Libby Robin

Hobart Stadium: hold my beer

Weekly death reports now required for Tasmanian salmon industry Biosecurity Tasmania has introduced stricter requirements for Tasmania's salmon companies reporting on farmed fish deaths — but whether the public finds out is another matter.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... #Toxic Industry in one of the last clean places in the world. Just crazy. Ban the cruise boats there too.

Taylor fails to offer original housing plan, denies knowledge of Ley immigration policy Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says he does not know anything about Sussan Ley's proposed immigration policy and that "more supply" is key to solving Australia's housing crisis.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... Well done Angus!

@esehnextgate.bsky.social @iceho.bsky.social

Good luck! Here's my view

Shattered dreams: Why the battle for Sunderland’s glass centre has turned into a political flashpoint Custodian University of Sunderland says renovation costs of £45m are too high and building must be pulled down. Not without a fight, say locals, who believe they’re being taken for fools

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... When unis say they "can't afford" we need to ask "which consultants?". Nous & others are killing arts & creative partnerships w unis everywhere. Systematic starving is their method. Corporate bullying is another name for it. @ouranu.bsky.social

Transparency matters. 🧪

To avoid greenwashing, IPBES #BizBiodiversity report emphasises that businesses must have credible strategies based on understanding their impacts and dependencies.

Explore more in the media release: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media

French agrivoltaics trials show crops under solar panels had up to 18% higher yields, far fewer heat-stress days, cooler soils, and better animal welfare — while generating clean power. This is a win-win governments should scale now.

@wildpasts.bsky.social

A millionaire bought a football club while drunk then forgot Rob Smethurst was in the throes of a four-day drunken bender when a friend called and told him his local football team was for sale. Now his tiny English club is making global headlines.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... Sporting dreams... great story this one.

Did anyone try to use it to book a site before it went live? Failure to imagine how a *customer* wants for a system is one big reason for new website glitches. Corporate leaders talk to themselves, not the website users.

We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Great thread! What you gain and what you lose when Geology makes the choices. Terrific pics.

This is what sane infrastructure looks like.

Colorado just built the world’s largest wildlife crossing — cutting animal deaths by up to 90% and saving human lives too.

In a collapsing biosphere, reconnecting habitats isn’t “nice”. It’s survival. Build more. Everywhere.

The Otways brace for another gas fight Amid the disastrous Otways fires and flooding, exhausted communities are trying to mount campaigns against new government plans to expand gas exploration in the region.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environ...

Meanjin returns home: QUT to become custodian of Australia's iconic literary journal QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane 80 years after it relocated to Melbourne.

www.qut.edu.au/news?id=203300 Well done QUT & Meanjin

Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding ‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings

gambling education not needed at all if gambling interests stopped lobbying right now. #PetaMurphy www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

If fracking begins in the Kimberley, it could damage a sacred river Fracking exploration wells are likely to proceed in the Kimberley. Given how much more we know about the risks of fracking, this seems dangerous.

theconversation.com/if-fracking-...

Victoria’s mountain ash forests naturally thin their trees. So why do it with machines? There’s a new plan to manage Victoria’s forests. But if it uses machines to ‘thin’ trees this could affect wildlife and increase bushfire risk.

theconversation.com/victorias-mo... Chain-saw enthusiasts are not the best managers of Victoria's iconic forests. Fire is a big problem and must not be exacerbated. @anufennerschool.bsky.social

“Urgent actions are needed to limit the impact of climate change on biodiversity. We must quickly minimise fossil fuel usage and move to cleaner sources of energy”, writes Dr Hannah Thomas, Early Career Leader at the Biodiversity Council.

Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rbbwsS

Ban from Australian ports if their business model includes slavery. Ban from everywhere if possible - even better for 🌏. The Carnival is Over ...

Why Victoria is prone to 'some of the scariest fires' in the world Some of the world's most destructive bushfires take place in the southern state. Its unique mix of fierce winds, high fuel loads and rugged terrain are to blame.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... The fire flume... gusty winds plus tall forests of oil ...now add climate change drought & global warming. This year grassland & woodland fires dominate the summer. @sjpyne.bsky.social

No need for STEM to be at expense of culture & creativity - best knowledge includes all. Not "job ready vocation skills". Jobs change faster than Uni degrees, but critical thinking is always urgent ( esp when Morrison is preaching. ) Learn vocational skills at work at boss's expense, not at Uni

Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse Research suggests surging costs under Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme and axing of dozens of subjects largely to blame

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Note the common denominator in unis axing creative courses: Nous Consulting (and the like). This is punishing culture because it is important for critical thinking, & they don't want to be found out. No more BigCons in Aust unis, pls.

The 'cold-blooded' murder plot that rocked an affluent Brisbane suburb The brutal killing of a high-flying hotelier in his Brisbane mansion led to decades of rumour, myth and speculation about what unfolded on that fateful night.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... Why is this news? Sorry 1953 sensations are not "local news"
If it is #AustralianStory fine ... but "news"??? Use the news app for news pls.

Rules have all changed for US. Try getting someone outside US to post. You may need ghost sites.

Anywhere but Melbourne? • Peter Mares Higher taxes and new tenancy laws are driving out investors, says the property industry. But state government decisions have made this the best capital for renters and first home buyers

inside.org.au/anywhere-but... Here we see the value of moving beyond the Sydney-centric gaze of most of the 🇦🇺 financial media. Houses are where real people live (own or rent). Politicians with multiple investment properties hear the financial lobby not the citizens. #InsideStory knows the residents!

Australia makes landmark decision that 'prediction markets' like Polymarket are gambling Prompted by Crikey's reporting, AMCA's investigation into a Trump-linked 'prediction market' company led to a landmark decision with dramatic ramifications for the gambling industry.

Australia makes landmark decision that ‘prediction markets’ like Polymarket are gambling www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/06/p...

The reasoning here is interesting (and I think correct) that the distinction between this and financial derivatives are that there's no real products no risk management involved. Whilst you /can/ gamble with, say, wheat futures, that contract both involves actual wheat (if not ever delivered) and

Magic Beach by Alison Lester named Australia’s best children’s picture book Lester’s 1990 classic about the wonders of nature wins Guardian Australia poll ahead of Possum Magic in second place

Magic Beach by Alison Lester named Australia’s best children’s picture book www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f... Generations of readers like this "slow burner" and Lester's Magic Place.