A piece today by @beer4-beer.bsky.social (my boss) about the budget and the regions. theconversation.com/despite-some...

Newly published online: 'From home to planet. Grounding planetary futures in Frankfurt’s technopolitical landscape of water scarcity' by Valentin Meilinger doi.org/10.1080/21622671.20...

After a week of walking the wilderness areas of Japan Christine and I finally had a bear encounter. Apparently bear bells don’t work in Ginza!

People literally drop til they shop in UNIGLO Ginza. They stagger outside and sit in the gutter!

White-winged choughs build the most magnificent nests. Gluepot Reserve, South Australia.

About to speak at the SEGRA conference in Lithgow. Organiser kindly put it next to the best coffee shop in town

Red-tailed black cockatoo. Sunset Strip, New South Wales.

A red-necked stint looking for food in the foam from the toxic algal bloom that has been impacting Gulf St Vincent for many months. I've been worried about the waders returning from overseas but so far there doesn't seem to be an impact. Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.

How can the Albanese Government deliver on its affordable housing ambitions for Australia? Our recent paper argues we need to focus on delivering the solutions, step beyond describing a problem we all know too well www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A kookaburra at Wallerawang, New South Wales.

Great discussion @ the Co-op Assembly 2025 on the contributions they make to Oz

Great to see Prof Sarah Ayres step into the role of Chair of the Regional Studies Association. Great scholar who has contributed so much already to the RSA. @dgbailey.bsky.social @sallyhardy.bsky.social