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Barbara Pedersen

@barbie4science.bsky.social

Climate change scientist, strategist, policy maker. #Resister #Bodysurfer #Difficultwoman Living on unceded Whadjuk Noongar country in Western Australia. Fan of Yolngu music. DoB: 313 ppm CO2

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Cometti's most iconic one-liners from inside the AFL commentary box As the AFL community mourns the death of one of its most iconic voices, here are some of the most memorable Dennis Cometti one-liners.

Farewell to the sonorous Dennis Cometti.

AFL matches felt mundane without his magic.

#AFL
#Likealibrarian

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

04.03.2026 05:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

we live in interesting times πŸ€”

#USAfaileddemocracy
#anthropocenemadness

04.03.2026 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

If Penny Wong is not up to the job, resign and get the fuck out of our parliament,this is not a fuckjng hobby.
#OurForeignMinisterIsAUselessIsrealiShill
#AlboMarlesWongUselessTraitors
#auspol

04.03.2026 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Angus Taylor is perfect for Liberals, a rump mob of political aspirants harking back to last century.

Leave them to fade out.

Support, donate and vote for Michelle Milthorpe.

Farrer deserves a federal rep who puts the community's needs before party politics.

#Communityindependents
#Auspol

04.03.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Leadership πŸ‘‡

Always there for his people.

#TimWalzisawesome
#USPol

04.03.2026 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

France proposes financial adaptation to climate change.

How about it @albomp.bsky.social?

Instead of war and subsidies for fossil fuel exporters, let's counter inflationary pressures from climate change and fund adaptation.

Chat to Mark Carney, he can explain how.

#Climatecrisis
#Auspol

04.03.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday to two fabulous Australian women πŸŽ‰

Thank you both for all your wise words in the long good fight.

03.03.2026 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who Could Profit From an Energy Crisis?

The article makes it clear that the ones to profit are Trump's key allies: the US fossil fuels industry and the wealthiest. They're also the ones in a position to have pushed to make this war happen.

Look at who profits, and holds real power, not what they say.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/c...

03.03.2026 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The world is being run by the worst people. Its time to put the best in power. Here that means more Independents on the crossbench, not in captured duopoly parties. Then we'll have a truly ethical opposition, instead of a rabble of right-wing blowhards. Give #Auspol a conscience. Vote Independent.

03.03.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Labor needs to treat housing as a human right instead of giving bns of tax breaks to wealthy property investors. It needs to cap rent & build more public housing. It needs to scrap neg gearing & the CGT discount that only drive up house prices & rents and fuel inequality.

03.03.2026 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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UN review urges Australia to address poverty, housing crises, and strengthen human rights Australia must act on UN findings highlighting major gaps in rights, poverty and housing, the AHRC warns.

Australia's housing crisis has resulted in a UN review calling for housing to be a human right. When the UN is telling a rich country like Australia to do better on housing the government needs to take a long hard look in the mirror. Surely that’s a wake-up call?

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03.03.2026 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3

Also used by insurance and re-insurance companies, and alert governments. πŸ‘

03.03.2026 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Australia exports ~5,000 petajoules of gas per year.

Aussies are debating about who profits from tax free gas exports and reserving gas for domestic use.

Watch this space as prices go up.

#climatecrisis
#Austpetrostate
#WhatisthepointofLabor
#Auspol

australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/u...

03.03.2026 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Australians also die from wildfire smoke but no-one's counting.

One way to reduce the forecast number of deaths from the climate disaster is to have no data.

@albomp.bsky.social we see you.

#climatecrisis
#WhatisthepointofLabor
#Auspol

03.03.2026 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'There will be other places': The catastrophe stalking Swiss Alps towns The Swiss Alps are a natural wonder and a key part of the national identity, but life in the mountains is under threat from climate change.

Isn't this just indicative of a far greater problem our planet is facing??

#auspol

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

03.03.2026 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So far we’ve heard 12 different primary reasons for the war, 7 different main objectives, and 5 different exit strategies.

02.03.2026 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 11705    πŸ” 3179    πŸ’¬ 865    πŸ“Œ 215

Just your humble correspondent, in the produce aisle, pushing the cart and fighting back tears to the tune of Duran Duran’s Ordinary World (1993)

02.03.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0

Southern hemisphere sees repeat incursions of moist tropical air bringing record rainfall to inland and SE Australia.

🀷 maybe lag in inter-tropical convergence zone moving back north, who knows?

Anomalous anomalies abounding.

#Climatecrisis
#Ourbeautifulblueplanet

02.03.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sweltering Cities Visit the post for more.

Fantastic to see you here πŸ™

Can we please have some data? Sweltering Cities (Aust) asked me for data on heatwave temps when health impacts kick in. 🀷

All I "know" (no data) is that morbidity kicks up when nights are over 26C...

