Australian billionaire's waste-to-energy plan labelled 'waste colonialism' The controversial project would see waste burned to create energy in Fiji to reduce the country's reliance on fossil fuels, but locals and environmentalists are not happy.

This is so wrong. An Australian billionaire wants to build a humongous toxic waste incinerator in Fiji that will require importation of massive amounts of Australian waste to function. And he’s trying to greenswash it as a ‘renewable energy project’.

Let’s get some things straight.

The thumbnail from the Instagram Reel linked to in the post. It shows a still from the video, with Katherine smiling at the camera, with Balaclava station in the background. Text reads "Permanently free & frequent public transport".

Making free public transport permanent would cost a fraction of the price of the North East Link toll road.

We can have free and frequent PT - it's about political choices.

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Pressure builds to lift Australia's 'tiny' gas tax As calls mount for a 25 per cent tax on gas exports, a leading economist has trashed the existing measures at a Senate inquiry.

Pressure builds to lift #Australia' s 'tiny' #gas tax

As calls mount for a 25 per cent tax on #gas_exports, a leading economist has trashed the existing measures at a Senate inquiry

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From September 2026, Google is pushing a forced, irreversible update that removes your ability to install software they haven't approved on a device you own, with no consent and no way to reverse it.

22 April: Earth Day

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Remote residents 'cooking from the inside' sue NT government Residents of the Central Australian community of Papunya say the scorching hot outback summers are killing their people in unsafe housing. Now they’re suing the Northern Territory government to try to...

Papunya residents living in extreme heat sue #NT government over unsafe #housing

The case aims to highlight the “exceptionally poor state” of public housing in remote #Northern_Territory communities, particularly the impacts of #extreme_heat on #health

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'How many beers have you had?' Flood evacuees claim racial profiling Flood evacuees from remote Northern Territory communities say they are being "treated like prisoners" by security guards working at their emergency accommodation centre.

Remote #NT residents evacuated to Batchelor say security 'treating us like prisoners'

#Flood evacuees from the remote #Northern_Territory communities of Palumpa and Nauiyu / Daly River say they feel racially profiled by security guards at their Batchelor shelter

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It's not just the turtles in trouble. The Gwydir Wetlands should be teeming with life right now, including with more than 100 different bird species such as the endangered Australian Painted Snipe, one of the rarest birds in Australia. There may be just a few hundred Painted Snipes left in the wild.

Taking from disabled people to give to people in aged care is a cynical political exercise from Labor.

Pitting people who genuinely need care against each other while leaving $17 billion in the pockets of gas corporations they’re too cowardly to tax is shameful.

Screenshot from The Australian newspaper website with photo of Labor's Health Minister Mark Butler reading ‘We got it wrong’ Labor changes contentious home care policy by Sarah Ison Senior political reporter

This is a big win for older Australians. Labor will ditch co-payments for in-home showering, dressing and continence care barely 6 months after they rolled them out.

Great to see Labor admitting their mistake but they shouldn't have been gouging older people in the first place.

A $71bn rebuild and 77-year setback: A 'catastrophic' crisis in the Middle East The cost of rebuilding Gaza and the "catastrophic" human toll of war have been laid bare in a new report.

A $71bn rebuild and 77-year setback: A 'catastrophic' crisis in the #Middle_East

Nearly 1.9 million people in #Gaza have been displaced, many of them multiple times, according to a new report

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Rabbi who boasts of bulldozing Palestinian homes will light torch for Israel’s national day Human rights campaigners say honour for Avraham Zarbiv endorses ethnic cleansing and war crimes

Rabbi who boasts of bulldozing #Palestinian homes will light torch for #Israel’ s national day

#Human_rights campaigners say honour for Avraham Zarbiv endorses #ethnic_cleansing and #war_crimes

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Student allegedly jailed in China for six years after taking part in pro-democracy protests in Australia Exclusive: The Australian government has been urged to take stronger action to protect overseas students from political repression

Student allegedly jailed in #China for six years after taking part in pro-democracy protests in #Australia

The Australian government has been urged to take stronger action to protect overseas students from #political_repression

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Protesters prepare legal challenge over 'absurd and stupid' anti-hate speech laws Queensland's Premier David Crisafulli previously said the laws provided strong protection for the Jewish community.

#Protesters prepare legal challenge over 'absurd and stupid' anti-hate speech laws

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have pledged to launch a constitutional challenge against #Queensland' s hate speech legislation following widespread arrests at a rally opposing the laws

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A country under 'strain': Australians' life satisfaction hits record low New data shows life satisfaction has hit a record low, dipping below levels seen during COVID-19 lockdowns.

