Victoria claims to have stopped native logging. So why is it importing Tasmanian forests? theconversation.com/victoria-cla...

A spacecraft is falling to its doom — can NASA save it? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A quick update on the fight to stop Labor’s NDIS cuts: the Greens have delayed these cruel cuts by another 8 weeks as we work to stop them entirely.

What do Keir Starmer and Anthony Albanese have in common? Fiona Katauskas More than Albo might want to admit www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

New spider discovered in Queensland uses 'ballista' web to trap prey The spider is yet to be formally named, but belongs to the genus Propostira. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Pterosaur wing fossil preserved in extraordinary detail connectsci.au/news/news-pa...

Wow.

Nice plot.

Why 'average Australians' does not mean 'most' www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...

Victoria forests: Questions over $1.5 billion government forestry transition fund www.theage.com.au/environment/...

Sustainable Timber Tasmania gives new answer to parliament over logs sent to Victoria www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

A Melbourne Symphony Orchestra board member has denied that Palestinian civilians were deliberately killed in Gaza, in astonishing remarks heard in three weeks of court proceedings. www.deepcutnews.com/p/the-shocki...

Here is my big news myself and 9 others have made a complaint to the UN that the Australian government is not doing enough to protect citizens from climate change www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nitric oxide: Long-dismissed gas emerges as a hidden driver of urban air pollution phys.org/news/2026-06...

Brown skuas and giant petrels rarely make landfall. When they were found in WA, scientists feared ‘bad news’ for wildlife Experts thought H5N1 bird flu would more likely reach Australia’s north. But an arrival from Antarctica had always been possible www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Whyalla wipeout fears: cuttlefish usually gather in their thousands, but few have appeared since a massive algal bloom www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Lowy Institute poll shows Australians have record-low trust in the United States www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

The fake ABC News articles trying to sell you a scam Scammers are using fake articles to convince Australians to put money into fraudulent investment platforms. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

“Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.” — Bertrand Russell

‘Absolute disrespect’: Bulldozers at the gate as fight over river steps up www.theage.com.au/environment/...

The viral fake quote attributed to Jeff Bezos got me thinking about how, in contrast to the fossil industry's disinfo campaigns, big tech is just destroying our shared reality from the inside out Inside media outlets, inside academia and yes, inside climate organisations and institutions as well ->

I remember when we used to have activities like sport and music, because it was healthy to have some time away from books. theconversation.com/victoria-wan...

Future Care Consultants referred hopeful students to agent that charged them thousands for 'fraudulent' visa help An immigration lawyer says education agents, unlike migration agents, are not sufficiently regulated. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Victoria ended native forest logging. So where are these trees coming from? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Bird flu in Australia could be catastrophic for nation's vulnerable species, experts warn www.abc.net.au/news/science...

Queensland charity closes 'life-changing' NDIS employment support program the ORCA Project The program's participants and their families say they are heartbroken and shocked. Blamed on rising costs and "ongoing changes to funding models". www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Coal companies to reap billions more in taxpayer diesel subsidies as Labor approves new mining Albanese government under pressure to wind back fuel tax credit scheme for multinational miners as analysis shows cost to budget www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This week's #SundayShot has great analysis from @crikey.com.au's Charlie Lewis on Hanson's insane #NPC address and Bruce Wolpe on Trump's humiliating capitulation to Iran. Get into it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8BP...

A fearless, independent ABC that is free for all Australians is worth fighting for. Sign the petition to reject calls to defund the ABC force it onto a subscription model that would price out the Australians who need it most. abcfriends.au/actions/keep...

France on 'red alert' as temperatures hit 40C in Europe heatwave There have been reports of drownings in France, Germany and Italy as residents flock to waterways to cool off. Human-induced climate change is making heatwaves more extreme and more common. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

The first case of H5N1 bird flu in Australia has been confirmed. What does this mean? theconversation.com/the-first-ca...

Week in wildlife: a hungry hoopoe, a hot croc and a snoozing otter pup www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte Do we really want to play dice with our planet? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

NASA Perseverance rover captures what a Martian night really looks like from the ground

The Tassie devils in my neighbourhood keep stealing shoes and laundry, but I adore them Kelley Swain The thievery of these little creatures is endlessly amusing to me, but there have been, I’m told, a few rounds of inconvenience www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘A genuine wildlife emergency’: everything you need to know about the arrival of H5 bird flu in Australia What is the virus? Where did it come from? Are humans at risk? What does it mean for the agricultural sector and wildlife? Experts answer your questions www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UN warns of 'imminent risk of mass atrocities' in Sudan The Security Council said aid workers were preparing for the movement of large numbers of people from an area in the country's south. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Public education needs a level playing field to flourish Australia’s school system will remain unfair while private schools can combine public funding, fees and selective enrolment practices johnmenadue.com/post/2026/06...

Cities swelter as global warming speeds up Global warming is accelerating, extreme heat is already endangering lives in India, and Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism is failing to deliver meaningful emissions cuts from the country’s biggest industrial polluters. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/06...

Confirmed: Deadly H5 bird flu variant detected in Australia for first time in Esperance seabird www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Electric is the new normal as growing secondhand market helps Australian car buyers shift gear Lower-cost Chinese brands entered the market, the oil crisis pushed up petrol prices, and now a third of all car sales are EV or hybrid www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Say what?! New insults to use in 2026 Fiona Katauskas The news is providing a lot of material to work with www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Burning forest ‘waste’ to make cement damages the climate. Let’s pursue cleaner options theconversation.com/burning-fore...

Suspected detection of H5 strain of bird flu in WA, which would be first in Australia www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Bury me in the whale graveyard – let the weird starfish chew my bones First Dog on the Moon Scientists have discovered an enormous whale graveyard about 1,200 km long, which seems big but then so are whales www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Seasonal alpine staff seek alternative work amid lack of snow in NSW www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

EV public charger shortage? The data shows drivers rarely queue to charge www.abc.net.au/news/science...

Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Oropouche virus has already infected more than five million people in Brazil. The disease causes fever and symptoms similar to dengue. It can lead to serious complications. medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06...

Climate change is now causing more local extinction in temperate regions than the tropics, study shows phys.org/news/2026-06...