Michael Dahlstrom

Aussie takes on NAB after ‘unwanted inheritance’ of surging bank shares: 'It terrifies me' The shares were purchased back when they were just $6 each. Now he's putting them to an unconventional use.

An unwanted inheritance of National Australia Bank shares has been put to unlikely use by an impassioned 70-year-old.

He's added his name to an Australian Conservation Foundation-led shareholder resolution calling on the lender to stop financing deforestation.
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Worrying map of Australia highlights startling warning of change ahead: 'Worse to come' While the water may be invitingly warm, something devastating is occurring under the surface. Find out more.

If you've taken a dip in the ocean and felt the waters are strangely warmer, then you’re not wrong.

A new map produced by UNSW using 40 years of satellite data highlights how waters around most of Australia are steadily heating.
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Couple's shock after finding rare glowing animal on Aussie road: 'What's that?' An extremely rare animal was rescued minutes before a truck came hurtling up the road.

This has to be the most incredible creature I've seen this year. I've seen golden brushtail possums before, but not one like this ❤️

Luckily she didn't suffer the same fate as her mum, and a family stopped to help.
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You’re probably right that not many people know me. Hopefully more people read. There’s no bigger issue than the environment.

Aussie housing developer's 'deeply embarrassing' destruction of ancient forest sparks global condemnation Dr Jane Goodall, one of the world's best known environmentalists, has described the bulldozing of the iconic site as a "crushing blow". Find out more.

"The devastating news that bulldozers have started operating at Lee Point's precious local woodland, is a crushing blow. The loss of such vital land, a biodiverse corridor and home to hundreds of bird species (some endangered) is simply unacceptable,” she said.
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Very sad to read about the death of Dr Jane Goodall at 91.

We last corresponded in 2024. Despite her age and busy schedule, she took time to comment on Defence Housing Australia's plan to bulldoze Lee Point in Darwin for new homes, calling it “simply unacceptable”. 1/2
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Plan to spread destructive $156 million problem in rural Australia exposed: 'Disgusting' Investigators have traced the source of one of the three outbreaks. Find out more.

To think that people would intentionally release feral pigs into the environment!?!?

Were they not paying attention at school when we were taught about the impact of foxes and rabbits in the mid-1800s?
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Ha ha! Thanks, I think 😀

Monumental 12,000-year-old creation discovered in remote desert: 'Absolutely spectacular' Among the newly discovered haul are reminders of animals that are now extinct. See the incredible pictures.

In an unexplored stretch of desert, researchers have discovered 176 engravings dated to between 12,800 and 11,400 years ago. Some show pictures of long-extinct animals, including aurochs.

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Australian group sparks uproar after publishing controversial new world map Critics want the 76,000 locations noted on the map removed. Find out more.

Farm Transparency Project has published the locations of 76,000 farms around the world to give consumers knowledge about where the majority of their meat is sourced from.

I spoke to its founder, along with the president of the National Farmers Federation.
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$10 million fight to stop Australian species invading New Zealand in just 48 hours Australia's famous 'southerly buster' winds are creating a major threat across the ditch. Find out more.

Australian moths and butterflies are unintentionally invading New Zealand after being blown off course by strong winds and reaching its shores in 48 hours.
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Hidden world in Aussie gardens that most people can't see: 'Little flashes' By crouching down and looking at the edge of flowers, he's able to see details most people can't. Find out more.

"I’m getting on a bit now, but yes, I expect I’ll probably end up describing some more"

84-year-old entomologist Michael Batley has described 104 native bees, including 12 new species this week.

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Rare Aussie animal that smells like curry threatened by $1.1 billion project With only 1,000 remaining in the wild, few people have seen the animals which emit a unique odour, similar to curry mixed with maple syrup.

Scientists are warning a $1.1 billion NSW Government renewable energy project could almost destroy one of the last 3 known habitats of a rare frog, if the plans aren't changed.
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Grave warning for Australia after Trump's explosive speech: 'Your country is going to fail' Scientist Dr Bill Hare is concerned the US President is influencing the Australian politicians to act in a 'very Trumpian way'. Read more.

Dr Bill Hare has warned the Trump administration's dismissal of climate change and green energy could be hampering Australia's emissions reduction ambitions.
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Boats and jet skis scramble after hearing 'distressing' sound off Aussie beach A 16-year-old who heard the commotion told Yahoo it 'shook me to my core'. Watch the video here.

As jet skis and boats scrambled to help a distressed whale off Queensland's coast, the animal’s cries could be heard by beachgoers on the sand.

It's the fifth whale this week to become entangled in the government's controversial nets.
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Incredible footage captured off Aussie coast sparks call for change: 'Worst I've ever seen' The whale calf was 'gasping for air' after becoming entangled in a controversial shark net overnight.

