtered by genocidal Zionists. In international waters. We deserve protection. The IOF has already bombed us twice on this mission destroying boats and they are now threatening an escalation in their attacks, a boat prison and lengthy prison terms. And I am told to look up the Smart Traveller website. WTAF. Thank you Albo. Very kind of you Penny. Your government is rotten to the core.

Juliet Lamont is one of the Aussies currently sailing to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Despite 7 emails from herself, and many calls from family & friends, the Australian Government refuses to respond, let alone help.

Contact the gov here:

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#AusPol

Anti-immigration march?
No, Nazi’s are nazi’s.

Attack & destroy Camp Sovereignty (est. ~20yrs ago) part of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander movement, acknowledging genocide, sovereignty & working towards treaty.
Peacefully ✊🏾✌🏽
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

From holes in the earth to powerhouses: The solar potential of abandoned pit mines is huge. Turning abandoned open-pit mines into solar farms could resolve growing land-use tensions and unlock vast, underused infrastructure for renewable energy deployment.

Why not put solar farms in places already disturbed that aren’t being used otherwise—especially defunct open-pit mines w/ their roads & grid connections? New global study finds 61.8K mines that together cover 47.9K km2, enough for 4,764 TWh/yr of solar.

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Marion Scrymgour makes history as first Aboriginal person to chair the House of Representatives Tiwi and Anmatjere woman Marion Scrymgour MP has made history as the first Aboriginal person to chair the House of Representatives Chamber.

Tiwi and Anmatjere woman Marion Scrymgour MP has made history as the first Aboriginal person to chair the House of Representatives Chamber, as a member of the Speaker’s Panel.
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The Israeli military had a message to the Handala freedom flotilla. Huwaida Arraf had a message back to them, explaining international law and their rightful and just mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza with a civilian vessel ‘Handala’.

More than any other sitting politician, on defence matters I trust this former lieutenant colonel, Andrew Wilkie, who resigned his post over the lies being told to justify the Iraq invasion.
Leave the nuclear warships to the Americans. Australia's small, fast fleet is best for Australia.

#auspol

Sign the Petition Stop Scott Morrison's Order of Australia

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Peter Dutton says.... #auspol

Residential without Controlled load Residential with Controlled load Ausgrid (May 2022) $1,512 $2,122 Ausgrid (March 2025) $1,969 $2,714 Change $457 $592 Endeavour (May 2022) $1,836 $2,383 Endeavour (March 2025) $2,397 $3,050 Change $561 $667 Essential (May 2022) $2,092 $2,490 Essential (March 2025) $2,713 $3,174 Change $621 $684

Dutton keeps saying electricity prices have gone up $1,300. That's a complete lie - even when using his own metric of the default market offer

If you don’t know the details about Dutton’s flip flopping policies, vote No to Liberal National candidate in the federal election.

I know my brother @swearyanthony.bsky.social has a lot of people he cares about on here. While not everyone knows about the connection, a lot of people who follow me also follow him. This seemed like a way to get the word out:

Anthony is currently in ICU in a critical condition after a head injury.

Fake reviews, a bewildered family: Following the threads of a candidate’s business empire A Liberal candidate in suburban Melbourne paints himself as a successful “small businessman”. I started looking into his businesses, and found some very surprising results.

LNP needs to remove Safi as a candidate. Bots posting fake reviews for non-existent companies linked to fake addresses. He’s completely untrustworthy
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Over 3,700 mutuals follow this hacked account > @and60.bsky.social

It was once the account of @strangerous.bsky.social but was hacked, taken over and renamed @and60.bsky.social

If you're following it, you're supporting a thief & a hacker

The original Stranger is now: @strangerous10.bsky.social

Netherlands a ‘cautionary tale’ for Coalition’s mortgage deduction scheme, expert warns Cody Hochstenbach says the scheme in his country has driven up home prices and weighs heavily on taxpayers

Great article on how one of the scant pieces of LNP policy will further increase cost of living pressures with evidence
#auspol #AusVotes25 #DontRiskDutton

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Agree

Here’s Kooyong Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer telling you she’s a 'renter'.

But Amelia isn’t being completely honest.

In fact, she's being outright deceptive, and the millennial renters in particular who Amelia has tried to deceive will feel angry.

Let me lay it out.

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Dutton blames renewables for rising power prices, but bills would be much higher without them New report finds wind, solar and battery storage has shielded Australian households and businesses from much higher power bills than they would otherwise be paying.

New report finds wind, solar and battery storage has shielded Australian households and businesses from much higher power bills than they would otherwise be paying

Mass rally calls for shutdown of salmon industry after waste washes up on beaches Premier Jeremy Rockliff says the industry still has a “strong social licence”…

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Protecting our independence. How to react to Trump's bullying - Michael West Labor and the Coalition look the other way while the US and Trump is engaged in a petulant meltdown. David Shoebridge calls for a review

Greens defence spokesman @DavidShoebridge has the best take on what to do about Trump

#AUKUS #auspol
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An imitation collector card, with the brand "Australian Liberal Party Lies". This is #6. The tagline is "Collect them all ... so you don't elect them all!" The Lie section says: “Renewables are driving up power bills”. The Facts section says: “Coal and gas prices have DOUBLED, which pushed up wholesale and then retail electricity prices”. A series of small bar charts illustrate changes in relevant data between 2020/21 and 2022/23/24, showing coal prices increasing 135%, gas prices 112%, wholesale electricity prices 104%, and the percentage of renewables having increased 30%. Retail prices are shown in a larger chart to have increased 24% from 2020/21/22 to 2023/24. An arrow links wholesale prices to retail prices with the label “Lag”. Footnotes refer to the sources of the data as AER, ABS, Open Electricity, YCharts and OFX. The graphic is licensed as Creative Commons, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives.

IT'S HERE!
Liberal Lies Collector Card #6:
"Renewables are driving up power bills"

The Truth?
Electricity is expensive because of surging fossil fuel prices.

🔄 Repost to share the truth
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#auspol #factcheck #AusVotes2025

A graph showing that the richest 10% get $27.5bn in tax breaks from CGT discount on housing, negative gearing, and super tax concessions - more than the rest combined

Next time you hear someone ask how will the govt pay for <insert new spending on services> just remember right now the richest 10% get $27.5bn in tax breaks on just super, and negative gearing and the capital gains discount on housing
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Chinese Ships sail into Sydney. 2019

Three Chinese warships sailed into Sydney Harbour in June 2019

At the time reportedly unannounced

The Government of the day was … umm … the LNP Government

The Defence Minister was Linda Reynolds

The Home Affairs Minister was - checks notes - one Peter Dutton ...

#auspol

Dutton defends ‘astute’ share purchases and late property disclosures as Labor demands details Opposition leader says he made required disclosures to parliamentary register and defends lucrative property and share investments

Peter Dutton has refused to reveal details about bank shares he bought at the height of the global financial crisis in the days before a bank bailout, defending his lucrative property investment history and stock market decisions
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YouTube video by Australian Greens Peter Whish-Wilson Exposes Advance & the Atlas Network

But who says we need nuclear and why are they making us talk about it? Who says windfarms kill whales? Who says Indigenous rights will 'divide us by race'? Who got rid of Rudd, Gillard and the Clean Energy Act 2011? Its the same people.

Pls watch and circulate.

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