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Biodiversity Council @biodivcouncil.bsky.social · 29d

🌿 This Biodiversity Month we’re spotlighting researchers protecting nature. Meet @julesfarquhar.bsky.social who studies venomous snakes to help people coexist safely. He hopes curiosity will inspire more of us to see snakes as fascinating, not frightening. 🐍 Seen one lately?

#BiodiversityMonth

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Aug 30

Can you IMAGINE the obscene jail sentences that would've been rushed through parliament in the space of hours, had climate protesters done something even close to this

www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

the headline Why Anthony Albanese was chased by angry farmers on Tractors Today with a picture of a series of very large tractors driving down a small country road

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Anthea Batsakis @antheabatsakis.bsky.social · Aug 22

More opera: this interview with soprano Desiree Frahn is a really lovely read, ahead of Katya Kabanova in October www.victorianopera.com.au/interview-de...

Interview: Desiree Frahn on capturing Janáček’s tragic heroine - Victorian Opera

We exist to reimagine the potential of opera and musical theatre, for everyone.

www.victorianopera.com.au

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Anthea Batsakis @antheabatsakis.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Anthea Batsakis @antheabatsakis.bsky.social · Aug 22

Nice and simple youtu.be/rzpJWKvOmdg?...

150-Hour Chocolate Cake

YouTube video by Alvin Zhou

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Anthea Batsakis @antheabatsakis.bsky.social · Aug 10

The best

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Ben Minarelli @italianplastic.bsky.social · Aug 9

Fully forgot to post my most recent review for STACK! In which I managed to eventually get over my disappointment that this wasn't a sequel to Minecraft

RoadCraft review: Investing in big sand

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · May 28

I feel sick. I feel angry. I feel so, so sad.

What a legacy, @albomp.bsky.social.

I'll NEVER forgive what you've done to this country and our future.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Breaking: Australia's largest gas project approved for operation to 2070

The life of Australia's largest oil and gas project will be extended to 2070, with Environment Minister Murray Watt giving the long-awaited environmental approval for Woodside's North West Shelf proje...

www.abc.net.au

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Bianca Nogrady @biancanogrady.bsky.social · May 28

What little credibility Australia's centre-left Labor government had on climate change policies after their previous term in office has been utterly trashed by this decision.
They are a climate Nero, fiddling while Australia burns/floods/dries.

Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · May 28

This is devastating news.

In his first major decision, Environment Minister Murray Watt has extended the life of Australia's largest oil & gas project until 2070.

Tuvalu's Climate Minister Maina Talia said the extension "would threaten our survival".

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Australia's largest gas project approved for operation to 2070

The life of Australia's largest oil and gas project will be extended to 2070, with Environment Minister Murray Watt giving the long-awaited environmental approval for Woodside's North West Shelf proje...

www.abc.net.au

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · May 23

“Governments almost everywhere
exacerbate the problem by paying people more to exploit Nature than to protect it, and to
prioritise unsustainable economic activities.” Dasgupta review UK government 2021. /1

Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action @bushfiresurvivors.bsky.social · May 22

Fiona is one of thousands living through climate change - right now.

Meanwhile, Murray Watt is deciding whether to approve Woodside’s gas expansion which will only put more lives at risk.

🌊 Share this video to #StandWithSurvivors
🔥 Sign our Declaration bushfiresurvivors.org/declaration
#AusPol

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · May 3

A Labor majority plus a bad result for the Greens = a seriously bad outcome for climate / environment #ausvotes25

Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · May 3

Things not looking good for the greens 😢

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · Apr 24

i love that we got 4 new hubble images today and we still continue to get more after 35 years 🥹

hubble really is the little telescope that could!!!

Composite shows four Hubble images in quarters. At top left is a crisp view of Mars in shades of orange, blues, and browns. At top right is planetary nebula NGC 2899, which is shaped like a single macaroni noodle, with its central torus appearing semi-transparent and blue and green, and its top and bottom edges in orange. At bottom left is a tiny portion of the Rosette Nebula. Very dark gray material shaped like a triangle takes up the center. At bottom right is barred spiral galaxy NGC 5335 with a milky yellow center that forms a bar surrounded by multiple blue star-filled spiral arms that wrap up counterclockwise.

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Ben Minarelli @italianplastic.bsky.social · Apr 8

That's right, review #3 in the books

Brought back memories of crashing dirtbikes into trees as a kid

Monster Energy Supercross 25 review: Get mucky and bumpy!

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Adam Morton @adammorton.bsky.social · Apr 6

Guardian Australia has launched a series about nature and threatened species. It's called Last Chance: The extinction crisis the Australian federal election is ignoring. Includes videos, news and comment pieces.

