I think you will find that the citizen science app most people use also shares our biodiversity data with US not Australian government. The app developed and used here in ACT ( NatureMapR) that was designed to provide DEECW ‘quality ‘ data could not be funded further
Home Affairs Estimates today, and I’ll be asking about:
🛂 Sharing Australians’ visa data with Trump’s America
🏝️ The secret deals sending people to Nauru
🕵️ AFP policing of protests
💰 Palantir’s government contracts
⚠️ What ASIO is doing about far-right extremism
🛂 Sharing Australians’ visa data with Trump’s America
🏝️ The secret deals sending people to Nauru
🕵️ AFP policing of protests
💰 Palantir’s government contracts
⚠️ What ASIO is doing about far-right extremism
October 27, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I think you will find that the citizen science app most people use also shares our biodiversity data with US not Australian government. The app developed and used here in ACT ( NatureMapR) that was designed to provide DEECW ‘quality ‘ data could not be funded further
Thank you for posting. Not sure how we need to stop this. It is clearly legal for Australian governments to support #businesses destroying and extracting our natural assets in WA ts that harm the whole voting public. Seems a case for URGENT action & reform.
#auspol
#DEECW
#ClimateActionNow
#auspol
#DEECW
#ClimateActionNow
Transcript excerpt of PM Albanese's defense of gas industry's sweet deal that fully protects profits (with alt text)
Slow 👏 for justifying status quo by reference to the glorious investments of gas giants Chevron & Inpex, who get offshore gas extracted from Commonwealth waters for $0 royalties
Slow 👏 for justifying status quo by reference to the glorious investments of gas giants Chevron & Inpex, who get offshore gas extracted from Commonwealth waters for $0 royalties
May 15, 2026 at 5:28 AM
source: DEECW FOI document
www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/defaul...
www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/defaul...
www.dcceew.gov.au
March 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
source: DEECW FOI document
www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/defaul...
www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/defaul...
So… #DEECW do we have modelling yet of the #impact of AI data centre use on #energy demands and #water supplies. What is your advice? What #reforms are needed? @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
#auspol
#ClinateActionNow
#auspol
#ClinateActionNow
Great that Cam covers this, and NGOs like Greenpeace are alerting us.
But very suspicious that the energy demands and climate impacts of AI data centres are getting almost no open debate from the political and media establishment.
We must not allow vested interests to set policy. Again. #auspol
But very suspicious that the energy demands and climate impacts of AI data centres are getting almost no open debate from the political and media establishment.
We must not allow vested interests to set policy. Again. #auspol
Data centres powering AI could demand as much new electricity as cars & houses until 2040, per Greenpeace analysis.
It's not just the size of the energy demand, but also its immediacy: forecasts for data centre energy use jumped 6x over the last year
www.abc.net.au/news/...
It's not just the size of the energy demand, but also its immediacy: forecasts for data centre energy use jumped 6x over the last year
www.abc.net.au/news/...
May 27, 2026 at 5:54 AM
So… #DEECW do we have modelling yet of the #impact of AI data centre use on #energy demands and #water supplies. What is your advice? What #reforms are needed? @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
#auspol
#ClinateActionNow
#auspol
#ClinateActionNow
This is a policy disaster ! In every sense … We need to remember we have a growing #housing crisis because #ClimateChange denial and rising #poverty, #neglect and #abuse with reduced #governnent #accountability is creating an #economic DISASTER.
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
#DEECW
#NACC
#auspol
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
#DEECW
#NACC
#auspol
2/ 👆was Enviro Min Plibersek in 2022
@euanritchie.bsky.social & I write about the dissonance of:
⚠️ environment funding in 2026-27 amounting to a paltry 0.06% of the total federal budget (set to decline to <0.04% in 2028-29) &
⚠️ environment policy settings re-tuned to favour business imperatives
@euanritchie.bsky.social & I write about the dissonance of:
⚠️ environment funding in 2026-27 amounting to a paltry 0.06% of the total federal budget (set to decline to <0.04% in 2028-29) &
⚠️ environment policy settings re-tuned to favour business imperatives
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
May 20, 2026 at 3:15 AM
This is a policy disaster ! In every sense … We need to remember we have a growing #housing crisis because #ClimateChange denial and rising #poverty, #neglect and #abuse with reduced #governnent #accountability is creating an #economic DISASTER.
