"It’s not just the economy, stupid. It’s what happens when that economy becomes so unequal the cracks can no longer be covered up" writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social

Read the full piece on The Point: https://sbrew.link/yq8MOlRB

Rising Tide said it used the inflatables to deliver its verdict on ANZ’s climate policy.

“It’s crap,” said Rising Tide spokesperson Dr Linda Selvey.

Read the full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/new/261002-six-arrested-after-occupying-anz-branch-with-giant-inflatable-poo-emojis

"Over the following days, that welcome was accompanied by warnings that were difficult to hear. And surely more difficult to keep delivering" writes Noah Schultz-Byard, Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Australia Institute.

Read the full piece on The Point: https://sbrew.link/VgT4onCL

“We’re unashamedly here to make some serious noise that ANZ’s Board cannot ignore, and we will continue to take action until they rule out funding the pipeline,” said Rising Tide spokesperson and Brisbane resident Donna Smit.

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"A less conciliatory approach to negotiations may be uncomfortable, but historically it has not stopped collaboration" writes @browne90.bsky.social

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Australia’s welding industry has accused the Reserve Bank of making it harder for manufacturers to lift productivity, arguing higher interest rates are strangling investment in the technology and training needed to improve it.

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"None of it is an argument. It’s a signal. It tells Australians that money for climate action, and especially the Pacific, is money taken from them. That’s a dog whistle, and it’s cheap" writes @louisemorris.bsky.social

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"What Australia would rather not talk about" a new cartoon from @fionakatauskas.bsky.social

Read the full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260910-what-australia-would-rather-not-talk-about

The annual Stanley Awards, Australia’s premier awards for cartoonists, has announced its long list for best climate cartoon honours.

Read the full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/new/261009-kudelka-climate-cartoon-award-announces-2026-longlist

"Things are not normal! But you knew that already. This week, Trump thinks it’s fine if Iran “takes out” San Diego or Los Angeles. And despite his historic unpopularity, he’s “doing great”. And on we go" writes @emmashortis.bsky.social

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"Australia’s health system is exhibiting some of the worst traits of its American counterpart" writes @lukeslawomirski.bsky.social

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The successful motion makes Port Phillip 14th in a growing number of councils backing the Communities for Climate Compensation campaign, building on earlier wins including City of Sydney, Darebin, and Bass Coast councils.

Read the full piece on The Point: https://sbrew.link/ZFIppx5v

"COPping it, Australian style" a new cartoon by @fionakatauskas.bsky.social

See this afternoon's cartoon on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/261008-copping-it-australian-style

"In this first post in a series on the approval decision, I focus on the 98% of those emissions that will be produced when the exported coal is burned overseas" writes Dr Fergus Green.

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"The global race that AI developers are in is to secure as much of what humanity has already created as possible, and then churn it through their models" writes @anatolitis.bsky.social

Read the full piece on The Point: https://sbrew.link/RMeGKaqq

"At a high-level pre-COP31 side event in Nadi, Navigating the Pacific Energy Transition, ministers discussed their intention to develop a regional roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels" writes @louisemorris.bsky.social

Read the full piece on The Point: https://sbrew.link/ivdd6AYi

"Less considered is that, just because it falls in the middle of two policies that doesn’t make it good policy. Or indeed, that it solves any issue. Or that the policies it falls between are good policies" writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social

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"Big Coal's day in court" a new cartoon from @fionakatauskas.bsky.social

See this morning's cartoon on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/261008-big-coals-day-in-court

“Today the High Court has said what we have always known: we cannot dig up coal, ship it overseas, watch it drive climate change, and then pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us” said Wendy Wales, president of DAMS HEG.

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Climate Minister Maina Vakafua Talia said COP31 'cannot be another talk shop or a debate over agendas'.

The discussions in Tuvalu and Fiji 'must deliver strategic action'.

Read the full piece by @louisemorris.bsky.social on The Point: https://sbrew.link/kc72jqmS