Piers Mitchem (@piersmitchem) 's Twitter Profile
Piers Mitchem

@piersmitchem

Labour lawyer; nuclear disarmament specialist & advocate; former Greens candidate for Kooyong. Views mine.

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David Shoebridge (@davidshoebridge) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Of all the bizarre Trump tariff stuff (poor Heard Island etc) there is the fact he put a tariff on Australian trade and no tariff on Russian trade. The guy literally loves Vladimir Putin more than us. Can we just cut the military ties please?

Piers Mitchem (@piersmitchem) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Backs Russia’s invasion of a Euro country. Threatens to annex a neighbour. Pledges to take Greenland. Facilitates genocide & ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Boasts of bombing Iran. Hits allies everywhere with tariffs. ..and we’re supposed to believe China is our biggest threat?

Kos Samaras (@kossamaras) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Since the start of 2024, we’ve spoken with more than 3,500 voters, via conversations lasting over an hour. Not one person, and I mean not a single one, has told us that cutting ABC funding is a priority or a good idea, or even something that has ever crossed their mind. What

Since the start of 2024, we’ve spoken with more than 3,500 voters, via conversations lasting over an hour. Not one person, and I mean not a single one, has told us that cutting ABC funding is a priority or a good idea, or even something that has ever crossed their mind. 

What
Piers Mitchem (@piersmitchem) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“I should be allowed to unleash a 1.6bn tonne climate bomb because someone ordered a package off the internet” is a perfect example of the sociopathy at the heart of our fossil fuel industry. And all said while thousands in NSW are still under water… theguardian.com/australia-news…

Piers Mitchem (@piersmitchem) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ever wondered what it’d take for Labor to trade away a safe and liveable climate? Well, today we found out - a 3% rise in Woodside’s share price. Hope it was worth it. #climatecrisis #endfossilfuels

Ever wondered what it’d take for Labor to trade away a safe and liveable climate?

Well, today we found out - a 3% rise in Woodside’s share price.

Hope it was worth it.

#climatecrisis #endfossilfuels
Piers Mitchem (@piersmitchem) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A bit rich when under AUKUS Australia is paying US nearly $5bn to fix their own submarine building capacity (with no guarantee of actually selling us their subs & without other clawbacks). Hegseth, sort your own shit out before coming at us. abc.net.au/news/2025-06-0…

Piers Mitchem (@piersmitchem) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Australia faces two existential risks - the climate crisis, and an all-out nuclear exchange b/w nuclear powers. No amount of defence spending can protect us from that. Far better just to stop opening new coal & gas mines, and sign the Nuclear Ban Treaty. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Malcolm Turnbull (@turnbullmalcolm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The UK is conducting a review of AUKUS. The US DoD is conducting a review of AUKUS. But Australia, which has the most at stake, has no review. Our Parliament to date has been the least curious and least informed. Time to wake up?

Bob Carr (@bobjcarr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A mutual decision by US and Australia to terminate AUKUS is clearly now the best course. Scott Morrison, so recently ennobled, has left an awful legacy that sacrifices other defence options and will see us lose sovereign sub capacity as Collins class are retired.

Piers Mitchem (@piersmitchem) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just 3 months ago we paid US under AUKUS almost $1bn to support nuclear sub production (reportedly with no clawbacks). Why the hell would we do that, if we knew they were doubting the viability of the whole thing?! #auspol #AUKUS

Just 3 months ago we paid US under AUKUS almost $1bn to support nuclear sub production (reportedly with no clawbacks).

Why the hell would we do that, if we knew they were doubting the viability of the whole thing?!

#auspol #AUKUS
Piers Mitchem (@piersmitchem) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Trump might see himself as a tactical & strategic genius, but this is exactly why every president before him saw “bombing the shit out of Iran” as the worst option. theguardian.com/world/2025/jun… theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) (@doctorvive) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I want everyone on this website to think very carefully about this graph and then consider whether or not you need to reorder your priorities at all.

I want everyone on this website to think very carefully about this graph and then consider whether or not you need to reorder your priorities at all.