.⁦@mdavisqlder⁩: “One issue that particularly shocked us during the review was the number of Aboriginal newborns removed from parents shortly after their birth, often from the hospital, and sometimes without warning. “ smh.com.au/national/nsw/s…

What if Labor announced a stronger climate policy and committed to defending it with every ounce of its being – and, in doing so, claimed the mantle of serious politicians that Morrison has never seemed to want?
Latest from me in @smh @theage


Rule number one for those in positions of corporate or political power: don't sue Nick McKenzie. Rather than being silenced, Nine will run a truth defence & then use discovery process to go again, as Sukkar-Andrews-Bastiaan faction discovered last night: afr.com/politics/micha…

Today’s @TheNewDailyAu column, in which I note that businesses and investors are taking the lead on climate change, but that only the political classes can do it successfully. But first they have to stop lying about the cost.
thenewdaily.com.au/finance/financ…

The cost to Australian taxpayers to hold a single refugee on Nauru has escalated tenfold to more than $350,000 every month – or $4.3m a year – as the government refuses to reveal where nearly $400m spent on offshore processing on the island has gone. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Australia often touts its emission tracking. But a ⁦⁦@washingtonpost⁩ investigation found 🇦🇺 is removing substantial CO2 emissions from megafires, which have worsened due to climate change, from its annual totals.

It's bizarre that a government which touts its commitment to a technology-led approach to climate change has slashed spending on universities & underinvests in science theguardian.com/australia-news… #auspol


Pretty extraordinary. Australian government warning Pacific Island farm workers if they "abscond" from (ie. quit) their job they will "bring shame on their families". theguardian.com/australia-news…








Do you know the hand signal? Worth finding out ✋✊ theguardian.com/us-news/2021/n…