John Holmes

On unceded lands of the Kulin Nations.
Climate, environment, natural sciences, social justice, democracy, health.

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2026-03-23 20:39:42 UTC

New aged care algorithm under fire as 800 apply for review https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/aged-care-algorithm-for-home-care-under-fire/106475138

2026-03-18 08:12:16 UTC

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I stopped buying it quite a while ago too. I occasionally buy salmon from other sources (NZ, Norway) but I would be happeir if I knew for sure that their industries were more sustainable than Tasmania's.

2026-03-18 06:43:20 UTC

CSIRO survey finds drop in community support for Tasmanian salmon industry https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/tas-support-for-tasmanian-salmon-industry-drops/106462820

2026-03-14 00:58:21 UTC

Australia actually has more than enough houses, they’re just owned by investors
Over the past 10 years, the number of new homes has been growing faster than the population. Read that sentence again if you need to, but doing so won’t change the facts.
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260312-australia-actually-has-more-than-enough-houses-theyre-just-owned-by-investors

2026-03-02 20:39:32 UTC

Last total lunar eclipse until 2029 is coming tonight if you can find a clear sky
https://theconversation.com/last-total-lunar-eclipse-until-2029-is-coming-tomorrow-dont-miss-it-276392

2026-02-27 21:30:58 UTC

Melbourne man Graham Crossan has advanced motor neurone disease and cannot eat, talk or breathe unassisted.
He's been denied funding for high-level care due to a new algorithm for assessing aged care funding.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-28/graham-crossan-mnd-ndis-funding-fight/106397572

2026-02-25 06:19:47 UTC

You simply can’t 'offset' strip mining the only jarrah forest on Earth
Australia’s environmental laws are meant to protect the irreplaceable, not offer accounting tricks that allow their irrevocable destruction.
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260225-you-simply-cant-offset-strip-mining-the-only-jarrah-forest-on-earth

2026-02-25 06:12:24 UTC

How John Howard reshaped Australia – and not for the better
Many of Australia’s most pressing social and economic problems can be traced to policy choices made during the Howard years, from housing and inequality to wages, tax and public services.
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02/how-john-howard-reshaped-australia-not-for-the-better/

2026-02-24 08:20:55 UTC

The 23 Australian children stuck in Syria are not responsible for their parents. They need our government’s support to return
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/feb/24/australian-children-in-syria-roj-camp-support-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2026-02-24 05:14:08 UTC

Tax expert worried Australia on path to neo-feudal society as housing wealth drives inequality
Real inequality is between those who have assets and those without in same generation, not young versus old, says ANU academic
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/24/australia-neo-feudal-society-future-wealth-inequality?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2026-02-21 23:08:27 UTC

Inside Australia’s fight against vaccine hesitancy
Addressing vaccine hesitancy requires skill and patience – some days, the people who do it feel like they’re drowning in a sea of lies.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/australia-vaccine-hesitancy-fight-restore-confidence/106353012

2026-02-17 02:34:04 UTC

Plains-wanderer recorded for first time on outback Queensland cattle station https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-17/rare-plains-wanderer-bird-recorded-on-cattle-station/106350256

2026-02-15 00:54:52 UTC

It's like a cargo cult, build it and they will come
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/15/federal-politics-liberal-party-angus-taylor-jane-hume-coalition-labor-anthony-albanese-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-699111a88f08a3236d064bad#block-699111a88f08a3236d064bad

2026-02-12 10:22:07 UTC

Gas exploration seismic testing project rejected in south-west Victoria https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-12/regia-3d-mss-project-seismic-testing-rejected-gas-exploration/106334294

2026-01-31 21:31:30 UTC

Australian summers to experience more 50C days as heatwaves intensify, experts say https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-01/heatwave-50-degrees-hot-extreme-weather/106282460

2026-01-29 21:52:19 UTC

GPS trackers in e-waste from Australia reveal 'likely' illegal exports to South-East Asia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-30/gps-in-e-waste-from-australia-reveal-exports-to-south-east-asia/106196324

2026-01-27 07:25:16 UTC

Where did southern Australia’s record-breaking heatwave come from?
https://theconversation.com/where-did-southern-australias-record-breaking-heatwave-come-from-274417

