“If the government continues to do nothing, we will be forced to leave our homelands.”

Must-read piece on "End Times Schooling" by @jessehagopian.bsky.social who has done so much to unleash the liberatory power of education.

The Leadbeater’s possum has just been detected in Kosciusko National Park. This extraordinary discovery is the first live record of this Critically Endangered species outside of Victoria. See what the experts have to say about the discovery: biodiversitycouncil....

too many people have been conditioned by corporate social media into believing that if you do something and don’t post about it online, it doesn’t count. you must destroy the Mark Zuckerberg who squats within your head.

By approving a 50-year extension to the North West Shelf gas project, the Federal Government has signed a death warrant for Australia’s most significant ancient artistic treasure. 📺 Watch the full video report from @stephenlongaus.bsky.social youtu.be/Bj9VOMKYxSI

Dr Ken Mulvaney thought that once people realised how important the rock art was, there would be no more industrial development at Murujuga. Instead he's seen multiple new developments built, creating acidic emissions that are slowly destroying the rock art. #auspol

Deeply saddened. With Watt & Albanese's 'executive' decision to ignore 50000 years of cultural heritage at Murujuga, & O'Neill's 'smugness', they ALSO potentially 'approved' a minefield of racist-based vandalism against aboriginal sites everywhere. Let that sink in. www.abc.net.au/news/105359106

Don't believe the spin from the WA Government. Pollution from the gas export plant is destroying the ancient Murujuga rock art. Rock art expert Professor Benjamin Smith read the report and set the record straight. Video from Friends of Australian Rock Art. #auspol

Australia's largest oil and gas project will continue until 2070, making a complete mockery of fake aspirations for "net zero emissions" by 2050. This shameful decision was postponed until after a federal election, just 3 weeks ago. Nobody voted for this. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Looks like Labor is about to approve the North West shelf gas expansion, which among bad news for the planet and WA energy costs is terrible for the nearby Murujuga rock art - which is so old, it has one of the first known depictions of the human face australiainstitute.org.au/post/woodsid...

Here's me. 'Capitalism has already eaten democracy anyway'

Read this beautiful multimedia story produced by The Conversation whilst you eat your chocolate bilby! stories.theconversation.com/fire-revival/

Notice, Name and Nurture: 3 steps for a more nature-literate society: theconversation.com/heres-how-to...

Our review of the 2025-26 federal budget has found that the Albanese Government is still far short of investing what is required to meet the government’s own environmental commitments, despite recent funding commitments for protected areas. More at: biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/federal...

This column from Alan Kohler really broke my heart. My colleagues in climate science have been screaming the impacts of climate change from the rooftops for decades. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

Dear Donald Trump, Fuck off. Regards, Australian researchers www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Today I cancelled my subscription to The Age. Accepting front page advertising $$ for hate-filled disinformation from the Trumpet of Patriots is a step too far.

"Barking mad". Solar geoengineering is outright dangerous. Imagine if we could genuinely decrease emissions instead

We are rapidly surpassing 1.5°C of global warming:

This👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽😳. US politics will impact Australia’s capacity to predict the path of cyclones 🙏 @gergyl.bsky.social

NOTE: The opponents of DEI are purging anyone who is not a white man from military leadership This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny

Powerful Welcome to Country by Dr Mandy Nicholson this morning at the Bush Heritage Australia/ Trust for Nature Women In Conservation breakfast this morning. Layers of Country, looking after Country, & Reciprocity. Plus, fabulous performance from the Djirri Djirri Dancers🌿 #WIC25

“Promising to reduce the size of the public service is a cheap political stunt.” New research shows that sacking public servants actually costs the country a fortune, as public jobs are replaced by consultants, contractors and labour hire workers. New research from @futurework.org.au #auspol

Why Do (Or Don’t) People Protect Nature? Insights From Conservation Practice and Environmental Psychology to Respond to the Biodiversity Crisis | Global Environmental Psychology doi.org/10.5964/gep.... - I have no idea, but we wrote a paper anyway.

