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  The warning from the US election that Australia hasn’t received as clearly as it should Australian governments have a history of being suckers to industry. We did it with fossil fuels and we have started doing it with AI companies. Now that the US has hit a stumbling block on approvals, Big Tech will start looking for the next good-enough sucker to keep their growth plans on track. https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/261109-the-warning-from-the-us-election-that-australia-hasnt-received-as-clearly-a...

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  Six ways to save the Commonwealth billions, fairly and efficiently https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/261106-six-ways-to-save-the-commonwealth-billions-fairly-and-efficiently

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  Mass migration of bogong moths provides hope for endangered species https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-05/bogong-moth-zoos-victoria-tracking-alps/107328100

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  Further links between NT government and Beetaloo Energy emerge as ex-staffer's shares revealed https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-04/nt-beetaloo-energy-gas-shares-bill-yan-government-staffer/107338086

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  Australia’s native bees have an unusual power that can fight antibiotic resistance https://theconversation.com/australias-native-bees-have-an-unusual-power-that-can-fight-antibiotic-resistance-295463

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  Massive sinkholes open up across Turkey as it struggles with drought and climate change https://theconversation.com/massive-sinkholes-open-up-across-turkey-as-it-struggles-with-drought-and-climate-change-295123

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  Flesh-eating Buruli ulcer cases are rising in Victoria and NSW. Here's how to protect yourself https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2026-10-31/buruli-ulcer-bacterial-skin-infection-possums-and-mosquitoes/107277092

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  Looking for bats after dark can help science – and change how we see them https://theconversation.com/looking-for-bats-after-dark-can-help-science-and-change-how-we-see-them-294468

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  “Satire Must Be Protected,” Says Woman Who Sued Pauline Pantsdown https://theshovel.com.au/2026/10/29/satire-must-be-protected-says-woman-who-sued-pauline-pantsdown/

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  Good news: House prices falling in every Australian capital city for first time in 15 years https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/house-prices-fall-sydney-melbourne-perth-brisbane-adelaide-hobart-darwin

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  Coal and gas mines have to follow less strict emissions laws when they are expanded compared to outright new mines. The Climate Council says that amounts to a "loophole" being used by the industry to add new emissions without having to follow "best-practice" limits. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-13/safeguard-mechanism-loophole-coal-expansions/107246600

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  Nepal to drain four glacial lakes high in the mountains to reduce future risks, after deadly flooding disaster. Rescuers are still searching for more than 5,000 people missing. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/nepal-plans-drain-glacial-lakes-after-flooding-disaster/107223866

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  NSW’s largest coal mine project is set to expand. Here’s what authorities got wrong about the trade-offs https://theconversation.com/nsws-largest-coal-mine-project-is-set-to-expand-heres-what-authorities-got-wrong-about-the-trade-offs-293096

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  Week in wildlife: a tiny tiger-cat, backyard bears and a frilly pink sea cucumber https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/sep/25/week-in-wildlife-a-tiny-tiger-cat-backyard-bears-and-a-frilly-pink-sea-cucumber

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  Why a supercharged El Niño is putting Hawaii in the bullseye of more storms Hurricane Nolo is the latest storm to menace the islands as sees warming ocean temperatures fuel more severe weather https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/25/el-nino-hawaii-hurricane-nolo

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  Sydney cockatoos reveal how animal culture helps them adapt to city life https://phys.org/news/2026-09-sydney-cockatoos-reveal-animal-culture.html

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  Thieving bastards are trying to kill everything. One Nation wants environmental water to be used for cropping in drought-hit Murray-Darling Basin https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-22/call-for-enviromnental-water-to-be-used-for-agriculture-in-basin/107176572

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  RE: https://aus.social/@jhaue/117271413721067915 Why don't they just call it the Make Gina Richer Party?

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  One Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina Rinehart Pauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The Populist https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/14/one-nation-pauline-hanson-abandoning-gas-reservation-plan-gina-rinehart-relationship-ntwnfb

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  Horror warnings about Australia’s ‘collapsing’ housing market are absurd – and very much in bad faith If prices were to take a 10% fall from the March 2026 peak, as CBA has suggested, that would still only mean prices were back where they were at the end of 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2026/sep/10/why-the-horror-warnings-about-australias-collapsing-housing-market-are-absurd-and-very-much-in-bad-faith

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  Despite losing everything, communities along the Nepal-Tibet border are helping each other rebuild https://theconversation.com/despite-losing-everything-communities-along-the-nepal-tibet-border-are-helping-each-other-rebuild-290856

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  Climate crisis could be destabilising mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place – leading to catastrophe https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/27/climate-crisis-mountain-areas-glaciers-nepal-tibet

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  Australia’s ‘pioneer’ colonists profited from slavery. That truth must be acknowledged The veil is slowly being lifted on the forced or coerced migration – ‘blackbirding’ – of Pacific Islanders for labour https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/16/australia-pioneer-colonists-profited-slavery-blackbirding-ntwnfb

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  Part of the problem is people are still doing what they were told to do when recycling first started. But many councils periodically change things without the public being really aware of it. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/15/bin-sins-common-recycling-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them

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  Australian families are losing loved ones to gambling. The industry’s ‘I know nothing’ defence beggars belief - Zoe Daniel Australians are the biggest gambling losers in the world. Labor’s feeble ‘reforms’ aren’t close to good enough https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/aug/09/gambling-industry-senate-inquiry-australia-comment

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  150 bilbies released in Queensland national park where they were once extinct https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/once-extinct-150-bilbies-released-currawinya-national-park-qld/107012992

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  Big US-style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it https://theconversation.com/big-us-style-trucks-are-killing-more-pedestrians-in-australia-our-research-proves-it-289034

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  Homes in Australia are now cheaper – why can’t the government sell this good news story? Saul Eslake Ministers love to claim credit for things like cheaper petrol and cheaper pharmaceuticals – why not cheaper housing? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/house-prices-falling-australia-housing-market-sydney-melbourne

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  Demand for lithium is surging: here’s how to make mining more sustainable https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02195-z

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  Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder Bill McGuire https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/29/wildfires-rage-world-climate-action-scientists-fossil-fuels