2026-01-20 19:45:09 UTC

Can new hate speech laws help bring people together?
Fiona Katauskas
Opinions are divided
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jan/20/can-new-hate-speech-laws-help-bring-people-together

2026-01-19 22:15:41 UTC

Scientists warn of ‘regime shift’ as seaweed blooms expand worldwide
Study links rapid growth of ocean macroalgae to global heating and nutrient pollution
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/19/scientists-seaweed-blooms-expand-worldwide-ocean-pollution

2025-12-09 23:01:48 UTC

Demand for water cannot be an 'afterthought' in AI push https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/demand-for-data-centre-water-in-ai-push/106102208

2025-12-04 05:23:11 UTC

Buffel grass invasion is collapsing country and culture across arid and semi-arid regions of Australia. The federal government is not doing what it can to abate this threat. Please sign this petition to call on federal ministers to take action.
https://c.org/fPndHg74xg

2025-12-02 21:05:01 UTC

With a sneaky tweak, the government has made welfare recipients guilty until proven innocent
https://theconversation.com/with-a-sneaky-tweak-the-government-has-made-welfare-recipients-guilty-until-proven-innocent-270670

2025-11-24 04:17:06 UTC

Proposed cuts at State Library of Victoria go against its mission – and will hurt the disadvantaged.
These decisions have been made by a mostly acting executive team and board, with limited library administration experience or qualifications. https://theconversation.com/proposed-cuts-at-state-library-of-victoria-go-against-its-mission-and-will-hurt-the-disadvantaged-270430

2025-11-06 22:21:20 UTC

Graphic flutterer dragonfly voted 2025 ABC Australian Insect of the Year https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-07/2025-abc-insect-of-the-year-graphic-flutterer-dragonfly/105972966

2025-10-23 09:28:31 UTC

Backlash over Bureau of Meteorology's 'confusing' new website
The new website layout came online at the same time severe weather hit various states.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-23/bureau-of-meteorology-bom-new-website-changes-outrage/105924016

2025-10-16 21:14:25 UTC

The 2025 Aussie Bird Count is about to start. Here’s how to take part – and why you should
Week-long count by citizen scientists around Australia gathers crucial data on our unique birdlife and is now in its 12th year
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/17/aussie-bird-count-2025-how-to-take-part-and-why-you-should

2025-10-11 04:35:46 UTC

Can AI really replace humans when it comes to the arts?
Fiona Katauskas
It depends who you ask
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/oct/11/can-ai-really-replace-humans-when-it-comes-to-the-arts

2025-09-27 12:13:20 UTC

Climate Change to slash nearly a quarter of global GDP https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/climate/climate-change-global-gdp/ #science via @CosmosMagazine

2025-09-21 20:53:31 UTC

Earth’s inner core: nobody knows exactly what it’s made of – now we’ve started to uncover the truth
https://theconversation.com/earths-inner-core-nobody-knows-exactly-what-its-made-of-now-weve-started-to-uncover-the-truth-265408

2025-09-18 04:34:59 UTC

Australia’s quietest cockatoo is running out of trees. We have betrayed its gentle curiosity
As logging, fire and shrinking habitat push the glossy black cockatoo closer to the brink, we don’t just risk losing a species, but a world of wonder
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/sep/17/australian-bird-of-the-year-2025-glossy-black-cockatoo-losing-habitat-trees?CMP=share_btn_url

2025-09-16 07:12:44 UTC

Australia’s climate risk assessment prompts deluge of misinformation from the usual suspects
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/16/australia-climate-risk-assessment-prompts-misinformation-from-usual-suspects?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2025-09-01 05:42:53 UTC

It really shouldn't get road safety approval here. I think this should be stopped.
Tesla 'very close' to self-driving rollout in Australia despite lawsuits abroad https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-01/tesla-self-driving-features-coming-to-australia/105713298

2025-08-28 00:52:13 UTC

CDC director Susan Monarez ousted for refusing ‘to rubber-stamp unscientific’ orders, say lawyers
Shortly after nation’s top public health agency announced Monarez’s departure, three senior CDC officials resigned
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/27/cdc-director-susan-monarez-ousted

2025-08-22 03:16:52 UTC

Dramatic rebound for southern right whale numbers along Great Australian Bight https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/southern-right-whale-births-increase-great-australian-bight/105678146

2025-08-13 12:10:02 UTC

Australian authors challenge Productivity Commission's proposed copyright law exemption for AI https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/productivity-commission-ai-report-copyright-law-authors-respond/105646086

2025-08-12 22:20:13 UTC

Whales and dolphins regularly hang out with each other – new study
https://theconversation.com/whales-and-dolphins-regularly-hang-out-with-each-other-new-study-260196

2025-08-07 22:07:01 UTC

The ANU is moving to kill the Australian National Dictionary – this is why it matters
https://theconversation.com/the-anu-is-moving-to-kill-the-australian-national-dictionary-this-is-why-it-matters-261844

2025-07-15 08:51:11 UTC

Court finds no duty of care owed to Torres Strait Islanders over climate change
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-15/torres-strait-island-climate-case-court-decision/105532802?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

2025-07-09 21:57:49 UTC

Labor’s aged care reforms risk squeezing out poorer people, industry boss warns
Uniting NSW.ACT chief executive says elderly who are dependent on government support are being shut out in favour of wealthier peers
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/09/labors-aged-care-reforms-risk-squeezing-out-poorer-people-industry-boss-warns

2025-07-09 20:12:43 UTC

Koalas spend just 10 minutes a day risking their lives on the ground, tracking suggests https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-07-10/most-koala-deaths-happen-ground-habitat-destruction/105507980

2025-07-04 12:58:02 UTC

What’s that brain? I should look at the internet some more? OK if you say so
First Dog on the Moon
You may think a beloved national treasure like myself would be outside chatting to marsupials but no I am on the internet feeling bad for not replying to emails
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/jul/04/whats-that-brain-i-should-look-at-the-internet-some-more-ok-if-you-say-so

2025-06-25 21:35:28 UTC

University of Queensland researchers survey population of endangered White's Seahorse https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-26/qld-university-endangered-whites-seahorse-population-survey/105457362

2025-06-14 05:39:11 UTC

Mainstream media ignore Trump’s planned Office of Remigration, a term for ethnic cleansing
Far-right figures have used “remigration” as a way of discussing forced relocation to create a white ethnostate
https://www.mediamatters.org/immigration/mainstream-media-ignore-trumps-planned-office-remigration-term-ethnic-cleansing

2025-06-05 22:52:13 UTC

Feral deer that stripped a neighbouring forest bare have now eaten nearly an entire crop of greens on a farm north of Melbourne.
According to Victorian government figures, there are more than 1 million feral deer across the state.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-06/feral-deer-eat-through-100k-worth-of-flowerdale-farm-greens/105382942

2025-06-03 19:33:16 UTC

What happens behind the scenes of Australia’s billionaire boom?
They’re always on the money
cartoon by Fiona Katauskas
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/jun/03/what-happens-behind-the-scenes-of-australias-billionaire-boom?CMP=share_btn_url

2025-05-15 21:37:20 UTC

Volvo to build heavy electric trucks in Australia after record breaking order https://thedriven.io/2025/05/15/volvo-to-build-heavy-electric-trucks-in-australia-after-record-breaking-order/

2025-05-07 20:46:45 UTC

Sharks and rays found using offshore wind farms as habitat https://phys.org/news/2025-05-sharks-rays-offshore-farms-habitat.html via @physorg_com

2025-04-21 10:47:43 UTC

Two degrees might be tipping point for amphibians says new report https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/two-degrees-tipping-point-for-amphibians/ #science via @CosmosMagazine

2025-04-11 00:21:45 UTC

What would – and should – happen to the ABC under the next federal government? https://theconversation.com/what-would-and-should-happen-to-the-abc-under-the-next-federal-government-248117

2025-03-31 07:20:52 UTC

The best space telescope you never heard of just shut down https://theconversation.com/the-best-space-telescope-you-never-heard-of-just-shut-down-253343

2025-03-29 21:02:21 UTC

Malleefowl survive summer bushfires through ingenious nests, but danger remains https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-30/malleefowl-survive-bushfires-in-little-desert-national-park/105050998

