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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 9h

Same playbook, different topic. #disinformation - www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Media and political attacks on Australia’s emissions targets ‘straight out of the climate obstruction playbook’, expert says

Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 10h

Another #brexit lie. Fishing stocks have got worse! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brexit has done nothing to stem sharp decline of UK fish populations, shows study

Experts call for urgent strategy to end overfishing as report shows just 41% of stocks of species such as cod and mackerel considered healthy

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 10h

It's a pity this Labour government doesn't seem to have the foresight of that of the 1949 government and the National Parks Act! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 11h

Aren't these the guys in the UK phone hacking scandal. Hipocrisy, much - www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’

Michael Miller also says media must unite against second ‘big steal’ by tech companies seeking changes to copyright law to access content for free

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 11h

I wonder if actually addressing the #climatechange issue might be cheaper than insurance? I do wonder if anyone in governance has any idea - theconversation.com/extreme-weat...

Extreme weather now costs Australians $4.5b a year. Better insurance options and loans would help us adapt

Nearly eight in ten homes facing severe to extreme flood risk are now not insured. We need to rethink how to keep communities safe.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

They literally just fought a Supreme Court case for the right to racially profile. It was in the news!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

DHS's Tricia McLaughlin: "It is a disgusting smear to say there is racial profiling going on."

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 1d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

If weak is too tough a term, what about silenced or bought or just not up to the task? More environmental failure - www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Fiery Senate exchange reveals investigation into coal firm allegedly clearing endangered greater glider habitat

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called environment department bureaucrats ‘weak’ - though later withdrew the remark

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

#climatechange and #heatwaves - www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say

Scientists find 10% chance that similar events to the ‘unheard of’ temperatures in 2023 could occur each year

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

How to turn a once-proud party into a useless laughing stock - www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Tories set a low bar after misspelling Britain on conference chocolate

Misprinted wrappers pulled from Manchester goodie bags after derision on social media

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

A sad example of the issues created by #agnatology #climatechange - theconversation.com/we-surveyed-...

We surveyed British MPs – most don’t know how urgent climate action is

New study finds both MPs and the public underestimate how quickly global emissions must be cut.

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

Come on #geographyteacher, who doesn't love the Shipping Forecast! theconversation.com/why-the-bbcs...

Why the BBC’s Shipping Forecast still entrances people after 100 years

Designed to ensure safe sailing for those on the sea, a dedicated shipping forecast was first broadcast by the BBC in 1925.

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 1d

Not all #colonization and appropriation is about #indigenous land. It's knowledge as well #TEK - theconversation.com/a-billion-do...

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied

Cancer. Diabetes. Aging itself. Rapamycin’s potential to treat an array of diseases has been a source of scientific fascination. But many aren’t aware of its origins – and its complicated legacy.

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 2d

Extinct in most of Qld. Why am I not surprised - www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey

Restricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 2d

Just in case you wondered about the #conservation understanding of the #Qld #government - www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Crisafulli insists on more shark nets to protect human lives despite trapped mother and baby whale

Queensland premier says he won’t protect whales ‘at the expense of one single human’

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 2d

Incredible. Not sure the people who hate Fluoride in water can recall a time when children's teeth were so decayed. Every day, we get a little less science literate www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Something not in the water: why are Queensland councils voting to remove fluoride?

Queenslanders can decide on whether to add fluoride to the water at a local government level – and council by council they’re voting it out

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 2d

Not just reef areas impacted by #climatechange - www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Cause of Gold Coast mass fish kill unknown with marine heatwave most likely culprit, scientists say

Local community group says whatever the cause ‘kids shouldn’t be in the water’ with dead fish

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 4d

What do you reckon? Would a speculation box be helpful/work? #scicomms - www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Add a ‘speculation box’ to research papers

Letter to the Editor

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 4d

I thought asylum-seeking was a human right? Clearly, I've missed the change in law - theconversation.com/around-the-w...

Around the world, migrants are being deported at alarming rates – how did this become normalised?

The US, UK and Australia are all expanding efforts to deport non-citizens, reframing the act of seeking asylum from a human right to a criminal act.

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 4d

#GDP, #BMI etc. What other worshipped measures are essentially useless? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

End GDP mania: how the world should really measure prosperity

The obsession with economic output as a measure of human development puts sustainability on the back burner. Researchers can now help to devise better indicators.

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 4d

And the consequences are.... theconversation.com/israels-inte...

Israel’s interception of the Gaza aid flotilla is a clear violation of international law

Flotilla organisers say the Israeli military boarded their ships in international waters, where they have the right to freedom of navigation.

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 5d

#bushfires are becoming increasingly deadly and expensive to control. #climatechange - www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires

Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 6d

While we are waiting for politicians to actually address #climatechange, a bit of #adaptation is needed: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/Why...

Why climate change adaptation is a key piece of our climate risk puzzle

Climate adaptation can make the difference between the potential impacts outlined in Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment and a more hopeful reality, say University of Melbourne experts

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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 6d

Just in case anyone is still in doubt (really?) - #climatechange - pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/aus...

Australia’s new target to cut climate pollution is undermined by fossil fuel expansion

For Australia’s national climate plans to be meaningful, they need to include an orderly phase-out of its fossil fuel exports, says University of Melbourne expert

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 6d

Today, the ABC reports that a top statistician quit a study into whether Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant was destroying the Murujuga rock art after the WA govt misrepresented his team’s key finding.

“Someone who had a key role is saying what we've long known. WA govt misrepresented the facts"

Don't believe the spin. Pollution from the gas export plant is destroying the ancient Murujuga rock art.

The ABC’s report that a top statistician quit a study into whether Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant was destroying the Murujuga rock art after the WA

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