⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia

@brucec01

Equity Trader. I still hope we can find a path through the #ClimateCrisis using enlightened capitalism & technology; no atom splitting!, but some days it is quite hard to sustain this belief! #Climate200 🩵 #AusPol Also, duck feeder 🦆😁 Gold Coast, Australia

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⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· 18h

#LittleTimmy is at it again, suggesting that you can just put on a jumper when it gets cold ... I remember a Melbourne Winter where I had at least 5 layers on, including a very heavy leather jacket! #AusPol #BrassMonkey #Housing I am all for reducing the complexity of the building code, but !!

Does ‘putting a jumper on’ work in Australia’s notoriously energy-inefficient homes?

Tim Wilson says you can simply throw on a jumper if you’re feeling a bit cold in winter, instead of spending thousands on fixing the energy efficiency rating of a home – but Australian homes are pretty notorious for being really energy inefficient.

They’re either too hot in summer or too cold in winter – and often times it’s both.

In fact, the average Australian home built before 2003 averages just 1.8 stars out of 10 under the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme.
Why so many Australian homes are either too hot or too cold
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Any many Australian homes are closer to tents than insulated eco-buildings:
Freezing indoors? That’s because Australian homes are closer to tents than insulated eco-buildings
Philip Oldfield
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With the cold also sometimes comes mould, with some Australian rental homes colder and more damp than is considered safe by the World Health Organization.
Australian rental homes colder and more damp than WHO safety standards
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/12/australia-politics-live-question-time-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-coalition-andrew-bragg-housing-construction-immigration-one-nation-pauline-hanson-gambling-melon-gift-japan-ndis-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-6a7b8e1e8f08bd3e8254196f#liveblog-navigation

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· 9d

“Nothing has changed. President Trump has promised to annihilate Iran, five or six times, & then backs down at the last minute. I think it’s highly doubtful there are talks, that he’s reaching an agreement with Iran on the nuclear issue or the Strait of Hormuz” said Alan Eyre.

Iran has decided it is not worth talking to the United States, because they “can’t count on anything the US says”, says Alan Eyre, a distinguished diplomatic fellow with the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC.

https://aje.news/mcmsi9

“Nothing has changed. President Trump has promised to annihilate Iran, five or six times, and then backs down at the last minute. I think it’s highly doubtful there are talks, that he’s reaching an agreement with Iran on the nuclear issue or the Strait of Hormuz,” Eyre told Al Jazeera.

https://aje.news/mcmsi9

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· 12d

Is there any chance that #Israel will actually follow through & withdraw from Gaza & that #DonnieDuck can stay focused & not have a fit ? 🧐

The deal reached between Hamas and Israel could be significant, but, given Trump’s history of not keeping up with his promises, caution is important, says Rami Khouri, American University of Beirut distinguished fellow and non-resident senior fellow at the Arab Center Washington, DC.

Khouri cautioned against “accepting the deal as a great breakthrough”, adding: “It is impossible to predict anything Trump says on social media, because his track record of keeping his actions in line with his words is very poor.

https://aje.news/pfk2o0

https://aje.news/pfk2o0

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· 17d

Is anyone ever going to stop #Israel from violating International law? #AusPol @edhusicmp.bsky.social

Israeli military plans to demolish Palestinian homes over soldiers’ deaths

https://aje.news/17jfvn

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· 27d

At least it is on the agenda & being talked about; a shot across the bow! $3.3b in funding for #Israel

The US House of Representatives has voted 314 to 104 to defeat an amendment that would have blocked some $3.3bn in military aid to Israel

https://aje.news/gxlyws

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Jul 11

It is shockingly cold here also !! 🙀

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Jul 9

This woman never looks very well, but does she also struggle with coherent thought? Maybe a genocide in Palestine might be the cause of why Israel is perceived poorly, rather than the reporting of actual events? Is Jillian Segal actually assisting in social cohesion? #AusPol

Gaza coverage on ABC and SBS ‘overemphasised relative to other global conflicts’, Jillian Segal tells royal commission
Jordyn Beazley

Jillian Segal, the special envoy to combat antisemitism, is the first to appear before the antisemitism royal commission this morning ahead of appearances later today by senior executives from the ABC and SBS.

