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"'Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good’ has become the catch-cry of proud ‘centrists’ in Australia", writes Dr Richard Denniss on The Point.

But it’s time we admitted that the good has become the enemy of the better.

Read Dr Richard Denniss’ full piece: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

Trump wants to ‘drill, baby, drill’. This Australian giant is happy to help Oil and gas giant Woodside is expanding in the US under its American chief executive. Over brunch in New York, Meg O’Neill explains why she thinks the climate conversation has fundamentally changed.

Excellent article for reminding everyone why new gas fields need to be banned and gas companies need to be taxed out of existence.

www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

The PM hopes that this will finally land him the endorsement that will never come. chaser.com.au/national/alb...

All we need to do is scale up what we are doing. It's a solved problem, technology wise.

The Age and SMH removed Gaza references from Kerry O'Brien's Walkleys speech The Nine newspapers edited out a tribute to Palestinian journalists from ABC legend Kerry O'Brien in their version of his speech from the 70th Walkleys.

The Age and SMH removed Gaza references from Kerry O’Brien’s Walkleys speech.

Not great. Actually p..s poor really!

www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/01/k... $

Hundreds of phones linked to a computer in a Bot Farm

A gathering of #MAGA "patriots"
#USpol #Politics

YouTube video by Everything Electric TECH Jack & Robert Live from Everything Electric Melbourne!

@bobbyllew.bsky.social The one disappointment was the lack of small cars. I came to see the BYD Atto 1 & 2 the Nissan Micra and the Renault 5. All absent from the main stands.
But everything else about the show was great. 👍
youtu.be/vLn4U4baD-g

JEFF MCMULLEN: Counting nuclear warheads in the new arms race The United States, Russia and China are spending tens of billions of dollars on new nuclear weapons, modernising their missiles, strategic bomber aircraft and nuclear submarines.

The United States, Russia and China are spending tens of billions of dollars on new nuclear weapons, modernising their missiles, strategic bomber aircraft and nuclear submarines.

JEFF MCMULLEN: Counting nuclear warheads in the new arms race

independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Tabloid trash buys broadsheet trash...

yet another case of U.S. Citizens arrested by immigration agents on serious charges — then the government drops those charges

A common trait in many cases of citizens detained by immigration agents that @propublica.org reviewed

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

Because the bloke is absolutely useless and isn't doing anything significant to address social injustice, inequality or Climate Change.

“The debt of gratitude Australians owe CSIRO for Aeroguard alone can never be repaid. Which is why it’s so alarming to watch its funding – and its people – bleed away,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at The Australia Institute.

Read the full op-ed: australiainstitute.org.au/post/who-nee...

Man arrested in Sydney for alleged harassment of federal MP over neo-Nazi criticism AFP allege the 30-year-old sent a ‘menacing message’ to an MP believed to be Allegra Spender after she condemned far-right protests

#AUSpol
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/20/man-arrested-in-sydney-for-alleged-harassment-of-federal-mp-ntwnfb

Who needs world-changing, life-saving science when you've got rugby league What does it say about us when we let CSIRO whither on the vine?

Australia is one of the richest countries on Earth, if we can afford $600m for a PNG footy team, we can certainly afford to properly fund our premier scientific agency

My column on the CSIRO job cuts >
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/911683...

You can't run a country on lies The longer the lies persist the higher and more terrible becomes the price that must be paid.

You can't run a country on lies.
The longer the lies persist the higher and more terrible becomes the price that must be paid.
#Politics #USpol #Trump #Fascism

@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
Are you following @ap.brid.gy
The link that sends your posts to Mastodon and millions of accounts there?

A citizen assembly for #ourABC
#Auspol ?

IEA Report Claims Fossil Fuel Imports Have Declined In More Than 100 Countries - CleanTechnica The IEA annual report on renewables finds that transitioning to renewable energy promotes energy security and saves billions of dollars.

NO COUNTRY ON THIS PLANET WANTS TO RELY ON FOSSIL FUEL IMPORTS - This is the fatal flaw with Fossil Fuels.
Given the opportunity, every country will choose Renewables and choose Energy Independence.
cleantechnica.com/2025/10/10/i...

News headline: A new Liberal leader won't work. The problem is the horse, not the jockey.

A new Liberal leader won't work. The problem is the horse, not the jockey.
Now THAT'S a headline. #auspol

Cartoon by David Pope. Text: Perhaps it's a generational thing ... Three figures stand side-by-side wearing t-shirts: former AUS Labor PM Gough Whitlam (It's time). Current AUS Labor PM Anthony Albanese (...) and newly-elected NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani (To Afford to Live and Afford to Dream). Whitlam says to Akbanese: "There's a certain sartorial flair, wouldn't you say, comrade?"

Outstanding rebuke of PM Albanese by cartoonist David Pope. #auspol #Whitlam #Albanese #Mamdani #CostOfLivingCrisis

If you find the time I am sure you will not be disappointed. I'm really enjoying jumping between vectors and pixels in the same app.

If we can build algorithms that promote hate a lies, we can build ones that promote honesty and compassion.
But the rich do not want that.
Or we can all join the #Fediverse and make up our own minds what we want to see.

Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

@stanchow.bsky.social
What do you make of new Affinity Studio?
I am really starting to dig it.
I can see it replacing Adobe Illustrator.

"#Bonfire Networks is a tiny software org that has spent the past couple of years building a framework for communities on the open social web. At the end of last week, they released #BonfireSocial, a microblogging app. Like Mastodon, Bonfire Social runs on #ActivityPub, but it takes differently […]

‘Dump it, or we’ll dump you’: secretive consultancy group sends Liberal MPs barrage of emails over net zero policy Some MPs received more than 100 emails within 48 hours from the same address criticising the party’s energy policy

This is the Liberals under attack from USA, Far Right, Fossil Fuels Dark money.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

When "Tax the Billionaires" becomes a vote winner.
These people get very scared.

DaVinchi also earns from it's pro version. That comes with some useful AI tools too.
Canva earns from it's Pro Versions that offer lots of additional features. AI being a small part of that.
I totally get what you are saying it's hard to trust any business, but I trust Corporations like adobe less.

He resigned to go work a production company. Suffered absolutely zero consequences.

AGL to shed hundreds of coal jobs and accelerate green transition AGL is preparing to shed hundreds jobs as part of a massive restructure aimed at freeing up capital to accelerate its transition away from coal and towards renewables.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

“AGL, Australia's biggest single carbon emitter, has brought forward the planned closure of its two coal-fired power stations and is investing $20 billion to build 5GW of renewable and firming technologies by 2030”