*New paper* Denialism campaigns are growing in attempts to discredit science, scientists, and the scientific process generally. Biodiversity loss denial is a new phenomenon that needs our attention. -With @alexanderlees.bsky.social + Eliza Grames! #CommSky 🧪🌏 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Respite from the unraveling. Mt Torbreck. #TaungurungCountry

Important information about #climate and environmental data by @ericnost.bsky.social and Alejandro Paz @theconversation.com 🌎 🌿: theconversation.com/how-to-find-...

Women is now a banned word. And so many more www.kpbs.org/news/economy...

A new study finds that with every degree global warming, the global mean area burned by fires each year will increase by 13.8% www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Just re-upping this again because the Temu Trumps in the LNP insist on bringing every culture war here: the Morrison govt spent $20.8bn on consultants in its final year - the equivalent of 54,000 FT public servants. The private sector benefits with govt cuts. No one else.

This is an extreme version of what the Coalition did for years (and still indulges in). Limiting knowledge and human advancement because of feels

Defend science by talking about its greater value to society. Training the next generation of scientists. Science's impacts your local and regional economies. Science saves lives. Do not get baited into debates about idealogical talking points which are simply meant to invoke fear and anger.

The NT CLP Government has today announced plans to defund the Environment Centre NT and Arid Lands Environment Centre, the latest in a succession of assaults on communities standing up for the Northern Territory’s stunning natural and cultural values. www.ecnt.org.au/funding_resp...

“Last year wasn’t just another warm year, it was the hottest. This isn’t a distant crisis - it’s here” “Rising sea levels are threatening to wash away our very identities.” Her Excellency Ilana Seid, Chair of AOSIS & Ambassador for Palau to the UN. #ClimateIntegrity

"The climate crisis is not an economic crisis….it is not a technological crisis. It is a crisis of integrity." "As a nation we decide that short-term profit for a few corporate players is more important than life itself. "Or we decide that it is not, & act accordingly." @pollyjhemming.bsky.social

“Small scale nuclear reactors cannot and will not replace an ageing and unreliable energy system based on coal." "Governments will need to intervene as we transition to renewable energy” - The Hon Doug Cameron at the #ClimateIntegrity Summit.

"We urge Australia to announce bold initiatives ahead of COP 31: ▶️ Accelerated timelines for phasing out coal ▶️ New investments in renewable infrastructure ▶️ Elimination of fossil fuel subsidies ▶️ Expanded support for vulnerable nations 👏 HE Ilana Seid, Chair of AOSIS #ClimateIntegrity

How far does your pet cat roam? The answer was a big surprise for two cat owners who had GPS tags on their cats’ collars for a week. Around two-thirds of Australia’s pet cats roam our suburbs, see what they get up to on ABC's Eat the Invaders @jaanadielenberg.bsky.social #cat #conservation

7 February 2009. Black Saturday. Reflect, Respect, Remember. #BlackSaturday #WeRemember

The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

They found a way to litter from space

never mind that. when did albo hear about the caravan? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

An estimated* > 138,000 hectares already burnt in the biodiversity & culturally significant Gariwerd (Grampians) landscape. This will put added pressure on some threatened species. Climate change contributes to making such events more likely & severe. *https://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#

Today is #WorldWetlandsDay. Wetlands are foundational to our shared future, they provide vital ecosystems, & enrich our lives in so many ways. This one, at Tahbilk, makes my heart sing. Let's do everything we can to support them, & their role in healthy Country. #TaungurungCountry #WWD2025

Without congressional approval or constitutional authority, the richest man in the world has taken over payroll of the US government. How is this not a coup?

This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

How can you really make a difference in advocating for nature? We researched what works, & it includes hanging in there for the long haul, knowing the system, being strategic, & seizing the moment:

We will hear lots of nonsense from RFK Jr. in his upcoming confirmation hearings. Part of the conversation will involve his views on beef, which are as goofy as possible—and that's saying something. Until then, here are the hard truths about beef & climate change. drawdown.org/insights/gre...

American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12

Here’s what ‘deep listening’ can tell us about the natural world and our place in it theconversation.com/heres-what-d...