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Fears glossy black-cockatoo eggs will 'cook' in nest boxes during heatwaves South Australia's population of a unique subspecies of glossy black-cockatoos is heavily dependent on artificial nesting boxes. That could pose a problem during extreme heat conditions.

Kangaroo Island's unique and endangered glossy black-cockatoo population is holding steady after coming close to extinction. #nature #wildoz www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

The Powerful Owls were being elusive this morning, so some more of the Tawny Frogmouth chick #NotAnOwl
#brisbane #birds #wildoz

...and from the Longwood fires. bsky.app/profile/ausc...

Residents burnt out of 'paradise' determined to rebuild The Cochrane family has called the Otways home for more than four decades. Even after fires destroyed their property, they do not plan to move.

Powerful stories from the Otways bushfires. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... #bushfires #climate #nature #community

Are government spending cuts the answer to the inflation puzzle? - ABC listen The Reserve Bank's decision to raise the official cash rate, the first since November 2023, is set to put more pressure on households with mortgages. While the decision likely means borrowers will ti...

“Another factor driving up inflation are insurance costs and food costs and these are growing because of natural disasters changing weather patterns. So we've now got #climatechange showing up as a cost-of-living issue.” Dr Pradeep Philip, Deloitte Access Economics www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Campaign group behind attack ads on Labor, Greens and teal candidates was funded by coal industry lobby Australians for Prosperity received most of its funding last financial year from Coal Australia, according to disclosures made to the Australian Electoral Commission

Campaign group behind attack ads on Labor, Greens and teal candidates was funded by coal industry lobby - by @readfearn.bsky.social

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Let’s stop pretending AUKUS makes us safer We must have a public independent review of AUKUS. It’s time to consider alternatives that are more cost-effective and in our national interest.

AUKUS fails its medical. A second opinion is needed.

Time to review the real costs of AUKUS. #auspol
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What 50C summers will mean for Australia — and why they're more likely Heatwaves are becoming longer, more frequent and more intense with multiple days of 50C looking more likely.

Extreme heat puts significant strain on multiple organs in humans’ – and other animals’ – bodies. #heatwave #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Household rat poisons found to be ‘unacceptable risk’ to native animals. So why aren’t they banned? Native predators like owls and goannas are dying from eating poisoned rats and mice. Wildlife experts are shocked the government won’t ban these toxic compounds.

The authority that regulates pesticides finds ‘second generation’ rat poisons present unacceptable risks to Australian native animals. theconversation.com/household-ra...

"Someone got to the Minister". How fossil politics buried emissions data - Michael West Why did the Albanese Government eliminate billions of tonnes of fossil fuel carbon emissions from public view. Rex Patrick investigates.

How deftly they buried Australia's emissions data. @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social FOIs illuminate the govt's fossil fuels romance
#auspol #climate
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‘We shouldn’t be surprised’: bushfires in Victoria push threatened species to the brink The impact of fires on wildlife can be ‘catastrophic’, with some plant species feared extinct

Important piece by @petrastock.bsky.social. There has not been enough focus on the impact of the bushfires on wildlife. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australia news live: independent MP says Israel president’s visit ‘risks igniting further division’; Aly condemns Morrison’s Islam speech as ‘abhorrent’ Follow the latest updates live

Hospital presentations climb after days of extreme heat in SA. #heatwave #climatechange www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

ICYMI: one year later, health toll of data centres, better transport systems, tackling racism – and some motivational reading In just one year, the Trump Administration has profoundly damaged global health and human rights. Our first ICYMI for 2026

First #ICYMI for 2026 www.croakey.org/icymi-one-ye...
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And at 9am it’s already 39 degrees.

Australia news live: out-of-control bushfire threatens Victorian towns; Adelaide swelters through its hottest ever night Follow live

Last night, the city of Adelaide had its hottest night on record, with temperatures falling to just 34.1°C before 7am local time. #heatwave #climatechange www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Bandt’s direct call to the 2026 Federal Parliament As extreme heat grips much of the nation and bushfires continue to pose threats to life and land, ACF CEO Adam Bandt has made a direct plea to his former…

As extreme heat grips much of the nation and bushfires continue to pose threats to life and land, Australian Conservation Foundation CEO Adam Bandt has made a direct plea to his former colleagues in Parliament House. #auspol #heatwave #climatechange www.acf.org.au/news/bandts-...