"Revolting"

That pretty much sums up the reaction from witnesses after a mother whale and her calf were tangled in shark nets set by the QLD Government.

They've been freed. But will they survive long-term?

Story by Courtney Greatrex and me:
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Anthony Albanese announces long-awaited emissions reduction target for 2035 The announcement was made at Parliament House with Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen, and Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean.

"Our government knows that climate change is real"

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has set an emissions reduction target of 62 - 70%.

Greenpeace had warned anything less than 75% would leave the government's "climate credibility hanging by a thread".
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Extinct dodo set to be hatched from chicken egg by $15 billion tech company One of the world's most famous species could walk the Earth again after almost 300 years. Find out more.

Dodos could be one step closer to walking the Earth once more, according to Colossal Biosciences, a US-based biotech company with a valuation of over US$10 billion (AU$15 billion)
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Whale discovery set to overhaul 'major issue' after decades of failure A mesmerising photograph reveals how important whales are to the marine ecosystem. Find out more.

That's one of the reasons. I've included others in the original article I wrote.

As to your second question, I'd suggest taking a look at this. It's the same interviewee. au.news.yahoo.com/whale-discov...

Wild find in city car park sparks unusual rescue mission: 'No way out' The weather is heating up and so are people's tempers. Find out the incredible reason these city drivers were held up.

It's snake story season again!
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Sad side to 10,000km Aussie phenomenon most people don't see: 'They just give up' For the most part, evidence is found at the bottom of the ocean. Find out more.

"The whale was extremely sick and looked like it was going to die"
- Dr Olaf Meynecke

Humpbacks are increasingly discovered washed up on Australia's east coast beaches. Here's why.
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Aussie woman's breathtaking find 49 days after photographing footprints along beach What she saw can only be witnessed in one of the nation's capital cities. See the pictures here.

49 days after a woman photographed tracks from a nesting sea turtle, she returned to the beach and found hundreds of footprints from her hatchlings entering the sea.
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Warning controversial practice could be 'diabolical' for survival of Aussie animal Caution is being urged to prevent the extinction of an apex predator in Australia's capital. Find out more.

We've got to stop the assault on dingo populations, in the A.C.T., in Victoria, and elsewhere. There are far better ways to protect livestock than barbaric trapping, shooting and poisoning of dingoes. Comments from me in this article by @michaeldahlstrom.bsky.social au.news.yahoo.com/warning-cont...

An amazing coincidence that big environment decisions by the Albanese Government always come on Fridays🤯

Now: Woodside's North West Shelf extension

29Aug: Robbins Island wind farm through the orange-bellied parrot's flight path

1Aug: Canberra Airport road through grassland earless dragon habitat

Aussie island that could hold 'secret' to why beloved animal is vanishing Numbers have plummeted from around 20,000 individuals to 2,500. Find out more.

Early indications from a population count of little penguins in NSW indicate numbers have dropped from roughly 20,000 in the early 2000s to around 2,000 to 2,500 today.

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Major update 12 years after 'extinct' Aussie animal rediscovered It's so rare, few people alive today have seen the nocturnal bird. Find out more.

Major update 12 years after ‘extinct’ Aussie parrot was rediscovered. @michaeldahlstrom.bsky.social au.news.yahoo.com/news/major-u...

Anger as Aussie property developers feud over small piece of land: 'So baffled' Lendlease and Stockland have been unable to agree on access to a small piece of land, and it's having big consequences.

A feud over access to a small piece of land by two of Australia's largest developers, Stockland and Lendlease, is delaying completion of a tunnel designed to help endangered koalas cross a dangerous stretch of arterial road.
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Boundary lines drawn for 476,000 hectare Great Koala National Park: 'Grandchildren will see them' A 'dream' to create the sprawling park and protect koalas has taken a major step foward. Find out more.

Australia has taken a giant leap towards creating the long-awaited Great Koala National Park. The Minns Labor Government has declared an immediate moratorium on logging across forest that will eventually form part of a massive 476,000-hectare reserve.
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Sad twist after exciting new Aussie species discovered in outback cave Traces of the animal were found in a damp environment where thousands of bones litter the ground.

A new species of mammal has been described for the first time by an Australian research team. There are reports of these once-common marsupials right up until the 1960s. Then they vanished.
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Fear controversial plan could destroy 30 per cent of rare Aussie species Threats have been made to take the matter to court as only 150 to 250 plants are thought to remain in the wild. Find out more.

It's a shrub so rare that recent estimates suggest just 150 to 250 remain in the wild. Consequently, the discovery of a plan by DEECA to clear a fuel break at one of the remaining sites where the round-leaf pomaderris grows has caused an uproar.
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