Climate and economics @ Oxford Uni // Chinese policy analyst @ China Policy here for a better world
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Max Collett retweeted
Productivity has more than doubled in the last 50 years so why have our working hours barely budged?Rethinking the future of work to prioritise leisure time over ever-growing consumption could be the key to unlocking a greener, low-carbon future.
@oxfordgeography @ecioxford 1/2
Max Collett retweeted
Median UK voter: Haven’t seen a dentist in five years and me energy bill is unmanageable
Median UK columnist: Poodle owners fight back against the trans menace
Max Collett retweeted
Hoo boy it is close to previews at #edfringe. Here are some kind reviews about Pash from my Melbourne Comedy Fest season!
Max Collett retweeted
Ay my solo show will be on at #edfringe this year!
Pash is a queer comedy about the sweat-inducing terror, joy and sliminess of a first kiss.
3 - 28 Aug at the @Gildedballoon 💋
Come snog me:
tickets.edfringe.com/whats-o…
Max Collett retweeted
This week the Morrison government appointed a bunch of ‘mates’ to key statutory positions. Much of the commentary has focused on nepotism - which is fair enough because it is pretty revolting.
But I reckon this is just another step in a deliberate wrecking agenda 🧵: #auspol
Max Collett retweeted
Most people don't realise this, but the majority of high-income nations have already significantly exceeded their fair share of the carbon budget for 2 degrees. Their "zero by 2050" targets are therefore woefully inadequate.
Max Collett retweeted
A Trump administration environmental rollback suffered a stunning setback after almost no oil companies made bids on drilling leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. trib.al/hIgCx5w
Max Collett retweeted
This is what I was referring to last night in the linked thread. We need @VicGovDHHS to explain why some people aren’t at least getting a phone call to say ‘hey get tested’ when they HAVE ACCESS TO THE DETAILS. xitter.cf/drvyom/status/13460484…
Anyone who says contact tracing is working in Victoria is just plain wrong. Of 10 people I know who attended Bodriggy Brewery at same time as infected person. Not one has been contacted or messaged by @VicGovDHHS about testing and isolating for rest of the week. Not one.
Max Collett retweeted
After seven years of Scott Morrison, Australian jobs and exports are more dependent on China than ever.
In fact, Australia depends on the Chinese market more than any other country.
And he still hasn’t delivered a plan to diversify our economy, help exporters and save jobs.
Max Collett retweeted
Hey @D_LittleproudMP, Minister for Agriculture & MP for Maranoa
Mind if I ask you a few questions about pests & weeds?
I've been having a squiz at the $25,341,828 in pest & weed grants the Dept of Agriculture has been handing out for the last couple of yrs
🐝
#auspol #insiders
Max Collett retweeted
Kathleen Foley, the courageous barrister and reformer who appeared on #4Corners this week and described AG Christian Porter as a ‘misogynist’, was tonight voted off the Victorian Bar Council. @VictorianBar says it had nothing to do with her appearance on #4Corners
Max Collett retweeted
Congratulations, @JoeBiden.
Together, we have a planet to save from a #ClimateEmergency and a global economy to build back better from #COVID19.
Now, more than ever, we need the USA at the helm of these multilateral efforts (and back in the #ParisAgreement — ASAP!)
Max Collett retweeted
Kevin has done well to get this petition going. I doubt it will result in a Royal Commission and Murdoch’s print monopoly (since 1987) is only part of the problem. But I have signed it and encourage others to do so.
Australians have watched with growing anger at what the Murdoch media monopoly is doing to our country. A cancer on democracy.
Today I am launching a national petition to establish a #MurdochRoyalCommission.
If you value our democracy, please sign here: aph.gov.au/petition_list?id=…
Max Collett retweeted
The World Bank is upset that Bhutan's old-growth forests are just standing there, doing nothing, when they could be turned into Ikea furniture.
71% of #Bhutan's territory is covered in forest, but with a contribution of only about 2% to GDP per year, the forest sector remains underutilized. How can the country sustainably invest in its forests? wrld.bg/ybEL50ykTbd
Max Collett retweeted
This is a picture of voter suppression. Why do Americans have to wait in lines this long? This is the line in Suwannee Georgia today to vote.
Max Collett retweeted
Australians have watched with growing anger at what the Murdoch media monopoly is doing to our country. A cancer on democracy.
Today I am launching a national petition to establish a #MurdochRoyalCommission.
If you value our democracy, please sign here: aph.gov.au/petition_list?id=…
Max Collett retweeted
‘Home Alone 2: Lost In New York’ star Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19.
(Source: @realDonaldTrump)