'Heat dome' to shatter records as south-east soars to nearly 50C A record heatwave across south-east Australia will peak during the coming days, leading to extreme fire danger and temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius in multiple states.

Worst heatwave in decades sending temperatures close to 50°C across inland SE Australia. #heatwave #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Soaring temperatures in SA force Tour Down Under changes South Australia's hottest weather in six years creates dangerous bushfire conditions, which the head of the Country Fire Service says are "as serious as it gets".

Cycling race sponsored by one of Australia's biggest carbon polluters has to modify event due to extreme heat. #heatwave #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Jim Billings returns to a razed Upton Hill Jim Billings returns to Upton Hill, east of Avenel in Victoria, for the first time since a bushfire destroyed his home.

ACF’s media adviser @joshmeadows.bsky.social accompanied Jim Billings on his return to Upton Hill, east of Avenel in Victoria, for the first time since a bushfire destroyed his home. Pics by Tom Kinsman. #bushfires #climate #nature #community www.acf.org.au/news/jim-bil...

Climate change 'made January heatwave five times more likely' A study by World Weather Attribution has analysed temperatures during the intense early January heatwave. It found that what was once a rare event is now happening far more often.

The intense heatwave in south-eastern Australia in early January was made five times more likely by human-caused climate change, a new international analysis has found. #heatwave #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Heatwave and fire warnings as parts of Victoria expected to approach ‘all-time maximum record’ temperatures At least five days of temperatures above 40C forecast for parts of South Australia, Victoria and NSW

At least five days of temperatures above 40°C forecast for parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and NSW. #heatwave #climatechange @petrastock.bsky.social @benitakolovos.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Seven-day heatwave to engulf south-east states, raising bushfire danger South-east states are predicted to bake through a prolonged severe heatwave from Saturday onwards, which has the potential to break all-time temperature records and fuel another round of dangerous bushfires.

South-east states are predicted to bake through a prolonged severe heatwave from Saturday onwards, which has the potential to break all-time temperature records and fuel another round of dangerous bushfires.

On 22 January 2021, the TPNW entered into force when the 50th nation joined the treaty. On the fifth anniversary, it’s time for the Albanese govt to take a clear stand for life and a living planet. It is time to sign the TPNW. @nuclearban.bsky.social

Learn - ICAN Australia

More than half the world’s nations have signed the TPNW. Australia has yet to sign the treaty, even though supporting it is an agreed federal Labor position.
Against a backdrop of AUKUS submarines and growing global uncertainty, we call on the Albanese govt to sign it now. icanw.org.au/learn/

Between them, nine heads of state have the ability to launch more than 12,500 nuclear weapons, threatening all life on this precious planet. The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the circuit breaker to this dangerous deadlock. @ican-australia.bsky.social

Jim Billings returns to a razed Upton Hill Jim Billings returns to Upton Hill, east of Avenel in Victoria, for the first time since a bushfire destroyed his home.

ACF’s media adviser @joshmeadows.bsky.social accompanied Jim Billings on his return to Upton Hill, east of Avenel in Victoria, for the first time since a bushfire destroyed his home. Pics by Tom Kinsman. #bushfires #climate #nature #community www.acf.org.au/news/jim-bil...

Water wars ahead now Australia’s longest river officially critically endangered The lower Murray River has been designated critically endangered by the Albanese government as it blasted the environmental management of the former Coalition government.

The Lower Murray ecosystem is under such dire threat of collapse that it has been classified as critically endangered. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Harcourt fires show need for disaster levy Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made.

"Harcourt fires show need for disaster levy
Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made." Alex Kelly #ThePoint
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Thousands of hectares of threatened species habitat approved for clearing - ABC listen A new report has highlighted what it's described as an "alarming" rise in the amount of Aussie bush the government has approved to be cleared in the past year. New analysis by the Australian Conserva...

Listen back to our CEO Adam Bandt's interview on RN Breakfast this morning. #habitat #nature #auspol www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

“While we’re facing bushfires in Victoria and floods in Qld and the more frequent extreme events that have been predicted by the science since the 1980s, [the govt is] still approving extensions of coal mines and still approving new gas fields as if we didn’t know what was causing the problem.”