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Mark Anning. Australian photographer, writer & publisher.
ex-AAP, AP, Reuters, newspapers, NGOs & gov't.
Energy. Economics. Environment. Politics. Lifestyle. Tourism. Arts. Antiques.
https://1earthmedia.com
ex-AAP, AP, Reuters, newspapers, NGOs & gov't.
Energy. Economics. Environment. Politics. Lifestyle. Tourism. Arts. Antiques.
https://1earthmedia.com
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· May 20
How I shot the Queen ° CHOGM 2002 Official Queen’s Portrait
I was volunteering on the picture desk at CHOGM 2002 & given 30 minutes notice that I was to do the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Banquet Official Portrait.
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Grace Tame always have the quintessential side-eye on a PM, but here's me chucking one on John Howard, not long after the Tampa lies, and the Republic Referendum hijinks.
Read the story ... I wasn't the only one p!ssed off at him.
#auspol
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Read the story ... I wasn't the only one p!ssed off at him.
#auspol
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Santos has notched up its 10th consecutive year paying ZERO tax in Australia. I’m tempted to change my name to Santos Limited by deed poll, and dare the ATO to come after me. At $200 bucks, it could be the most sensible investment open to me, and I get to trash my backyard into the bargain. #auspol
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Santos has notched up its 10th consecutive year paying ZERO tax in Australia. I’m tempted to change my name to Santos Limited by deed poll, and dare the ATO to come after me. At $200 bucks, it could be the most sensible investment open to me, and I get to trash my backyard into the bargain. #auspol
I was today old when I learnt that Red Hot Chilli Peppers bassist Michael 'Flea' Balzary is Australian-born. Who knew?
The Flea Interview with Rick Beato
#ausmusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmA4...
The Flea Interview with Rick Beato
#ausmusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmA4...
The Flea Interview: Red Hot Chili Peppers Bass Icon
YouTube video by Rick Beato
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December 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I was today old when I learnt that Red Hot Chilli Peppers bassist Michael 'Flea' Balzary is Australian-born. Who knew?
The Flea Interview with Rick Beato
#ausmusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmA4...
The Flea Interview with Rick Beato
#ausmusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmA4...
An intimate journey through The Last Sitting, Bert Stern’s three-day photography session with Marilyn Monroe at the Hotel Bel-Air, completed just weeks before she died.
Prints from this photo shoot are at auction this weekend ...
#photography
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Prints from this photo shoot are at auction this weekend ...
#photography
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Marilyn Monroe’s Final Photo Session by Bert Stern for Vogue
An intimate journey through The Last Sitting, Bert Stern’s three-day photography session with Marilyn Monroe at the Hotel Bel-Air, completed just weeks before she died.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
An intimate journey through The Last Sitting, Bert Stern’s three-day photography session with Marilyn Monroe at the Hotel Bel-Air, completed just weeks before she died.
Prints from this photo shoot are at auction this weekend ...
#photography
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Prints from this photo shoot are at auction this weekend ...
#photography
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In settler colonies, landscape photography framed nature as beautiful, available & empty. In Victoria & Tasmania especially, landscape photography flourished.
Photographers such as Charles Bayliss & Bernhardt Holtermann, Nicholas Caire, John Lindt & John Beattie ...
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Photographers such as Charles Bayliss & Bernhardt Holtermann, Nicholas Caire, John Lindt & John Beattie ...
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Landscape photography in colonial Australia and New Zealand
These historical photographs show colonial Australia and NZ through the lens of 19th-century photographers using glass plates, panoramas, and pioneering techniques.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
In settler colonies, landscape photography framed nature as beautiful, available & empty. In Victoria & Tasmania especially, landscape photography flourished.
Photographers such as Charles Bayliss & Bernhardt Holtermann, Nicholas Caire, John Lindt & John Beattie ...
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Photographers such as Charles Bayliss & Bernhardt Holtermann, Nicholas Caire, John Lindt & John Beattie ...
