Danielle Clode
@dclode.bsky.social
Writer | Nature Science History
www.danielleclode.com.au Author of award-winning Australian nonfiction books for adults and children.
www.danielleclode.com.au Author of award-winning Australian nonfiction books for adults and children.
It's always exciting to do the final #coverreveal of a new #book, but this one is a real corker. I think it really captures the essence of the book, and #echidnas. With many thanks to WA #wildlife artist #CatherineScartaccini for permission to use her beautiful #drawing.#wildlifeart #naturewriting
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
It's always exciting to do the final #coverreveal of a new #book, but this one is a real corker. I think it really captures the essence of the book, and #echidnas. With many thanks to WA #wildlife artist #CatherineScartaccini for permission to use her beautiful #drawing.#wildlifeart #naturewriting
Exquisite images from this years BirdLife Australia #Photgraphy Competition. So lucky we still have such a rich abundance of #birds in Australia. Let's make sure we keep it that way. #australianwildlife www.birdlifephotoaward.org.au/gallery-winn...
BirdLife Australia Photography Awards
www.birdlifephotoaward.org.au
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Exquisite images from this years BirdLife Australia #Photgraphy Competition. So lucky we still have such a rich abundance of #birds in Australia. Let's make sure we keep it that way. #australianwildlife www.birdlifephotoaward.org.au/gallery-winn...
Devoted dog - to the last sausage.
November 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Devoted dog - to the last sausage.
Reposted by Danielle Clode
Investment in R&D in Australia is at a historic low. If this recent / current trend continues, within five years Australia will be among the lowest of OECD countries....
www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Investment in R&D in Australia is at a historic low. If this recent / current trend continues, within five years Australia will be among the lowest of OECD countries....
www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
A great week with Christele Maizonniaux in Hobart presenting school sessions on French explorers and developing materials to support students learning French. With many thanks to our hosts at The Friends, Fahan, Lambert. Bellerive and Taroona Schools and to @createsa_ for funding the trip.
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A great week with Christele Maizonniaux in Hobart presenting school sessions on French explorers and developing materials to support students learning French. With many thanks to our hosts at The Friends, Fahan, Lambert. Bellerive and Taroona Schools and to @createsa_ for funding the trip.
Thrilled to see this big fat #platypus (check out that tail) foraging in #Hobart Rivulet. Wildlife in cities is a wonderful thing - we need to make all cities more #wildlife friendly (as well as protecting large areas of intact #native bush). Yay for #monotremes! #naturewriting #australianwildlife
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Thrilled to see this big fat #platypus (check out that tail) foraging in #Hobart Rivulet. Wildlife in cities is a wonderful thing - we need to make all cities more #wildlife friendly (as well as protecting large areas of intact #native bush). Yay for #monotremes! #naturewriting #australianwildlife
Good to hear there is some discussion about
protecting the truth in politics and on social media. Now we just need some action.
protecting the truth in politics and on social media. Now we just need some action.
Australia’s laws are currently incapable of halting the flood of falsehoods shaping public opinion on climate and clean energy.
reneweconomy.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Good to hear there is some discussion about
protecting the truth in politics and on social media. Now we just need some action.
protecting the truth in politics and on social media. Now we just need some action.
Newly hatched kookaburra chicks in the specially designed kookaburra nest box. Been waiting five years for this! What gorgeous little monsters. #australianbirds #australianwildlife #wildlife #birds
November 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Newly hatched kookaburra chicks in the specially designed kookaburra nest box. Been waiting five years for this! What gorgeous little monsters. #australianbirds #australianwildlife #wildlife #birds
Brilliant news that Australia stands its ground on #copyrighttheft and rejects TDM exceptions for #AI. That will clear the way for a #fairpay licensing model for #authors and #artists and hopefully help keep us afloat on the growing tidal wave of toxic AI sludge. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Artists tell AI to 'solve the problem' as copyright carve-out ruled out
Labor has ruled out changing copyright laws to give tech giants free rein to train artificial intelligence models on creative works after the proposition was met with widespread backlash from artists.
www.abc.net.au
October 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Brilliant news that Australia stands its ground on #copyrighttheft and rejects TDM exceptions for #AI. That will clear the way for a #fairpay licensing model for #authors and #artists and hopefully help keep us afloat on the growing tidal wave of toxic AI sludge. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Reposted by Danielle Clode
For AI. you are what you steal
"More than just getting “dumber”..though, the researchers found the inclusion of junk also resulted in an interesting effect: it led to changes in the model’s “personality,” succumbing to what the researchers called “dark traits”"
gizmodo.com/clickbait-gi...
"More than just getting “dumber”..though, the researchers found the inclusion of junk also resulted in an interesting effect: it led to changes in the model’s “personality,” succumbing to what the researchers called “dark traits”"
gizmodo.com/clickbait-gi...
