Canberrans against coal and gas

This is democracy for hire. Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber voices for the planet, while agencies and media help spin delay instead of action.”

If only Australia were able to step up and find some #PoliticalWill to secure our future. Sadly, #fossilcriminals still own our 'governments'.
#EcologicalEmergency
#ExistentialEmergency
#ClimateAction
#auspol
#wapol

There's no point in our governments setting 'ambitious' emissions reduction targets if they won't actually take reducing emissions seriously.

Expanding fossil fuels and relying on bogus carbon credits is NOT taking it seriously.

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Thirty four years ago, on this day, September 30, 1991, The cost of repairing damage to the environment must be included in the price of resources, the Federal Government was told yesterday. The message was delivered to senior ministers during a private meeting with the heads of the Government’s working groups on ecologically sustainable development. They warned that the community must be more closely involved if the plan to write sustainable policies for resource-based industries was to succeed. The working group heads put their views directly to ministers and the Prime Minister, shortly before Mr Hawke had talks with representatives of business, unions, and green groups. 1991 Peake,R. 1991. Report Backs Green Levy On Consumers. The Age, 1 October, p.18. The amount of carbon dioxide in the air was 355ppm. As of 2025, when this post was published, it is 430ppm. This matters because the more carbon dioxide in the air, the more heat gets trapped. The more heat, the more extreme weather events. You can make it more complicated than that if you want, but really, it’s not. Fwiw, I have a tattoo of the Keeling Curve on my left forearm.

September 30, 1991 – Hawke’s ministers * "Ecologically Sustainable Development"

"the heads of the ESD working groups warned that the community must be more closely involved if the plan to write sustainable policies for resource-based industries was to succeed"

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Big congrats to Santos Ltd!!

10 years. $46.7 billion in sales.

ZERO TAX

New ATO data out today.
@markogge.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au
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Secrecy over leaking gas tank sinks Santos deal A methane leak that remains unchecked helped derail what would have been the biggest all-cash takeover in Australian corporate history.

“There’s been a cover-up, there’s been a decision made in the interests of a multibillion company rather than the community.”

How a methane leak that remains unchecked helped derail a $36 billion takeover of Australia's second-largest fossil fuel company. satpa.pe/sZr2VCx

Fossil fuel lobbyists flood Canberra as agencies and media exposed in 2025 F-List - Comms Declare Comms Declare and Clean Creatives today released the F-List 2025, exposing the scale of fossil fuel influence in Australia’s advertising, PR, lobbying and media sectors.

Fossil fuel lobbyists flood Canberra as agencies and media exposed in 2025 F-List
"nearly a quarter of all 468 federally registered lobbyists – were working for fossil fuel clients"
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Hopefully at our next federal election in Australia.

You are on notice ALP - FF lackey

The Climate Crisis Is a Budget Choice The climate crisis is a budget choice, not a matter of affordability. With Australia’s dollar sovereignty, climate action is always possible.

“Billions of dollars flow into fossil fuels annually, while climate programs struggle to scrape together funding. According to the International Energy Agency, global fossil fuel subsidies hit $1 trillion in 2022. Aus contributes more than $11B.”

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Submissions Submissions

Would sure be great if any aspiring scholar on the immensely important topic of climate obstruction would study the 193 (!) submissions to the Australian Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy. Many from lobby groups ...
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News Corp and Advance called to misinformation inquiry The Senate inquiry into climate misinformation invited both News Corp and Advance to its hearings. So far the only response has been 5000 emails from Advance supporters, telling senators to back off.

“The Senate inquiry into climate misinformation invited .. Advance to its hearings. So far the only response has been 5000 emails from Advance supporters, telling senators to back off.”

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‘Backsliding’: most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 nears Developing countries urge biggest polluters to act as Trump’s return to the White House heightens geopolitical turmoil

In 30 years the climate COPs have done nothing to reduce emissions

This year, most countries can't even be bothered to make an effort

Expect COP30 in Brazil to be another washout compromised by hordes of fossil fuel lobbyists

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Fri 3 Oct: @albomp.bsky.social gov holds "private negotiations" to craft diluted conditions to enable Woodside's C-bomb North West Shelf Extension to 2070

WA Labor gov qns Mardathoonera woman, Raelene Cooper's cultural authority to speak about industrial impacts on Murujuga’s rock art

SHAME LABOR🤬

'They need to get cracking': Bowen on renewable targets and LNP’s 'poor decisions' in Queensland Federal Energy and Climate Minister Chris Bowen says he is not ready to give up on the country’s ambitious renewable energy targets for 2030, but concedes that energy companies “need to get cracking” to ensure enough wind and solar projects are delivered on time.

