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Scientists call for ‘emergency’ measures to save sea life from El Niño
Reducing fishing quotas, rescuing endangered species from the water and testing geoengineering could help soften ocean heat impacts from the record El Niño, some oceanographers argue
www.newscientist.com/article/2589...?
Reducing fishing quotas, rescuing endangered species from the water and testing geoengineering could help soften ocean heat impacts from the record El Niño, some oceanographers argue
www.newscientist.com/article/2589...?
Scientists call for ‘emergency’ measures to save sea life from El Niño | New Scientist
Reducing fishing quotas, rescuing endangered species from the water and testing geoengineering could help soften ocean heat impacts from the record El Niño, some oceanographers argue
www.newscientist.com
September 19, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Scientists call for ‘emergency’ measures to save sea life from El Niño
Reducing fishing quotas, rescuing endangered species from the water and testing geoengineering could help soften ocean heat impacts from the record El Niño, some oceanographers argue
www.newscientist.com/article/2589...?
Reducing fishing quotas, rescuing endangered species from the water and testing geoengineering could help soften ocean heat impacts from the record El Niño, some oceanographers argue
www.newscientist.com/article/2589...?
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The atmosphere just hit a new water-vapour record: 27.35 kg of water vapour per m2 in August 2026, ~20 trillion litres more water than the previous record.
Warmer air holds ~7% more moisture per °C.
More water vapour means more energy to fuel extreme weather.
Warmer air holds ~7% more moisture per °C.
More water vapour means more energy to fuel extreme weather.
El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August
Global heating contributes to record, with a warmer atmosphere able to hold more water, scientists say
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2026 at 10:38 PM
The atmosphere just hit a new water-vapour record: 27.35 kg of water vapour per m2 in August 2026, ~20 trillion litres more water than the previous record.
Warmer air holds ~7% more moisture per °C.
More water vapour means more energy to fuel extreme weather.
Warmer air holds ~7% more moisture per °C.
More water vapour means more energy to fuel extreme weather.
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If the boss of Anthropic is so concerned about the end of the world, perhaps he should be calling for regulation of data centres rather than AI, writes Bernard Keane.
www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/14/a...
www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/14/a...
Worry less about an AIpocalpyse and more about a US-dictated order on AI
Calls for regulation of AI coming from big tech companies should be treated with deep suspicion, especially when linked to a US program to contain China. Why don't they start with data centres…
www.crikey.com.au
September 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM
If the boss of Anthropic is so concerned about the end of the world, perhaps he should be calling for regulation of data centres rather than AI, writes Bernard Keane.
www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/14/a...
www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/14/a...
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Opinion | Are Labor's tax changes bad for young people, as some in the media would have you believe? No. Obviously not. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/14/2...
OK, boomer: Claims Labor’s tax reforms are bad for young people is just the latest intergenerational swindle
Asset-rich investors want asset-poor young people to believe property investment perks are good for them. That’s horseshit, and most young people can smell it a mile off.
www.crikey.com.au
May 14, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Opinion | Are Labor's tax changes bad for young people, as some in the media would have you believe? No. Obviously not. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/14/2...
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How it started How it’s going
Knox County Schools whitewashing history banned books edition 📚 🤔. Shameful.
Knox County Schools whitewashing history banned books edition 📚 🤔. Shameful.
May 14, 2026 at 8:47 PM
How it started How it’s going
Knox County Schools whitewashing history banned books edition 📚 🤔. Shameful.
Knox County Schools whitewashing history banned books edition 📚 🤔. Shameful.
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You didn't "earn" a billions dollars, Jeff Bezos.
You *took it* from your poorly paid workers.
You *took it* from your poorly paid workers.
May 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
You didn't "earn" a billions dollars, Jeff Bezos.
You *took it* from your poorly paid workers.
You *took it* from your poorly paid workers.
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In the blue corner, Tony Abbott: Australia’s worst prime minister. In the other blue corner: Alexander Downer, briefly Australia’s worst opposition leader and then worst foreign affairs minister. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/07/t...
If your answers are Tony Abbott or Alexander Downer, you should probably give up
If Tony Abbott and Alexander Downer are the two candidates to preside over your political party, you might want to reflect on what the party is actually doing.
www.crikey.com.au
May 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
In the blue corner, Tony Abbott: Australia’s worst prime minister. In the other blue corner: Alexander Downer, briefly Australia’s worst opposition leader and then worst foreign affairs minister. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/07/t...
