Lauren
@wallpossum.bsky.social
Plant and indigenous plant in your garden. Save a skink. It'll make you feel good.
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Whitlam, the only real left wing PM we've ever had, who only had a short time in office, but achieved more lasting good for the country than anyone before or since.
January 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Whitlam, the only real left wing PM we've ever had, who only had a short time in office, but achieved more lasting good for the country than anyone before or since.
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BREAKING: gouging out your eyes with a rusty fork could reduce glaucoma risk - but it could come at a cost
January 11, 2026 at 11:39 PM
BREAKING: gouging out your eyes with a rusty fork could reduce glaucoma risk - but it could come at a cost
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Nasser Mashni, Melbourne/Naarm, Jan 11, 2026
"YOU can get your has-beens and war crime apologists to call for a royal commission. WE can close down the city."
"And what did writers of conscience do? They said FUCK you."
"We're not going anywhere. Build bigger prisons."
"YOU can get your has-beens and war crime apologists to call for a royal commission. WE can close down the city."
"And what did writers of conscience do? They said FUCK you."
"We're not going anywhere. Build bigger prisons."
January 12, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Nasser Mashni, Melbourne/Naarm, Jan 11, 2026
"YOU can get your has-beens and war crime apologists to call for a royal commission. WE can close down the city."
"And what did writers of conscience do? They said FUCK you."
"We're not going anywhere. Build bigger prisons."
"YOU can get your has-beens and war crime apologists to call for a royal commission. WE can close down the city."
"And what did writers of conscience do? They said FUCK you."
"We're not going anywhere. Build bigger prisons."
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Populations of endangered animals on an island have increased by 90-100% in five years, after effectively controlling non-native predators.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
'Predator-free' fence project praised for restoring Kangaroo Island's native wildlife
Five years after feral cats were removed from inside the Western River Refuge on Kangaroo Island, populations of endangered species have boomed.
www.abc.net.au
January 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Populations of endangered animals on an island have increased by 90-100% in five years, after effectively controlling non-native predators.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Oof. Really hope Celia in Marysville finds a respite bed for her 99 year old mother who's been evacuated. If you can help, contact ABC Melbourne on text line 0437 774 774 (rates apply) or call 1300 222 774. #VicFires
January 9, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Oof. Really hope Celia in Marysville finds a respite bed for her 99 year old mother who's been evacuated. If you can help, contact ABC Melbourne on text line 0437 774 774 (rates apply) or call 1300 222 774. #VicFires
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Whoa. My sis just sent me this - a pyrocumulus eruption above a fire 50km away.
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Whoa. My sis just sent me this - a pyrocumulus eruption above a fire 50km away.
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Sikh Volunteers from Melbourne have already arrived in Seymour and will be providing free meals to those who need them. They’re located at the Seymour Relief Centre (Sporting Complex).
January 9, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Sikh Volunteers from Melbourne have already arrived in Seymour and will be providing free meals to those who need them. They’re located at the Seymour Relief Centre (Sporting Complex).
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I've got a good feeling about this bank of mysterious fog moving against the wind to blanket our isolated small town.
August 24, 2024 at 7:16 PM
I've got a good feeling about this bank of mysterious fog moving against the wind to blanket our isolated small town.
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Albo et al finding there’s a big difference between talking about fighting tories at the Uni bar and fighting actual fascists as a grown arse adult.
January 7, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Albo et al finding there’s a big difference between talking about fighting tories at the Uni bar and fighting actual fascists as a grown arse adult.
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Quietly, without much scrutiny, NSW has climbed into the global top 10 rankings of jurisdictions with the most heavy-handed anti-protest laws. The media treats this normal. It’s isn’t. #auspol
January 6, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Quietly, without much scrutiny, NSW has climbed into the global top 10 rankings of jurisdictions with the most heavy-handed anti-protest laws. The media treats this normal. It’s isn’t. #auspol
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Several parts of Australia are likely to face the worst heatwaves since the 2019/2020 bushfires.
Volunteers and underpaid frontline workers will step up to help communities.
Meanwhile, in just one year, the Australian government gave $14.9 billion in subsidies to fossil fuel producers and users.
Volunteers and underpaid frontline workers will step up to help communities.
Meanwhile, in just one year, the Australian government gave $14.9 billion in subsidies to fossil fuel producers and users.
January 6, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Several parts of Australia are likely to face the worst heatwaves since the 2019/2020 bushfires.
Volunteers and underpaid frontline workers will step up to help communities.
Meanwhile, in just one year, the Australian government gave $14.9 billion in subsidies to fossil fuel producers and users.
Volunteers and underpaid frontline workers will step up to help communities.
Meanwhile, in just one year, the Australian government gave $14.9 billion in subsidies to fossil fuel producers and users.
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I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage.
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage.
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
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Scientists @febiologia.bsky.social @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social from the Difficult Bird Research Group and landowners are working on Tasmania's Bruny Island to help the forty-spotted pardalote species.
Difficult Birds: www.difficultbirds.com
#conservation #ecology #birds
Difficult Birds: www.difficultbirds.com
#conservation #ecology #birds
'So, I had this idea': Scientists dispense insecticide-coated feathers for birds to build nests
Donning a helmet and a well-equipped harness, Dr Fernanda Alves looks like she is set to take on an extreme sport. Instead, she is climbing trees to check nesting boxes for a tiny and very rare bird.
www.abc.net.au
January 4, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Scientists @febiologia.bsky.social @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social from the Difficult Bird Research Group and landowners are working on Tasmania's Bruny Island to help the forty-spotted pardalote species.
Difficult Birds: www.difficultbirds.com
#conservation #ecology #birds
Difficult Birds: www.difficultbirds.com
#conservation #ecology #birds
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We’ve got a fair idea.
