David Papps
@davidpapps.bsky.social
Conservationist. Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder 2012-2018. AM. Veteran of forest wars. National parks advocate. Unabashed fan of greenie academic activists. Swans tragic. Close friend of Charlie the Bichon. It's what you do, not what you say.
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Apparently white supremacists are good for democracy according to the shitful Sunday Age
September 12, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Apparently white supremacists are good for democracy according to the shitful Sunday Age
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#AI has no rights. Machine learning is not biological or geological, an animal, plant, habitat, ecosystem or landscape.
Those who seek to corrupt humanity's core values and undermine biology's place in the world should be charged with high treason and punished accordingly. No excuses.
Those who seek to corrupt humanity's core values and undermine biology's place in the world should be charged with high treason and punished accordingly. No excuses.
Can chatbots feel – or even dream? Meet the man leading the fight for AI rights
Cattle rancher and tech CEO Michael Samadi is convinced these artificial minds are far from just tools. Has he glimpsed digital consciousness – or simply been seduced by an algorithm?
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2026 at 10:32 AM
#AI has no rights. Machine learning is not biological or geological, an animal, plant, habitat, ecosystem or landscape.
Those who seek to corrupt humanity's core values and undermine biology's place in the world should be charged with high treason and punished accordingly. No excuses.
Those who seek to corrupt humanity's core values and undermine biology's place in the world should be charged with high treason and punished accordingly. No excuses.
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The praise of Andrew Hastie by #abc730 analyst Jacob Greber is difficult to read (its rambling & confused, sprinkled with minor sledges on Labor, One Nation and the Greens.) Greber reminds me of when Peter Van Onselen was fawning over Christian Porter. Ick. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Hastie emerges as genuine conviction politician
People who lead us in public life can often sound like one of those dead-eyed "large language models" many are so worried about.
www.abc.net.au
September 12, 2026 at 5:55 AM
The praise of Andrew Hastie by #abc730 analyst Jacob Greber is difficult to read (its rambling & confused, sprinkled with minor sledges on Labor, One Nation and the Greens.) Greber reminds me of when Peter Van Onselen was fawning over Christian Porter. Ick. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Perfection. I hope Labor and their supporters are proud.
September 12, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Perfection. I hope Labor and their supporters are proud.
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The contrast between watching Mamdani getting stuff done day after day and watching these useless cowards
“The @albomp.bsky.social government has been accused of breaking a promise after it shelved a longstanding commitment to bring in packaging standards intended to force manufacturers & retailers to cut plastic waste.” @australianlabor.bsky.social wimps again. #auspol #environment shorturl.at/sp8zS
Labor ditches new packaging laws to cut plastic waste, sparking unprecedented ‘scale and breadth of outrage’
Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The contrast between watching Mamdani getting stuff done day after day and watching these useless cowards
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Pathetic again from Labor. They have no interest in environmental causes, nil ambition, and zero inclination to resist corporate pressure.
Labor ditches new packaging laws to cut plastic waste, sparking unprecedented ‘scale and breadth of outrage’
Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Pathetic again from Labor. They have no interest in environmental causes, nil ambition, and zero inclination to resist corporate pressure.
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Muzzling speech by stealth. How Segal is imposing her antisemitism regime on the arts
Joshua Barnett reports.
Read it here:
https://michaelwest.com.au/muzzling-speech-by-stealth-how-segal-is-imposing-the-ihra-definition-on-the-arts/
Joshua Barnett reports.
Read it here:
https://michaelwest.com.au/muzzling-speech-by-stealth-how-segal-is-imposing-the-ihra-definition-on-the-arts/
September 12, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Muzzling speech by stealth. How Segal is imposing her antisemitism regime on the arts
Joshua Barnett reports.
Read it here:
https://michaelwest.com.au/muzzling-speech-by-stealth-how-segal-is-imposing-the-ihra-definition-on-the-arts/
Joshua Barnett reports.
