The #EIA industry is lapping this up. Science qualifications and experience are irrelevant for EIA purposes; just the ability to use genAI and keep the tick within the box is all that is required. The current legislation and the new legislation will accept any BS without question.

Brilliant story-telling and visuals, despite the tragic impacts of feral cats www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

"In his 2020 review of the EPBC Act, Graeme Samuel, the former chief of the competition watchdog, said the “unfettered discretion” granted to ministers to interpret the laws was a major problem that had led to poor outcomes for Australia’s environment." Something's gotta change ... right?

People think elected MPs serve them—they're wrong Despite holding 94 seats, Labor MPs 😟Fear gambling lobby groups 😟Fear causing dissent within @australianlabor.bsky.social 😟Fear consequences of speaking up Lotta FEAR Same problem seems to afflict @leanaustralia.bsky.social Environment Champions

“You’re basically saying you can trade koalas with a land snail in Tasmania or a small plant in north Queensland.” - Prof Brendan Wintle @biodivcouncil.bsky.social What's wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's environmental law reforms 👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... [email protected]

Dingoes are distinct, they are not 'wild dogs'. They are not an ideal choice for a pet. Let's continue to protect them as dingoes in the wild & use science & small scale fencing & guardian animals to protect livestock, & respect the wishes of First Nations. Starts 7:15 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

bit rusty on the "principles & values Jesus lived by" but astounded tt they now include: ☠️ militarily & politically supporting genocide, scholasticide & ecocide ☠️ cruel, pointless, indefinite detention of asylum seekers ☠️ punitive immiseration & perpetuation of Robodebt on people on income support

still mulling Musk's fellowship @royalsociety.org❓

Join 5 local Climate & Environment groups demanding meaningful leadership & action from the majority Labor govt (94 seats)❗️ EVERY FRIDAY, 12.30pm-1.30pm Josh Burns' office, 219 Barkly St, St Kilda (Rain or shine)

What's currently wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's EPBC Act reform package & how can they make it fit for purpose? @biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief. 12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided. biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...

Such an amazing story, and I love this: "Ewamian man David Hudson, said elders had not seen cassowaries so far inland, and initially thought his nephew was "pulling [his] leg". He said the bird could be "on some songline quest"..." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

This is deplorable. Koalas suffer and ecosystems are trashed, because the Victorian government won't take sufficient proactive measures to prevent koala starvation. The issue has been known for months, and such crises are predictable and preventable. www.theage.com.au/environment/...

True story www.abc.net.au/news/science...

This, there's no sane reason why anyone needs to be a billionaire www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruo_...

I've no doubt that my ramblings about ducks, the meaninglessness of a trillion dollars, and the latest corporate demand for compensation for being told not to be evil, will draw immense readership to my blog. No doubt at all. If you'd like to read that, here you go:

#punterspolitics #auspol https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD31xwBOLfg

we met a pet dingo once and that was really cool BUT it was because the owner knew they had a dingo, not a dog. the dingo was very obviously not a dog!

Shortly I'll be speaking on ABC North Queensland about this.

In order to protect & care for the places & wildlife we love we must have stronger environmental laws, far stronger than what @australianlabor.bsky.social has proposed. Well done, @ausconservation.bsky.social! Proud to be joining the voices calling for the @albomp.bsky.social government to do more!

Dingoes ARE NOT domestic dogs, multiple lines of evidence demonstrate this. Dingoes ARE NOT ideal pets, they require extensive and special care. Dingoes ARE very important to First Nations peoples, and Australia's ecosystems. This proposed change is a very bad idea www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

The perfect photo to encapsulate just how terrible @australianlabor.bsky.social’s environmental law reform package is!

Warrant issued after Lehrmann court no-show www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/crime-n...

#EPBC #BiodiversityOffsets 🧵 First thing to note is that biodiversity offsets do NOT address historic losses (i.e they won't help catch up on or make good already incurred habitat & biodiversity losses) 1/

In order to protect & care for the places & wildlife we love we must have stronger environmental laws, far stronger than what @australianlabor.bsky.social has proposed. Well done, @ausconservation.bsky.social! Proud to be joining the voices calling for the @albomp.bsky.social government to do more!

biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/indigen... #WildlifeResearch #Biodiversity #Conservation #IndigenousKnowledge #CulturalRespect

A new special collection, released in the journal Wildlife Research @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social, published by @csiropublishing.bsky.social, showcases some of the amazing Indigenous-led and cross-cultural wildlife research occurring in Australia 🧪 Watch the full interview in the link below.

