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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.
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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.

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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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"Japanese buyers also prefer U.S. supply because it comes without destination clauses, offering greater flexibility, and as they seek to reduce dependence on Australia and Russia."

Is Australian gas sold with 'destination clauses', meaning restrictions on resale? It's widely on-sold, by Japan...
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
For sale. Solar passive house on productive 1240m2 block, 4 bedroom, office, ateliers galore. 100m to Manning River, 25km to Old Bar Beach, 3 hours drive to Sydney CBD.

#ausag #nsw
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A solar passive home on a productive suburban block
Here are the basic design features of my fairly solar-passive home and productive garden, and I talk through the basics of the permaculture energy audit
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November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Concerns for pollination industry & beekeepers as varroa mite worsens across NSW

Blue Mountains fruit grower said only 5% of his apple crop fruited this season. His plums & pears — yielded only 10% of their normal output.

#NSWpol #ausag #auspol
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Varroa mite infestations could see mass exodus from industry as costs increase
The cost of treating varroa mite in the beekeeping industry is flowing onto other food growers reliant on pollination.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Smarter Ageing: How Tech and Training Will Redesign Care

This week, a major national initiative — the Care Economy Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) — officially began a ten-year plan to reshape how care is delivered from birth to the final chapter of life.

#auspol
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Smarter Ageing: How Tech and Training Will Redesign Care
Who Will Care for Us as We Age? Inside Australia’s $129 Million Bet on a Better Future Growing older is something we all hope to do — preferably with dignity, comfort, and the confidence that someone ...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Jemena released its Northern Territory Gas Strategy - the “quickest & cheapest” method to move Beetaloo gas to Australia’s east coast. The plan leans on existing infrastructure, positioning it as the low-cost alternative to multi-billion-dollar new builds.

#auspol
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Gas Strategy Ignites Anger Over Beetaloo Pipeline Plan
NT communities and Traditional Owners oppose the Beetaloo gas pipeline, arguing the Pepper Inquiry predetermined the outcome as Jemena pushes a fast-tracked strategy.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Susan Sontag and John Berger debate the art of storytelling ...

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Susan Sontag vs. John Berger debate Storytelling - 1EarthMedia
Few debates have been as riveting and insightful as the dialogue between Susan Sontag and John Berger on the art of storytelling
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November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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I’m a former submariner who’s been to sea on conventional, AIP and nuclear powered submarines. I’m a former senator who knows how Canberra works. Tomorrow night I will participate in an webinar about #AUKUS. It’s not a podcast, but a conversation you can join in on. #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
NSW Hunting Bill likely to pass at 3am

Despite undertakings from Premier Chris Minns about standing behind NSW’s strong guns laws, he is now trying to force an all-night sitting so that the Hunting Bill is passed under the cover of darkness, likely at 3 AM with no one watching.

#NSWpol #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Dangerous fire conditions - Catastrophic Fire Danger

25 November 2025

Catastrophic fire danger is forecast for the Lower Central West Plains on Wednesday 26 November 2025, due to forecast high temperatures, low humidities & strong winds.

#nswpol #auspol
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Dangerous fire conditions - Catastrophic Fire Danger - NSW Rural Fire Service
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November 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Ozempic-style GLP-1 weight loss drugs are transforming diets worldwide, reducing calorie intake, dulling cravings and driving major changes across global food markets.
An agricultural bank, Rabobank, says they’re altering global food demand.

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Ozempic, Wegovy & GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs & Food’s New Future
Ozempic-style weight loss drugs are transforming diets worldwide, reducing calorie intake, dulling cravings and driving major changes across global food markets
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November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Here we go again ... 'beneficial waste' from fracking

Billion-dollar proposal to turn coal seam gas waste into valuable chemicals

'... the CSG industry is still grappling with an uncomfortable truth: it has no long-term solution for the solid salt waste'

#auspol
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'Decade overdue' salt conversion plan could rewrite coal seam gas future
Five million tonnes of salt could be dumped in ponds over the life of the coal seam gas industry. Now, there could finally be a better solution.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
With the Trump administration pressuring countries to accept more USA agricultural exports in exchange for reduced tariffs coinciding with their approvals of PFAS "Forever Chemicals" in food ... consumers everywhere should be wary of "Made in USA" labels.