2025-03-13 20:37:28 UTC

Enough with unicorns and dinosaurs – show children the magic of real, living animals instead
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/13/children-unicorns-dinosaurs-living-animals-environmentalists

2025-03-08 23:04:18 UTC

Jurassic-era trees have grown in Tasmania for millions of years. Now they face their biggest threat: fire
Pencil pines grow for more than a thousand years each, and only in Tasmania. As lightning fires become more common, humans must mobilise to protect them – or lose these ancients forever
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/09/tasmania-pencil-pines-jurassic-era-trees-fire-threat

2025-02-19 03:04:29 UTC

Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #1: Assume you can halve the cost of nuclear power https://reneweconomy.com.au/peter-duttons-nuclear-accounting-trick-1-assume-you-can-halve-the-cost-of-nuclear-power/

2025-02-08 21:07:51 UTC

Years-long research project finds snakes become 'very disoriented', lose weight and get sick when relocated https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-09/research-project-canberra-snake-tracking-discoveries/104904398

2025-01-09 04:21:56 UTC

LA is on fire. How will Australia cope when bushfires hit Sydney, Melbourne or another major city? https://theconversation.com/la-is-on-fire-how-will-australia-cope-when-bushfires-hit-sydney-melbourne-or-another-major-city-246967

2025-01-03 02:26:13 UTC

Scientists are discovering the deepest evolutionary secrets of Australia's marsupial mole https://phys.org/news/2025-01-scientists-deepest-evolutionary-secrets-australia.html via @physorg_com

2024-12-21 10:27:19 UTC

UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed
Ministers set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SB
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/21/uk-ban-bee-killing-pesticides-highly-toxic-neonicotinoid-could-be-allowed

2024-12-20 07:01:30 UTC

Emergency Warning - Bushfire - Leave Immediately - Bullengarook, Bullengarook East, Gisborne, Lerderderg, Macedon
https://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/?=&bbox=138.2135009765625%2C-38.865374851611634%2C146.45324707031247%2C-35.429344044107154&tm=1734677177105#!/warning/35120/moreinfo

2024-12-16 04:37:10 UTC

More coal and gas, less renewables: what a nuclear power plan for Australia would really mean:
The Coalition plan for an Australian electricity supply, based on extended reliance on coal and gas, will rule out any chance this nation meets its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the global climate effort.
It would also result in more expensive and less reliable electricity for Australian households and businesses.
https://theconversation.com/more-coal-and-gas-less-renewables-what-a-nuclear-power-plan-for-australia-would-really-mean-245948

2024-12-15 08:59:31 UTC

Peter Dutton must think his fridge stops working when he turns his TV on:
"You can’t charge your battery and your car at same time:" Dutton does not have a clue about energy https://reneweconomy.com.au/you-cant-charge-your-battery-and-your-car-at-same-timedutton-does-not-have-a-clue-about-energy/

2024-12-15 08:23:41 UTC

Victoria set to swelter through extreme fire danger day https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/no-sea-breeze-as-relief-melbourne-to-swelter-through-extreme-fire-danger-day-20241215-p5kygi.html

2024-12-11 07:19:17 UTC

Judges pick the best pictures in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
#nature
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-11/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-/104711656

2024-12-11 00:57:27 UTC

Koala counting project finds 'strong case' of unrecognised population in Hills district https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-11/evidence-of-unrecognised-koala-population-in-hills-district/104685808

2024-12-08 21:47:00 UTC

Homelessness much worse than before COVID leaves agencies battling a perfect storm https://theconversation.com/homelessness-much-worse-than-before-covid-leaves-agencies-battling-a-perfect-storm-243148

2024-12-07 21:54:10 UTC

Offshore gambling operators targeting recovered addicts while regulator does little to stop them https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-08/offshore-gambling-operators-targeting-recovered-betting-addicts/104694086

2024-12-06 23:27:32 UTC

Satellite images reveal the total collapse of the Conger-Glenzer ice shelf in East Antarctica in 2022 and what led up to it.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-06/antarctic-conger-glenzer-ice-shelf-collapse-documented/104683798

2024-11-28 21:28:08 UTC

Australia falls dramatically short of emissions reduction goal, as NSW swelters through early heatwave
#ClimateCrisis
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-29/australia-records-modest-emissions-reduction/104660586

2024-11-26 21:01:12 UTC

How to stay COVID-safe this festive season, from the latest vaccine advice to tips for shopping and socialising #covid https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-27/how-to-stay-covid-safe-this-festive-season/104643966

2024-11-20 21:25:29 UTC

Is thunderstorm asthma becoming more common? https://theconversation.com/is-thunderstorm-asthma-becoming-more-common-243929

2024-11-20 00:05:50 UTC

Fosterville Gold Mine won't change methods despite sparking earthquake https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-20/fosterville-earthquake-inquiry-residents-property-damage-vic/104571384

2024-11-19 09:23:17 UTC

They did the right thing:
Australia declines to join UK and US-led nuclear energy development pact https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-19/australia-declines-to-join-international-nuclear-energy-pact/104621402

2024-11-18 19:54:43 UTC

Gender pay gap means women on average working for free from today until end of year https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-19/gender-pay-gap-means-women-working-free-from-today-until-2025/104604752

2024-11-18 04:18:42 UTC

How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world
Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/17/how-to-survive-the-broligarchy-20-lessons-for-the-post-truth-world-donald-trump

2024-11-12 18:53:27 UTC

CHOICE hands Shonky Award to Meta for taking 'inadequate action' on scams and NIB's premiums for single parents https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-13/choice-shonky-award-2024-meta-scams-nib-vacuum-juice-socks/104591152

2024-11-12 03:10:15 UTC

Magnitude-4.1 earthquake rattles NSW Upper Hunter https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-12/earthquake-rattles-nsw-upper-hunter-muswellbrook/104590056

2024-11-10 05:48:44 UTC

This group has the highest Long COVID diagnosis rates. But that's not the whole story https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/this-group-has-the-highest-long-covid-diagnosis-rates-but-thats-not-the-whole-story/u4y74zb0c

2024-11-06 20:12:51 UTC

Climate Change Has Dangerously Supercharged Fires, Hurricanes, Floods and Heat Waves. Why Didn’t It Come Up More in the Presidential Campaign?
#ClimateCrisis
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05112024/climate-change-barely-mentioned-during-presidential-campaign/

2024-11-02 03:44:59 UTC

Dead and injured humpback whales found in krill fishing nets near Antarctica, report reveals #nature
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-02/whales-dead-and-injured-caught-krill-fishing-nets/104550754

2024-11-01 01:48:35 UTC

Indigenous cultural burning managed Australia’s bushfires long before colonisation. It’s needed now more than ever, a study says
As wildfires become more frequent and intense due to the climate crisis, combining the First Nations practice with western techniques is ‘crucial’
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/01/indigenous-cultural-burning-managed-australias-bushfires-long-before-colonisation-its-needed-now-more-than-ever-a-study-says

2024-10-31 22:41:56 UTC

Taliban further restricts women's voices with ban on praying aloud in front of other women https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-31/afghanistan-bans-women-from-praying-out-loud/104542812

2024-10-30 04:30:03 UTC

When the oceans run amok: “We ought not to ignore such clear indicators of an imminent collapse” - https://johnmenadue.com/when-the-oceans-run-amok-we-ought-not-to-ignore-such-clear-indicators-of-an-imminent-collapse/

2024-10-26 02:34:04 UTC

Nobel prize winners endorse Harris and warn Trump would endanger future of science
Open letter by 82 laureates commends Harris and calls Trump a potential threat to progress on climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/25/nobel-prize-winners-endorse-kamala-harris

2024-10-19 21:17:01 UTC

How did public service leaders talk to staff about Robodebt? What they said – or didn’t – is revealing https://theconversation.com/how-did-public-service-leaders-talk-to-staff-about-robodebt-what-they-said-or-didnt-is-revealing-240015

2024-10-09 19:56:12 UTC

Australia’s coalmines and gasfields may be emitting twice as much methane as declared, report warns
Superpower Institute says analysis of Queensland, NSW and Victorian sites shows need for independent reporting of greenhouse gas emissions
#ClimateCrisis
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/09/australias-coal-mines-and-gas-fields-may-be-emitting-twice-as-much-methane-as-declared-report-warns