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Americans may not have universal healthcare, paternity leave, liveable wages, affordable groceries or decent workplace rights but congratulations guys, you can all sleep easy now knowing your tax dollars went to blowing hundreds of innocent Iranian schoolgirls to bits.
Slow. Fucking. Clap.
#Iran
Slow. Fucking. Clap.
#Iran
March 4, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Americans may not have universal healthcare, paternity leave, liveable wages, affordable groceries or decent workplace rights but congratulations guys, you can all sleep easy now knowing your tax dollars went to blowing hundreds of innocent Iranian schoolgirls to bits.
Slow. Fucking. Clap.
#Iran
Slow. Fucking. Clap.
#Iran
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Breaking - Woodside knowingly pollutes our environment…hang on, isnt that their whole business model?
Hard to believe the regulator is surprised…
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Hard to believe the regulator is surprised…
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Oil and gas giant knowingly shed kilograms of plastic into the ocean
Documents reveal one of Australia's biggest oil and gas companies knowingly shed plastic into the ocean for two months before notifying the offshore regulator.
www.abc.net.au
December 31, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Breaking - Woodside knowingly pollutes our environment…hang on, isnt that their whole business model?
Hard to believe the regulator is surprised…
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Hard to believe the regulator is surprised…
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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So the AFL is going ahead with the drug fucked aging, Snoop Dogg, for the grand final entertainment then.
Who had given his support to #FelonInChief.
You don't even get Australian entertainers half the time either.
Who had given his support to #FelonInChief.
You don't even get Australian entertainers half the time either.
September 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
So the AFL is going ahead with the drug fucked aging, Snoop Dogg, for the grand final entertainment then.
Who had given his support to #FelonInChief.
You don't even get Australian entertainers half the time either.
Who had given his support to #FelonInChief.
You don't even get Australian entertainers half the time either.
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NARRATOR: "Meanwhile, back in the real world . . ."
September 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
NARRATOR: "Meanwhile, back in the real world . . ."
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Australian universities have slipped through the regulatory cracks, but students are the ones that are suffering.
“The current system is clearly not working. If universities take taxpayer money, they should face taxpayer scrutiny.”
- Richard Denniss
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
“The current system is clearly not working. If universities take taxpayer money, they should face taxpayer scrutiny.”
- Richard Denniss
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
September 3, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Australian universities have slipped through the regulatory cracks, but students are the ones that are suffering.
“The current system is clearly not working. If universities take taxpayer money, they should face taxpayer scrutiny.”
- Richard Denniss
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
“The current system is clearly not working. If universities take taxpayer money, they should face taxpayer scrutiny.”
- Richard Denniss
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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Approving new coal and gas projects means rejecting climate science.
Approving new gas and coal projects means rejecting the pleas of our Pacific neighbours
The fact that we give half of our gas exports away for free just rubs economic salt into the the scientific and diplomatic wounds
Approving new gas and coal projects means rejecting the pleas of our Pacific neighbours
The fact that we give half of our gas exports away for free just rubs economic salt into the the scientific and diplomatic wounds
September 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Approving new coal and gas projects means rejecting climate science.
Approving new gas and coal projects means rejecting the pleas of our Pacific neighbours
The fact that we give half of our gas exports away for free just rubs economic salt into the the scientific and diplomatic wounds
Approving new gas and coal projects means rejecting the pleas of our Pacific neighbours
The fact that we give half of our gas exports away for free just rubs economic salt into the the scientific and diplomatic wounds
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‘Strict pollution limits’ on a project designed to pump billions of tonnes of pollution into the atmosphere…
would cigarettes be safer if they were wrapped in biodegradable plastic…FFS #climate
would cigarettes be safer if they were wrapped in biodegradable plastic…FFS #climate
September 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
‘Strict pollution limits’ on a project designed to pump billions of tonnes of pollution into the atmosphere…
would cigarettes be safer if they were wrapped in biodegradable plastic…FFS #climate
would cigarettes be safer if they were wrapped in biodegradable plastic…FFS #climate
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It’s not ‘uneconomic’ to build houses in Australia. Builders & developers are doing very nicely. High income earners are spending a fortune on extensions & holiday homes
What’s ‘uneconomic’ is thinking builders will ever build small houses for the poor instead of big ones for the rich
What’s ‘uneconomic’ is thinking builders will ever build small houses for the poor instead of big ones for the rich
June 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
It’s not ‘uneconomic’ to build houses in Australia. Builders & developers are doing very nicely. High income earners are spending a fortune on extensions & holiday homes
What’s ‘uneconomic’ is thinking builders will ever build small houses for the poor instead of big ones for the rich
What’s ‘uneconomic’ is thinking builders will ever build small houses for the poor instead of big ones for the rich
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Those who do not learn from history…
June 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Those who do not learn from history…
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If he wants a big parade with millions of people cheering and celebrating, all he has to do is resign.