Here's a preview of what it's about:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4kQ...

Last chance: the extinction crisis this election is ignoring

YouTube video by Guardian Australia

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Carly Cassella @carlycassella.bsky.social · Apr 1

A colossal iceberg the size of Chicago has broken from a floating glacier in Antarctica. Like a retractable roof at a stadium, the drifting structure has opened up a hidden habitat below to the elements...

... and to the prying eyes of an ROV 👀

www.sciencealert.com/antarctic-ic...

Antarctic Iceberg Breaks Away to Reveal a Never-Before-Seen Ecosystem

A colossal iceberg the size of Chicago has broken from a floating glacier in Antarctica, and like a retractable roof at a stadium, the drifting structure has opened up a hidden habitat to the elements...

www.sciencealert.com

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Anthea Batsakis @antheabatsakis.bsky.social · Apr 1

Here's a little piece I wrote on relaxed performances as judgement-free theatre experiences #VictorianOpera

www.victorianopera.com.au/the-most-joy...

‘The most joyous things’: Relaxed performances benefit the entire theatre community - Victorian Opera

We exist to reimagine the potential of opera and musical theatre, for everyone.

www.victorianopera.com.au

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · Mar 25

Australia has > 2000 threatened species & ecological communities, many get ~ zero direct conservation $.

"Adelaide Zoo's Giant Pandas Xing Qiu and Yi Lan will be millionaires thanks to a $3.8 million spend over five years to support their ongoing stay."

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

Labor, lol.

Find out if you're among the budget's winners or losers

The Albanese government has delivered its final budget ahead of an election in May, with a fresh new round of tax cuts the major offer. Find out who else is set to benefit and who may miss out.

www.abc.net.au

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Wes Mountain @therevmountain.bsky.social · Mar 25

Gorgeous clear and simple at-a-glance budget coverage from my former colleagues at @theconversation.com theconversation.com/at-a-glance-...

At a glance: the 2025 federal budget

Here’s what you need to know about the big spends in Labor’s last budget before the election.

theconversation.com

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Mar 20

Recent allegations of violence at the SANAE IV Antarctic research base highlight the urgent need to improve safety in remote and extreme places.

Antarctic bases are hotbeds of stress and violence. Space stations could face the same challenges

theconversation.com

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Anthea Batsakis @antheabatsakis.bsky.social · Mar 21

When I'm not editing The Australian Geologist or bingeing Gilmore Girls, I'm writing about #opera!

Here I wrote about how opera's lack of subtlety and big feelings make it great for kids 🌞

www.victorianopera.com.au/like-seeing-...

‘Like seeing fireworks for the first time’: Why you should take your kids to the opera - Victorian Opera

We exist to reimagine the potential of opera and musical theatre, for everyone.

www.victorianopera.com.au

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Patrick Lenton @patricklenton.bsky.social · Mar 17

I am so thrilled to reveal the cover of my debut novel, In Spite of You! It’s a queer romcom, it’s coming out in August and I’m so excited I need to go sit in a dark room for a while to calm down

A young man sitting on a bed of flowers with the title “in spite of you”

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Mar 15

A gentle reminder: we have failed to enact the single most ambitious, best-case scenario for emissions.

All of the rest remain up for grabs: and we will absolutely 'fail to stop' these as well, if we widely adopt the fatalist framing

a chart showing various IPCC scenarios: the most ambitious of which we have failed to prevent but the rest remain up for fucking GRABS

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Ben Minarelli @italianplastic.bsky.social · Mar 10

Review #2 in the books. I learned about wrasslin!

WWE 2K25 review: WWE has never looked this good

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Anthea Batsakis @antheabatsakis.bsky.social · Feb 14

While I'm at it, have a read of the profile I wrote of Follies choreographer Yvette Lee and her ties to Melbourne's long-lost Tivoli Theatre

www.victorianopera.com.au/showbiz-in-h...

Showbiz in her blood: Meet Follies choreographer Yvette Lee

We exist to reimagine the potential of opera and musical theatre, for everyone.

www.victorianopera.com.au

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Jane Howard @janeannehoward.bsky.social · Feb 14

“We intended to present a transformational work in Venice, an experience that would unite all audiences in an open and safe shared space. This reflects and builds on the work we have done for decades and will do for many more." www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

‘Art should not be censored’: Khaled Sabsabi responds to cancellation of Venice Biennale project

The Lebanese Australian artist and curator Michael Dagostino say they are ‘extremely hurt’ by Creative Australia’s decision

www.theguardian.com

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