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[Rex Patrick @MrRexPatrick]

My amendments, co-sponsored by @JacquiLambie, can be found here. #auspol 👉 https://t.co/yGqQaZ4rya

[Rex Patrick @MrRexPatrick]

#BREAKING: Labor Senators have just voted against their own $1000+ political donations disclosure policy. It’s part of another dirty legislative deal with the Coalition. There’s very definitely an integrity deficit on BOTH sides of the Parliament. #auspol

[Rex Patrick @MrRexPatrick]

#BREAKING: Liberal & Labor have also just voted against disclosure of political donors paying large ticket prices for private dinners with Ministers and influential MPs (one of the key seedbeds of political corruption). #auspol #FederalICACNow

[Rex Patrick @MrRexPatrick]

In next 2 hours I will try to amend the Political Campaigner’s Bill to reduce the political donations disclosure threshold down to $1K and require disclosure of secret $10K dinners with ministers buying private audiences. Where will Labor sit? #auspol https://t.co/juzyUDwkOG

[Rex Patrick @MrRexPatrick]

#BREAKING: @AustralianLabor just sold out the charities sector by agreeing to vote for the Political Campaigners Bill in exchange for @LiberalAus dropping the Voter ID Bill - when the Govt didn’t have the numbers to pass the Voter ID Bill anyway. Dumb and harmful! #auspol

[Ben Oquist @BenOquist]

There it is 👇

Morgan acknowledged the text called for an accelerated phase-out of coal and fossil fuel subsidies, but said it was likely “wreckers like the Saudi and Australian governments will be working to gut that part before this conference closes”
https://t.co/P7kTxRZ6oZ

[Bank On Our Future @bankonourfuture]

This is big.

Leaked documents reveal one of @HSBC's clients @AdaniOnline has been doing biz with a company that is under international sanctions for human rights abuse

They and other banks MUST divest their holdings and sell their bonds. NOW. #StopAdani https://t.co/ZAMY9jHtRt

[Australia Institute @TheAusInstitute]

The Fed Minister for Resources, Keith Pitt, has today announced a $50M subsidy to fracking companies in the NT #auspol

"Subsidising fracking is the last thing govs should be doing, from both an economic & climate perspective," said @R_o_d_C @TheAusInstitute

FULL STATEMENT 👇

[Stop Adani @stopadani]

[1/6] BREAKING: @LloydsofLondon has just released its first #coal policy — asking insurers to no longer provide new insurance for thermal coal mines from 2022, and stop renewals of existing policies by 2030. #StopAdani

[Stop Adani @stopadani]

.@TheOfficialSBI is considering giving AU$1B to @AdaniOnline's Carmichael coal mine THIS WEEK. Public money shouldn't be wasted bailing out a billionaire's bad investment during a public health crisis! #Adani's #coal will worsen India's #AirPollution & #climate impacts.#StopAdani

[Avaaz @Avaaz]

Adani's massive coal mine in Australia would wreck the Great Barrier Reef and cook the planet. So why is the @TheOfficialSBI trying to put massive funds into it when no big private investor would fund it?

[Australia Institute @TheAusInstitute]

What is Australia's preferred energy source? And where do gas and coal rank? (Hint: ⬇️⬇️)

Our benchmark report, Climate of the Nation, launches today.

In this explainer, our Climate & Energy program director @RichieMerzian outlines the findings related to energy.

#auspol

[Australia Beyond Coal @AusBeyondCoal]

Coal, the dirtiest option for energy, is now the world’s most expensive fossil fuel. It’s time to transition our energy production to the cheapest option, wind and solar https://t.co/aVJ1zmdYak

[Ben Oquist @BenOquist]

BlackRock dumps thermal coal https://t.co/KLMOsWW3bO

[Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins]

*New #bushfires video* PM Scott Morrison told @abcnews even if #Australia shut all its coal power stations, the impact on climate change would be minimal because of China. But... Australia emits far more per person than China. And what about emissions from exports?

[Tim Buckley @TimBuckleyCEF]

@richhend @FT @andrewrsorkin Saving the planet from climate change is one thing, but consistently losing your clients money is altogether different. @blackrock is the world's biggest investor in fossil fuels.
The @FT shows backing energy over the last decade has been to back the horse that came dead last!

[Tim Buckley @TimBuckleyCEF]

@richhend @FT @andrewrsorkin We at @ieefa_institute have written about @Blackrock at length highlighting that they would have to start addressing this key global systemic financial risk. https://t.co/LBZTOVCjwV

[Tim Buckley @TimBuckleyCEF]

So @Blackrock founder Larry Fink has finally recognised that the financial risks of climate change are profound: "Climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects... we are on the edge of a fundamental reshaping of finance."
https://t.co/v5K3P3vjdA

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

It seems that @SiemensDE have the power to stop, delay or at least interrupt the building of the huge Adani coal mine in Australia. On Monday they will announce their decision. Please help pushing them to make the only right decision. #StopAdani

[Bureau of Meteorology, Australia @BOM_au]

Based on preliminary analysis, yesterday, Australia recorded its hottest day on record. The nationally-averaged maximum daytime temp was 41.9 °C exceeding the record set on Tuesday, 40.9 ºC. You can view the top ten highest daily maximum temps here: https://t.co/Cdqm9vD1cI