'They need to get cracking': Bowen on renewable targets and LNP’s 'poor decisions' in Queensland

New Study Shows Disruption of Ocean Currents That Stabilize the Global Climate us2.campaign-archive.com?e=fcf74b8489...

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When victims of flood and bushfire start suing Murdoch and Fossil Fuel companies for climate -change denial, THEN it will sink in.

A Senate inquiry into climate misinformation is investigating industry lobbyists and right-wing think tanks promoting falsehoods that are then supercharged by social media. Read more: satpa.pe/Spbem81

Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable Of 200 fires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decade

Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable
Of 200 fires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decade

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

And it's not even summer yet.

Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable Of 200 fires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decade

Earth’s energy imbalance has DOUBLED in two decades.

The planet is hotter than it’s been in 125,000 years.

By mid century our world is on track to be at its hottest in about 3 MILLION years.

Our kids’ futures are burning before our eyes.

'They need to get cracking': Bowen on renewable targets and LNP’s 'poor decisions' in Queensland Federal Energy and Climate Minister Chris Bowen says he is not ready to give up on the country’s ambitious renewable energy targets for 2030, but concedes that energy companies “need to get cracking” to ensure enough wind and solar projects are delivered on time.

‘They need to get cracking’: Bowen on renewable targets and LNP’s ‘poor decisions’ in Queensland https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/tbowen-on-renewable-targets-and-lnps-poor-decisions-in-queensland #Auspol

Fossil fuel burning poses threat to health of 1.6bn people, data shows New interactive map tracking PM2.5 air pollution reveals 900m people in path of ‘super-emitting’ industrial facilities

A new interactive map from ClimateTrace shows how air pollution from fossil fuels is threatening over 1.6 billion people around the world.

Want to see the air pollution where you live? Check the map here:

First Nations and Pacific Leaders call Climate Crisis Summit after month of government failures First Nations, Pacific climate leaders and the community have announced a Climate Crisis Summit in Canberra on Monday 27 October, in response to a month of devastating climate decisions from the Alban...

First Nations, Pacific climate leaders and the community have announced a Climate Crisis Summit in Canberra on Monday 27 October, in response to a month of devastating climate decisions from the Albanese Government

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Don't believe the spin. Pollution from the gas export plant is destroying the ancient Murujuga rock art. The ABC’s report that a top statistician quit a study into whether Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant was destroying the Murujuga rock art after the WA

To put it bluntly, it appears the WA government has altered the report so the Premier could falsely claim Woodside’s operation wasn’t destroying Murujuga, so Woodside could get its disastrous 45-year gas export extension approved.”

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World’s major cities hit by 25% leap in extremely hot days since the 1990s Capitals from London to Tokyo need urgent action to protect people from deadly high temperatures, analysts say

70 years from now, nearly half of the urban population could be exposed to high heat stress www.climatechangepost.com/news/70-year...

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From listening to the evidence given in this senate committee - there is a large, well funded and well organised global network of groups, orgs, think tanks etc which are funded by the fossil fuel sector - doing everything they possibly can to obstruct climate progress #auspol

Victoria's big batteries have broken a record, charging up with enough electricity to power over 2 million homes, after soaking up half of the state's rooftop solar capacity reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-bec...

First ever international conference on climate overshoot at IIASA As global temperatures approach the 1.5°C threshold, understanding the risks of climate overshoot has become an urgent scientific and policy challenge. From 30 September to 2 October 2025, IIASA will ...

Starting today: 🌍 First international conference on #ClimateOvershoot at #IIASAVienna!

📅 30 Sep–2 Oct
📍Laxenburg, Austria 🇦🇹

As we edge closer to the 1.5 °C limit, understanding the implications for mitigation, adaptation limits and climate justice has never been more urgent.
@iiasa.ac.at

Gas destroys the climate and needs to stay in the ground. Important not to lose sight of this 🔑 point fellas. As much as we all like the idea of💰 and rage against missing out, the external climate cost of every molecule of gas we mine far exceeds the immediate financial return.

"Would any other country knowingly destroy its most precious cultural treasures to save a gas company money?"

"And for what? Woodside's North-West shelf project is an export project. It undermines our energy security."

Add your name to the petition to #savemurujuga
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