Clickbait Gives AI Models 'Brain Rot,' Researchers Find
Brain rot doesn't require a brain, just this one simple trick.
gizmodo.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
For AI. you are what you steal
"More than just getting “dumber”..though, the researchers found the inclusion of junk also resulted in an interesting effect: it led to changes in the model’s “personality,” succumbing to what the researchers called “dark traits”"
gizmodo.com/clickbait-gi...
"More than just getting “dumber”..though, the researchers found the inclusion of junk also resulted in an interesting effect: it led to changes in the model’s “personality,” succumbing to what the researchers called “dark traits”"
gizmodo.com/clickbait-gi...
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"The first 6 months of 2025 saw wind & solar together pass a historic milestone, generating more power than coal for the 1st time & making renewables the world’s leading source of electricity. The driving force..was the growth of solar"
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think
Solar electricity is growing rapidly, but can it really dominate the global energy system? Here is what it will take for us to power the planet on sunshine
www.newscientist.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
"The first 6 months of 2025 saw wind & solar together pass a historic milestone, generating more power than coal for the 1st time & making renewables the world’s leading source of electricity. The driving force..was the growth of solar"
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Reposted by Danielle Clode
Some good news.
Australia overtakes United Kingdom to rank 3rd behind China and the United States in utility-scale battery capacity
Australia 14 GW/37 GWh of projects at / nearing financial close
(Current operating: 8,616 MW / 18,121 MWh)
pv-magazine.com/2025/10/21/a...
ping @mzjacobson.bsky.social
Australia 14 GW/37 GWh of projects at / nearing financial close
(Current operating: 8,616 MW / 18,121 MWh)
pv-magazine.com/2025/10/21/a...
ping @mzjacobson.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Some good news.
Reposted by Danielle Clode
“Washington has been eyeing off First Nations critical minerals ever since our PM agreed to allow the US to designate this country as a domestic source […] for military purposes in 2023.”
I’d wager it’s been eyeing them off a LOT longer than that.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/albanes...
I’d wager it’s been eyeing them off a LOT longer than that.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/albanes...
Albanese Sold Us Out Down Stream to the Mad King
The meeting between Albanese and Trump saw our nation handing over billions in rare earth minerals in exchange for a flimsy guarantee on future submarine supply.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au
October 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
“Washington has been eyeing off First Nations critical minerals ever since our PM agreed to allow the US to designate this country as a domestic source […] for military purposes in 2023.”
I’d wager it’s been eyeing them off a LOT longer than that.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/albanes...
I’d wager it’s been eyeing them off a LOT longer than that.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/albanes...
Minister for the Environment of Mining magnates and Real Estate developers. On a par with Abbott being Minister for Woman. What do you get when you put foxes in charge of the chook house? Carnage. @australianlabor.bsky.social
Nothing like a little coercion..
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
"Watt says Australia risks not being able to mine for critical minerals or build more homes if the bill does not pass parliament."
Australia's > 2000 threatened species and ecological communities have some questions, Minister Watt.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
"Watt says Australia risks not being able to mine for critical minerals or build more homes if the bill does not pass parliament."
Australia's > 2000 threatened species and ecological communities have some questions, Minister Watt.
Live: Minister says critical minerals, housing will suffer if environment laws aren't passed
Environment Minister Murray Watt links the passage of Labor's Environmental Protection Reform Bill to critical minerals, housing and renewable energy projects.
www.abc.net.au
October 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Minister for the Environment of Mining magnates and Real Estate developers. On a par with Abbott being Minister for Woman. What do you get when you put foxes in charge of the chook house? Carnage. @australianlabor.bsky.social
Wanting to read the recent #AustraliaReads report on barriers to #reading on my phone but I have to download a pdf. So there's one! Will have to compete with work once I get to my PC. #writingcommunity #nonfiction #timetoread
Understanding Australian Readers | Australia Reads
Find the latest business-critical research, reports and data about the Australian book industry and creative sector
australiareads.org.au
October 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Wanting to read the recent #AustraliaReads report on barriers to #reading on my phone but I have to download a pdf. So there's one! Will have to compete with work once I get to my PC. #writingcommunity #nonfiction #timetoread
In 1963 Britain controlled Australian publishing, paying authors half price for books sold in Australia. In 62 years, the ASA has radically changed the landscape of Australian publishing for the better. Stayed tuned for how. #AusArts National Giving Day Oct 23. creative.gov.au/ausartday?ar...
AusArt Day Participant Page
Thursday 23 October 2025 is national AusArt Day.
creative.gov.au
October 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
In 1963 Britain controlled Australian publishing, paying authors half price for books sold in Australia. In 62 years, the ASA has radically changed the landscape of Australian publishing for the better. Stayed tuned for how. #AusArts National Giving Day Oct 23. creative.gov.au/ausartday?ar...
