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Climate target malpractice As the Albanese government prepares to announce Australia’s 2035 climate target, pressure is mounting to show greater ambition. A cut in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 75 per cent below 2005 lev...

“Australia’s approach to emissions accounting is greenwash in real time. Modelled carbon “removals” from natural ecosystems enable the government to approve new coal and gas projects while still claiming that emissions are falling,” Polly Hemming in the Saturday Paper

UN climate chief warns Australia not to pick a ‘bog standard’ 2035 carbon emissions target UN Framework Convention on Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell says Australia has ‘one shot’ to seize the moment on clean energy

UN climate chief warns Australia not to pick a ‘bog standard’ 2035 carbon emissions target

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31 orgs have published an open letter with 10 asks for the environment from whomever forms Tasmania's next government. When crossbenchers and major parties have struck successful power-sharing agreements elsewhere, they covered policy as well as procedure, making now the time for progress.

Photo of Jeremy Rockliff, Tasmanian Liberal leader NEW EPISODE | Australians aren't afraid of power-sharing parliaments Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

For the second consecutive election, Tasmanians have voted in a power-sharing parliament.

@leanneminshull.bsky.social & @eloise-carr.bsky.social join @ebonybennett.bsky.social to discuss why voters aren't afraid of collaborative parliaments.

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Greg Barnes' Mercury column is interesting today: "A power-sharing arrangement in Tasmania must include a commitment to... ending regulatory capture which is most evident in the case of the salmon industry." "Sensible" power-sharing wins are sighted from australiainstitute.org.au/post/what-a-...

Has Labor accidentally made a good argument to cap compulsory super? Labor’s economics team is arguing $3 million in super is more than enough for a dignified retirement. If so, why force people to save more?

Good question:
"Why should taxpayers fork out a 15 per cent to 30 per cent tax break (the difference between either the 30 per cent company tax rate or the 45 per cent top bracket for personal income tax) to someone with $5 million, $10 million, $25 million or even $50 million in super?"

A reminder that all Australian coastlines are reeling from rising sea temperatures - it’s not just coral bleaching.

For every fish that washes up on a beach, millions of sedentary bottom-dwelling animals and plants are quietly dying.

And in shocking news, all the transphobes who are all about "protecting women sports" are not supporting them.

Tasmania can afford a new stadium. Here's how. The Macquarie Point stadium proposal is controversial. It’s also painfully expensive.

Want an extra $877m in Tassie's annual budget? @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social shows how...

When political parties argue, ‘it’s toxic to govern in minority with Greens’ because the electorate punishes you, they fail to say that they went from majority to minority because the electorate tried to get rid of them. After another 3-4 yrs, the electorate made sure of it. #politas 🧵

Tasmanians want a power-sharing government: poll - The Australia Institute More Tasmanians agree than disagree that the major parties should seek to form government with Greens and Independents if they cannot form government in their own right, according to new polling commi...

New research out today shows more than twice as many Labor voters support Labor forming government with the Greens and Independent crossbench members as oppose (61% agree vs 25% disagree).

Minor party and independent preferences behind Labor’s landslide victory  - The Australia Institute The Labor and Liberal–National parties rely more on preferences to win elections than ever before, according to new analysis from The Australia Institute.

The major parties rely more on preferences to win elections than ever before, our new analysis shows.

“One of the great Australian innovations is the full preferential voting system, which guarantees that you cannot waste your vote,” said @browne90.bsky.social. #auspol

Chart showing the breakdown of LNP and ALP first pref and preference from minor parties

Analysis of the 2025 election makes it clear that minor party and independent preferences behind Labor’s landslide victory
#OffTheCharts @browne90.bsky.social @skyelark.bsky.social @joshuablackjb.bsky.social
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Regular reminder:

Green hydrogen in Aus = essential

Hydrogen exports = ridiculous

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Planet Wreckers: Top Global North Countries Responsible for nearly 70% of projected new oil and gas expansion to 2035 - Oil Change International Four Global North countries are responsible for nearly 70% of projected new oil and gas expansion from 2025 to 2035.

