Ian Godwin

It’s true Mike. Only two possible winners and one of them is definitely England.

True that. Sad for all the people who had tickets for day 3. First 3 days sold out at the Gabba

Travball 1-0 Bazball: Head’s big numbers add up to a damning zero for England | Geoff Lemon Australia’s bold call as replacement for creaking Usman Khawaja in second innings set up a Test-winning 69-ball ton, the second-fastest in Ashes history

I have spent most of my Sunday trying to make sense of what was the craziest and shortest Ashes Test in over a century. Amazing win for Australia!

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The only guarantee of peace in Europe is a Ukrainian victory over russia.

The Coalition is spinning a lie that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? | Zoe Daniel In this post-truth environment, the interests of coal and gas are somehow able to win the hearts and minds of voters

“Just a reminder that if the Coalition hadn’t undermined all efforts to speed up the transition to renewable energy between 2013 and 2022, even as dozens of coal-fired power stations were decommissioned, we wouldn’t be here.” @zoedaniel.bsky.social
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As a conservative Liberal senator I see no coherent reason to run away from a net zero target | Andrew McLachlan We cannot claim to be of the right of politics yet shy away from targets that hold us to account, especially ones that were once the Liberals’ own

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Bagpipe world record broken in Melbourne The biggest ever ensemble of bagpipers gathered in Melbourne's Fed Square to play tribute to AC/DC, smashing a world record.

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The political debate around net zero may confuse what it actually means The Coalition is debating whether to dump its commitment to the net zero climate target. Here's what that term actually means.

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Kicking off TropAg 2025 in Brisbane. Professor Glen Denning @columbiauniversity.bsky.social gives a great opening on the challenges of food security with increasing costs, climate change and conflicts

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double helix, dead at 97 James Watson, the controversial American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA ushered in the age of genetics, has died.

A pioneer but a divisive person www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Turns out we can harness apomixis to develop self-reproducing sorghum hybrids. Our newly published paper with Corteva Agriscience @cortevaagriscience.bsky.social
Paper available in Plant Biotechnology Journal today: doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... 🧪

Why the anger with Billie Eilish? Because it’s against the rules to say what we all know about billionaires | Zoe Williams The singer is giving away millions – but the parameters for criticising the super-rich are very narrow, and hardly anyone qualifies, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

“If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties.”

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Summer is here downunder. Time for a frozen mango daiquiri to end the weekend

...The greatest nations are defined by how they treat their weakest inhabitants...

#NoHate #NoRacism #StrongerTogether

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Apropos of nothing … here are some beautiful self seeded poppies in my front garden.

Amazing! What does RH mean?

The tragic change a single year has made in America | Margaret Sullivan As we approach the anniversary of the 2024 election, we awake to new horrors each day. But we must not give up hope

“The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the world’s leading democracy, has tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism,”

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Good to see you!

No in stormy Brisbane

So is the Chilean 🇨🇱

It truly is up there with who invented Pavlova. But I’m not enough of an expert so I reckon their both fantastic

‘Tis a beautiful thing

The weekend is almost over. But plenty of time to squeeze in a Chilean Pisco Sour!

Aboveground biomass in Australian tropical forests now a net carbon source - Nature A transition from carbon sink to source for the aboveground woody biomass of moist tropical Australian forests has occurred, driven by increasingly extreme climate anomalies.

🌳 Tropical forests now releasing carbon

Long-term data show Australia’s tropical forests have shifted from storing carbon to emitting it, as rising heat and extreme weather increase tree deaths.

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#ClimateCrisis #SciComm 🧪

Queensland anti-renewables group cited nonexistent papers in inquiry submissions using AI, publisher says Exclusive: Rainforest Reserves Australia has published submissions naming nonexistent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm

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I’m in Vancouver at just the right time. It’s “leafy” but not for much longer.

Electricity from renewables overtakes coal in Australia for the first time Power from solar, wind hydro and biomass totals 9.24 terawatt hours, compared with 8.8 terawatt hours from burning the fossil fuel

The trajectories are clear ☀️ 🌬️
Goodbye thermal coal!
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