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NSW Forestry Corporation’s native forest logging division has become the most expensive loss-making habit in the state—an operation so deeply unviable it makes the Titanic look nimble. The latest Annual Report confirms another $32 million burned last year.
#auspol
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#auspol
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NSW Is Paying Millions to Log Forests That No Longer Exist
A decade of losses, collapsing timber yields and looming koala protections reveal the truth: NSW native forest logging is financially and environmentally unsalvageable.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
NSW Forestry Corporation’s native forest logging division has become the most expensive loss-making habit in the state—an operation so deeply unviable it makes the Titanic look nimble. The latest Annual Report confirms another $32 million burned last year.
#auspol
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#auspol
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Beekeepers warn of food price increases amid varroa mite battle.
Consumers are being warned that food prices may increase as a deadly bee parasite spreads into South Australia, with more growers being forced to rely on commercial pollination services.
#auspol
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Consumers are being warned that food prices may increase as a deadly bee parasite spreads into South Australia, with more growers being forced to rely on commercial pollination services.
#auspol
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Shoppers warned of grocery price rise as parasite hits crop production
Beekeepers say the escalating cost of pollinating crops will be passed onto consumers as the industry battles a devastating bee killer.
www.abc.net.au
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Beekeepers warn of food price increases amid varroa mite battle.
Consumers are being warned that food prices may increase as a deadly bee parasite spreads into South Australia, with more growers being forced to rely on commercial pollination services.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Consumers are being warned that food prices may increase as a deadly bee parasite spreads into South Australia, with more growers being forced to rely on commercial pollination services.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Mel Gibson and Mark Lee during a party for the two stars of Gallipoli at Allan Carr's penthouse in Nnew York City on August 18, 1981. Photo by Andy Warhol
#Gallipoli #photography
#Gallipoli #photography
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Mel Gibson and Mark Lee during a party for the two stars of Gallipoli at Allan Carr's penthouse in Nnew York City on August 18, 1981. Photo by Andy Warhol
#Gallipoli #photography
#Gallipoli #photography
President Trump has a history of name-calling reporters and labeling organizations "fake news."
His latest move is a White House webpage launched last week to "name and shame" media with disagreeable stories.
The page, headlined "Misleading. Biased. Exposed.," features a "Media Offender of the Week"
His latest move is a White House webpage launched last week to "name and shame" media with disagreeable stories.
The page, headlined "Misleading. Biased. Exposed.," features a "Media Offender of the Week"
The White House’s ‘media offender’ list will fizzle. The reporting won’t. - Poynter
The Trump administration’s latest attack on reporters won’t stop newsrooms from holding it accountable
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December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
President Trump has a history of name-calling reporters and labeling organizations "fake news."
His latest move is a White House webpage launched last week to "name and shame" media with disagreeable stories.
The page, headlined "Misleading. Biased. Exposed.," features a "Media Offender of the Week"
His latest move is a White House webpage launched last week to "name and shame" media with disagreeable stories.
The page, headlined "Misleading. Biased. Exposed.," features a "Media Offender of the Week"
When Your Car Knows Too Much About You:
How Smart Vehicles Became the New Battleground in Domestic Abuse
and What You Can Do If You’re Worried About Your Car Being Used Against You
#auspol
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How Smart Vehicles Became the New Battleground in Domestic Abuse
and What You Can Do If You’re Worried About Your Car Being Used Against You
#auspol
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When Your Car Knows Too Much: Smart Cars Used in Domestic Abuse
eSafety reports frontline workers are seeing a rise in people being tracked, intimidated, micromanaged — even frozen in place — through their own vehicles.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
When Your Car Knows Too Much About You:
How Smart Vehicles Became the New Battleground in Domestic Abuse
and What You Can Do If You’re Worried About Your Car Being Used Against You
#auspol
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How Smart Vehicles Became the New Battleground in Domestic Abuse
and What You Can Do If You’re Worried About Your Car Being Used Against You
#auspol
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Fonzie's jacket from Happy Days just sold for $32,500 at auction.
