🌿 This Biodiversity Month we’re spotlighting researchers protecting nature. Meet @julesfarquhar.bsky.social who studies venomous snakes to help people coexist safely. He hopes curiosity will inspire more of us to see snakes as fascinating, not frightening. 🐍 Seen one lately? #BiodiversityMonth

Can you IMAGINE the obscene jail sentences that would've been rushed through parliament in the space of hours, had climate protesters done something even close to this www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

More opera: this interview with soprano Desiree Frahn is a really lovely read, ahead of Katya Kabanova in October www.victorianopera.com.au/interview-de...

Fully forgot to post my most recent review for STACK! In which I managed to eventually get over my disappointment that this wasn't a sequel to Minecraft

I feel sick. I feel angry. I feel so, so sad. What a legacy, @albomp.bsky.social. I'll NEVER forgive what you've done to this country and our future. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

What little credibility Australia's centre-left Labor government had on climate change policies after their previous term in office has been utterly trashed by this decision. They are a climate Nero, fiddling while Australia burns/floods/dries.

“Governments almost everywhere exacerbate the problem by paying people more to exploit Nature than to protect it, and to prioritise unsustainable economic activities.” Dasgupta review UK government 2021. /1

A Labor majority plus a bad result for the Greens = a seriously bad outcome for climate / environment #ausvotes25

i love that we got 4 new hubble images today and we still continue to get more after 35 years 🥹 hubble really is the little telescope that could!!!

That's right, review #3 in the books Brought back memories of crashing dirtbikes into trees as a kid

Guardian Australia has launched a series about nature and threatened species. It's called Last Chance: The extinction crisis the Australian federal election is ignoring. Includes videos, news and comment pieces. Here's a preview of what it's about: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4kQ...

A colossal iceberg the size of Chicago has broken from a floating glacier in Antarctica. Like a retractable roof at a stadium, the drifting structure has opened up a hidden habitat below to the elements... ... and to the prying eyes of an ROV 👀 www.sciencealert.com/antarctic-ic...

Here's a little piece I wrote on relaxed performances as judgement-free theatre experiences #VictorianOpera www.victorianopera.com.au/the-most-joy...

Australia has > 2000 threatened species & ecological communities, many get ~ zero direct conservation $. "Adelaide Zoo's Giant Pandas Xing Qiu and Yi Lan will be millionaires thanks to a $3.8 million spend over five years to support their ongoing stay." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03... Labor, lol.

Gorgeous clear and simple at-a-glance budget coverage from my former colleagues at @theconversation.com theconversation.com/at-a-glance-...

Recent allegations of violence at the SANAE IV Antarctic research base highlight the urgent need to improve safety in remote and extreme places.

When I'm not editing The Australian Geologist or bingeing Gilmore Girls, I'm writing about #opera! Here I wrote about how opera's lack of subtlety and big feelings make it great for kids 🌞 www.victorianopera.com.au/like-seeing-...

I am so thrilled to reveal the cover of my debut novel, In Spite of You! It’s a queer romcom, it’s coming out in August and I’m so excited I need to go sit in a dark room for a while to calm down

A gentle reminder: we have failed to enact the single most ambitious, best-case scenario for emissions. All of the rest remain up for grabs: and we will absolutely 'fail to stop' these as well, if we widely adopt the fatalist framing

Review #2 in the books. I learned about wrasslin!

While I'm at it, have a read of the profile I wrote of Follies choreographer Yvette Lee and her ties to Melbourne's long-lost Tivoli Theatre www.victorianopera.com.au/showbiz-in-h...

“We intended to present a transformational work in Venice, an experience that would unite all audiences in an open and safe shared space. This reflects and builds on the work we have done for decades and will do for many more." www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

I interviewed Geraldene Morrow in her dressing room before the closing night of Follies. She is 83 and all class ⭐ www.victorianopera.com.au/geraldene-mo...

"Sondheim even has a cameo in The Unsleeping City, a Dungeons and Dragons live show, where he is portrayed by Brennan Lee Mulligan." We love a sneaky dnd reference. A soon-to-be trademark of Ben Minarelli writing. @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social maybe have a squiz idk!👇❤️

This piece is a masterclass in how to report climate disaster. Congrats @jolauder.bsky.social.

Written by none other than my extremely talented partner @italianplastic.bsky.social. Give it a read, it's a super fascinating piece! ❤️🎉🎭

A great article highlighting the incredibly important work @chapplelab.bsky.social, @julesfarquhar.bsky.social and team are doing to improve our understanding of Australia’s data deficient skinks! 🦎 www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildl...?

CSIRO slaps down major #nuclear talking points promoted by Coalition leader Peter Dutton in its latest GenCost report, which confirms – yet again – that integrated wind and solar are easily the cheapest option

Speaking of #forgottenspecies, a feature I wrote on the rediscovery of the little-known long sunskink was published today in @ausgeo.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy Give it a read! #ESAus2024 And thanks to David Chapple and @julesfarquhar.bsky.social 🦎 www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildl...

I was planning to talk about #forgottenspecies in the media. If anyone would like advice on pitching to editors down the line, my DMs are open :) #ESAus2024

I am gutted that I'm no longer able to attend (rib injury) so I am quietly dying of FOMO from my couch. I even had my galah dress picked out #ESAus2024

Coming to #ESAus2024? If you're working with a species you feel is under-appreciated, or even disliked, we'll be sharing tips and ideas to overcome these challenges. @euanritchie.bsky.social @sciems.bsky.social @scidocmartin.bsky.social @antheabatsakis.bsky.social @bambiraptorf.bsky.social