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Nic Gill

@tasbiophiliac.bsky.social

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Tasmanian author and environmental writer, conservation detection dog handler. Eco-flâneur and known associate of the Difficult Birds Research Group, on the traditional lands of the Moomairremener people, SE lutruwita/Tasmania 🐶🦉🐕‍🦺📚 nicole-gill.com

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 6h

“Twelve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have died in custody in NSW so far in 2025 – the highest number ever recorded in a single year, with more than two months remaining in the calendar,” O’Sullivan wrote.

“This is a profoundly distressing milestone.“

Voices of Wentworth @voicesofwentworth.bsky.social · 6h

“The state’s top coroner has taken the rare step of issuing an open letter after NSW reached the “profoundly distressing milestone” of recording the highest-ever number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody in a single year”

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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Coroner’s extraordinary public letter after shock number of deaths

The state’s top coroner has issued a rare statement after NSW reached a “profoundly distressing milestone”.

www.smh.com.au

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Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 5h

I have been having Too Much Fun organising it! Maybe we can do one in SA when you get back! 🐨 🐶 📚

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 1d

🚨We're officially launching “Bear to the Rescue” this Friday 17th October at 4:30pm, at Fullers Bookshop, Hobart!📕🥳

Expect all the usual tomfoolery – face-painting, costumes, animal fun times & themed snacks - as well as a special appearance from the Tasmanian Story Dogs. Hope to see you there! 🐨🐶

Bear To The Rescue | An Afternoon with Nic Gill

www.fullersbookshop.com.au

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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 4d

Kidnapped in international waters, extraordinary rendition to a genocidal state, and then imprisoned indefinitely.

You'd think this would trigger the immediate expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador for these inexcusable actions against an Australian citizen.

Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 4d

An Australian woman who has not agreed to sign a waiver acknowledging she sought to 'illegally break Israel’s naval blockade' on Gaza will be “indefinitely detained” in Israel’s Ketziot prison unless she agrees to sign the waiver.

Australian woman on pro-Palestinian aid flotilla will be ‘indefinitely detained’ by Israel unless she signs waiver

Madeleine Habib, who captained the Conscience ship, was arrested by Israeli forces on 8 October and detained in Israel’s Ketziot prison

www.theguardian.com

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Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 7d

Well, anything you want!

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 7d

Ben, are you OK??

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Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 12d

“Bear to the Rescue” is officially out today! Well, technically, it was officially out yesterday, but we were too busy trying to smash out our field work before the river got too high and flooded us in! ⛈️ 🐶

You can order a copy from your local book shop here 🐨🐶📚
yourbookstore.io/p/bear-to-th...

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 13d

A cartoon from my new book PHYSICS FOR CATS which comes out a week tomorrow! Preorder at you local bookshop or online: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

Image 1.
Title: Slides for my lecture at the geology conference
Three diagrams of layered forms labelled with:
Sandstone,
Shale,
Igneous rock,
Limestone,
Granite.

Image 2.
Title: Slides for my lecture at the desserts conference
The same diagrams now labelled with:
Sprinkles,
Custard,
Chocolate,
Sponge cake,
Berry compote,
Biscuit base.

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Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 19d

Eeep! Today, I had my first, entirely unexpected sighting of “Bear to the Rescue”in the wild! 🐨 🐶 📕

I didn’t expect to see them out so soon, so got completely over-excited and made Sophie and Tim pose holding them. Unbelievably, they are available in store at Fullers Bookshop RIGHT NOW! 🐨🐶📚

A stack of beautiful kids picture books, including my book, "Bear to the Rescue"

Bookseller Sophie holding a copy of "Bear to the Rescue" inside a bookshop. She is smiling and has pink hair.

Tim, a tall, blond bookseller with glasses, holds an open copy of "Bear to the Rescue"

Multiple open copies of the book "Bear to the Rescue", which have been signed by one of the authors, Nic Gill

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Nick @knockaboutwok.bsky.social · 20d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Just incredible that any government could under fund an eradication program for these things.

Long term cost is going to be many multiples of the cost of an eradication program.

Australia warned 'window of opportunity' to eradicate fire ants is 'closing'

Authorities launch an independent review of Australia's national fire ant eradication program to evaluate the country's fight against one of the world’s most destructive pests.

www.abc.net.au

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