Read it here:
https://michaelwest.com.au/muzzling-speech-by-stealth-how-segal-is-imposing-the-ihra-definition-on-the-arts/
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It’s refreshing to see a politician standing up to lies, blackmail and extortion.
We will not be party to making forest protection contingent on a mechanism that drives their destruction.
September 10, 2026 at 7:51 AM
It’s refreshing to see a politician standing up to lies, blackmail and extortion.
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94-seat super-majority @albomp.bsky.social govt & FM @senatorwong.bsky.social won't join Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK in new sanctions against Israel
Choosing instead to go their own wet-lettuce way...
Choosing instead to go their own wet-lettuce way...
Israeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine Malik
Israeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine Malik
Schemes to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza are not being promoted by fringe voices. But the international community continues to avert its eyes, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2026 at 5:25 AM
94-seat super-majority @albomp.bsky.social govt & FM @senatorwong.bsky.social won't join Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK in new sanctions against Israel
Choosing instead to go their own wet-lettuce way...
Choosing instead to go their own wet-lettuce way...
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Could you imagine anyone else in the history of history, let alone the President of the United States, so blatantly defiling the memory of our fallen brethren? What a terrible, broken person.
September 9, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Could you imagine anyone else in the history of history, let alone the President of the United States, so blatantly defiling the memory of our fallen brethren? What a terrible, broken person.
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Tens of millions have been spent on nature market policy development since 2021, & a further $36.9m has been allocated in the budget for nature market & biodiversity offsets policy
To date: 2 projs registered; 0 biodiversity certificates issued
🥇'don't let perfect be the enemy of good' policy
To date: 2 projs registered; 0 biodiversity certificates issued
🥇'don't let perfect be the enemy of good' policy
It's Threatened Species Day
96% of 🇦🇺s surveyed want more action to care for nature
But enviro funding's set to decline from an already paltry 0.06% of the federal budget for on-ground nature programs to <0.04% in 2028-29
Years spent on nature market policy; 2 projs registered; 0 certs issued
96% of 🇦🇺s surveyed want more action to care for nature
But enviro funding's set to decline from an already paltry 0.06% of the federal budget for on-ground nature programs to <0.04% in 2028-29
Years spent on nature market policy; 2 projs registered; 0 certs issued
Australia’s ‘green Wall Street’ is failing to launch. Threatened species deserve better than the nature repair market | Euan Ritchie and Yung En Chee
One must ask why Labor is so comfortable continuing to ignore the wishes of the vast majority of voters
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Tens of millions have been spent on nature market policy development since 2021, & a further $36.9m has been allocated in the budget for nature market & biodiversity offsets policy
To date: 2 projs registered; 0 biodiversity certificates issued
🥇'don't let perfect be the enemy of good' policy
To date: 2 projs registered; 0 biodiversity certificates issued
🥇'don't let perfect be the enemy of good' policy
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We all know Witkoff & Kushner’s goal in Russia was to use US policy to make business deals to benefit themselves and their families, which is what they have done full-time since Jan 2025. They have no interest in what’s best for Ukraine or what’s just. Their greed is insatiable.
September 7, 2026 at 11:21 AM
We all know Witkoff & Kushner’s goal in Russia was to use US policy to make business deals to benefit themselves and their families, which is what they have done full-time since Jan 2025. They have no interest in what’s best for Ukraine or what’s just. Their greed is insatiable.
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Amid the absolutely toxic politics associated with the Great Koala National Park & the INFM debate, this really resonated & gave me strength to carry on.
Thanks for the tip, @yungenchee.bsky.social! And, thanks for publishing this www.mikedigirolamo.com/blog/on-inte... @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social.
Thanks for the tip, @yungenchee.bsky.social! And, thanks for publishing this www.mikedigirolamo.com/blog/on-inte... @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social.
Integrity And Moral Clarity — Mike DiGirolamo
The moral clarity that your integrity gives you is worth every painful step.
www.mikedigirolamo.com
September 7, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Amid the absolutely toxic politics associated with the Great Koala National Park & the INFM debate, this really resonated & gave me strength to carry on.
