For school New Year's Eve parties in Moscow, some music is apparently deemed inappropriate - musicians condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine https://globalvoices.org/2022/12/27/for-school-new-years-eve-parties-in-moscow-some-music-is-apparently-deemed-inappropriate/

Editors and publishers of the five media organizations who partnered with Julian Assange on #Cablegate, published 12 years ago - The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, El País and Der Spiegel - call for his release #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/gpqoRSQNgz https://t.co/s9lLaUD00C

Australia explores ways to combat widespread #greenwashing of carbon emissions #auspol #GreenVoices #environment via @globalvoices

https://globalvoices.org/2022/12/20/australia-explores-ways-to-combat-widespread-greenwashing-of-carbon-emissions/

https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australias-incredible-week-104-1-per-cent-wind-and-solar-over-seven-days/ #SouthAustralia’s incredible week: 104.1 per cent wind and solar over seven days - hats off to South Australia for quietly showing the world not only that it can be done but it is already being done! That’s leadership! #climate #Energy #Auspol #reneweconomy

Pot/kettle: Being censored by @elonmusk on the ridiculous grounds that a link to our Mastodon accounts is 'potentially dangerous'. @Kevin_Rennie #FreeSpeech #TwitterLastStraw #auspol

Australian PM Anthony Albanese adds to growing political pressure to #FreeJulianAssange
https://globalvoices.org/2022/12/12/australian-pm-anthony-albanese-adds-to-growing-political-pressure-to-freejulianassange/

‘How the fuck is it possible?': Russian rapper releases anti-war album
https://globalvoices.org/2022/12/12/how-the-fuck-is-it-possible-russian-rapper-releases-anti-war-album/

Australian coal exports tallied 359M tonnes in 2021-22, slightly lower than the previous year. Price surges tripled revenue to $112B. Gains were divided between profits to coal companies, royalties & company tax. Queensland's recent royalties rise will redirect more revenue to the state in the future. #qldpol #auspol https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/15/australias-coal-exporters-made-windfall-profit-of-45bn-last-year-report-estimates

The campaign to free Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange & block extradition orders from the United States is heating up on a number of fronts - Oz PM Anthony Albanese adds to growing political pressure to #FreeJulianAssange

https://globalvoices.org/2022/12/12/australian-pm-anthony-albanese-adds-to-growing-political-pressure-to-freejulianassange/

Australian PM Anthony Albanese adds to growing political pressure to #FreeJulianAssange
Grassroots protests have generated some high-profile support for the Wikileaks founder

#auspol

https://globalvoices.org/2022/12/12/australian-pm-anthony-albanese-adds-to-growing-political-pressure-to-freejulianassange/

China faces a rough road ahead for ending its zero-COVID policies
https://globalvoices.org/2022/12/08/china-faces-a-rough-road-ahead-for-ending-its-zero-covid-policies/

I want to highlight that the Australian state of Victoria in October set ambitious climate targets of 75-80% emissions reduction target for 2035, Net zero by 2045, New Renewables Targets #VRET of 65% by 2030, 95% by 2035, an energy storage target, offshore wind target. A State Electricity Commission to invest in grid renewables being established
#climateaction #climatecrisis #renewables #auspol
https://takvera.blogspot.com/2022/10/victoria-sets-75-80-emissions-reduction.html

My team at work just launched new research on the #TwitterMigration: We analyze which platforms are growing - especially #Mastodon, #Tumblr & #Post.

We look at which sites users are adding to their Twitter bios, posting to their friends about & downloading apps for.

Please do boost this, and love to hear any comments or feedback on it!

Download it here:
https://www.deweysquare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSG-Snapshot-of-the-Twitter-Migration-December-12-2022.pdf

Australian PM Anthony Albanese urges US government to end pursuit of Julian Assange https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/nov/30/australian-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-us-government-julian-assange-wikileaks