2024-10-09 04:45:27 UTC

Fewer than 10 of these orchids remain in the wild. Victoria was about to burn them into extinction
Critically endangered flowers get stay of execution after local environmental group threatens legal action against Victorian government
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/08/endangered-bald-tip-beard-orchid-saved-from-burn-victoria

2024-10-08 18:25:42 UTC

These car brands are collecting and sharing your data with third parties
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-10-09/car-brands-are-tracking-and-sharing-your-data-with-third-parties/104440742?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

2024-09-30 07:02:20 UTC

Snakes are waking up. What should you do if you’re bitten? And what if you’re a long way from help?
From the creeks that wind through inner city Melbourne to the far outback in Western Australia, snake season is beginning.
https://theconversation.com/snakes-are-waking-up-what-should-you-do-if-youre-bitten-and-what-if-youre-a-long-way-from-help-234365?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton via @ConversationEDU

2024-09-30 00:46:54 UTC

‘Vegetarian’ possums eat meat when the weather’s cold
#nature
https://theconversation.com/vegetarian-possums-eat-meat-when-the-weathers-cold-231825

2024-09-28 22:35:16 UTC

If Trump wins the election, US parks and wildlife will face a new age of mining and exploitation
#nature
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/sep/28/trump-oil-national-parks-wildlife-election

2024-09-27 09:25:13 UTC

Revealed: the US government-funded ‘private social network’ attacking pesticide critics
Network includes derogatory profiles of figures such as UN experts and food writer Michael Pollan, and is part of an effort to downplay pesticide dangers, records suggest.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/26/government-funded-social-network-attacking-pesticide-critics

2024-09-24 20:33:13 UTC

World-travelling moss photographer highlights Tasmania as global diversity hotspot for mosses
#nature #biodiversity
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-25/tasmanian-moss-photographer-des-callaghan/104366758

2024-09-23 02:38:47 UTC

Antarctic diary found at Hobart tip shop piques National Museum's interest https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-23/antarctic-diary-found-hobart-tip-shop-national-museum-australia/104338482

2024-09-19 21:11:17 UTC

Hannah Arendt wanted political thinking to be urgent and engaged. She is a philosopher for our times
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e, the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought), no longer exist."
https://theconversation.com/hannah-arendt-wanted-political-thinking-to-be-urgent-and-engaged-she-is-a-philosopher-for-our-times-229383

2024-09-19 12:05:52 UTC

Rental apps?! What fresh hell is being inflicted upon hapless renters now?
First Dog on the Moon
Already forced to pay their landlords’ taxpayer-subsidised mortgages now this
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/sep/18/rental-apps-what-fresh-hell-is-being-inflicted-upon-hapless-renters-now

2024-09-13 00:11:50 UTC

Out of 1,500 global climate policies, only 63 have really worked. That’s where green spin has got us
George Monbiot
Grand schemes, many backed by governments, masquerade as positive action on the environment. They should be disowned
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/12/fossil-fuel-companies-environment-greenwashing

2024-09-10 02:34:04 UTC

Bunyip birds and brolgas: how can we better protect species important to Indigenous people?
#nature #biodiversity
https://theconversation.com/bunyip-birds-and-brolgas-how-can-we-better-protect-species-important-to-indigenous-people-236801

2024-09-07 07:30:10 UTC

Our cities are losing the small, colourful songbirds that give us the most joy
#nature #biodiversity
https://theconversation.com/our-cities-are-losing-the-small-colourful-songbirds-that-give-us-the-most-joy-238315

2024-09-05 01:01:40 UTC

Scientists invent filter that can recycle PFAS into renewable batteries https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-05/scientists-invent-pfas-filter-for-battery-technology/104308214

2024-09-02 22:50:45 UTC

Australia needs tradies and materials to build the power grid of the future. So where are they?
Unless governments and industry tackle these problems more seriously, Australia’s clean energy transition could face major delays.
https://theconversation.com/australia-needs-tradies-and-materials-to-build-the-power-grid-of-the-future-so-where-are-they-237858