...

Segal submitted a statement to the royal commission that the “pervasive perception among the Australian Jewish community” of the coverage by the public broadcaster was “lacking balance” and “the conflict in Gaza being overemphasised relative to other global conflicts [and] disproportionately giving voice to anti-Israel perspectives, which exacerbated the prevalence of antisemitism in Australia and the conflation of Jewish identity with the state of Israel”.

She said:

[There is a] very strongly held perception from the Jewish community that the way in which the Gaza conflict, in particular, and the activities that are going on in the Middle East are reported have created an impression of great negativity about Israel.

It’s a very serious perception that a community under attack here in Australia feels that the trusted national broadcaster is not presenting the situation in the Middle East in a way that they think is not biased and accurate.

My contention is that that whole system is not working to assure all of us that the reporting is as per required, and that’s why I make the suggestion of an oversight exercise, a standing committee.

Segal said she wasn’t suggesting that the public broadcasters shouldn’t “cover matters they think are important”, but “there are also lots of important issues around the world”.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/09/australia-news-live-telstra-mobile-internet-down-outage-triple-zero-v-line-trains-network-royal-commission-antisemitism-abc-ntwnfb

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Jun 30

These “Liberals” should move off the Nazi porn site of Twitter & come to BlueSky! They may still get insulted but it will not be graphic & violent abuse! #JulianLesser They may not get a huge number of followers either, so it will not be ego stroking; depends what matters! 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🥂

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Jun 27

What iOS are you on ? 🥂

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Jun 27

But on your iPhone, there is a fantastic way to record all your medications under the Health app. It will let you set reminders for all your medications and also send you critical alerts ! Let me know if you need more help 😁

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Jun 16

I think #SmallBusinesses #SMO should be listening to #Experts, rather than the outrageous claims by some of the business lobby groups! #ACCI has never seen a #Labor policy that they liked ... It would make a welcome change! #AusPol #Ausbiz 🥂

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/16/australia-news-live-victoria-wfh-work-from-home-labor-fuel-excise-budget-cost-of-living-albanese-chalmers-one-nation-hanson-rba-interest-rates-decision-ntwnfb

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Jun 12

Por supuesto! Because Gina has such a deep understanding of economics, technology & social policy ... ??!! #AusPol 🙄🤷‍♂️🥂

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/12/australia-news-live-richard-marles-aukus-submarine-defence-nato-anthony-albanese-pauline-hanson-labor-one-nation-cost-of-living-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-6a2aaca28f08b1075eaab2fd#block-6a2aaca28f08b1075eaab2fd

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Jun 4

Wow! That is quite a shock, but I am so pleased that it has been acknowledged !! #AusPol 😢🥂

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/04/gaza-flotilla-australian-women-assaulted-abused-israeli-detention-penny-wong-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Jun 2

Finally, the Qld #LNP govt did something sensible !! They actually listened to the people using Electric Bikes & made chgs to the legislation! #QldPol 🙄🥂

Queensland reverses course on e-mobility legislation

Queensland’s government has announced it will roll back some of the most controversial elements of legislation cracking down on e-bikes and e-scooters – amending age limits, licensing requirements and a planned 10km/h speed limit.

Active transport user groups had criticised the legislation as unreasonably restricting access to the vehicles without any justification, particularly for disabled users. Food delivery companies and hire firms also warned during a parliamentary inquiry that the laws would affect their businesses, or even make them unviable.

Under the changes announced by the state transport minister, Brent Mickelberg, this morning, riders aged 12-17 can use e-mobility devices with parental supervision and those with a medical condition or disability who don’t have a licence will be able to use e-mobility devices under a medical exemption framework.

There will also be specific carveouts for recreational environments such as rail trails, Mickelberg said. The standard for compliant devices has also been eased to make devices that meet any past or future European standard legal, he said.