Australia, Canada, Norway and U.S. are responsible for nearly 70% of projected carbon-dioxide (CO2) pollution from new fossil fuel projects between 2025 and 2035. Also Australia - "we are a renewable powerhouse and should host COP31" #nonewcoal #nonewgas #climatecrisis oilchange.org/blogs/planet...

The system is working, but big parties must heed voters and engage with minor parties - The Australia Institute Tasmanians keep voting for a power-sharing parliament over the wishes of the major parties.

ICYMI from @browne90.bsky.social Director of Democracy and Accountability:
"Power-sharing works elsewhere in Australia, and Tasmanians are increasingly voting in a way that makes power-sharing likely...the question for party leaders is not whether they will work with the crossbench, but how."

Tasmanian leaders struggle with a basic fact: environment laws should protect the environment | Clear Air Nature in Australia’s smallest state is in poor health, but this has been largely ignored by both major parties in the lead-up to the early state election

It beggars belief that in the thick of climate and biodiversity crises this needs spelling out, but it does:
"Some developments are problematic and shouldn’t be approved quickly, or at all... environment laws should protect the environment." Well said @adammorton.bsky.social
#politas

Fresh from UN Ocean Conference in France, I will be carrying this year’s Dark MOFO Maugean skate Ogoh Ogoh to tonight’s burning.
Would love to see skate supporters there! Procession starts at 5pm from Parliament House 🌊

I gave her a Maugean skate pin 🐋 🦑🦀🦞🦐🪼🐡🐠

“Think of the ocean as a life support system” said Dr Sylvia Earle today at the UN Ocean Conference.
“Now is the last best chance we will ever have to change the trajectory the planet is on…”
“The ocean is at a tipping point.. Let 2025 be the turning point…”

Panama protects 54% of its ocean in highly protected marine reserves.
Panama’s message is clear:
Be strong, be brave, fight to protect the oceans living creatures.
#wearetheocean
#UNOC3
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Such a privilege to hear the president of WWF-France, Isabelle Autissier at the UN Ocean Conference, launching a new global coalition with IUCN, aimed at preventing extinctions of sharks, rays and skates.
www.haltsharkrayextinction.org
#wearetheocean
#savetheskate
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What a delight to meet Clara Tome today from the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature at the UN Ocean Conference.
As part of a panel of experts she outlined progress towards legal recognition of the ocean’s fundamental rights.
@garnglobal.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au #wearetheocean

The Dept of Enironment claim that you and I being able to read a Macquarie Harbour salmon farming reconsideration brief will somehow corrupt the Minister’s reconsideration decision. The ART has previously rejected this proposition. I’m challenging this undue secrecy. #MaugeanSkate #FOI #auspol

Thank you, Rex for your tireless efforts to bring transparency to this government and save the #maugeanskate

Election result shows the Tasmanian salmon industry is still on the nose - The Australia Institute Labor and the Coalition went to the election with the same policy position on Tasmania's salmon industry: support at any cost.

Around 80% of the salmon industry is in southeast Tasmania. People living along the coast of the Franklin electorate live with the daily impact of this industry. That’s where Peter George won the most votes. He also won a 6% swing away from Labor, bucking the national trend.

2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022-23 Revenue ($m) 542.96 630.84 717.71 756.07 854.77 839.39 903.96 1031.43 1150.11 1352.07 Tax paid ($m) 3.21 5.13 15.71 8.01 5.12 7.35 4.41 1.03 1.28 0

Tasmanian salmon - an industry with lots of revenue, lots of pollution, and, as @rodcampbell.bsky.social writes, almost no tax paid
#OffTheCharts
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Dosed-up Tasmanian salmon could pose health risks in the long run Tasmania's salmon farming practices are no longer a solely environmental issue – they're a public health issue, too.

"Dosed-up Tasmanian salmon could pose health risks in the long run"
My piece for @thenewdaily.bsky.social on Tassie salmon farming, antibiotic dosing and the ecological + health risks
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