It would be good if the horror of the Bondi Junction massacre led to massive increases in mental health care, just as they would have led to massive increases in policing had it been a terrorist attack.

Cool story.
#auspol #climate

On Friday the Federal Court handed down its orders for the case #Gomeroi People vs #Santos and has order the case be reheard by the Tribunal. It has given Gomeroi the chance to present new evidence on Climate Change. judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judg…

PRESS RELEASE: in the advisory proceedings on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, 91 written statements have been filed in the #ICJ Registry, the highest number of written statements ever to have been filed in advisory proceedings tinyurl.com/yeysc8r7

Resigning from Science Based Target Initiative, Stephan Singer wrote carbon credits are “scientifically, socially and from a climate perspective a hoax” and could provide a “survival floor for fossil fuel companies’ super-large scope-3 [value chain emissions]’ Chris Bowen #auspol

If you need to pass a financial services exam to advise on environmental markets, you should also be required to pass a grade 3 test on ecology and the carbon cycle.
#auspol #climate #biodiversity

If anything good has come of this scandal, it's exposed the way business interests are being aggressively pursued under the guise of environmental and social development charity. It's a global phenomenon and is happening here in Australia too. #climate #auspol

Australian governments spend $11 billion per year subsidising fossil fuels. There was no complaint from Conservatives when Albo gave $1.5 billion of our money to the Middle Arm gas project… they dont mind if we pick losers, but picking winners is ‘new economics’ #auspol #climate

The Great Barrier Reef is suffering it's worst bleaching ever, with likely drastic if not catastrophic consequences.

The only way of providing reasonable hope for survival of this reef, and most tropical reefs, is to cut fossil fuel emissions rapidly.

theguardian.com/environment/20…

Australia has been heading steadily towards minority government since the 1970s. Great chart from Richard Denniss's 2016 report on this:
australiainstitute.org.au/report/the-sta…

So there it is. Big philanthropy and business want to have their cake and eat it too. We can't #offset our way to a safe climate.

Climate targets group under fire over Bezos-backed carbon offsets decision Financial Times
ft.com/content/4f36dd…

NEW

Staff at Science Based Targets initiative have called for the CEO and board members to resign after they announced plans to allow companies to meet their climate targets with carbon offsets.

Story with Fiona Harvey 👇

theguardian.com/environment/20…

It's really quite staggering that the agency legislated to advise the Australian Government on climate does not include science or human rights in its 'pillars' of emissions targets advice.
#auspol #climate

It's really quite staggering that the agency legislated to advise the Australian Government on climate does not include science or human rights in its 'pillars' of emissions targets advice.
#auspol #climate

The fact that this isn’t self-evident and accepted is disturbing.

Why an intention to conserve an area for only 25 years should not count for Australia’s target of protecting 30% of land theconversation.com/why-an-intenti… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

People expect better than pursuing a surplus at the expense of forcing the most vulnerable in our community to live below the poverty line.

We should be proud of the safety net that supports everyone from students to single parents.

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The SBTi Board’s statement looks like an illegitimate takeover. We understanding that the SBTi Board of Trustees have taken a unilateral decision with no scientific basis, and no backing from SBTi's own technical council and standards development team.

So many incidents happening in West Papua these past two weeks I can’t keep up in verifying. Victims include both West Papuan civilians and freedom fighters, and Indonesian apparatus and settlers.

It’s really getting worse.

why do you think jobs 'making things' are better than the service industry jobs we can't fill now and desperately need? Aged care. Childcare. Teachers. Nurses. Mental health professionals.

What's wrong with those jobs?

Wait, is it even ok for the chair of the govt's nature finance council, who also appears to have commercial interests in environmental markets, to call on the government to fund things that may directly benefit those commercial interests?