The speed limit will be reset to 25km/h on shared pathways or 12km/h where passing pedestrians. They represent almost all of Brisbane’s safe cycling network; many riders told the committee they were concerned the low speed limit could have forced them off safe protected cycling lanes on to dangerous main roads.

The laws are expected to “reduce congestion” on footpaths by allowing more e-vehicles to ride on the road, the government says. Mickelberg said:

The legislation will pass later this week to take effect on 1 July.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/02/australia-politics-live-one-nation-minimum-wage-case-labor-coalition-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-question-time-senate-estimates-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-6a1e22ea8f08ed4d43a0ffe8#liveblog-navigation

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· May 31

This is truly beautiful & amazing indigenous artwork lighting up the Australian Parliament House! I have to go back to get the name of brilliant artist! #Insiders

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· May 28

"Been one of the most successful OPPOSITION leaders in history ..." OMD! Don't create, just destroy & oppose! 🔥🙄 #AusPol

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· May 25

Please read this & give me a quick précis on the mental acuity of the author #AusPol 🧐

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· May 25

This is abysmal #LittleTimmy to a tee; lying about changes to #Trusts to scare people that are not across the detail of the proposed changes. Stating that a trust set up to protect a child with Down's syndrome will be taxed, when he knows that it will not be impacted! #AusPol 🔥🥂

2h ago 14.29 AEST

Shadow treasurer questions PM on trust tax change

Tim Wilson is back and asks the PM about Janet from Queensland, who set up a discretionary trust for her child with Down’s syndrome.

The PM says that there is an exemption in the 30% tax for vulnerable people and that the opposition shouldn’t be scaring people to score political points.

We’ve made it very clear that there are exemptions for vulnerable people.

What the constituent from Brisbane shouldn’t have to put up with is people promoting something in order to try to secure political advantage by scaring vulnerable people.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/25/teals-new-party-gaza-flotilla-activists-anthony-albanese-jim-chalmers-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-one-nation-budget-capital-gains-tax-estimates-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false#liveblog-navigation

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· May 23

Clearly the price signals on #diesel are not enough to reduce consumption. It would be interesting to see what sector is the major culprit, mining or farming. #AusPol

https://aje.news/osen4f

Recently released data shows that Australia consumed “near-all-time-record levels of diesel” in March, despite steep price rises and looming shortages due to the war on Iran.

Climate policy analyst Tim Baxter said Australian retail diesel prices “rapidly” increased in March to “around 50 percent more than usual”.

Yet, despite the price hikes, demand continued to grow in March, Baxter said, noting that stockpiling by consumers only “played a minor role”.

https://aje.news/osen4f

https://aje.news/osen4f

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⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· May 21

Finally, a headline that begins to restore some level of Hope! #AusPol @senatorwong.bsky.social “We condemn the actions of Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir – who Australia has sanctioned – and the degrading actions of Israeli authorities towards those detained,” 🔥🥂

Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has condemned the actions of a far-right Israeli minister who posted a video of himself abusing bound activists captured while trying to sail an aid flotilla to Gaza.

Wong joined international condemnation of the footage, which shows Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, waving an Israeli flag and mocking and taunting the detainees, including shouting: “The people of Israel live” in the face of one bound man.

Among the flotilla detainees are 11 Australian activists who were taken into custody by Israeli forces off the coast of Cyprus earlier this week, but it is not known if they were present in Ben-Gvir’s video.

In a statement, Wong said “the images we have seen are shocking and unacceptable”.

Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Israeli security minister stirs diplomatic outrage with flotilla activist abuse video
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“We condemn the actions of Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir – who Australia has sanctioned – and the degrading actions of Israeli authorities towards those detained,” Wong said on Thursday morning.

“I have asked Australia’s Ambassador to Israel to make representations to Israel, reiterating our call for the release of the detained Australians and for Israel to ensure no ill treatment of any detainees and to act in line with international obligations.”

