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Additional footage shows Australian police using force against other protesters:

Video: David Shoebridge via X (@DavidShoebridge)

The footage out of Sydney overnight is abhorrent.

Peaceful protesters set upon by an army of police, punches thrown at people with raised hands, people praying ripped from their knees.

Is this violence the social cohesion that Labor wanted?

Raw America (@rawstory) THIS IS GREAT: Sir Ian McKellen destroys Trump on Colbert last night by performing a Shakespeare monologue from Sir Thomas More. Fits the historical moment exactly. Make sure this gets around!

Sir Ian McKellen destroys Trump on Colbert last night.
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Please share wisely and widely.

Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."

American workers just took home their smallest share of the nation's wealth since 1947 — even as corporate profits soar.

Why? This chart has the answer.

Big Brother is Feeding You - Friends of the Earth Europe As farmers face increasing economic pressure and rising climate impacts, Big Agri and BigTech corporations are working jointly to sell them a new techno-fix: the digitalisation of farming through plat...

Big Brother is feeding you.

It doesn't sound nice, right?

As farmers face increasing economic pressure and climate impacts, BigAgri & BigTech are teaming up to sell them a new techno-fix: digital farming through platformisation and AI.

What is that? What's behind this corporate takeover? 👇

Landmark victory restores Doongmabulla Springs case against Carmichael Mine The Queensland Court of Appeal has handed the state government a defeat, restoring in full a case that seeks to protect the Doongmabulla Springs from the impacts of Adani's Carmichael coal mine.The ca...

Senior Cultural Custodian Adrian Burragubba said "As custodians, we have the right to speak for Country and the obligation to protect it."
nit.com.au/29-01-2026/2...

This

"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.

#AccountabilityIsComing

Dingoes on Australia’s K’gari island to be euthanised after death of Canadian tourist Piper James Queensland government says pack linked to 19-year-old’s death pose ‘unacceptable public safety risk’ as Indigenous traditional owners say they were not consulted

Such an ill-thought out, knee jerk reaction that will not solve the problem unless - & until - people visiting K'gari go there with respect first, for that environment they're simply 'visiting' & do not 'own'.

Sympathies to & respect for traditional owners ignored in this decision making process.

This

Since September 2025, residents have barricaded vs. the mining exploration activities of the company linked to British mining corporation FCF Minerals. Woggle petitioned for a Temporary Restraining Order against the barricaders, which was recently enforced last Friday, 23 January 2026.

The People's Summit was a moving experience. I was glad to be part of it, and connecting with so many wonderful people.
Thanks for Sharing @techlife.altmax.com.au

In 2014, the Brisbane activist community got together to organise a community driven response to the G20 Summit planned for the city. Rather than focus on or give fuel to the mainstream media obsession with riots and drama (in Brisbane, really?), the community... https://altmax.com.au/?p=1424

知る | 国際環境NGO FoE Japan 日本の政府系機関や企業は、「開発」の名の下に資源確保やインフラ整備等を進めています。しかし、その「開発」により地域の生態系や住民の生活基盤・社会関係が回復できないほどに壊される事...

Statement: The Restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant is Unacceptable foejapan.org/en/issue/20260
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via @FoEJapan_en

ABSOLUTELY!
From foejapan.org

Snow gum summit 2026 Mobilise! Resist! Transform!

We will be hosting the 2nd snow gum summit on Ngarigo Country in Jindabyne. March 14 & 15.

We are delighted to announce the first line up of confirmed speakers.

www.melbournefoe.org.au/snow_gum_sum...

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account

Repeat after me and Michael Hudema: A habitable planet is worth more than the profits of a few fossil fuel companies.

Pass it on!

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says

Oxfam’s annual survey of global inequality has revealed that the number of billionaires surpassed 3,000 ... Since 2020, their collective wealth grew by 81%, or $8.2tn, which the charity claims would be enough to eradicate global poverty 26 times over.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Frankly, Australia should be joining them.

Jack Manning Bancroft Imagines - FilmInk “One of the most frustrating things about human beings is that we are always capable,” says Imagine co-director Jack Manning Bancroft when we ask about his mission to improve the world that we live in...

"One of the most frustrating things about human beings is that we are always capable,”
“It’s .. hardwired into us, the ability to do the work, to be transformative, to be kind, and to be cruel and to be fearful and to be depressed… And that can flip .."
www.filmink.com.au/jack-manning...

☢️BETTER ACTIVE TODAY, THAN RADIOACTIVE TOMORROW☢️

Over the summer we are raising funds to support our National Anti-Nuclear Campaign and core operations.

Make a tax-deductible donation today to keep the grassroots pressure on the federal government to ‘nuke nuclear’.

🔗 foe.org.au/donate2026

Big as Black Saturday: Critically endangered species on brink as fires rip through habitats One expert said he was not aware of another day in Victoria’s history in which so many different ecosystems – across so much of the state – had been so damaged.

Great to see this coverage of the env impacts of the fires currently burning in Victoria.

'VIC’s bushfires have torched almost as much land as the Black Saturday disaster, prompting fears for vulnerable animals, including a small distinct population of dingoes'.

www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

Statement from Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean 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...

A statement from Friends of Earth Latin America and the Caribbean.

Solidarity with the Venezuelan people in the face of imperialist aggression.

www.foe.org.au/solidarity_w...

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

This

Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.

'The extent to which the Antarctic ice sheet melts will depend on how much the Earth warms. And that depends on future greenhouse gas emissions from sources including vehicles, power plants and industries.'

theconversation.com/sea-level-do...

Queensland to continue to allow farmers to shoot flying foxes after revoking ban on controversial practice Conservationists and scientists criticise state for backtracking and say alternative non-lethal methods such as netting are more effective

The state government quietly reverses the ban on shooting bats, over Christmas when nobody's watching.
Except the bat people, including my friend Bec who's quoted at the end.
The species is ecologically vital and already vulnerable to climate change and disease
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Idle No More Displaced from their traditional territory, the Sumas First Nation lost the Sumas lake in the 1920s when it was drained to create agricultural land. Now, they are urging governments to consider its...

Displaced from their traditional territory, the Sumas First Nation lost the Sumas lake in the 1920s when it was drained to create agricultural land. Now, they are urging governments to consider its restoration. #floods #IDLENOMORE #BC #Canada www.facebook.com/600824432150...

Wendy Farmer:
“This is more than an investment in infrastructure—it is an investment in our community. It shows that the government has listened to our call to bring back the SEC. It represents fairness and a future where energy serves people first.”.
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‘Borrowed time’: crop pests and food losses supercharged by climate crisis Heating means pests breeding and spreading faster, warn scientists, with simplified current food system already vulnerable

"We were living on borrowed time but we’re heading towards crunch time, and we need to do things differently.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...