Today our End Dirty Uni Partnerships Bill will be debated in the Senate. The bill comes at a pertinent time—climate crisis escalates, fossil fuel companies record mammoth profits, and weapons manufacturers pocket billions while people are slaughtered in their thousands by their war machines.

Excellent assessment of @australianlabor.bsky.social's deeply flawed environmental law reform package. Thank you @zalisteggall.bsky.social. www.zalisteggall.com.au/speaks_on_th...

"What’s missing from the proposed reforms is a positive agenda to address Australia’s deep historic losses of nature." theconversation.com/wheres-natur...

A very solid, evidence-informed speech against the Albanese government's cynical push to rush through Labor's deeply inadequate, integrity-challenged EPBC package Thank you @zalisteggall.bsky.social

Climate Choir Melbourne sings "For the Art" (Lyrics: Jeannie Marsh, set to Laura Brearley's music "For the Trees") World Heritage-listed Muruguga rock art is being harmed by emissions fr Woodside's North West Shelf gas project. In Sept 2025 the Australian govt granted Woodside a 45-year extension

31% of Jewish New Yorkers voted for Mamdani. To me, this says the absolute dominance of Zionism in the diaspora has broken. As New York goes, the rest of the diaspora follows. This is massive.

“In union, there is strength.” ― Aesop Please, all in the conservation movement, do not do deals that simply favour your pet areas, in exchange for publicly endorsing @australianlabor.bsky.social's pathetic environmental law reform bill. Demand the whole package is improved, back in the science!

I wonder why so many people are feeling aggrieved and becoming radicalised. Could it be the breathtaking wholesale betrayal of our values, while lying about it, on a daily basis?

This shows just how stupid, shortsighted, captured and corrupt Australia's political class are, they have torched our potential collective prosperity. Will they do the same with a rare and precious minerals boom? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

#EPBC #BilateralAgreements Devolve Federal powers for environmental protection, assessment & enforcement to the States & Territories they say One-stop shop, single-touch assessments will be great they say 👇Tasmania govt & EPA demonstrating state capability👇 ('litany of failures' & STILL no plan)

As someone who greatly respects and has greatly benefited from Professor Farhana Sultana's critical & generous public scholarship on the interrelations between water governance, climate change, colonialism & capitalism, I have signed this Letter of Support Please consider signing it too

#EPBC #BilateralAgreements Devolve Federal powers for environmental protection, assessment & enforcement to the States & Territories they say One-stop shop, single-touch assessments will be great they say 👇NT government's track record👇

#EPBC #BilateralAgreements Devolve Federal powers for environmental protection, assessment & enforcement to the States & Territories they say One-stop shop, single-touch assessments will be great they say 👇NT government & NT EPA's track record👇

#EPBC “Despite the claims to a limited application, the centre holds grave concerns about the scope, transparency, & accountability of the exercise of the discretion” “Environmental decision making is especially prone to capture by vested interests – that’s why integrity safeguards must be strong"

Bastards. "Speaking of the dark reminders of the reality of racing, concern was raised for winner Half Yours after viewers noticed blood coming from his mouth. Images...clearly showed the gelding bleeding as punters and owners and trainers celebrated around him." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Good advice Track record also shows that deals with the Albo gov are worth little now they're proposing in EPBC package to allow certain types of biodiversity certificates in the Nature Repair Market to be used for environmental offsetting

Hello there fellow Aussies. I would be interested to know who are your favourite people/orgs on this site. I imagine many of you would nominate @ronniesalt.blky.social Or @davemilbo.bsky.social Or @instanterudite.bsky.social But what about the skeeters with fewer followers who you rely on?

It wasnt our enviro laws that were too weak to protect the Skate or stop the North West Shelf, it was our Ministers. Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

More of this! Bridging worlds: exploring synergies between the arts and biodiversity conservation esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The medical treatment for septic uterus, eptopic pregancies and a miscarriage that the body cannot release is abortion Without the medical procedure of an abortion for these medical emergencies, women die This Far Right anti-abortion shtick has nothing to do with human rights It’s misogyny, 101

We don't need a repeat of the treachery that led to the farce we're now inflicted by, the ironically named 'Safeguard Mechanism'. australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-saf... The conservation and environmental movement must own, learn, and not repeat their mistakes.

“In union, there is strength.” ― Aesop Please, all in the conservation movement, do not do deals that simply favour your pet areas, in exchange for publicly endorsing @australianlabor.bsky.social's pathetic environmental law reform bill. Demand the whole package is improved, back in the science!