Thanks for the tip, @yungenchee.bsky.social! And, thanks for publishing this www.mikedigirolamo.com/blog/on-inte... @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social.
Thanks for the tip, @yungenchee.bsky.social! And, thanks for publishing this www.mikedigirolamo.com/blog/on-inte... @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social.
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Germany's AFD identical to One Nation, policy-wise. Only idea here that ON haven't yet floated is to "introduce 'citizens’ watch' groups to assist the police in attempts to clamp down on leftwing extremism", but I assume that's coming.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
All eyes on Saxony-Anhalt – what will AfD do if it wins German state poll?
Sunday’s election could bring in Germany’s first far-right state government since the Nazi era
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Germany's AFD identical to One Nation, policy-wise. Only idea here that ON haven't yet floated is to "introduce 'citizens’ watch' groups to assist the police in attempts to clamp down on leftwing extremism", but I assume that's coming.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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A welcome, nuanced discussion of the Great Koala National Park and INFM debate janetrice.substack.com/p/to-allow-o...
Thank you, @janetrice.bsky.social.
Thank you, @janetrice.bsky.social.
To allow or disallow?
Forests, climate and a wildcard
janetrice.substack.com
September 7, 2026 at 6:29 AM
A welcome, nuanced discussion of the Great Koala National Park and INFM debate janetrice.substack.com/p/to-allow-o...
Thank you, @janetrice.bsky.social.
Thank you, @janetrice.bsky.social.
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Much of the support going to One Notion is generated by legitimate grievances emerging from decades of neoliberalism.
So I wonder how long it will take people to realise that the main beneficiaries of Hanson’s ‘policies’ are Gina Rinehart and her fellow billionaires? #auspol
So I wonder how long it will take people to realise that the main beneficiaries of Hanson’s ‘policies’ are Gina Rinehart and her fellow billionaires? #auspol
What Pauline's sponsors hate more than anything else is poor people's money staying in poor people's hands, hence their tireless efforts to destroy the compulsory superannuation system.
'Economically disastrous': One Nation early super plan slammed
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has defended a plan to allow workers to divert some of their super to help pay the rent or mortgage.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
September 7, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Much of the support going to One Notion is generated by legitimate grievances emerging from decades of neoliberalism.
So I wonder how long it will take people to realise that the main beneficiaries of Hanson’s ‘policies’ are Gina Rinehart and her fellow billionaires? #auspol
So I wonder how long it will take people to realise that the main beneficiaries of Hanson’s ‘policies’ are Gina Rinehart and her fellow billionaires? #auspol
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Israeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine Malik
Israeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine Malik
Schemes to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza are not being promoted by fringe voices. But the international community continues to avert its eyes, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Israeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine Malik
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Watching the red racist running her mouth again. Imagine if they gave even a 10th as much airtime to Larissa Waters’ every thought.
September 7, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Watching the red racist running her mouth again. Imagine if they gave even a 10th as much airtime to Larissa Waters’ every thought.
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This is sewer-level stuff from Littleproud.
David Littleproud has lashed out against Labor’s stronger gun laws claiming the “animals” of Bondi could’ve used “a bomb, a car”🤔
Newsflash, David, bombs & vehicle-murder are also illegal.
Especially rich given the laws have explicit exemptions for rural workers/farmers.
Newsflash, David, bombs & vehicle-murder are also illegal.
Especially rich given the laws have explicit exemptions for rural workers/farmers.
September 7, 2026 at 6:32 AM
This is sewer-level stuff from Littleproud.
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David Shoebridge asks Penny Wong if she can give just ‘one’ example where the govt has ‘ever’ pushed back & said ‘No’ to the US’ accessing Australian military bases.
Wong can’t name a single example. #auspol
Wong can’t name a single example. #auspol
September 7, 2026 at 7:48 AM
David Shoebridge asks Penny Wong if she can give just ‘one’ example where the govt has ‘ever’ pushed back & said ‘No’ to the US’ accessing Australian military bases.