May 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If he wants a big parade with millions of people cheering and celebrating, all he has to do is resign.
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Australia must stop treating rich retirees like battlers, says top academic.
Albo’s super tax tweak targets 80,000 with $3m+ balances—85% are over 60.
#auspol #taxtherich #superannuation #taxreform
m.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3X...
Albo’s super tax tweak targets 80,000 with $3m+ balances—85% are over 60.
#auspol #taxtherich #superannuation #taxreform
m.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3X...
Australia needs to stop treating rich retirees like they're poor, says top academic | The Business
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
m.youtube.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Australia must stop treating rich retirees like battlers, says top academic.
Albo’s super tax tweak targets 80,000 with $3m+ balances—85% are over 60.
#auspol #taxtherich #superannuation #taxreform
m.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3X...
Albo’s super tax tweak targets 80,000 with $3m+ balances—85% are over 60.
#auspol #taxtherich #superannuation #taxreform
m.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3X...
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“The company that thinks a damaging oil spill from its planned drilling near Scott Reef is "only a mere theoretical possibility" weeks ago accidentally released a cocktail of hydrocarbons, chemicals and water into the Indian Ocean.”
www.boilingcold.com.au/woodside-spi...
www.boilingcold.com.au/woodside-spi...
Woodside spills 16,000 litres of oil into Indian Ocean
The company that thinks a damaging oil spill from its planned drilling near Scott Reef is "only a mere theoretical possibility" weeks ago accidentally released a cocktail of hydrocarbons, chemicals an...
www.boilingcold.com.au
May 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“The company that thinks a damaging oil spill from its planned drilling near Scott Reef is "only a mere theoretical possibility" weeks ago accidentally released a cocktail of hydrocarbons, chemicals and water into the Indian Ocean.”
www.boilingcold.com.au/woodside-spi...
www.boilingcold.com.au/woodside-spi...
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Looks like Patricia Karvelas is replacing her daily "Peter Dutton says" with her new constant recitation "how do the Liberals rebuild"...Really sick of our ABC breaching their Act & Charter every day with Rupert & Lachlan's rejects... #auspol #enough #LiberalPartyLost #MoveOn
May 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Looks like Patricia Karvelas is replacing her daily "Peter Dutton says" with her new constant recitation "how do the Liberals rebuild"...Really sick of our ABC breaching their Act & Charter every day with Rupert & Lachlan's rejects... #auspol #enough #LiberalPartyLost #MoveOn
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Australians remain deeply sceptical about the value of private healthcare – it’s time for radical reform | Anthony Scott
Australians remain deeply sceptical about the value of private healthcare – it’s time for radical reform | Anthony Scott
Healthscope’s collapse is a ‘canary in the coalmine’ moment for the embattled sector
The viability of private healthcare in Australia has been thrown into doubt after Brookfield’s decision to place Healthscope, the operator of 37 private hospitals, into receivership. After months of acrimonious negotiations with private health insurers and a failed search for buyers, the global investment firm has walked away. This is a “canary in the coalmine” moment for the private hospital sector.
Brookfield’s exit suggests that private hospitals, at least in the near term, are no longer a safe bet for private equity investors. The reasons are complex but not new. The sector has been under pressure since 2016, when shares in Healthscope and Ramsay Health Care tumbled amid falling demand for private health insurance – a trend not seen since the early days of Medicare.
Anthony Scott is a professor at the centre for health economics at Monash University Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Australians remain deeply sceptical about the value of private healthcare – it’s time for radical reform | Anthony Scott
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The Auditor-General has revealed another example of unethical conduct by bureaucrats, this time around a plan to re-engineer Meals on Wheels across Australia. @keanebernard.bsky.social reports.
Lobbyists and consultants dictated a government health scheme. It ended in disaster
The auditor-general has revealed how an attempt by lobbyists, consultants and bureaucrats to reform Meals on Wheels ended in disaster.
www.crikey.com.au
May 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The Auditor-General has revealed another example of unethical conduct by bureaucrats, this time around a plan to re-engineer Meals on Wheels across Australia. @keanebernard.bsky.social reports.