There is so much going on in this story.

“Our new normal is increasingly frequent, severe extreme events, such as heatwaves, droughts, floods, bushfires, cyclones, sea level rise, giant hail storms in SE Aust, & combinations of these together.”

news.com.au/technology/env…

“This report makes clear that the Albanese govt’s commitment to ‘no new extinctions’ will be no more than a slogan without increased focus & funding needed to prevent the next wave of invasive species.”
- Lyall Grieve, Invasive Species Council⁩ biosecurity analyst theguardian.com/environment/20…

By personally naming (targeting) ABC journalist Louise Milligan R&LMurdoch’s The Australian editorial 8/6/21 breached ⁦Aus Press Council⁩ principles (reasonable/fairness/balance/accuracy/offence/distress/health/safety).

THREAD: Two years ago, myself & Sally Neighbour were subjected to a vile attack by The Australian. Today a Aus Press Council adjudication finds the editorial was inaccurate, unfair, lacked balance, caused unnecessary distress & not in the public interest.

presscouncil.org.au/document/1840-…

Sky News is having conniptions because john Farnham decided what to do with his own song.

These conservatives are such delicate things, aren't they?

Monday night on the hill in winter means training on how to use the tracked pumper so you can fight structural fires in the snow.

Sadly not a lot of snow left ...

The one state where Yes is actually winning, Victoria. Support for Yes is especially high Melbourne where the Victorian Liberal Party hold only a handful of seats.

The Victorian Liberal leader pitches for those over 60 year old voters who already vote LNP.

All us winter lovers have the sads because of the early departure of the snow. But hanging out on a mountain top with a bunch of your new best friends is a good tonic.
#vicbackcountryfestival

Its almost like there is some kind of trend underway.
Can't quite imagine what it might be....

It seems that we are moving into the 'blackouts are coming' news period.

Once the bushfires start, it will move on to 'its not climate change its arson'.

You can set your watch by this stuff.

I was asked if I was prepared for a “No” result; I said we already live in “No”. We’ve been told “No” for 200+ years. The High Court told Yorta-Yorta “No” in 2002; I was there. I’d sooner try “Yes” or even, “Of Course”.

“The latest data on forest fires confirms what we’ve long feared: Forest fires are becoming more widespread, burning nearly twice as much tree cover today as they did 20 years ago.” wri.org/insights/globa…

For the 5th day of #unimelbstrikes … Vice Chancellor Duncan Maskell gets a morning welcome from students as he leaves his (rent free) campus mansion.

Duncan earns $1.5 million a year - 3x Joe Biden’s wage - and he can’t cough up secure jobs and pay for his hardworking staff.

Hysterical headlines relating to today’s AEMO report misunderstand its content & purpose.

For summer AEMO have reserves to draw on to manage the unlikely event of an emergency that produces a small supply gap ie an extreme heat day & with outages at ageing coal-fired generators.

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My column on the latest Emissions figures that tbh barely got any coverage. They should be regarded as important as next week’s GDP data

Australia’s greenhouse emissions are a national disgrace that are destroying the planet & costing households theguardian.com/business/grogo…

.Dr Tim Read MP is completely correct: CCS is a 'pipe dream'. This coal to hydrogen project is a time wasting distraction from the real, and necessary, work of energy transition.

'Research found that 53% of European ski resorts were projected to be at very high risk of a lack of snow supply with less than 2 degrees Celsius of global warming above pre-industrial levels'.

abc.net.au/news/2023-08-2…