🤬🖤💛❤️
🤬🖤💛❤️
January 2, 2026 at 4:25 AM
We’ve got a fair idea.
🤬🖤💛❤️
🤬🖤💛❤️
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Labor is simultaneously talking about letting CSG, a Zionist security org with close links to the IDF, carry heavy firearms at events in Australia, and also Australians can't protest anymore... What does that feel like?? Seriously?? Anyone that isn't batshit psycho ok with this?
December 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Labor is simultaneously talking about letting CSG, a Zionist security org with close links to the IDF, carry heavy firearms at events in Australia, and also Australians can't protest anymore... What does that feel like?? Seriously?? Anyone that isn't batshit psycho ok with this?
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December 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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It’s extraordinary how quickly the media can mobilise & demand government to act on certain issues.
Imagine if they had that same urgency for First Nations deaths in custody or women killed by men.
Imagine if they had that same urgency for First Nations deaths in custody or women killed by men.
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
It’s extraordinary how quickly the media can mobilise & demand government to act on certain issues.
Imagine if they had that same urgency for First Nations deaths in custody or women killed by men.
Imagine if they had that same urgency for First Nations deaths in custody or women killed by men.
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NT Police say that investigating the matter themselves is no issue
“We investigate our own all the time, we're very good at it”🙄
They didn’t have a nurse on duty as reqd, & while an investigation is ongoing, they’ve already blamed it on the dead woman. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
“We investigate our own all the time, we're very good at it”🙄
They didn’t have a nurse on duty as reqd, & while an investigation is ongoing, they’ve already blamed it on the dead woman. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Police say Tennant Creek death in custody was result of 'medical episode'
Northern Territory Police say the death in custody of an Indigenous woman in Tennant Creek on Saturday was the result of a "medical episode", while admitting there was no nurse on duty at the time.
www.abc.net.au
December 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
NT Police say that investigating the matter themselves is no issue
“We investigate our own all the time, we're very good at it”🙄
They didn’t have a nurse on duty as reqd, & while an investigation is ongoing, they’ve already blamed it on the dead woman. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
“We investigate our own all the time, we're very good at it”🙄
They didn’t have a nurse on duty as reqd, & while an investigation is ongoing, they’ve already blamed it on the dead woman. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
December 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
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This is about all protest and all free expression, from here on out. Our establishment knows social discontent will only grow as the climate worsens, the slaughters continue, and the rich extract harder. They're not fixing anything, and they don't want you to be able to resist.
December 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This is about all protest and all free expression, from here on out. Our establishment knows social discontent will only grow as the climate worsens, the slaughters continue, and the rich extract harder. They're not fixing anything, and they don't want you to be able to resist.
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Yep, it's pretty fucking gross that the collective reaction of the entire Liberal party to this terrorist attack has been:
"We are SO back"
"We are SO back"
Have a quiet think. Let it be a guiding lesson for you
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
December 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Yep, it's pretty fucking gross that the collective reaction of the entire Liberal party to this terrorist attack has been:
"We are SO back"
"We are SO back"
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PRRT - the main tax the gas giants are supposed to pay - is down nearly a quarter in MYEFO.
The oil and gas industry pays less PRRT than beer drinkers pay tax on their schooies.
Insane.
The oil and gas industry pays less PRRT than beer drinkers pay tax on their schooies.
Insane.
December 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
PRRT - the main tax the gas giants are supposed to pay - is down nearly a quarter in MYEFO.
The oil and gas industry pays less PRRT than beer drinkers pay tax on their schooies.
Insane.
The oil and gas industry pays less PRRT than beer drinkers pay tax on their schooies.
Insane.
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Common household rat poisons found to pose unacceptable risk to wildlife as animal advocates push for ban
Common household rat poisons found to pose unacceptable risk to wildlife as animal advocates push for ban
Environmentalists say proposed temporary suspension of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides ‘doesn’t go far enough’
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Commonly available rat poisons pose unacceptable risks to native wildlife, according to a government review that has stopped short of recommending a blanket ban on the products, to the consternation of animal advocates.
The long-awaited review of first- and second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides – FGARs and SGARs – has recommended the cancellation of some products, but a large array of waxes, pellets and blocks could continue to be sold to consumers subject to stricter labelling and conditions of use. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Common household rat poisons found to pose unacceptable risk to wildlife as animal advocates push for ban
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In a warming world, it doesn't make sense to lease in our aircraft, when there is large & growing demand for these LATs in the northern hemisphere.
Over time it will increase the cost of leasing & make it harder to secure lease agreements
www.foe.org.au/lat_2026
Over time it will increase the cost of leasing & make it harder to secure lease agreements
www.foe.org.au/lat_2026
Australia needs a publicly owned fire fighting air fleet
Friends of the Earth Australia (FoEA) believes that social and environmental issues cannot be separated from each other. As a result, FoEA is a social and environmental justice organisation. We seek t...
www.foe.org.au
December 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
In a warming world, it doesn't make sense to lease in our aircraft, when there is large & growing demand for these LATs in the northern hemisphere.
Over time it will increase the cost of leasing & make it harder to secure lease agreements
www.foe.org.au/lat_2026
Over time it will increase the cost of leasing & make it harder to secure lease agreements
www.foe.org.au/lat_2026
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Maybe police and security services should have spent less time harassing peace protesters and more time looking into IS-affiliated guys with multiple weapons who went to the Philippines for terrorist training…?
December 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Maybe police and security services should have spent less time harassing peace protesters and more time looking into IS-affiliated guys with multiple weapons who went to the Philippines for terrorist training…?