Two others that Henry Winkler sold for charity in October for $87,500 and $75,000, and the Smithsonian holds one of these cultural icons, too.
Someone would be very happy with their purchase today.
Two others that Henry Winkler sold for charity in October for $87,500 and $75,000, and the Smithsonian holds one of these cultural icons, too.
Someone would be very happy with their purchase today.
Fonzie’s Jacket from Happy Days up for Auction, ends in 4 hours.
Bidding has already past $25,000 and is likely to go for more than $75,000
Aaaaay Sit on it!
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Bidding has already past $25,000 and is likely to go for more than $75,000
Aaaaay Sit on it!
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Fonzie’s Jacket from Happy Days up for Auction
One of the sacred four Henry Winkler Fonzie Jackets kept after Happy Days ended in 1984—is at auction. Bidding has already past $25,000, and likely to hit $75,000
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December 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Fonzie's jacket from Happy Days just sold for $32,500 at auction.
Two others that Henry Winkler sold for charity in October for $87,500 and $75,000, and the Smithsonian holds one of these cultural icons, too.
Someone would be very happy with their purchase today.
Two others that Henry Winkler sold for charity in October for $87,500 and $75,000, and the Smithsonian holds one of these cultural icons, too.
Someone would be very happy with their purchase today.
Fonzie’s Jacket from Happy Days up for Auction, ends in 4 hours.
Bidding has already past $25,000 and is likely to go for more than $75,000
Aaaaay Sit on it!
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Bidding has already past $25,000 and is likely to go for more than $75,000
Aaaaay Sit on it!
1earthmedia.com/fonzies-jack...
Fonzie’s Jacket from Happy Days up for Auction
One of the sacred four Henry Winkler Fonzie Jackets kept after Happy Days ended in 1984—is at auction. Bidding has already past $25,000, and likely to hit $75,000
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December 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Fonzie’s Jacket from Happy Days up for Auction, ends in 4 hours.
Bidding has already past $25,000 and is likely to go for more than $75,000
Aaaaay Sit on it!
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Bidding has already past $25,000 and is likely to go for more than $75,000
Aaaaay Sit on it!
1earthmedia.com/fonzies-jack...
Way back in the 1980s, when I was a little photojournalist, I used to photograph live music & made a fair living working for On The Street, Stiletto & others.
Here's Kevin Borich then & now - more than 40 years apart.
He's still on fire.
#ausmusic #photography
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Here's Kevin Borich then & now - more than 40 years apart.
He's still on fire.
#ausmusic #photography
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Harmonizing with Legends: The Kevin Borich Express - 1EarthMedia
I'll never forget Kevin Borich, Little River Band, Santana, Fleetwood Mac at the Sydney Showground in 1977 or Borich Express in the pubs and clubs of the 1980s
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December 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Way back in the 1980s, when I was a little photojournalist, I used to photograph live music & made a fair living working for On The Street, Stiletto & others.
Here's Kevin Borich then & now - more than 40 years apart.
He's still on fire.
#ausmusic #photography
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Here's Kevin Borich then & now - more than 40 years apart.
He's still on fire.
#ausmusic #photography
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The senator from Two Nations, America First, Malcolm Roberts schooled by Climate Council's Matt Kean. Boom.
You'd think Mal would do his homework before coming to class.
#auspol
You'd think Mal would do his homework before coming to class.
#auspol
Malcolm Roberts Q backfires after asking CCA Chair Matt Kean if he still stands by a former claim he made that 53% of the world is signed to Net Zero, now that USA/others are out
Kean “No I don’t stand by those previous comments, they’ve been EXCEEDED since then.”💥 #Estimates
Kean “No I don’t stand by those previous comments, they’ve been EXCEEDED since then.”💥 #Estimates
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The senator from Two Nations, America First, Malcolm Roberts schooled by Climate Council's Matt Kean. Boom.
You'd think Mal would do his homework before coming to class.
#auspol
You'd think Mal would do his homework before coming to class.
