For #journalists reporting the terror attack on Bondi beach, here's an important and good resource from the Global Centre for Trauma and Journalism on how to report ethically and safely: gcjt.org/resources/re...

Fantastic news from ABC Science today: a wonderful donor - former librarian Ms Margaret Bales - has given $1 million to establish a Science Journalist Fellowship Program. www.abc.net.au/about/the-ab...

Reckon you know mushrooms?!

For everyone in my real life, this is why I disappeared for a month. Wrecked my sleep schedule, had a brilliant time.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... The short answer is no. We’re around the middle of the pack, and a little further down the list after accounting for our relatively high incomes.

Potential for big auroras tonight. Worth getting out for if you can!!

This is a really fun piece from Adam with so many good pictures!

Rubin Observatory Discovers Surprise ‘Tail’ on Iconic Galaxy www.nature.com/articles/d41...

An aside: journalism exists in an attention economy where demand drives editorial decision making. If you find something you enjoyed, learned from and that moved you, share and share widely -- even four days late. I, and others, don't get to keep doing this stuff if no one reads it.

Cutest little lizards in cute little science backpacks.

Go and get your flu vaccines (plus your Covid one while you’re there). It’s not too late!!

Climate change an "existential threat to humanity" but Australia law offers no recourse to Torres Strait islanders in class action against the government for negligence. My report on today's decision in @reneweconomy.com.au:

Until the Erin Patterson case, posting the locations of death cap mushrooms was seen as a public good…

And congratulations also to @angusdalton.bsky.social for being highly commended in that category, and to @jacintabowler.bsky.social and @petrastock.bsky.social, whose podcast 'Cosmos Debunks' won Best Audio Program. Hooray for Australian #ScienceJournalism!

I’ve never been much of a tweeter, more of a lurker, but I love the people who just post non-stop. I’ve missed all you!

My favourite part of this app so far is that there’s a feed exclusively for fungi pictures. Big (fungi) fan.

I was not expecting this paper today when I was reading the ArXiv 😮

This week I took a look at statewide central cooling, with a technology that can turn down air conditioners remotely and stop blackouts.