Mark-up on anything labelled NDIS is a huge issue. Need a new bolt for your four wheeled walker? Couple of dollars at Bunnings. Twenty times as much at Independent Living Specialists

Palantir and the New Order: Neoliberalism is dead. Say hello to Techlordism A new form of capital is ascending: cloud capital—networked algorithmic machines that grant their owners remarkable powers to modify our behaviour. And just as financiers needed neoliberalism, today’s...

Yuuuuuppppp

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two images of the human body's circulatory system. One of them with good cable management

The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management.

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

‘Incomprehensible’: birds flee and hundreds of turtles left to die after government cuts water to NSW wetlands Frogs and sheep in the Gwydir wetlands near Moree have also been bogged after WaterNSW stopped environmental flows, researchers say

“These deaths are incomprehensible, given there is environmental water sitting in the dam. This could save the turtles, but WaterNSW is just not allowing its release,"

- Prof Deb Bower

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‘Incomprehensible’: birds flee and hundreds of turtles left to die after government cuts water to NSW wetlands Frogs and sheep in the Gwydir wetlands near Moree have also been bogged after WaterNSW stopped environmental flows, researchers say

Incomprehensible ! How is killing turtles managing liabilities? Business jargon in life or death conservation issues is bs.

Simple biological law 💦 water is life 💦

Climate Coverage Plunges, Though Crisis More Dire Than Ever The scientific consensus that we need to phase out fossil fuels fast has not changed, but coverage about climate change in US news outlets has plunged.

If the Revolution will not be televised, the same may be true of #climatedisaster.
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Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.

You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

World-first study exposes the breadth of bottom trawling's catch - Oceanographic Study reveals that bottom trawling catches more than 3,000 fish species, including critically endangered sharks, rays and seahorses.

Big and important study on the devastating impact of bottom trawling.

This abhorrent practice should be banned everywhere.

The fishing industry is out of control

🤬💔🤬💔🤬💔🤬💔🤬💔🤬💔🤬

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Red listing of Emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals 🐧🦭

This is on our watch people - but yeah let’s keep having wars and mining fossil fuels .

We can do better !!

Australian children's data at risk through approved school apps A UNSW-led audit of nearly 200 school-endorsed apps has found most begin harvesting children’s data within seconds – often contradicting their own privacy policies and exposing gaps in oversight by ed...

A UNSW-led audit of nearly 200 school-endorsed apps has found most begin harvesting children's data within seconds - often contradicting their own privacy policies and exposing gaps in oversight by education systems, app developers and regulators www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...

For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately Data centres are the infrastructure boom of the decade. But how much of the investment actually stays in the country?

For every $100 invested in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately www.smh.com.au/technology/f...

The swift parrot’s distinctive call was recorded dozens of times in a patch of Tasmanian forest. Then the forest was logged Scientists estimate the endangered bird’s population has slumped to about 750. But the logging agency responsible for clearing its habitat said it acted lawfully

There are laws on paper. Then there’s law enforcement.

Your government are environmental vandals, @albomp.bsky.social. Shame on you, shame on @australianlabor.bsky.social.

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The swift parrot’s distinctive call was recorded dozens of times in a patch of Tasmanian forest. Then the forest was logged Scientists estimate the endangered bird’s population has slumped to about 750. But the logging agency responsible for clearing its habitat said it acted lawfully

“He said the forest in which the recordings were made had already been cleared by the time the government ecologist arrived. “Of course there were no parrots by then,”

U.S. exempts oil industry from protecting Gulf animals, for 'national security' The "God Squad" voted unanimously to remove protections for Gulf animals, for "security." It's not the first time federal agencies cited the "energy emergency" to avoid rules meant to protect animals.

The "God Squad" voted unanimously to remove protections for Gulf animals, for "security." It's not the first time federal agencies cited the "energy emergency" to avoid rules meant to protect animals.

‘Harrowing’: Cyclone Narelle leaves graveyard of turtles, dolphins and seabirds in Western Australia Exmouth local says devastating impact on wildlife along the coastline is ‘hard to put into words’

‘Harrowing’: Cyclone Narelle leaves graveyard of turtles, dolphins and seabirds in Western Australia #Climate

When I was growing up, I remember my parents scraping together $5 for fuel to make it to work. We couldn't go to friend's houses because we couldn't spare the fuel, and every trip needed to be accounted and planned for. If the petrol price went up, we stayed home. (No public transport) (cont)

Story from dexerto: Seven dogs stolen from their owners have gone viral after escaping their captors and making their way home The group is believed to have travelled around 17 km together led by a corgi across highways and fields

This is literally the only thing i have the bandwidth to read about today

Cartoon showing a scientist wearing a white lab coat tapping a podium microphone and asking "Is this thing on".

The feeling right now of every scientist trying to communicate the seriousness of ongoing global warming and the urgency of reducing emissions.
Excerpt from a cartoon by the late Jon Kudelka.

War threatens Gulf's dugongs, turtles and birds From sea turtles to birds and the gentle dugong, the Persian Gulf's diverse but fragile marine life is threatened by the bombs and oil of the war in the Middle East.

We’re terrible stewards of our planet.

From Iran to interest rates, our economy is rigged for the rich – Greg Jericho The Reserve Bank thinks too few people are unemployed. If interest rates go up today, that's why

Anyway, as I wrote today - the system is rigged
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The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI? As the QuitGPT movement gains momentum, should people concerned about the environmental impacts of AI consider opting out?

the best time to QuitGPT is yesterday, the second best time is now.

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Four frames. Title: “The rules”. Albo and Penny Wong at a lectern. 1. Albo: “Some of you have asked if rules still apply, so we’d like to clear things up.” Wong: “Obviously we shouldn’t kill!” 2. Albo: “However, if you hurt or kill someone and enough people agree they were bad, then the rules aren’t up to us.” Wong: “It’s a ‘matter for them’” 3. Albo : “Also, if you get someone else to do the killing for you and someone accuses you of it, that’s ‘a conspiracy’” Wong: “Against the rules!” 4. Plus, if thousands of innocent people get killed when you kill the bad person, you must focus on the six people you saved.” Wong: “That’s the rule!”

The rules.
My @smh cartoon.

The truth is not the average of a fact and a lie.

I read about the US-Israeli bombing of oil depots causing horrific polluted rain across Iran. Iranians have reportedly been experiencing breathing difficulties and headaches.
If you work in environmental or social justice, we must stand against war and for peace. No war! #nowar

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.

“The law of nature says that we human beings have to live within the bounds of this beautiful little planet of ours . . . and at the moment, we’re destroying it at the greatest rate in history. And that has to stop.” – Bob Brown

Read more from Bob Brown: https://theaus.in/4rvC5bH

Exclusive: NDIS algorithm designed to put scheme back on track at 'critical risk' Documents seen by Crikey show that senior staff at the National Disability Insurance Agency have warned that the policy design of the so-called New Framework Planning is in disarray.

I've been shown NDIS agency documents that warn the introduction of a support needs assessment and 'robo-planning' is a mess with every element of the tech listed as off track and now at 'critical risk'. Agency booked savings, but they're figuring it out as they go. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/r...

It's World Wildlife Day.

If you love Australian wildlife and wish @albomp.bsky.social's government would do far more to protect and care for it, smash repost!