SCREAMING

"... at least some of the leading national nursing gig-work platforms were using data-brokers to find out how much debt nurses were carrying, and offered lower wages to the nurses with the most debt, on the grounds that the most economically desperate nurses will accept the lowest pay"

AYCC Next Generation Fund Help build the next generation of climate justice leaders by making a donation today.

Holy shit! Someone has pledged $100k to the AYCC to match any donations that come through today!

This means the impact of every dollar you donate today is doubled. 💛

Get all the way amongst it here: www.aycc.org.au/emergencyapp...

Here, I made this for my newsletter a few months back. Feel free to share with any Cabinet members you know.

Another thing we absolutely didn’t see coming.

it’s so great how where i live in tassie the tax-dodging, internationally-owned salmon companies ruin summer w diseased, dead and rotting salmon + antibiotics pumped into the water right off the beaches we love, which are calm sheltered waters with huge dead zones full of shit under the fish pens…

"disability business"

'listed on the Australian stock exchange'

See the problem? ASX

NDIS should look after the disabled not line the pockets of CEO's or shareholders

Profertering off the disabled is truly gross. Line these greedy cunts up against a wall

AYCC Next Generation Fund Help build the next generation of climate justice leaders by making a donation today.

It is our responsibility to make sure that it survives for 20 more years to breed a new generation of advocates. It cannot, and will not close.

And you are going to help me make sure of it by ponying up. emergencyappeal2026.raiselysite.com

AYCC are the real bloody deal. I just donated, please consider donating too if you can. There aren't a huge number of REAL ONES out there sticking solidly to the task of climate action and fossil phaseout but these amazing ppl are staying strong

Help them!!

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Australia’s coalmine emissions are increasing. Is this how a major policy to cut climate pollution is meant to work? The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts – but carbon offsets are still being used as an excuse

Just pass it, they said. The perfect is the enemy of the good, they said.

Why did environmental NGOs get behind the safeguard mechanism, and what are they actually good for?

Ben Roberts-Smith’s comrades say he ordered them to execute unarmed civilians, court documents show Former SAS corporal allegedly placed man on his knees and ordered fellow soldier to shoot him, according to statement of facts

Ben Roberts-Smith’s comrades say he ordered them to execute unarmed civilians, court documents show www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation banks millions in public funding. Where does all the money go? Exclusive: Former candidates accuse party of enriching itself at their expense, while insiders lift veil on chaos in Brisbane HQ – and staffers’ contempt for rank-and-file members

A toxic, disorganised organisation.
Brilliant piece of journalism here.

What is 493920 times 392930 9:44 PM 493920 × 392930 = 194,198,265,600

screenshot of ghgs and energy

dd alt text 493920 194,075,985,600 392930 1.94198E + 11 100.06301%

Okay I'm trying out this new chatbot energy / emissions calculator, it seems to align closely with other estimates I've done

1.32 watt hours for a calculation - to deliver the wrong answer (I consider any deviation > 0 to be a total failure for a calculation)

antarctica.io/ai-wattch

Sam Altman Says It'll Take Another Year Before ChatGPT Can Start a Timer An $852 billion company, ladies and gentlemen.

Putting aside Sam Altman just continuing to emit huge lies constantly, this is an amazing example of what I mean when I talk about how GenAI is replacing *extremely low energy* digital tasks with *WAY WAY HIGHER ENERGY* replacements that *do not even work*

Why TF is anyone using ChatGPT as a timer!

Today marks 35 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody made 339 recommendations to address systemic racism and over-incarceration of First Nations people.

Since then, more than 630 First Nations people have died in custody, including 12 so far in 2026.

There’s an easy way to plug a budget black hole, at no cost to voters Do Australian consumers rate higher than foreign companies? Next month’s budget is the test.

When corporations get public resources for nothing they are stealing from public health, education and housing. Greens don’t take donations from gas corporations because, unlike Labor, we don’t want to please them - we want to tax them - so we all have what we need www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done The loss of iconic Antarctic wildlife is no longer a future possibility. It is happening in real-time, while we watch.

📉 "Defining these animals as endangered is a stark reminder of how quickly Antarctica is changing before our eyes. Without a rapid reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and sustained conservation action, these species may be lost forever."

▶️ theconversation.com/the-beloved-...

Side-by-side comparison of two Adobe plans. On the left, “Creative Cloud Pro” (current plan) priced at €63.76/month, including over 20 apps, unlimited standard generative AI features, and 4,000 monthly premium AI credits. On the right, “Creative Cloud Standard” starting at €63.51/month, offering over 20 desktop apps like Photoshop and Illustrator with basic generative AI features, and a “Select plan” button below.

So. According to Adobe the basic plan now costs more each month than it would cost me to just buy the thing, but I can get the "standard" plan if I don't need the Pro and that will save me (checks notes) 25 cents. To be fair it is a good assessment of how much those AI functions are worth to me.

"No court was involved.
No law was broken.
No democratic process was triggered. What happened was quieter &, in many ways, more troubling. A small, organised, & well-resourced group applied pressure to the sponsors & event bookers who sustained her work – & those institutions folded.” #auspol

"I've failed." Senator Babet to retire from politics United Australia's sole parliamentarian, Senator Ralph Babet, has announced he will not seek re-election and will retire after a single term.

Cabbage Patch Doll quits and complains that Australians are not angry and bigoted enough.

#auspol

www.outinperth.com/ive-failed-s...

"Birds avoid turbines:" Two new studies suggest wind farms are not "killing machines" after all Two new studies demonstrate that wind turbines might not be the "bird killing machines" they are often accused of being – and that birds are good at adapting.

"Birds avoid turbines:" Two new studies suggest wind farms are not "killing machines" after all reneweconomy.com.au/birds-avoid-...

Most Of The Microplastics In Urban Air Come From Tires Particles produced from brake and tire wear now represent the majority of emissions from road transport. As the EU cracks down on them, scientists urge others to follow.

Wear particles from tyres and brakes are far more prevalent and more damaging than you might think. My latest article for @forbes.com digs into some recent research on the impact of non-exhaust emissions 🧪⚛️ 👩🏼‍🔬

www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...

“Thank you, children. You’re the backbone of our economy, not the gas industry." - Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO of The Australia Institute

✍️ Sign here to support a 25% tax on all Australian gas exports: https://theaus.in/4vmhj1j

thank you so much!

does anyone have a gift link for this story please?

Imagine being the empty wheelchair pusher!

Do they have to go through Customs?

Arrest of national war hero Ben Roberts-Smith cuts deeply to core of Australian psyche Criminal charges against the Victoria Cross recipient now on remand has deeply divided a nation whose identity is often entwined with the exploits of young men on foreign fields

I disagree that the Australian identity is entwined with the exploits of young men fighting in foreign lands. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Mud map from the PC report on the NDIS from 2011 that From a consumer’s perspective, the NDIS will give them the means to choose supports that best meet their needs that includes "private, for profit firms"

Whenever I see talk about the NDIS I go back to the original Productivity Commission report and I note a pretty obvious issue in the entire construction of the scheme

'The Grace Tame Foundation has announced it is closing because securing funding is becoming "increasingly challenging" ... In March, Ms Tame said she had lost speaking engagements, something she attributed to an "ongoing smear campaign" against her ... >

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...