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
#DEECW
#NACC
#auspol
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
#DEECW
#NACC
#auspol
Thank you for posting. Not sure how we need to stop this. It is clearly legal for Australian governments to support #businesses destroying and extracting our natural assets in WA ts that harm the whole voting public. Seems a case for URGENT action & reform.
#auspol
#DEECW
#ClimateActionNow
#auspol
#DEECW
#ClimateActionNow
Transcript excerpt of PM Albanese's defense of gas industry's sweet deal that fully protects profits (with alt text)
Slow 👏 for justifying status quo by reference to the glorious investments of gas giants Chevron & Inpex, who get offshore gas extracted from Commonwealth waters for $0 royalties
Slow 👏 for justifying status quo by reference to the glorious investments of gas giants Chevron & Inpex, who get offshore gas extracted from Commonwealth waters for $0 royalties
May 15, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Thank you for posting. Not sure how we need to stop this. It is clearly legal for Australian governments to support #businesses destroying and extracting our natural assets in WA ts that harm the whole voting public. Seems a case for URGENT action & reform.
#auspol
#DEECW
#ClimateActionNow
#auspol
#DEECW
#ClimateActionNow
How much did such disasters cost Australia THIS YEAR?
@grogsgamut.bsky.social do we have any figures from DEECW? #auspol
@grogsgamut.bsky.social do we have any figures from DEECW? #auspol
NEW REPORT: Did you know that weather and climate disasters cost the U.S. $115 billion in 2025?
From severe storms to tornadoes and wildfires, disasters came with a steep price tag in the U.S. last year.
🔗Read more in the full report: www.climatecentral.org/report/us-bi...
From severe storms to tornadoes and wildfires, disasters came with a steep price tag in the U.S. last year.
🔗Read more in the full report: www.climatecentral.org/report/us-bi...
March 13, 2026 at 1:16 AM
How much did such disasters cost Australia THIS YEAR?
@grogsgamut.bsky.social do we have any figures from DEECW? #auspol
@grogsgamut.bsky.social do we have any figures from DEECW? #auspol
I note that #DEECW and Murray Watt have reduced staffing for measuring water quality. As water becomes scarcer, #pollution increases, and #temperatures rise this seems a BAD decision with serious #health impacts. #auspol @markbutlermp.bsky.social
For 25 years this waterway was polluted with toxic "forever chemicals". It was only disconnected from a major drinking supply 18 months ago.
PFAS plume linked to historic tanker crash and decommissioned dump
For 25 years this waterway was polluted with toxic "forever chemicals". It was only disconnected from a major drinking supply 18 months ago.
www.abc.net.au
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I note that #DEECW and Murray Watt have reduced staffing for measuring water quality. As water becomes scarcer, #pollution increases, and #temperatures rise this seems a BAD decision with serious #health impacts. #auspol @markbutlermp.bsky.social
Well deep
Commiserations from Adelaide but hopefully the #DEECW staff notice and stop the denial #policy.
Commiserations from Adelaide but hopefully the #DEECW staff notice and stop the denial #policy.
@anntics.bsky.social apparently Canberra is hottest capital city today. I’m currently sitting at 44, and the BOM says it feels like 40 🤷🏻♀️
It would be great to see Canberra people do this survey! 🌞🌞🌞
January 28, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Hopefully the #DEECW bureaucrats and Murray Watt will notice. Maybe stop expanding #FossilFuels extraction. Review #water supplies now.
#auspol
#auspol
January 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Hopefully the #DEECW bureaucrats and Murray Watt will notice. Maybe stop expanding #FossilFuels extraction. Review #water supplies now.
#auspol
#auspol
Just considering the home affairs role in #security. It seems if you start with KNOWN #risks to Australian people, current #ClimatePolicy at #DEECW, current #foreign lobby power at #DEFENCE & #parliament, #disinformation in #media and a #corrupted #NACC are top #risks.
#auspol
#auspol
January 2, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Just considering the home affairs role in #security. It seems if you start with KNOWN #risks to Australian people, current #ClimatePolicy at #DEECW, current #foreign lobby power at #DEFENCE & #parliament, #disinformation in #media and a #corrupted #NACC are top #risks.