More baby numbats! That's what I want to see. #wildlife #australianwildlife #conservation #cuteanimals www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Baby numbats spotted at two wildlife sanctuaries in hopeful sign for one of Australia’s rarest marsupials
Video shows some of the juveniles exploring outside their den at Mallee Cliffs national park in south-western NSW
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
More baby numbats! That's what I want to see. #wildlife #australianwildlife #conservation #cuteanimals www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Save the date #AusArts day is coming up! So many fabulous creative arts activities worthy of support - including the ASA backing book creators. Check them out on the wwe.creative.gov.au/ausartday (search for literature). And Save the Date - 23 October - for making your donations. #writers #arts
October 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Save the date #AusArts day is coming up! So many fabulous creative arts activities worthy of support - including the ASA backing book creators. Check them out on the wwe.creative.gov.au/ausartday (search for literature). And Save the Date - 23 October - for making your donations. #writers #arts
This article is interesting because it illustrates the underlying factors that bedevil writing as an artform and as a job. Writers will write regardless of pay, suppressing payrates. And commercial writing both supports and undermines writing as an artform. It's unsustainable and inequitable.
Late to this from Vince Czyz, but such a good view of @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social's "Big Fiction" from an aspiring author's perspective. Not whiny either...instead the simple conundrum of facing an industry whose "first allegiance [isn't] to talent" clereviewofbooks.com/the-age-of-c...
Portrait of the Author in the Age of Conglomeration - Cleveland Review of Books
I now realized that for thirty years I'd had an imaginary Pietsch perched on my shoulder, and as I reworked sentences I kept (unconsciously) turning to him and asking, "How about now? Would you take i...
clereviewofbooks.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This article is interesting because it illustrates the underlying factors that bedevil writing as an artform and as a job. Writers will write regardless of pay, suppressing payrates. And commercial writing both supports and undermines writing as an artform. It's unsustainable and inequitable.
Love it.
A large language model I can get behind!
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Love it.
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Less than 2 weeks until our arboretum open days! Here's a few of the eucalypts flowering at the moment.
These free open days only occur biannually. Currency Creek Arboretum is about an hour's drive south of Adelaide in SA. Open details here: www.dn.com.au/Currency_Cre...
These free open days only occur biannually. Currency Creek Arboretum is about an hour's drive south of Adelaide in SA. Open details here: www.dn.com.au/Currency_Cre...
September 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Less than 2 weeks until our arboretum open days! Here's a few of the eucalypts flowering at the moment.
These free open days only occur biannually. Currency Creek Arboretum is about an hour's drive south of Adelaide in SA. Open details here: www.dn.com.au/Currency_Cre...
These free open days only occur biannually. Currency Creek Arboretum is about an hour's drive south of Adelaide in SA. Open details here: www.dn.com.au/Currency_Cre...
I'm not sure the fact that pharmaceutical companies rort the hell out of the US health system should be a justification for letting them do so elsewhere. A lot of medical innovation is from publicly funded research. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
The battle to defend the PBS against Donald Trump
In his visit to the White House next month, Anthony Albanese is expected to come under pressure to weaken the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme that Donald Trump considers unfair to American drug compani...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
September 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I'm not sure the fact that pharmaceutical companies rort the hell out of the US health system should be a justification for letting them do so elsewhere. A lot of medical innovation is from publicly funded research. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
Delighted to have Edith Coleman featured on the Science History Institute page. A great resource for schools and teachers too. #naturewriting #sciencewriting #womeninscience #australiannature #historyofscience www.sciencehistory.org/education/sc...
Edith Coleman
The Australian nature writer solved the orchid pollination mystery that puzzled Darwin.
www.sciencehistory.org
September 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Delighted to have Edith Coleman featured on the Science History Institute page. A great resource for schools and teachers too. #naturewriting #sciencewriting #womeninscience #australiannature #historyofscience www.sciencehistory.org/education/sc...
What a childish rant from Peter Malinauskas over "eco-purists" and Nimbys objecting to gas projects (like they have any say). Some rational evidence based discussion around energy transition would be more helpful than name calling. Guess this is why Susan Close is retiring. A great loss for SA.
September 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
What a childish rant from Peter Malinauskas over "eco-purists" and Nimbys objecting to gas projects (like they have any say). Some rational evidence based discussion around energy transition would be more helpful than name calling. Guess this is why Susan Close is retiring. A great loss for SA.
During the Black Saturday fires the automated backup for when the 000 system is overloaded did not work. No explanation why not and wasn't queried by the Royal Commission. Telcos don't seem interested in being an essential service.
September 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
During the Black Saturday fires the automated backup for when the 000 system is overloaded did not work. No explanation why not and wasn't queried by the Royal Commission. Telcos don't seem interested in being an essential service.