#We'reallinthistogether
#Climatecrisis

swelteringcities.org

02.03.2026 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Greens say no war with Iran as Albanese’s Labor issues support of Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal attacks | The Australian Greens Last night, US President Trump launched a new illegal bombing campaign against Iran. The Australian Government's support for Trump’s latest illegal war is a clear breach of international law and the p...

End Australia's complicity with the foul illegal wars of the US and #Israel. greens.org.au/news/media-r... #auspol #USBasesOut

01.03.2026 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 The death toll at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ primary school in Minab has risen to 148 dead and 95 wounded, Iranian state media reported.

Most of those killed were between the ages of 7 and 12.

Video via Mehr News Agency (X: @MehrnewsCom)

01.03.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 131    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 8
COUNTRIES ATTACKED BY BOMBING, SABOTAGE OR ATTEMPTED GOVERNMENT OVERTHROW SINCE WORLD WAR
Iran - none
USA -
China 1945-46
Syria 1949
Korea 1950-53
China 1950-53
Iran 1953
Guatemala 1954
Tibet 1955-70s
Indonesia 1958
Cuba 1959
Democratic Republic of
the Congo 1960-65
Iraq 1960-63
Dominican Republic
1961
Vietnam 1961-73
Brazil 1964
Belgian Congo 1964
Guatemala 1964
Laos 1964-73
Dominican Republic
1965-66
Peru 1965
Greece 1967
Guatemala 1967-69
Cambodia 1969-70
Chile 1970-73
Argentina 1976
Turkey 1980
Poland 1980-81
El Salvador 1981-92
Nicaragua 1981-1990
Cambodia 1980-95
Angola 1980
Lebanon 1982-84
Grenada 1983-84
Philippines 1986
Libya 1986
Iran 1987-88
Libya 1989
Panama 1989-90
Irag 1991
Kuwait 1991
Somalia 1992-94
Irag 1992-1996
Bosnia 1995
Iran 1998
Sudan 1998
Afghanistan 1998
Yugoslavia - Serbia 1999
Afghanistan 2001
Traq 2002-3
Somalia 2006-2007
Iran 2005-present
Libya 2011

COUNTRIES ATTACKED BY BOMBING, SABOTAGE OR ATTEMPTED GOVERNMENT OVERTHROW SINCE WORLD WAR Iran - none USA - China 1945-46 Syria 1949 Korea 1950-53 China 1950-53 Iran 1953 Guatemala 1954 Tibet 1955-70s Indonesia 1958 Cuba 1959 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960-65 Iraq 1960-63 Dominican Republic 1961 Vietnam 1961-73 Brazil 1964 Belgian Congo 1964 Guatemala 1964 Laos 1964-73 Dominican Republic 1965-66 Peru 1965 Greece 1967 Guatemala 1967-69 Cambodia 1969-70 Chile 1970-73 Argentina 1976 Turkey 1980 Poland 1980-81 El Salvador 1981-92 Nicaragua 1981-1990 Cambodia 1980-95 Angola 1980 Lebanon 1982-84 Grenada 1983-84 Philippines 1986 Libya 1986 Iran 1987-88 Libya 1989 Panama 1989-90 Irag 1991 Kuwait 1991 Somalia 1992-94 Irag 1992-1996 Bosnia 1995 Iran 1998 Sudan 1998 Afghanistan 1998 Yugoslavia - Serbia 1999 Afghanistan 2001 Traq 2002-3 Somalia 2006-2007 Iran 2005-present Libya 2011

Posted without comment, other than... FFS!

02.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

They always have trillions of dollars for illegal wars in the Mideast, but SCOFF in your face and clutch their pearls when you ask for universal healthcare. You are all being played.

02.03.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10941    πŸ” 3131    πŸ’¬ 239    πŸ“Œ 106

The ALP are over.
Peace is union business.
@australianunions.bsky.social need to separate from the ALP and use rank and file to support worker, climate and peace focused candidates.

02.03.2026 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Oops, missed the launch of Navola - buying now πŸ‘

01.03.2026 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Got The Water Knife down from my bookshelf to re-read.

Fabulous book with scary echoes of USA's current anarchy.

Arid Colorado landscapes populated by wild hordes, a yellow Tesla circling while the rich live in glass towers.

So prescient.

@paolobacigalupi.bsky.social please write us another.

01.03.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Marles thinks it means the US rules and gives orders. #Auspol

01.03.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's good to relax with a well earned drink after yet another hard day supporting children being murdered. #auspol

01.03.2026 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Backyard already wet?

But wait, there's more 🌧️

Australia about to see more record rainfall and flash flooding.

(Labor delays updating Aust standards. Houses, roads, bridges, drains etc can just go under. Again.)

#Climatecrisis
#whatisthepointofLabor
#Auspol

01.03.2026 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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