In a post on social media, Wong added: “I have also directed DFAT [the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade] to call in Israel’s Ambassador to Australia to reinforce this message.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/penny-wong-condemns-israeli-minister-over-shocking-and-unacceptable-treatment-of-flotilla-activists-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· May 10

Exhibit A: Greg Brown. #NewsCorpse Reporter for the UnAustralian. Not quite sure whether he is the pinup boy for man-spreading, or clothes-that-make-you-look-like-a-gnome ! Either way, as the #Liberals PR spokesperson, he did a pretty shit job. #AusPol #Insiders

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· May 4

It would be nice if the #RBA board listened to this very sensible advice by #RoyMorgan gathered from their polling of public & corporate confidence in the economy! But I have my doubts ... 🤔🙄🥂 #AusPol

2h ago11.12 AEST

Roy Morgan urges RBA to keep interest rates stable

Research company Roy Morgan has urged the Reserve Bank not to raise interest rates tomorrow, claiming that business and consumer confidence is already at or near record lows.

In a statement this morning, executives Gary Morgan, Michele Levine and Julian McCrann argued that “key economic indicators” show the Australian economy “is already in a weakened state, and perhaps already in a recession”.

They said:

If the RBA does raise interest rates tomorrow [this] would most likely plunge Australia into a ‘recession we don’t have to have’ – if we aren’t already in one.

They say their latest business confidence index, released in full today, shows it falling 14.2 points in April to a record low of only 76.5 – below the previous record low which was reached at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 of 76.9. Australian consumers are even more pessimistic, they say.

The statement continues:

A further increase to official interest rates, tomorrow, on top of two interest rate increases by the RBA already in February and March – by a total of 0.5% to 4.1% – will increase mortgage stress, real unemployment and underemployment and ensure the damage to the Australian economy is needlessly increased and a likely deep recession guaranteed …

The Reserve Bank SHOULD NOT make a historic mistake tomorrow and raise interest rates again for a third straight month that will force Australia into the ‘recession we don’t have to have.’

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/04/australia-news-live-jim-chalmers-budget-inflation-labor-cost-of-living-interest-rates-bondi-shooting-royal-commission-antisemitism-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-69f7c2de8f0850071ff5c389#block-69f7c2de8f0850071ff5c389

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· May 1

Come on Albo @albomp.bsky.social - if you don’t cut yourself free from this decaying madness, you will end up on the same hill - is that really your plan ? #AusPol #FreeWorld #NATO

21.26 AEST
Trump threatens to withdraw troops from Italy and Spain
Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Jon Henley

Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain a day after saying he was looking at reducing the number deployed in Germany.

US president Donald Trump meets with Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office in April 2025.
US president Donald Trump meets with Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office in April 2025. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images
The US president’s threat to Germany came after the country’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said America was being “humiliated” by Iran.

Trump has severely criticised Nato allies for not sending their navies to help to open the strait of Hormuz, a crucial commercial shipping corridor.

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has spoken out against the US-Israeli war on Iran from the start, and Rome had played a balancing act until late March, when it refused the use of an airbase in Sicily to US planes carrying weapons for Iran.

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Apr 26

If you live by the gun, you will probably die by the gun ... #USA #NuttersWithGuns when it should be #CowsWithGuns :)

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he and his Cabinet were safe, and that he would give a news conference from the White House shortly.

“The First Lady, plus the Vice President, and all Cabinet members, are in perfect condition,” Trump said.

“We will be speaking to you in a half an hour. I have spoken with all the representatives in charge of the event, and we will be rescheduling within 30 days.”

Trump also hailed the US Secret Service and local law enforcement.

“They acted quickly and bravely,” Trump said, adding that he had recommend that the event continue as planned but would defer to law enforcement.

The US Secret Service said one individual was in custody.

“The condition of those involved is not yet known, and law enforcement is actively assessing the situation,” the agency said.

Footage from the scene showed Trump and attendees taking cover behind their table after shots rang out, as people yelled “Get down!” and “Stay down!”