#auspol
Malcolm Roberts Q backfires after asking CCA Chair Matt Kean if he still stands by a former claim he made that 53% of the world is signed to Net Zero, now that USA/others are out
Kean “No I don’t stand by those previous comments, they’ve been EXCEEDED since then.”💥 #Estimates
Kean “No I don’t stand by those previous comments, they’ve been EXCEEDED since then.”💥 #Estimates
December 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The senator from Two Nations, America First, Malcolm Roberts schooled by Climate Council's Matt Kean. Boom.
You'd think Mal would do his homework before coming to class.
#auspol
You'd think Mal would do his homework before coming to class.
#auspol
You know how some politicians say they will govern for everyone? Tim Wilson isn't one of them. #auspol
This is really bad!
First - it seems some kind of monitoring and/or database is being kept on community independent volunteers - and then there's the refusal to serve a constituent based on their political views.
This is REALLY bad!!! #auspol
First - it seems some kind of monitoring and/or database is being kept on community independent volunteers - and then there's the refusal to serve a constituent based on their political views.
This is REALLY bad!!! #auspol
December 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
You know how some politicians say they will govern for everyone? Tim Wilson isn't one of them. #auspol
Smart cars used in domestic abuse
Australian eSafety Commissioner says “We’re hearing of cases where people are tracked via trip histories, locked inside their own cars, or prevented from leaving town by remote kill switches”
How to Secure Your Smart Car:
#auspol
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Australian eSafety Commissioner says “We’re hearing of cases where people are tracked via trip histories, locked inside their own cars, or prevented from leaving town by remote kill switches”
How to Secure Your Smart Car:
#auspol
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When Your Car Knows Too Much: Smart Cars Used in Domestic Abuse
eSafety reports frontline workers are seeing a rise in people being tracked, intimidated, micromanaged — even frozen in place — through their own vehicles.
1earthmedia.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Smart cars used in domestic abuse
Australian eSafety Commissioner says “We’re hearing of cases where people are tracked via trip histories, locked inside their own cars, or prevented from leaving town by remote kill switches”
How to Secure Your Smart Car:
#auspol
1earthmedia.com/when-your-ca...
Australian eSafety Commissioner says “We’re hearing of cases where people are tracked via trip histories, locked inside their own cars, or prevented from leaving town by remote kill switches”
How to Secure Your Smart Car:
#auspol
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The NACC AGAIN apologises to Parliament for incorrect information provided about the actions of Commissioner Major General Brereton. For the NACC to have any chance of doing its job properly he has to go.
December 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Good grief. Apart from everything else wrong in this door stop interview, the way he speaks to competent journalists doing their jobs is appalling.
Or is Donald Trump merely a reflection of the typical American male businessman? After all, he was re-elected even though voters knew what he was like.
Or is Donald Trump merely a reflection of the typical American male businessman? After all, he was re-elected even though voters knew what he was like.
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Good grief. Apart from everything else wrong in this door stop interview, the way he speaks to competent journalists doing their jobs is appalling.
Or is Donald Trump merely a reflection of the typical American male businessman? After all, he was re-elected even though voters knew what he was like.
Or is Donald Trump merely a reflection of the typical American male businessman? After all, he was re-elected even though voters knew what he was like.
Another chapter in my family genealogy ...
William Australia Steel, son of AA&Co's first engineer & 2nd colliery manager of the Newcastle coal pits, James Steel.
William's farm became the suburb Jesmond.
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William Australia Steel, son of AA&Co's first engineer & 2nd colliery manager of the Newcastle coal pits, James Steel.
William's farm became the suburb Jesmond.
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The Steel family of Newcastle and the suburb Jesmond
William Australia Steel (1830–1905) is remembered by local historians as the godfather of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie coal industry. Jesmond is his monument
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December 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Another chapter in my family genealogy ...
William Australia Steel, son of AA&Co's first engineer & 2nd colliery manager of the Newcastle coal pits, James Steel.
William's farm became the suburb Jesmond.