#auspol
#auspol
Seems the #RenewableEnergy part of the #transition is now underway. Well done @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Now we just need to stop #greenwashing #gas #exports, retrofit the #power distribution, and our #houses to mitigate the Murray Watt #environment disaster. #DEECW #auspol
Household battery uptake booms on back of 'game-changer' rebate
#auspol #renewables
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #renewables
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'Gone off like a rocket': Households cash in on battery rebate
Battery uptake is booming since the federal government rebate came into effect in July. Here's what you need to know if you are thinking of joining the thousands of Australians adding a battery to the...
www.abc.net.au
December 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Seems the #RenewableEnergy part of the #transition is now underway. Well done @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Now we just need to stop #greenwashing #gas #exports, retrofit the #power distribution, and our #houses to mitigate the Murray Watt #environment disaster. #DEECW #auspol
I hope the next budget has a major item to UPGRADE the development of effective warning systems for BOM and related research and testing by #Universities and #CSIRO. We will need them.
#auspol
#DEECW
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
#auspol
#DEECW
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I hope the next budget has a major item to UPGRADE the development of effective warning systems for BOM and related research and testing by #Universities and #CSIRO. We will need them.
#auspol
#DEECW
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
#auspol
#DEECW
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
Totally agree. Not only have our #FossilFuels industry systematically mined and fracked our land and sea, created a #ClimateCatastrophe, but also they have entangled our #laws and #economy in ways that will be terminal unless we together challenge their power and REFORM.
#auspol
#DEECW
#auspol
#DEECW
“Australian nurses pay more tax than some of the biggest gas corporations in the country. That tells you everything about how broken the system is.
Greens say new gas won’t fix shortages as research links exports to soaring prices
The Greens have put the Albanese Government on notice, warning they’ll block any gas-shortage response that includes funnelling more public money into new gas fields.
thepoint.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Totally agree. Not only have our #FossilFuels industry systematically mined and fracked our land and sea, created a #ClimateCatastrophe, but also they have entangled our #laws and #economy in ways that will be terminal unless we together challenge their power and REFORM.
#auspol
#DEECW
#auspol
#DEECW
Must watch for #DEECW, @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social and Murray Watt. Caring for country is not optional. #auspol
#pollution
#ClimateLiability
@jimchalmers.bsky.social and Murray Watt. Caring for country is not optional. #auspol
#pollution
#ClimateLiability
This is the best session yet! Congratulations to all. Beautiful discussions and interview. The political analysis also very interesting.
theshot.net.au/video/saving...
theshot.net.au/video/saving...
Saving Country - Lorena Allam and Royce Kurmelovs - The Shot
theshot.net.au
November 30, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Must watch for #DEECW, @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social and Murray Watt. Caring for country is not optional. #auspol
#pollution
#ClimateLiability
@jimchalmers.bsky.social and Murray Watt. Caring for country is not optional. #auspol
#pollution
#ClimateLiability
Brilliant description of #DEECW data.
Look, I'm not sure the heat index is universally accurate. This means the apparent temperature is 68 degrees and I'm about to die of heat stroke. Like, I wouldn't go dig holes in this weather, but, you know, it's just another Thursday.
November 27, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Brilliant description of #DEECW data.
Seems we urgently need a smarter #Environment minister and more expertise and more #truthful #communication in #DEECW and #cabinet
#ClimateCatstrophe
#auspol
#ClimateCatstrophe
#auspol
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Seems we urgently need a smarter #Environment minister and more expertise and more #truthful #communication in #DEECW and #cabinet
#ClimateCatstrophe
#auspol
#ClimateCatstrophe
#auspol
Seriously! Tony Abbott abolished ‘climate and environment consideration’ from public research grants. This meant no Industrial Hemp CRC seems current #DEECW only fund destructive activity. Any ‘deal’ between the #duopoly will be a disaster on this! #auspol
“the Coalition let it be known that a key condition for doing a deal..would be the reforms remove any reference to "climate consideration"..Watt was given the green light..to cut a deal..But the climate condition doesn’t sound like something he can trade away easily”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Labor keeps a low profile while the opposition fends off One Nation
Labor is trying to keep a low profile while the opposition fends off One Nation and Sussan Ley fights for her job.
www.abc.net.au
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Truly shocking. What is #DEECW doing. C’mon Murray Watt and @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
get your act together. #auspol
get your act together. #auspol
November 6, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Truly shocking. What is #DEECW doing. C’mon Murray Watt and @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
get your act together. #auspol
get your act together. #auspol
Thank you @yungenchee.bsky.social for all your work communicating about this. You are a highly valued source of information. We need BOTH #legal and #environmental experts to create an adequate protection authority and related #legislation. It seems neither are available in DEECW.