Wong can’t name a single example. #auspol
Wong can’t name a single example. #auspol
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Another 2,200 dwellings onto the Brisbane floodplain. Acting Queensland Premier Jarrod Bleijie grants former industrial site Northshore Hamilton to 5 property developers. No dwellings will be affordable housing; he previously scrapped requirements. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Brisbane waterfront approved for 2,200 homes but none affordable
The former industrial site is "the last major development site available" near the CBD, "close to all the things people need and want", MP Tim Nicholls says.
www.abc.net.au
September 6, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Another 2,200 dwellings onto the Brisbane floodplain. Acting Queensland Premier Jarrod Bleijie grants former industrial site Northshore Hamilton to 5 property developers. No dwellings will be affordable housing; he previously scrapped requirements. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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If you’re considering voting Liberal in the Victorian election, the same process of criminals dressed up as religious conservatives has happened over the last decade.
Different religions, same shit.
#VicPol
#AusPol
Different religions, same shit.
#VicPol
#AusPol
'Conservative Catholic mafia': Inside the Liberal faction before ICAC
Take a look inside the workings of the right-wing Liberal faction at the centre of NSW ICAC's Operation Rosny.
www.abc.net.au
September 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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The Israel lobby had 5 goals for the RC:
1. Conflate anti-Zionism & antisemitism.
2. Silence Palestinian advocates
3. Criminalize criticism of Israel.
4. Privilege antisemitism above other racisms.
5. Ensure diaspora Jews are never asked whether they support Israel's crimes.
They've likely failed.
1. Conflate anti-Zionism & antisemitism.
2. Silence Palestinian advocates
3. Criminalize criticism of Israel.
4. Privilege antisemitism above other racisms.
5. Ensure diaspora Jews are never asked whether they support Israel's crimes.
They've likely failed.
"There is no reason to believe that there is something uniquely Australian about antisemitism."
Great to have Dr Scott Burchill contribute this powerful piece for Bogan Intel:
'Turning on the Royal Commission'
#auspol
open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
Great to have Dr Scott Burchill contribute this powerful piece for Bogan Intel:
'Turning on the Royal Commission'
#auspol
open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
Turning on the Royal Commission
There is no reason to believe that there is something uniquely Australian about antisemitism.
open.substack.com
September 5, 2026 at 5:21 AM
The Israel lobby had 5 goals for the RC:
1. Conflate anti-Zionism & antisemitism.
2. Silence Palestinian advocates
3. Criminalize criticism of Israel.
4. Privilege antisemitism above other racisms.
5. Ensure diaspora Jews are never asked whether they support Israel's crimes.
They've likely failed.
1. Conflate anti-Zionism & antisemitism.
2. Silence Palestinian advocates
3. Criminalize criticism of Israel.
4. Privilege antisemitism above other racisms.
5. Ensure diaspora Jews are never asked whether they support Israel's crimes.
They've likely failed.
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Exactly like Banker cult Carney
Same propaganda playbook
@secularmoi.bsky.social
@kyleruggles.bsky.social
@lisatellstruth.bsky.social
@ournewhomecoach.bsky.social
@joneshowdareyou.bsky.social
Same propaganda playbook
@secularmoi.bsky.social
@kyleruggles.bsky.social
@lisatellstruth.bsky.social
@ournewhomecoach.bsky.social
@joneshowdareyou.bsky.social
The Australien Government made an ad about carbon offsets and koalas, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative 🌏🌳🐨
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September 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Exactly like Banker cult Carney
Same propaganda playbook
@secularmoi.bsky.social
@kyleruggles.bsky.social
@lisatellstruth.bsky.social
@ournewhomecoach.bsky.social
@joneshowdareyou.bsky.social
Same propaganda playbook
@secularmoi.bsky.social
@kyleruggles.bsky.social
@lisatellstruth.bsky.social
@ournewhomecoach.bsky.social
@joneshowdareyou.bsky.social