Do you remember when you joined X? I don’t. I never joined X. And now after 15 years I’m leaving to joint Bluesky. 👋🏾

#MyXAnniversary

The ACCC says the govt's carbon neutral certification scheme Climate Active is confusing & that consumers don't know what they are getting when they engage with a business using the Climate Active trademark. This is 3 years after Climate Active launched...
#auspol Nick McKim

No shit Sherlock

I remember when my colleagues from Australia Institute and I said something similar we were criticised by, among others, the RBA🙄

But it was nice when the OECD & IMF agreed with us…I suppose its better late from never the RBA

what say you Greg Jericho ? #auspol

I took a look at where things are at in the insurance market post-Cyclone Gabrielle.

Story includes some interesting comments from an actuary, who helps price premiums, EQC, the insurance council and a HB property owner.
nzherald.co.nz/business/cyclo…

It’s almost as though public broadcasters are too scared to report facts. I wonder why 🤷🏽‍♀️

Let's talk tax reform.

Australia exports more gas than Qatar, but Qatar collects 20x the revenue on gas than we do 🤯

It's time to tax gas fairly

As Richard Denniss explains, we need to fix the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax #insiders #auspol

You’ll need the subtitles on for this one.

#Barnaby #auspol

If Australia wants to move away from relying on income taxes it can copy Norway and start taxing oil and gas export profits at 78%

This year the Norwegian Ministry of Finance estimates gov revenue from oil and gas will be $A121B or $A89,000 for every family of four.
#insiders

People didn't start wearing seatbelts until they became compulsory. People won't wear masks in hospitals unless they are compulsory. All of this 'encouragement', 'personal responsibility' is weak, gaslighting bullshit which does not protect the vulnerable

youtu.be/950kIPv3f38?si…

imagine losing a loved one because they caught covid in hospital, a place they should’ve been safe.
is it ok for kids to catch covid in ICU? cancer patients? nurses?
as hospitals roll back precautions, too many are catching the virus and dying, doctors say
abc.net.au/news/2024-02-1…

Australians keep buying huge cars in huge numbers. If we want to cut emissions, this can’t go on writes Richard Denniss Richard Denniss

We subsidise the purchase of twin-cab utes and charge GST on bikes and public transport. It’s absurd #insiders #auspol

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

This must be stopped.

Civilians were herded to Rafah &now this giant refugee camp set to be invaded.

They’ve got nowhere left to go.

Aid agencies warn of a ‘bloodbath’.

Labor must immediately call on Israel gov to stop the invasion.

Where are you, PM? abc.net.au/news/2024-02-1…

Australians are sick of politicians giving jobs to their mates.

After criticising the 85 dodgy Coalition appointments to the AAT, Labor has included a back door for more political appointments in their legislation.

This needs to be fixed.
smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Two things we keep getting consistently wrong:

1⃣ Vastly overestimating future coal demand

2⃣ Massively underestimating future generation of solar PV

Love these graphics from RethinkX

Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack NATO allies: I said I would not protect our NATO allies. In fact, I would encourage Russia to do whatever the hell they want

Today's The Age The Sydney Morning Herald cartoon

Wow, in less than 24 hours, my TED talk is getting ~200,000 views. Wild.

In it, I talk about the need to rethink our investments in climate solutions.

We need to focus on near-term, practical solutions that work now -- and not wait for new tech.

ted.com/talks/jonathan…

Too many patients are catching COVID in Australian hospitals, doctors say. So why are hospitals rolling back precautions? abc.net.au/news/2024-02-1… Yes - hopsitals are best avoided if possible

When #Netanyahu invaded #Gaza he asked civilians to flee south to avoid death. More than 1 million did. Now he has asked them to move again as his army is attacking the south. They have nowhere to go. It's time for people of #Israel to remove this irresponsible maniac from power,