Tim Barlow
@timbarlow.bsky.social
i do #botany, #ecology, #grasslands, #wetlands, #floodplains, #agro-ecology & email in SE Australia. 👍 For social justice.
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But at least we might get a submarine in 30 yrs time
An utter disgrace. A Trumpian level of destruction being wrought at the CSIRO under Albo.
"The environment unit, which has more than 700 full-time equivalent roles, will be reduced by 130 to 150. Four of its nine research focuses will not continue"
"The environment unit, which has more than 700 full-time equivalent roles, will be reduced by 130 to 150. Four of its nine research focuses will not continue"
Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis?
Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs
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November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
But at least we might get a submarine in 30 yrs time
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“The environment minister wants to pass a major re-write of federal nature laws this year, encouraging miners to lobby the Coalition to work with Labor to help rush it through parliament in the final three sitting weeks”
Just contemplate that sentence.
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Just contemplate that sentence.
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With climate trigger axed Labor wants to rush new environmental laws through after ‘positive’ talks with Coalition
Proposed timeframe leaves 12 days to scrutinise most significant changes to national environmental protection regime since 1999
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“The environment minister wants to pass a major re-write of federal nature laws this year, encouraging miners to lobby the Coalition to work with Labor to help rush it through parliament in the final three sitting weeks”
Just contemplate that sentence.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Just contemplate that sentence.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Wildlife returns after Tasmanian sheep paddock restored as wetland: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/tasmania-saltmarsh-wetland-restoration-former-sheep-farm/105883488
Wildlife returns after Tasmanian sheep paddock restored as wetland
A sheep farmer has welcomed the restoration of an internationally significant wetland on his property outside of Hobart. The collaboration of a non-profit organisation with landowners, scientists, the Aboriginal community and governments has allowed the return of a vital ecosystem.
www.abc.net.au
October 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Wildlife returns after Tasmanian sheep paddock restored as wetland: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/tasmania-saltmarsh-wetland-restoration-former-sheep-farm/105883488
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Second deadliest attack on journalists in history, and I haven’t seen it reported by any of Australia’s biggest media outlets
Absolutely wild. Israel targeted and massacred 31 journalists and media staff in Yemen. The second-deadliest attack on journalists ever recorded. The Israeli regime is built on war crimes.
September 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Second deadliest attack on journalists in history, and I haven’t seen it reported by any of Australia’s biggest media outlets
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1/At Macquarie Uni we are losing 50% of our units in my faculty. This is on top of cuts in 2020. We estimate by next year my faculty will be teaching 80% fewer subjects than pre Covid. Disciplines being cut do not have declining enrolments. @jennaprice.bsky.social @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
1/At Macquarie Uni we are losing 50% of our units in my faculty. This is on top of cuts in 2020. We estimate by next year my faculty will be teaching 80% fewer subjects than pre Covid. Disciplines being cut do not have declining enrolments. @jennaprice.bsky.social @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
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This article is a part of the Special Issue “Biological invasions in plant communities”. Thanks to the wonderful guest editors who were super helpful.
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September 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This article is a part of the Special Issue “Biological invasions in plant communities”. Thanks to the wonderful guest editors who were super helpful.
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
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If you have to lie to make your point, your point isn't worth making.
September 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
If you have to lie to make your point, your point isn't worth making.
When the duck has a sinus infection, the obvious thing to do (apparently) is give it a warm bath 🙃
September 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
When the duck has a sinus infection, the obvious thing to do (apparently) is give it a warm bath 🙃
Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia
September 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia
Machine learning being used productively!
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Botanical time machines: AI is unlocking a treasure trove of data held in herbarium collections
Advances in imaging, text recognition and machine learning are transforming what can be done with collections of plants and fungi in herbaria and museums globally.
theconversation.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Machine learning being used productively!
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If everyone could repost this, it would help me out tremendously!
I know everyone may not have the means to donate, but sharing helps too!
#VetMedSky #MedSky #ResearchSky #VetMed #Academics
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I know everyone may not have the means to donate, but sharing helps too!
#VetMedSky #MedSky #ResearchSky #VetMed #Academics
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It's 3 days until my 33rd birthday & all I want is to be able to go back to vet school
For those unaware, last year I needed to leave vet school at the RVC. Tuition rates were increasing & my student loans couldn't keep up. I created a GoFundMe in hopes to raise the money
gofund.me/9164dd5c
For those unaware, last year I needed to leave vet school at the RVC. Tuition rates were increasing & my student loans couldn't keep up. I created a GoFundMe in hopes to raise the money
gofund.me/9164dd5c
Donate to Help Kristina with Veterinary School, organized by Kristina Muise
Hi everyone!
As many of you know, becoming a veterinarian has always been a dr… Kristina Muise needs your support for Help Kristina with Veterinary School
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August 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If everyone could repost this, it would help me out tremendously!
I know everyone may not have the means to donate, but sharing helps too!
#VetMedSky #MedSky #ResearchSky #VetMed #Academics
🦇🐦🧪🐶🐱🌎
I know everyone may not have the means to donate, but sharing helps too!
#VetMedSky #MedSky #ResearchSky #VetMed #Academics
🦇🐦🧪🐶🐱🌎
"We make students ready for the job market. But without the tools to think deeply, imagine ethically and reason clearly, we risk leaving them soul-starved."