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“Made in USA” Isn’t the Food Safety Stamp It Used to Be
Trump’s rollback of environmental and health protections is turning the once-reassuring label "Made in USA" into something consumers need to approach with caution
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November 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Italian art provocateur Maurizio Cattelan's 'America', a functional 18-karat solid gold toilet sold for $12,110,000 to a buyer flush with cash at its auction debut at Sotheby’s in New York.

Guggenheim famously offered to loan it after Trump had requested a Van Gogh painting for his private quarters
Golden Toilet ‘America’ at Auction - bidding starts USD$10 million

'America', a fully functional 18-karat solid gold toilet by Italian provocateur Maurizio Cattelan, is set for its grand flush into the art market, making its auction debut at Sotheby’s in New York.

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November 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I recommend subscribing to Malwarebytes - its been a brilliant newsletter for years

They've just updated this blog to clarify Google's training their AI on emails "after realising we contributed to a perfect storm of misunderstanding"

I want smarter & more personalized Gmail, so I'm allowing it
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
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Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Trump finally makes sense when viewed from this perspective ...
“You’re a terrible person and a terrible reporter” — Trump Clashes With ABC Reporter Over “The Way You Ask These Questions”
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
We'll miss the bees when they're gone

Varroa mite detected at Salt Creek, South Australia
"Since the national decision to transition to management, we are now focused on managing varroa in a way that minimises its impact, while ensuring business continuity.."

#auspol
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Varroa mite found at second site in South Australia
The deadly bee parasite has been detected in South Australia again — this time in the state's south-east.
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Guy on acres next door burnt off a massive wood pile without telling anyone. The valley woke up in a thick layer of eucalyptus smoke.
I spent two days on a respirator & 20 years later, am often short of breath. Another neighbour was dead within two years from COPD.

#bushfires #wildfires 👇
Around 700.000 people are getting killed because of #wildfires per year ! Read the update of the impact of environmental stressors on #cardiovascular #health
and retweet the link:
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or academic.oup.com/cardiovascre...
November 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Qanon is Scientology for Hillbillies
November 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The vaccination misinformation campaign is working ...

Tragically, about 100,000 children still die from measles each year even though a safe, effective and low-cost vaccine is available.
November 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Trump turns on ‘Wacky Marjorie’ after she criticizes effort to block release of key Epstein documents

MTG: “Releasing the Epstein files is the easiest thing in the world. Just release it all”

DJT: “All I see ‘Wacky’ Marjorie do is COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN!”

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Trump ends support for Marjorie Taylor Greene amid growing Epstein feud
President turns on ‘Wacky Marjorie’ after congresswoman criticizes effort to block release of key Epstein documents
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November 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Trump orders Epstein investigation into everybody that's not him.
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Former ACCC chair condemns proposed exemption allowing minister to approve projects that don’t comply with law

A loophole that effectively exempts native forest logging from the laws “shouldn’t be there” in the new Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act

#auspol
For the new environment laws to work, they have to apply to forestry, and they can’t be pushed aside every time the mining and fossil fuel industries get in the Minister’s ear.

The govt has to scrap the ministerial discretion clause and demonstrate real intent by protecting native forests
Graeme Samuel calls for Labor to ditch ‘national interest’ workaround for environment laws
Former ACCC chair condemns proposed exemption allowing minister to approve projects that don’t comply with law
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November 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
With global crop failures of wine grapes, cacao (chocolate) and coffee due to climate change, we have to ask:
Can civilisation survive?
Is this the end of life as we know it?
What kind of world are we leaving future generations?

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Can We Adapt to a World Without Wine, Coffee, or Chocolate?
A world without wine, coffee, or chocolate. Civilizations have collapsed for less. As these crops decline due to climate change, we ask: will geoengineering save them?
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November 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Non-compostable plastic fruit and vegetable stickers to go. Yeah! knittingnannas.org/2025/11/14/g...
Good News November 14, 2025
Treaty – YEAH! Go Victoria!! Plus: AI used to tackle tricky plastic; and goodbye to those flipping soy sauce fish!
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November 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM