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Loss of koala habitat shows ‘total failure’ of nature laws, conservationists say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/07/loss-of-koala-habitat-shows-total-failure-of-nature-laws-conservationists-sayThe nature group separately used state government land-clearing data in NSW and Queensland to calculate how much koala habitat had been cleared in those states from 2011 to 2023 – the most recent year for which data was available. ... read full post
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Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue rejects ‘credibility’ of business council modelling on 2035 emissions target
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/04/australia-needs-530bn-capital-to-meet-70-climate-goal-business-council-claims-ahead-of-new-2035-target2
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Musicians v the climate crisis: ‘We’re trying to put on the greenest show in Australia’
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/03/australia-bands-musicians-green-environmental-shows-climate-crisis15
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Half a century ago, the Great Barrier Reef was to be drilled for oil. It was saved – for a time
https://theconversation.com/half-a-century-ago-the-great-barrier-reef-was-to-be-drilled-for-oil-it-was-saved-for-a-time-262710Interesting history (recent) of "saving" the GBR. The anecdote about Unions halting the exploration for oil and gas back in the day. ... read full post
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'Huge' leak from gas plant kept secret from public in 'national scandal'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-01/methane-leak-darwin-lng-plant-kept-secret-from-public/1056927184
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Sunshine state enjoys highest ever rooftop solar output – and record levels of renewable curtailment
https://reneweconomy.com.au/sunshine-state-enjoys-highest-ever-rooftop-solar-output-and-record-levels-of-renewable-curtailment/16
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Getting rid of fossil fuels is really hard – and we’re not making much progress
https://theconversation.com/getting-rid-of-fossil-fuels-is-really-hard-and-were-not-making-much-progress-262525^note the energy production table in the Conversation article is interactive^
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Revolutionising Carbon Nanotube Production: How CYRION Technologies is Transforming Materials Science : EcoVoice – Environment News Australia
https://www.ecovoice.com.au/revolutionising-carbon-nanotube-production-how-cyrion-technologies-is-transforming-materials-science/42
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Retired doctor discovers fungi species in rainforests of NSW and Queensland
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/retired-doctor-discovers-fungi-species-nsw-qld-rainforests/105692792In short: ... read full post
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Climate Change - The story so far
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Turning the lights back on
https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2025/August/Turning-the-lights-back-on25
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Voices arguing that climate action is a waste of time are getting louder. Here’s why they are wrong | Clear Air
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/aug/20/voices-arguing-climate-crisis-action-is-a-waste-of-time-are-wrong23
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Dozens of dead turtles with bleeding eyes wash up on NSW beaches
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-20/dead-bleeding-turtles-wash-up-on-port-stephens-beaches/105671910In short: ... read full post
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Look up: five hopeful novels about the climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/16/look-up-five-hopeful-novels-about-the-climate-crisis3
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Environment groups say a worrying WA environment trend is taking place in the NT
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-16/nt-epa-releases-new-emissions-policy-enviroment-groups-concerned/105646982Less than a year after Western Australia's environmental watchdog was stripped of its powers to assess the emissions of some of the state's most highly polluting projects, environmental advocates and experts say they are concerned the Northern Territory is moving in the same direction. ... read full post
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UQ study reveals rich but vulnerable picture of island frogs and fish
https://news.uq.edu.au/2025-08-uq-study-reveals-rich-vulnerable-picture-island-frogs-and-fishA first database has been compiled of the frog and freshwater fish species on hundreds of Australian islands.
It was developed at The University of Queensland to help target conservation efforts across Australia’s 9,300 islands using information from multiple sources, including the Atlas of Living Australia platform and thousands of published wildlife surveys.
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Marine heatwave forecasts help predict coral bleaching, fish kills and algal blooms
https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2025/August/Marine-heatwave-planningThe 2024-25 summer was also the second year in a row that scientists from CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology delivered trial seasonal forecasts at national marine climate briefings as part of the Marine Heatwave Prediction Project. ... read full post
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Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/09/human-connection-to-nature-has-declined-60-in-200-years-study-finds18
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Proposed expansion to Alcoa's bauxite mining in WA jarrah forrests could produce 1.3 billion tonnes of emissions
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-14/wa-alcoa-expansion-drinking-water-concerns/10565172212
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Labor to use black summer-era measure to fast-track algal bloom response as dolphin washes up on beach
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/13/south-australia-algal-bloom-albanese-government-response-black-summer-era-fast-track-dolphin-beachScientists have called for urgent funding for recovery measures for species affected by a catastrophic algal bloom off South Australia as images emerged of a dead dolphin that washed up on a beach in Adelaide. ... read full post
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Aukus laws will mean anywhere in Australia could be potential nuclear waste dump, critics say
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/13/aukus-laws-will-mean-anywhere-in-australia-could-be-potential-nuclear-waste-dump-critics-sayAustralia has agreed to take sole responsibility for the management, security and storage of all nuclear waste from its fleet of proposed nuclear-powered submarines, including the spent fuel from the submarines’ reactors – high-level nuclear waste that will be radioactive for millennia once the submarines are decommissioned from the early 2050s. ... read full post
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Risks of climate crisis to Australia’s economy and environment are ‘intense and scary’, unreleased government report says | Labor party | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/12/risks-of-climate-crisis-to-australias-economy-and-environment-are-intense-and-scary-unreleased-government-report-sayscross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/25987191
An unreleased Australian government report on the economic and environmental risks posed by the climate crisis is “intense and scary”, and confronting even for those who work in the area, according to people familiar with the assessment.
Maybe Vote Green ?
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Worst bleaching event on record for WA coral reefs following long lasting and widespread marine heatwave
https://www.aims.gov.au/information-centre/news-and-stories/worst-bleaching-event-record-wa-coral-reefs-following-long-lasting-and-widespread-marine-heatwaveThe 2024/25 marine heatwave that brought heat stress to coral reefs off the Western Australian coast was the longest, largest and most intense on record for the state, resulting in the most widespread coral bleaching event ever recorded for WA, scientists and managers say. ... read full post
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Palm cockatoos drum up a storm (published 2017)
https://stories.uq.edu.au/shorthand-uq/small-change/palm-cockatoos-drum-up-a-storm/One of my interests is documenting their rare drumming behaviour. They are the only species other than humans known to both produce music with a rhythmic beat and to manufacture sound tools – a fact we’ve just reported in Science Advances.
I wonder if other animals with this behaviour have been discovered since this was published.