#AustraliaInstitute #auspol Bombshell FOI reveals fish farms have been inadequately assessed for impact on threatened species and World Heritage Read more…https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/bombshell-foi-reveals-fish-farms-have-been-inadequately-assessed-for-impact-on-threatened-species-and-world-heritage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bombshell-foi-reveals-fish-farms-have-been-inadequately-assessed-for-impact-on-threatened-species-and-world-heritage

I complained to the Senate's Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee after they made the recommendation that the government "do all they can to accelerate the introduction of mobile phone services via the Starlink network".

... The committee head just told me that they forwarded the comments to everyone.

So... Yay? Maybe they review that insanity?

Fuck a Referendum on deporting dual-citizens (which Dutton would win, of course), let’s have a Referendum on AUKUS.
#auspol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-18/federal-politics-live-blog-march-18/105064462?

#TheConversation #auspol NZ has no dedicated database to track losses from weather disasters – without it, we’re planning in the dark Read more…https://theconversation.com/nz-has-no-dedicated-database-to-track-losses-from-weather-disasters-without-it-were-planning-in-the-dark-251224

#TheConversation #Science #Tech #auspol Why do plastic containers always come out wet from the dishwasher? Science has the answer Read more…https://theconversation.com/why-do-plastic-containers-always-come-out-wet-from-the-dishwasher-science-has-the-answer-250656

"My guess is that Australians already sense that the US is no longer on our side."
https://johnmenadue.com/anzus-and-nato-are-kaput-and-trump-doesnt-care/

#AusPol
#USpol
#Trump

#AustraliaInstitute #auspol Mythical shortages and a manufactured “crisis” – How the gas industry uses AEMO data to trick Australians Read more…https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/mythical-shortages-and-a-manufactured-crisis-how-the-gas-industry-uses-aemo-data-to-trick-australians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mythical-shortages-and-a-manufactured-crisis-how-the-gas-industry-uses-aemo-data-to-trick-australians

#AustraliaInstitute #auspol Mythical shortages and a manufactured “crisis” – How the gas industry uses AEMO data to trick Australians Read more…https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/mythical-shortages-and-a-manufactured-crisis-how-the-gas-industry-uses-aemo-data-to-trick-australians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mythical-shortages-and-a-manufactured-crisis-how-the-gas-industry-uses-aemo-data-to-trick-australians

Bad advice – which hasn’t aged well - The Australia Institute #AusPol

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/bad-advice-which-hasnt-aged-well/

Slightly reassuring article. Argues that Australian voters - rather than reaching for a Trump-like character - are already pushing change by increasingly voting against both major parties.

"We are about to go into the second election in a row in which – if nothing changes – two small-target leaders meet each other. Should either expect their vote to grow significantly?

"In recent weeks, there has been much focus on whether Dutton is our Trump figure. But it is possible this obscures the possibility that, in Australian political terms, our independents and minor parties are the real Trump, allowing voters a way to genuinely challenge the status quo.

"In this context, the rapid rise of the teals is perhaps most interesting. Not because they are anything like Trump in temperament or policy, but because their appeal to Australians depends on not being part of the system. They are a very different proposition from Trump – but then in many ways Australia is a very different place. A more moderate place, in which extremes rarely triumph."

#auspol #USpol https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/trump-and-the-teals-have-a-lot-in-common-20250316-p5ljxw.html

This is more positive, lets hope the trend continues #AusPol

Gains for Labor as it leads in three of past five polls

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2025/03/17/labor-federal-election-polls

just your daily reminder that the tariffs that caused the Great Depression were half the size of Trump’s tarrifs. Idiots. #auspol #economy

#TheConversation #Energy #Environment #auspol Why build nuclear power in place of old coal, when you could have pumped hydropower instead? Read more…https://theconversation.com/why-build-nuclear-power-in-place-of-old-coal-when-you-could-have-pumped-hydropower-instead-252017

#TheConversation #auspol Local newspapers are a lifeline in Ukraine, but USAID cuts may force many to close or become biased mouthpieces Read more…https://theconversation.com/local-newspapers-are-a-lifeline-in-ukraine-but-usaid-cuts-may-force-many-to-close-or-become-biased-mouthpieces-250917