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Greens Senator for NSW. Living and working on unceded Gadigal land. Authorised by David Shoebridge, Australian Greens, Canberra ACT 2600
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Incredible satellite image of the 33 (!!!!) operational fossil fuel combustion engines at the site of Elon Musk's XAI data centre “appalling that xAI would operate more than 30 methane gas turbines without any permits or any public oversight" @selc.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Revealed today: NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton has attended 18 formal Defence functions as Major General since July 2023 - all while supposedly independently investigating Defence corruption. He even asked the Chief of Army for a favour to keep his rank. Conflict of interest?

FWIW I don’t think either of these guys should control online spaces or our defence budget

We condemn NT Police’s refusal to support an independent inquiry into Kumanjayi White’s death. Aboriginal deaths in custody demand transparent, culturally safe investigations free from police interference. We join the call from the family for an independent inquiry.

On ABC this morning, I called out the Shooters new bill for what it is: Game Council 2.0. I remember what the old one was like. It was shocking — riddled with corruption and failure. We can’t let that happen again.

With AUKUS, both Labor and the Coalition are desperately tying us to an erratic and dangerous security overlord that is ramping up nuclear weapons spending while slashing and politicising core science funding. Make it make sense.

We strongly support the demands of the family of Kumanjayi White for an independent investigation into his death - police cannot investigate other police. Especially not in the NT given what so many inquests have told us about the racism among NT police.

Today we honour Eddie Mabo's courage in challenging the lie of terra nullius. His victory recognized what First Nations people always knew - this land was never empty. On #MaboDay, we commit to the unfinished business of Truth, Treaty and justice.

This regime kills people queuing for aid, after forcing them to choke points by starvation. We must end the two way arms trade and introduce sanctions. Free Palestine.

Jerrabomberra wetlands looking especially beautiful this morning. Nature needs more friends down here in Canberra.

Labor and the Coalition are on a unity ticket to screw the planet and the Australian public all at once - North West Shelf gas extension will deliver ‘almost nothing’ to Australia’s public purse www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Our Pacific neighbours are more than a little wary of the US because it is: - slashing aid - trashing climate action - smashing them with tariffs These are fundamental things, not talking points. And Labor just says "not to worry, let's double down on Trump”

Speeding drunk driver who crashed into former Greens MP Amy MacMahon's car spared jail and directed to rehabilitation - largely because ⁦‪Amy‬⁩ continues to be such a fundamentally decent human being www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

The Coalition’s preference swap with One Nation caused this - Dutton’s hand reaching out of his political grave

The expert evidence again shows that early intervention & diversion programs are the answer. Tough on crime is cynical politics from governments who know better but don’t care what price is paid by poor and Aboriginal kids.

Heading to the Mid North Coast today to speak with flood affected communities - this will give you an idea of just how much water is on the ground blocking roads, flooding fields and bridges are still out

The NACC has now been in operation for almost two years and it has made headlines, not by tackling corruption, but from repeatedly stumbling over conflicts of interest. That cannot be allowed to continue.

The NACC has now been in operation for almost two years and it has made headlines, not by tackling corruption, but from repeatedly stumbling over conflicts of interest. That cannot be allowed to continue.

The total external cost to the CDPP of prosecuting whistleblower Richard Boyle has been at least $325,063 and counting. That doesn't include internal legal and staffing costs. An obscene use of public funds!

It’s a national disgrace that ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle has been convicted under Labor for his bravery exposing, and ending, ATO wrongdoing. They are criminalising courage because truth telling is inconvenient for bad government. www.themandarin.com.au/292833-ato-w...

Convenient how the CEO of Woodside thinks that young people calling for a livable planet are the problem. Not the oil and gas corporations pumping millions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, boiling the world.

Jewish Council Advisory Member Louise Adler AM does not mince words about Israel’s crimes against Gazans—forced starvation among them. Videography by Simon Aubor.

Today Tamara Smith MP and I joined the wonderful Save Wallum people outside the Federal Court as this is the final day of the epic court challenge they have brought against the developer in the bid to Save Wallum.

One of the millions of family horrors behind the headlines of Palestinians killed in brutal Israeli attacks. Khan Younis paediatrician Alaa al-Najjar has nine of here children killed in Israeli strike on their home while she was at work. Unimaginable 💔🕊️ www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...

AUKUS is sinking, surely, expensively and embarrassingly. @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social sets out the latest hope-over-sense sentiment from Washington in this piece. Seems the latest plan is for Rudd, Marles and Trump to manifest a few spare subs into existence. michaelwest.com.au/rudd-talking...

NSW is in climate crisis again. Much of Taree, Wingham, and Glenthorne are underwater. The Manning River has surged past its 1929 record, triggering a 1 in 500 year flood — but these supposedly rare events are becoming alarmingly frequent.

Firing on children, women and now diplomats. When a country crosses every red line and the world fails to act, it emboldens the worst regimes on the planet. This is a global disaster. Sanctions, weapons bans, action.