A country under 'strain': #Australians' life satisfaction hits record low

New data shows #life_satisfaction has hit a record low, dipping below levels seen during COVID-19 lockdowns

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Labor under internal pressure on gas tax as influencer says government ‘stopped working for the punters’ Party’s environment action network tells parliamentary inquiry into gas export tax to consider ‘very substantial’ levy on windfall profits

#Labor under internal pressure on gas tax as influencer says government ‘stopped working for the punters’

Party’s #environment action network tells parliamentary inquiry into #gas export tax to consider ‘very substantial’ levy on windfall_profits

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Labor under internal pressure on gas tax as influencer says government ‘stopped working for the punters’ Party’s environment action network tells parliamentary inquiry into gas export tax to consider ‘very substantial’ levy on windfall profits

#Labor under internal pressure on gas tax as influencer says government ‘stopped working for the punters’

Party’s #environment action network tells parliamentary inquiry into #gas export tax to consider ‘very substantial’ levy on windfall_profits

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Woolworths engaged in ‘marketing magic’ to trick customers, consumer watchdog tells court The trial between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the supermarket giant began in the federal court in Sydney on Tuesday

#Woolworths engaged in ‘marketing magic’ to trick customers, consumer watchdog tells court

The trial between the #Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the supermarket giant began in the federal court in Sydney on Tuesday

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Palantir's CEO published a manifesto arguing Western tech firms have a "moral debt" to US military dominance, that AI weapons are inevitable, and that "some cultures are dysfunctional." This isn't just a regularly evil tech or defence contractor, it’s a fascist political project.

Funny how the law and order guys never think it applies to them 🙄

He’s again blaming the courts, the protesters and those attacked by police all for his appalling and illegal attempts to ban dissent

These are the weasel words the government used today to justify slashing supports to disabled people, just days after they promised another gagillion dollars to fatten the bottom lines of weapons manufacturers.

Labor always has money for war.

Outcry over 'disturbing' video of off-duty police officer pinning 13yo girl on train Video of an off-duty police officer restraining a 13yo girl on a Perth train has sparked accusations of excessive force.

Video of #police officer restraining 13yo girl on #Perth train sparks excessive force probe

The #teenager claims the officer pinned her to the ground and against a seat, causing her injuries

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This is an opportunity for bold generational reform, not tinkering around the edges.

Momentum is growing for significant tax reform in the May budget.

Dozens of groups are today calling for a tax on gas exports of at least 25% - a move that would raise $17 billion each year.

A tile showing cartoonish depictions of apartment buildings, with text reading "Rent controls now! You deserve a home you can afford"

You deserve a home you can afford.

We need rent controls to stop rents going up faster than your wages.

Find out how much you’d save if we had rent controls: greensrentcalculator.com

When ‘the birdman’ of St James tunnel died, Sydney commuters streamed past his body for days Exclusive: The strange and lonely death of Bikram Lama exposes a glaring gap in homelessness services. What hopes and dreams brought him to Australia, and what went wrong?

No one should have to suffer the indignity & injustice of neglect. Direct government funding in public housing and robust, wrap around, homeless support services stops people falling through the cracks.

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The new head of the Australian military is taking his first international trip to the US as part of the $375 billion AUKUS scam.

While there, he will be the keynote speaker at a $ 5,000-a-head corporate event run by former Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne.

The system is rigged.

Labor accused of ignoring anti-racism plan as documents reveal repeated pleas to take action The government has defended its response, citing the upcoming royal commission and work done by the Islamophobia and antisemitism special envoys

#Labor accused of ignoring #anti-racism plan as documents reveal repeated pleas to take action

The government has defended its response, citing the upcoming royal commission and work done by the #Islamophobia and #antisemitism special envoys

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States on edge about NDIS cuts as Chalmers flags they will be ‘easily the most important’ part of budget savings Government sources in multiple states say they are worried about the breadth of the changes and possible costs

States on edge about #NDIS cuts as #Jim_Chalmers flags they will be ‘easily the most important’ part of budget savings

Government sources in multiple states say they are worried about the breadth of the changes and possible costs

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Homeless camps are rising as affordability falls. It’s a problem Australia has solved before In the 1940s, tent cities and ‘shanty’ settlements appeared across Australia, as families struggled to find homes. The government acted then – and needs to now.

#Homeless camps are rising as affordability falls. It’s a problem #Australia has solved before

A homelessness worker in regional #Victoria has seen a 200% increase in people living in free campgrounds – and a big increase in families “sleeping rough”

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