November 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Thank you @yungenchee.bsky.social for all your work communicating about this. You are a highly valued source of information. We need BOTH #legal and #environmental experts to create an adequate protection authority and related #legislation. It seems neither are available in DEECW.
Seriously @squigglyrick.bsky.social you are a national hero!! Our #duopoly #politicians are now in coverup on #corruption, #gaslighting mode on #malfeasance in #public administration or ‘oilsplaining’ their way to delaying effective #climateaction. Shame!
#TruthInMedia
#Robodebt
#ATO
#DEECW
#auspol
#TruthInMedia
#Robodebt
#ATO
#DEECW
#auspol
The dishonesty around the use of Robodebt in prosecuting the government’s Freedom of Information secrecy drive is galling in the extreme. I set out some facts that deflate the specious claims being used as cover. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
‘Absurdist leaps of logic’: Robodebt misused in FOI reforms
I am furious. Angry, certainly, about the federal government’s proposed freedom of information laws, which mock the very idea of transparency, but seething especially about the justification for them,...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Seriously @squigglyrick.bsky.social you are a national hero!! Our #duopoly #politicians are now in coverup on #corruption, #gaslighting mode on #malfeasance in #public administration or ‘oilsplaining’ their way to delaying effective #climateaction. Shame!
#TruthInMedia
#Robodebt
#ATO
#DEECW
#auspol
#TruthInMedia
#Robodebt
#ATO
#DEECW
#auspol
Of course it won’t! Also, the highly advertised citizen science plant ID app for public #biodiversity #impact investigation sends #data to #US. The locally developed NatureMapR.org.au
sends data to #DEECW and meets quality standards. Really well used in ACT but not funded in other states. #auspol
sends data to #DEECW and meets quality standards. Really well used in ACT but not funded in other states. #auspol
October 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Of course it won’t! Also, the highly advertised citizen science plant ID app for public #biodiversity #impact investigation sends #data to #US. The locally developed NatureMapR.org.au
sends data to #DEECW and meets quality standards. Really well used in ACT but not funded in other states. #auspol
sends data to #DEECW and meets quality standards. Really well used in ACT but not funded in other states. #auspol
1/ The current environment law reforms discussion must include:
1. Public citizen science engagement in monitoring climate impact in communities and biodiversity with data to DEECW
2. Reform to city pollution to reduce traffic, particulate pollution levels and resultant health costs
1. Public citizen science engagement in monitoring climate impact in communities and biodiversity with data to DEECW
2. Reform to city pollution to reduce traffic, particulate pollution levels and resultant health costs
Another story about environmental law reforms where the focus is on streamlining project assessment, saving business costs, & economic development with NO MENTION AT ALL about (improvements for) environmental protection & conservation #EPBC
October 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
1/ The current environment law reforms discussion must include:
1. Public citizen science engagement in monitoring climate impact in communities and biodiversity with data to DEECW
2. Reform to city pollution to reduce traffic, particulate pollution levels and resultant health costs
1. Public citizen science engagement in monitoring climate impact in communities and biodiversity with data to DEECW
2. Reform to city pollution to reduce traffic, particulate pollution levels and resultant health costs
Yes the #Newscorp and #governmebt panic is an indicator of how well informed ( around school and #media) our young are. One issue about iNaturalist (much loved app) do you know where the data goes? I know NatureMapR (mostly in ACT) sends data to #DEECW
*glances over at my son who is currently using social media to chat with biologists on Bluesky and iNaturalist* tortured, eh?
I think News Corp Australia is terrified of what social media has done to its users profit margin and all it can do is pathetically invoke moral panic. The kids don’t care
I think News Corp Australia is terrified of what social media has done to its users profit margin and all it can do is pathetically invoke moral panic. The kids don’t care
News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’
October 8, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Yes the #Newscorp and #governmebt panic is an indicator of how well informed ( around school and #media) our young are. One issue about iNaturalist (much loved app) do you know where the data goes? I know NatureMapR (mostly in ACT) sends data to #DEECW