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Top Australian writers urge Albanese to abolish Job-Ready Graduates, calling their humanities degrees life changing
Tim Winton, Helen Garner and Peter Garrett are just a few of the high-profile signatories to an open letter against Job-Ready Graduates – and for the humanities.
theconversation.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"We make students ready for the job market. But without the tools to think deeply, imagine ethically and reason clearly, we risk leaving them soul-starved."
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Unreal! I have 3 recent science grads (1x Vet, 2x Ag) in the house atm. Not one of them has ever heard of a pivot table. WTF??
July 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Unreal! I have 3 recent science grads (1x Vet, 2x Ag) in the house atm. Not one of them has ever heard of a pivot table. WTF??
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As B.C. grapples with summer wildfires, the provincial government needs to understand that in a changing climate, continued industrial logging will make these fires worse.
#climate #wildfire #bcpoli
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#climate #wildfire #bcpoli
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Nearly a third of forests in northeast B.C. could burn by year's end: province | CBC News
Nearly 30 per cent of the forested land base in the Prince George Fire Centre, which covers B.C.'s northeast, is likely to burn by the end of this year, according to the province.
www.cbc.ca
July 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
As B.C. grapples with summer wildfires, the provincial government needs to understand that in a changing climate, continued industrial logging will make these fires worse.
#climate #wildfire #bcpoli
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#climate #wildfire #bcpoli
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July 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.
U.S. measles cases hit highest level in 33 years, CDC reports
The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.
@davidjgibson.bsky.social Mushroom woman found guilty on all counts!
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Live: Jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of three counts of murder
The jury in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial has found her guilty of murdering three relatives by deliberately lacing a beef Wellington lunch with death cap mushrooms. Follow live.
www.abc.net.au
July 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
@davidjgibson.bsky.social Mushroom woman found guilty on all counts!
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Our final updates have been posted to the Climate.gov website, and this will be our final post to our social media channels.
June 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Our final updates have been posted to the Climate.gov website, and this will be our final post to our social media channels.
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Addressing climate & ecological breakdown is ultimately a social problem not a technical one
Which means that, for most of us, understanding the psychology of collective climate action is more important than understanding climate science
Free download
www.wandel-werk.org/en/materialien
Which means that, for most of us, understanding the psychology of collective climate action is more important than understanding climate science
Free download
www.wandel-werk.org/en/materialien
June 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Addressing climate & ecological breakdown is ultimately a social problem not a technical one
Which means that, for most of us, understanding the psychology of collective climate action is more important than understanding climate science
Free download
www.wandel-werk.org/en/materialien
Which means that, for most of us, understanding the psychology of collective climate action is more important than understanding climate science
Free download
www.wandel-werk.org/en/materialien
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At @rewirenewsgroup.com, we published this piece about how professors across the country are fighting Trump’s fascist takeover of higher ed.
It’s definitely worth reading!
It’s definitely worth reading!
June 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
At @rewirenewsgroup.com, we published this piece about how professors across the country are fighting Trump’s fascist takeover of higher ed.
It’s definitely worth reading!
It’s definitely worth reading!
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1. People seem upset that I associated the language in Trump’s Gold Standard Science executive order with the science reform movement, in this Guardian piece.
“Trump would have attacked science anyway”
Of course. But it’s not Trump that is the biggest concern. It’s the courts.
“Trump would have attacked science anyway”
Of course. But it’s not Trump that is the biggest concern. It’s the courts.
Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla
The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way for state-controlled science
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
1. People seem upset that I associated the language in Trump’s Gold Standard Science executive order with the science reform movement, in this Guardian piece.
“Trump would have attacked science anyway”
Of course. But it’s not Trump that is the biggest concern. It’s the courts.
“Trump would have attacked science anyway”
Of course. But it’s not Trump that is the biggest concern. It’s the courts.
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We're delighted to announce the reappointment of @jwmorganecology.bsky.social and @markooiecol.bsky.social as Co-Editors-in-Chief of Australian Journal of Botany!
Their continued leadership ensures the journal remains at the forefront of botanical research in Australia and beyond 🌱 📖
Their continued leadership ensures the journal remains at the forefront of botanical research in Australia and beyond 🌱 📖
June 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
We're delighted to announce the reappointment of @jwmorganecology.bsky.social and @markooiecol.bsky.social as Co-Editors-in-Chief of Australian Journal of Botany!
Their continued leadership ensures the journal remains at the forefront of botanical research in Australia and beyond 🌱 📖
Their continued leadership ensures the journal remains at the forefront of botanical research in Australia and beyond 🌱 📖
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Nike has cancelled fmr AOTY Grace Tame as a brand ambassador because of pro-Palestinian posts?! So, Nike opposes human rights and supports genocide?! Good to know. #IStandWithGrace #BoycottNike #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine
June 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Nike has cancelled fmr AOTY Grace Tame as a brand ambassador because of pro-Palestinian posts?! So, Nike opposes human rights and supports genocide?! Good to know. #IStandWithGrace #BoycottNike #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine
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In the Western Eurasian steppes, ancient nomadic burial mounds are refuges for native grassland biodiversity. Eerie similarities to the tallgrass prairie plants that hang on in Midwest graveyards
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How do ancient burial mounds promote steppe conservation in Eurasia? | Current Conservation
Current Conservation How do ancient burial mounds promote steppe conservation in Eurasia?
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June 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In the Western Eurasian steppes, ancient nomadic burial mounds are refuges for native grassland biodiversity. Eerie similarities to the tallgrass prairie plants that hang on in Midwest graveyards
www.currentconservation.org/how-do-ancie...
www.currentconservation.org/how-do-ancie...