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janettecarter.bsky.social
@janettecarter.bsky.social
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Native Australian animals have no hooves. There are >25 million cows in Australia (smashing the bush). Eat less beef. Bring back wildlife.
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lyrebirddream.bsky.social
But it’s recyclable.” I hear it everywhere.

But “recyclable” is a label - not an outcome.👇🏽

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"Recyclable" Doesn't Mean "Recycled"
The comforting story we tell ourselves - and the landfill reality How often do you hear “but it’s recyclable”?. I hear it in supermarkets, road-side service centres and worksites. Someone holds up a p...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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camwalker.bsky.social
'Massive bushfires in 1998, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014 & 2019/20 meant that over 97% of Alpine Ash distribution burnt. These fires overlapped & some areas burnt 2 to 3 times across two decades, leaving 43,000 ha of Alpine Ash forest at risk of collapse'.
foe.org.au Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 3d
These incredible old alpine ash can be found on Mt Stirling in Victoria’s high country. They survived logging, & fires in the early 2000s.

Now that logging has stopped, the main threat is from fires which are being super charged by climate change.

www.melbournefoe.org.au/the_ash_fore...
December 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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australiainstitute.org.au
“It is hard to understate what a complete disaster unlimited gas exports have been for Australian households and business,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director of The Australia Institute.

Read more here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-gre...
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
A reminder Japan on-sells more Australian gas to other countries than is consumed on the entire East Coast of Australia.

We don't need *more* gas, we need to tax our gas exports properly
Chart showing on the East Coast of Australia, 511PJ of gas is consumed, while Japan on sells 812PJ of Australian gas a year
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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take2.bsky.social
NEED TO KNOW

All of RFK Jr's children and his grandchildren are fully vaccinated.
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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thewaroncars.bsky.social
Funny how when a person is killed in traffic, according to the Post it’s the “car” that did it but when anyone comes along to make streets safer it’s an attack on “drivers.”
November 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social
Australia: Deaths due to acute respiratory infections.

Published: 28 November 2025

🔸Registered deaths by 31 October 2025

🔹2025 - COVID: 2,004
🔹2025 - Influenza: 1,385
🔹2025 - RSV: 506

Source: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/h...
A table from the Australian Bureau of Statistics titled “Acute respiratory infection associated deaths, 2025”. At the top is the ABS logo featuring a kangaroo and emu around a shield. The table lists monthly deaths from three viruses across 2025: COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV. Months run from January to December, plus a final “All” total column. For COVID-19: deaths range from 323 in January down to 38 in October, with November and December marked “na” and a total of 2,004. For Influenza: figures range from 36 in January to a peak of 322 in July, declining to 245 in September, 59 in October, November and December are “na”, totaling 1,385. For RSV: counts are lower overall, from 18 in January rising to 118 in July, then 77 in September, 20 in October, with “na” for November and December, totaling 506. The design uses clean horizontal lines, dark text on a light background, and a centered heading above the table.
November 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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chadbourn.bsky.social
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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publichealthaus.bsky.social
Residents' concerns over the proposed Tarago incinerator should be taken seriously, PHAA member and @anu-iceds.bsky.social researcher @peterwtait.bsky.social tells ABC.
"Newer facilities had not yet operated long enough to determine whether stricter regulations made them safer." shorturl.at/QKoq0
Sydney's rubbish leaves farmers feeling like 'second-class citizens'
Farmers near Tarago in southern New South Wales fear a proposed waste-to-energy incinerator could threaten their health and livelihoods.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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zalisteggall.bsky.social
It’s been over 2 years since the late Peta Murphy’s inquiry into online gambling advertising & how it affects problem gamblers. Since then, Australians have lost $60 billion to gambling.

Australians need a government with the will and the courage to protect them from gambling harms.
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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australiainstitute.org.au
"Something is deeply wrong with this system, when people who are wealthy are getting far wealthier...and people who don't have a lot are falling further and further behind."

- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
#auspol
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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blairpalese.bsky.social
Thank you @nicboele.bsky.social @sophiescamps.bsky.social @zalisteggall.bsky.social @katechaneymp.bsky.social @moniqueryan & @allegraspender.bsky.social! It’s not even close to good enough! #auspol #epbc
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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alexwodak.bsky.social
Australia #pokermachine capital of world; 0.5% of world’s population Oz has 25% of globe’s poker machines. Pokies have high rates of personal addiction aggregated into community distress, especially in lower socioeconomic areas #auspol
#Murphy Ban gambling ads!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s poker machine story started 70 years ago. We were warned of harms from the beginning
Australia is the poker machine capital of the world. But from nearly as soon as they were installed, people voiced their opposition to the pokies
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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sandyhorne.bsky.social
Some more yellow-footed rock-wallaby love.
Boolcoomatta Reserve, South Australia.
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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bhanlon15.bsky.social
American Journal of Managed Care:'COVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Lower Risk of Long COVID in Adolescents'

'Given the profound impact [long COVID] can have on the health & well-being of adolescents & the lack of available treatments, these findings support vaccination'

www.ajmc.com/view/covid-1...
COVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Lower Risk of Long COVID in Adolescents | AJMC
COVID-19 vaccination before infection lowered long COVID risk in adolescents, highlighting vaccines as an effective prevention strategy.
www.ajmc.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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brendancrabb.bsky.social
The world learned a painful lesson during COVID; respiratory infections are airborne. This changes a great deal - especially the need for better indoor air quality and high quality masks. If there was a single most important person responsible it was Prof Morawska.

www.abc.net.au/news/science...
World expert in air quality and COVID wins Australia's top science prize
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
Very good @abigailboydmlc.bsky.social summary of the really, really significant data centre growth in New South Wales, Australia - something we can see directly contributing to sustaining the burning of coal in the state

www.instagram.com/reel/DQbKiv9...
November 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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josolivier.bsky.social
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country.
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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momentummag.bsky.social
Bicycle Still the World’s Most Efficient Way to Travel — 52 Years After It Was First Proven.
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Bicycle Still the World’s Most Efficient Way to Travel — 52 Years After It Was First Proven
Half a century after Scientific American first declared the bicycle 'the most efficient form of human transport.'
momentummag.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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lyrebirddream.bsky.social
Barbed wire is a hidden killer of Aussie wildlife.

Gliders, bats, owls and wallabies die tangled every year.

Replacing barbed wire with plain fencing is a quick win for nature. It’s simple, cheap, lifesaving.👇🏽

#WildlifeFriendly #CitSciOz25

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Barbed Wire: A Silent Killer of Aussie Wildlife
Yesterday on my way to #CitSciOz25 in Melbourne, I cycled past a Defence facility near Seymour in Victoria. I found this sugar glider hanging dead and desiccated from the top strand of barbed wire. It...
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October 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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jackdashby.bsky.social
As I argue in #PlatypusMatters, Australia has the world's best mammals, but is sadly the worst place on Earth to be a mammal, with the planet's worst #extinction rate.
The Christmas Island shrew is now the latest species to be officially declared extinct.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct
The tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 is now 39 species – far more than for any other country
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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keagar.bsky.social
Do what I say, not as I do. Trump gets flu and COVID vax as usual
October 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
Listen to scientists and not sociopaths in public office. Get your annual COVID vaccine.
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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drpauldorfman.bsky.social
Year's worth of British bread lost this decade as extreme weather bites
#climate
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Year's worth of British bread lost this decade as extreme weather…
New analysis suggests that wheat production is down by the equivalent of over a year’s supply of bread for the UK, after extreme weather hits harvests
eciu.net
October 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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sfrost.bsky.social
How do you know your city is a healthy habitat for people? A decent place to start is whether children can play freely in their neighbourhoods and get around independently.

This is an excellent introduction to Tim’s work and the benefits of shifting away from car centric urban spaces.
thewaroncars.bsky.social The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · Sep 30
New episode up! We talked with researcher Tim Gill about how we need to make our cities safe for children, not cars. "Children are basically living very captive and kind of contained lives, and that's just not healthy."
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Headshot of a smiling Tim Gill
October 3, 2025 at 6:06 AM