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William Australia Steel, son of AA&Co's first engineer & 2nd colliery manager of the Newcastle coal pits, James Steel.
William's farm became the suburb Jesmond.
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Anthony Albanese is the first Australian prime minister to wed while in office. Mr Albanese married his partner Jodie Haydon at an intimate ceremony at The Lodge in Canberra.
Toto did the ring-bearing honours.
They are now on a five day honeymoon.
#auspol
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Toto did the ring-bearing honours.
They are now on a five day honeymoon.
#auspol
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'I love you Jodie': PM weds in intimate ceremony
In a ceremony attended by a small group of family and friends, Australia's prime minister has made history by marrying his partner while in office.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Anthony Albanese is the first Australian prime minister to wed while in office. Mr Albanese married his partner Jodie Haydon at an intimate ceremony at The Lodge in Canberra.
Toto did the ring-bearing honours.
They are now on a five day honeymoon.
#auspol
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Toto did the ring-bearing honours.
They are now on a five day honeymoon.
#auspol
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This was also a war crime, or simple murder, was it not?
President Trump sent Seal Team 6 into North Korea to plant a listening device.
The operation went berserk within minutes of landing when they saw a fishing boat near the beach.
The SEALS killed everyone on board, sunk the bodies to cover their tracks & fled.
Congress was never told.
NYTimes:
The operation went berserk within minutes of landing when they saw a fishing boat near the beach.
The SEALS killed everyone on board, sunk the bodies to cover their tracks & fled.
Congress was never told.
NYTimes:
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This was also a war crime, or simple murder, was it not?
The Melbourne Docklands Heritage Fleet - Alma Doepel, Enterprize, & Steam Tug Wattle - have received an Eviction Notice from Development Victoria.
We're meeting next Sunday 7th December 2025, 10am - 2pm, Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
#SaveOurShips #springst #auspol
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We're meeting next Sunday 7th December 2025, 10am - 2pm, Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
#SaveOurShips #springst #auspol
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Melbourne’s Heritage Fleet Battles the Bureaucratic Tide
Melbourne’s Heritage Fleet faces eviction after decades of restoration and community effort—time is running out to save these historic ships. How you can help...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The Melbourne Docklands Heritage Fleet - Alma Doepel, Enterprize, & Steam Tug Wattle - have received an Eviction Notice from Development Victoria.
We're meeting next Sunday 7th December 2025, 10am - 2pm, Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
#SaveOurShips #springst #auspol
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We're meeting next Sunday 7th December 2025, 10am - 2pm, Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
#SaveOurShips #springst #auspol
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As an editor, I have to put out that there is one word which should be removed from this ... Modern.
November 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
As an editor, I have to put out that there is one word which should be removed from this ... Modern.
Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie of Skyhooks fame has passed away, aged 73
#ausmusic
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#ausmusic
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November 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie of Skyhooks fame has passed away, aged 73
#ausmusic
www.noise11.com/news/bob-bon...
#ausmusic
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A Long Time Coming: Australia Finally Confronts the Need to Fix Its Broken Environment Laws.
Some serious issues:
1. The laws explicitly forbid the federal Environment Minister from considering climate pollution when assessing new coal or gas projects.
#auspol
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Some serious issues:
1. The laws explicitly forbid the federal Environment Minister from considering climate pollution when assessing new coal or gas projects.
#auspol
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A New EPA, Old Fears: Australia’s Environment Laws Get a Makeover
Forest protections strengthen and loopholes close under Australia’s new nature laws, but the failure to regulate climate impacts draws sharp criticism.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
A Long Time Coming: Australia Finally Confronts the Need to Fix Its Broken Environment Laws.
Some serious issues:
1. The laws explicitly forbid the federal Environment Minister from considering climate pollution when assessing new coal or gas projects.
#auspol
1earthmedia.com/a-new-epa-ol...
Some serious issues:
1. The laws explicitly forbid the federal Environment Minister from considering climate pollution when assessing new coal or gas projects.
#auspol
1earthmedia.com/a-new-epa-ol...