@coolandnormal https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/bina Long term Australian multilingualism and English variants and evolution.

The mismanagement of the Murray Darling Basin Plan and the Great Barrier Reef should prevent any Australian government from making decisions about water policy without a note from the CSIRO.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/demand-for-data-centre-water-in-ai-push/106102208?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

@marilyn @CaringKinderSociety for years we called a pre dawn caller the "chff chff" bird, until we worked it out as the Yellow Robin, who speaks differently in the day and is quite friendly. Provides a timing service. If they haven't called yet, it's too early to get up.

@coolandnormal Agree. Qld Labor made a start 2023 with: https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/manufacturing-retail/retail-wholesale/single-use-plastics-ban

RE: https://aus.social/@jhaue/115567538834788162

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/experiences/gidjuum-gulganyi-walk

Restoring rainforest habitat for the Pink Underwing Moth

"The rainforest that once covered the Maleny plateau near Mount Mellum, between 5% and 10% remains. First came the loggers for the prized timber of giant red cedars and hoop pines. Then the dairy farmers for the rich, red volcanic soil... About 20 tiny islands of rainforest remain on the Maleny plateau. Some as small as a hectare, almost all are on private property. Highly fragmented, they are vulnerable to invasive species, fire, disease and climate change."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/26/southern-pink-underwing-moth-man-search-for-giant-australian-insect

Carronia and the Pink Underwing Moth >>
https://www.lfwseq.org.au/carronia-and-the-pink-underwing-moth/
#rainforest #restoration #destruction #moths #flora #Carronia #vines #MidNorthCoast #BellingenShire #SunshineCoast #extractivism #NSWLogging #industry

If there is one section of Society that can easily give up 15% of its wealth, to tackle poverty and climate change, with no discernible impact on their existence, it's the Billionaires and Corporations.
#Capitalism #Socialism #SocialJustice

@Dienstag and never come back https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-second-cure-9780143790235

@willie1foot
Another group that are quite irrelevant.

Finally! The APVMA suspends dimethoate use on berries. A classic case of "better late than never," but the real scandal is that a chemical this risky was ever approved for our food.

#Regulation #Dimethoate #Health #AusAg #blueberries #bigpharma

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/apvma-suspends-dimethoate-use-on-berries/106001530

RE: https://mastodon.social/@IndyMediaAus/115532276303810158

Well done Steve Bishop. Coalition energy policy briefing notes in a nut shell.

We couldn't prove anything until Mr Fitzgerald began his commission but 50 years ago the ancestors of the current Queensland government had the state riddled with corruption. So it's no surprise that the Hillbilly Dictator is still making front page news in 2025. #qldpol

@wezm Nice spread out park, with shade, for different groups to gather. Last time I was there I saw a lunch for this regional forests campaign: https://protectqueensland.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SEQ_Forests_Report_web.pdf

@ChrisMayLA6 Same in Australia - centre left is quite normal.

RE: https://aus.social/@swlawrence/115492152676646600

#Greenwashing

Contact the Fire Ant Eradication Program not the local council. If you're inside the zone they'll send you a kit. It can take multiple treatments to eradicate them over months/years. Officers will attend if it's in a new area. All about resourcing. #qldpol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-25/queensland-fire-ant-funding-calls-communication-errors/105888208