Trump was then rushed away from the scene by Secret Service agents, after which heavily armed agents surrounded the table.

Al Jazeera producer Chris Sheridan said he heard what he believed to be five gunshots outside the ballroom.

“We could smell the powder. We immediately dove to the ground. It was directly behind me,” Sheridan said.

“I couldn’t tell how many feet away, but it was definitely behind the doors to the entrance to the ballroom.”

More to come…

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/26/trump-evacuated-from-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Apr 25

Wouldn’t it be nice if our #PrimeMinister @albomp.bsky.social could be so forthright #AusPol aje.news/vy4nmo

https://aje.news/vy4nmo

“We have spent two days meeting with the 27 heads of state and government of the European Union to discuss how to tackle major challenges that lie ahead, including the Iran conflict and this completely unnecessary war there, as well as many other challenges we face,” said the chancellor.

https://aje.news/vy4nmo

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Apr 22

David, you must know that that is not correct. The person completing the ballot paper directs their preferences as they see fit. Of course, they may follow a liberal or national How to Vote Card, but only if they are a complete nong !! But even more crucial to give Michelle first preference!

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Apr 17

@albomp.bsky.social Since the PM still seems to be incapable of posting regularly to BlueSky, I am helping him out … 🤷🏻‍♂️🥂 #AusPol

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Apr 16

I am not a Christian, but I was educated in the Anglican beliefs, & I can absolutely say that Pope Leo XIV is espousing views that are closer to Jesus, the prophet, than any single thing that #DonnieDuck says. All power to him! #USPol #AusPol #TreatOthersAsYouWouldHaveThemTreatYou

The pope has shown the world how to stand up to Trump
By Andrew Mitrovica

The American-born leader of the Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV, who shepherds a 1.4 billion-strong congregation, has confronted a bully who ought to have been confronted a long time ago.

That bully is, of course, United States President Donald Trump.

Too often, too many presidents and prime ministers have opted to mollify Trump, instead of challenge him.

Clearly, Leo has rejected appeasement as an antidote to Trump’s coercion and hate.

Read the full opinion piece here.

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/4/16/the-pope-has-shown-the-world-how-to-stand-up-to-trump

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Apr 15

Excellent news! Just a fantastic result for Wright Prospecting against #Gina !! 🍾🥂

13m ago13.05 AEST
Gina Rinehart loses bid to retain royalties from Hope Downs iron ore project
Sarah Martin
Sarah Martin

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has lost its bid to retain royalties from the mammoth Hope Downs iron ore project and will be forced to pay Wright Prospecting half of its earnings from the project.

In a landmark ruling in the WA supreme court on Wednesday, justice Jennifer Smith said that Wright Prospecting had successfully made out its contractual claim to 50% of past and future royalties paid from the project.

But the court has dismissed Wright Prospecting’s claim to ownership in other mining assets held by Hancock Prospecting.

“It could be found that Wright Prospecting won half of its case and lost half of its case,” Smith said.

A spokesperson for Wright Prospecting said it “welcomes the decision of Justice Smith delivered in the supreme court today.”

Wright Prospecting commenced this action to recover our share of royalties from the Hope Downs 1 -3 mines. That claim has been upheld. WPPL also sought either a proprietary interest or a royalty in the Hope Downs 4-6 mines and has been successful in its royalty claim.

The judgment in the case is anticipated to be more than 1,600 pages long and comes more than two years after the complex legal case went to trial in Perth in mid 2023.

At the centre of the claim was rights to the Hope Downs mining complex near Newman in north-west Western Australia which is a joint venture between Hancock Prospecting and Rio Tinto, and which delivered an $832m profit to Hancock Prospecting in 2025.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/15/anthony-albanese-brunei-jim-chalmers-washington-iran-war-fuel-prices-economy-angus-taylor-labor-coalition-political-reactions-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-69deffe18f08ca2755e14862#block-69deffe18f08ca2755e14862

⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) Australia@brucec01· Apr 10

And on it goes ... 08:05 GMT