@DrClimate

Climate scientist, activist, data science educator.

 Hobart, Tasmania
Joined September 2011
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We wrote a book! "Research Software Engineering with Python" is available for pre-order now! @routledgebooks drclimate.wordpress.com/2021…

We wrote a book!

For the best part of a decade, I’ve volunteered as an instructor with The Carpentries, which is a global community committed to teaching foundational coding and data science skills to researc…

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Fantastic response from @DavidShoebridge to a question from a journalist at The Australian on the “sensible centre” and equating the ugly politics of One Nation and the Coalition’s hate, division and punching down on migrants and others, with the Greens’ opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza 🎥 @abcnews
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Paul Karp@Paul_Karp19h
Australian Labor spent AU$2.6M ousting 2 Greens rivals from parliament Max Chandler-Mather got under the Prime Minister’s skin. Then Labor spent $1.3M to defeat him. politico.com/news/2026/10/27…

Australian Labor spent AU$2.6M ousting 2 Greens rivals from parliament

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Australia's indoor air pollution crisis: Doctors, scientists and parents push for urgent national standards in schools and hospitals. Great to see this as the headline story today. @DrBronKing @SaferAirProject @CO2RadicalAus smh.com.au/healthcare/invisi…

‘Invisible threat’: Doctors, parents slam inaction on health hazard in schools

Australia’s lack of indoor air regulation has been labelled a critical public health gap, raising the risk of stroke, heart attack and dementia, experts have warned.

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Ellen Sandell@ellensandellOct 27
Nothing will change if we keep swapping out one corporate-owned party for another. Labor, Liberals and One Nation all take donations from billionaires and big corporations. That's who they're working for. The Greens only work for you, and the planet.
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Our country stands at a critical crossroads. Change must occur - but what kind of change? And crucially, for who? I'm presenting our alternative vision for this country at the National Press Club this Wednesday, 12:30pm AEDT. Tune in live on ABC TV & iView.
DAVID SHOEBRIDGE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB ADDRESS: An Alternative Vision for Australia. Wednesday, October 28. Live @ 12:30pm AEDT on ABC TV & iView

ALT DAVID SHOEBRIDGE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB ADDRESS: An Alternative Vision for Australia. Wednesday, October 28. Live @ 12:30pm AEDT on ABC TV & iView

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𝕊𝕒𝕞𝕞𝕪
@FromN5_Oct 26
Y’all fighting against socialism like your family owns a railroad. bro you have a shift on monday
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the Juice Media@thejuicemediaOct 26
The Government™ has made an ad about the protests happening around the world, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.🌍🌎🌏
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Deepcut News
@deepcutnewsOct 26
Politicians telling us to ‘turn down the temperature’ is peak hypocrisy, @AmyRemeikis writes. "Why is it the people pointing to the fire are those being told to stop being so vocal about it?" "And what of our leaders who urge us to turn down the temperature? The same leaders who take selfies with Donald Trump ..." deepcutnews.com/p/politician…

Politicians telling us to ‘turn the temperature down’ is peak hypocrisy – Amy Remeikis

Violence is being normalised in Australia, and legitimate democratic dissent is not the fire – it’s the alarm

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Man who gets paid to help win elections unhappy at the prospect of less spending on elections. #politas
Brad Stansfield
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Can’t win an election? Try changing the rules. #politas
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PMC COVlD Update, Oct 26, 2026 🔥44 states with COVlD outbreaks (see Alt) 🔥Double wave peaks, both at an estimated 950,000 new daily infections 🔥6th week in a row of massive CDC upward retroactive corrections going back to early July THREAD (1/4)
The US has at least 44 states and territories with COVlD outbreaks, a figure identical to last week. The CDC continues to make large, upward retroactive corrections, and we are in a secondary wave peak. States with observed outbreaks include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai’i, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. Additional states with poor monitoring likely have outbreaks based on high levels in bordering counties in adjacent states.

ALT The US has at least 44 states and territories with COVlD outbreaks, a figure identical to last week. The CDC continues to make large, upward retroactive corrections, and we are in a secondary wave peak. States with observed outbreaks include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai’i, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. Additional states with poor monitoring likely have outbreaks based on high levels in bordering counties in adjacent states.

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So #lgtas counting starts on Wednesday and by the end of the day we'll have first preference counts for mayor and deputy mayor and provisional partial first preference and distribution results for councillor (based on either 20% or 50% of ballot papers entered)? @ElectionsTas
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Ellen Sandell@ellensandellOct 25
You deserve a home you can afford. But housing is too expensive because Labor and the Liberals give special treatment to the big banks and the property industry. It doesn’t have to be this way. The Greens have a plan to bring down the cost of renting and buying a home...
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Ellen Sandell@ellensandellOct 25
Latest polling has the Vic Greens on track to double our party room - with 6 Lower House seats and 8 Upper House, a total of 14 seats. There's a catch. These Upper House seats will come down to The Greens vs One Nation.
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Ellen Sandell@ellensandellOct 22
Labor just approved ANOTHER new gas project – this time off Gippsland’s Ninety Mile Beach! We’re heading into a scorching El Niño summer, and Labor is still pouring fuel on the fire. Labor, the Liberals and One Nation can’t be trusted on climate. For real action, Vote 1 Greens
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Ellen Sandell@ellensandellOct 16
Of course abortion should be free. It's healthcare. The Greens would have provided the votes in Parliament for Labor to make abortion free at any point over the last 4 years. In fact, we asked them to do it many times.
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You may have missed it as the media was silent, but late yesterday the Labor-dominated committee looking into Lidia Thorpe’s bill to ban strip searches of children delivered its final report. The answer to overwhelming evidence of harm? Nothing that would stop a single search.
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Kudos to @Leo_Puglisi6. He's one of the only journos who actually seems to understand the Greens and their electoral prospects.
Crikey
@crikey_newsOct 14
If the Greens' recent polling continues, the party may surprise in a number of "sleeper" seats in the Victorian election, writes Leo Puglisi. crikey.com.au/2026/10/14/vic…

Could the Greens flip these 'sleeper' seats in Victoria?

Much of the focus has been on One Nation ahead of the Victorian election in November. But the Greens — if recent positive polling continues — may surprise in certain seats with tight margins.

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His analysis is pretty consistent with @theswingison from a couple of weeks ago (with some stronger polls for the Greens since). He's basically just added Preston and Essendon to the bottom of the list of outside chances. xitter.cf/theswingison/status/21…
The Swing Is On@theswingisonOct 1
🟢 The Greens have an outside chance or better in 8 seats on today’s polling for the VIC state election: Very likely: Brunswick, Richmond, Melbourne (3) Favoured: Northcote, Prahran (2) Outside chance: Footscray, Pascoe Vale, Albert Park (3) Full model: theswingison.com/track-polls…
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Nick McKim@NickMcKimOct 14
Work 11 hours a day. Pay a fortune in rent. Get gouged at the supermarket. Hand over more of your wages to privatised corporations. And somehow, you're told that migrants and trans people are the problem.
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Progressives warn Jim Chalmers that One Nation are polling strongly because Labor quit being a "progressive party" many years ago.
Michelle Grattan@michellegrattanOct 13
Jim Chalmers warns progressives not to ‘mock’ One Nation voters theconversation.com/jim-chal… via @ConversationEDU

Jim Chalmers warns progressives not to ‘mock’ One Nation voters

By directly acknowledging the seriousness of One Nation’s support, Chalmers is underscoring that the party is a threat to Labor, not just to the Coalition.

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