Australia’s billion-dollar blind spot Australia now ranks seventh in the world for the number of publicly listed companies worth more than a billion US dollars.

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Native Title Tribunal Greenlights Santos Gas Mining in Pilliga Forest Native Title Tribunal has cleared the way for the Santos coal seam gas project in the Pilliga Forest overriding the objections of the Gomeroi Traditional Owners

"The battle for the Pilliga is far from over"

Gomeroi People Vow to Keep Fighting as Native Title Tribunal Greenlights Santos Gas Mining in Pilliga Forest.

This week's story updated to include quotes from Gomeroi custodians, and various unions.

#NSWpol #auspol
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Cartoon of the Day: Off Target An exclusive cartoon from Michael de Adder

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There's a huge new gas rig looming over our 12 Apostles YouTube video by The Australia Institute

A gas exploration drilling rig has appeared within sight of one of Australia’s most loved natural wonders, the 12 Apostles.

We don’t need to turn our iconic natural wonders into gas fields. We need to prioritise Australians over exports.

@emmashortis.bsky.social went to take a look ⤵️

An open letter to The Greens On election night, I sat glued to the TV, hanging on Antony Green's every word. All I wanted was the defeat of the Liberals and huge gains for the Greens.

Finally, some truthful commentary.

An open letter to The Greens johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05...

‘The file says I have a criminal record since the age of two’: the not-so-extraordinary story of Uncle Larry Walsh It would take 60 years for Larry Walsh to realise why he had been harassed by police even as an eight-year-old. He’d been given a police record as a toddler. Now his story is being made into a play

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NEW YORK (AP) - ProPublica wins 2025 Pulitzer for Public Service for reports on deaths of pregnant women in abortion-restricted states.

Who Has the Right to Decide What Happens on Indigenous Lands? - Inside Climate News In Ecuador, Indigenous communities are fighting for stronger safeguards to protect their sovereignty as more oil drilling looms. A right to say no to unwanted development could revolutionize a consult...

Who Has the Right to Decide What Happens on Indigenous Lands? insideclimatenews.org/news/2704202...

PowerPoint slide that says: “does America do it, if yes, then no”

Just passing along some friendly advice on how to approach potential changes to the Australian health care system @drruthmitchell.bsky.social

This weekend we saw a rejection of Dutton’s far-right, pro-nuclear, Trumpian agenda. The Greens will always refuse to engage in this kind of politics.

We will always be for people and planet, not on keeping the status quo or culture wars made to discriminate and divide.

Look, I'm so happy that Dutton is gone and it's a Labor win rather than the LNP. But, to see Labor win such a majority and people turn their backs on the Greens and others pushing for *genuine* progress for social and environmental justice makes me very sad. Labor are neoliberal light. #AusVotes25

Environment: Australia’s exported fossil fuel emissions are treble our total domestic emissions johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05...

Senator Murphy: the Republican budget cuts TRILLIONS in health care for the lower/middle class while cutting TRILLIONS in taxes for the rich

I just lost a newish mobile phone on Wednesday and first thing that came to mind was 'no more Trumpet ads'.

"... Well, and what about 100% right? Whoever says he's 100% right is a fanatic, a thug, and the worst kind of rascal".

Quote from 'An old Jew of Galicia'

Inner cover quote (had to split into 2 posts):

"When someone is honestly 55% right, that's very good and there's no use wrangling. And if someone is 60% right, it's wonderful, it's great luck, and let him thank God. But what's to be said about 75% right? Wise people say this is suspicious..."

Author's note says "its subject is the vulnerability of the 20th century mind to seduction by socio-political doctrines and its readiness to accept totalitarian terror for the sake of a hypothetical future"

My next book to read arrived today:-

THE CAPTIVE MIND, by Czeslaw Milosz.

It is an oldie (1951) but won Nobel Prize in Literature, The Guardian says "A frightening book. It ought to be read".

Very relevant to the present situation in the U.S.A. and potentially elsewhere.

BREAKING: Mohsen Mahdawi Released From ICE Detention 'To President Trump and his Cabinet: I am not afraid of you,' Mahdawi said after he was freed on bail.

BREAKING: Mohsen Mahdawi Released From ICE Detention
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Eating salmon? You're killing Tasmania.

This Parliament has gutted our environment laws to protect an industry selling salmon from diseased pens & sending the Maugean skate extinct.

Our research shows what needs to be done: theaus.in/fix_enviro_l...

Watch + share our TV ad with Richard Flanagan ⤵️

I've been pre-poll volunteering💚 in a regional electorate. Labor volunteers call line is 'Vote Labor, strengthen Medicare. Vote Greens, get Dutton'. How does that ever make sense?

Sadly the Greens are at the bottom of the pecking order, and they have experienced increased bullying if they try to 'fight' back, even legislative changes to restrict them.

Same

Tel Aviv…

The Australian Labor Party is No Friend of the Nuclear-Free Cause I’m thinking that the nuclear lobby loves the ALP even more than it loves the Coalition. Advance Australia, and the U.S-controlled Atlas Network are powerful and well-funded groups dedicated to moldin...

“In one fell swoop, Labor’s anti-nuclear policy was wrecked.”

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Recently read. Short, smart and very informative, explains a lot.

Respect

Another new book: