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TIL about Oskar Speck, who kayaked from Ulm, #Germany, in May 1932, down the Danube, through to Cyprus to work in the copper mines—but decided to continue through to #Australia instead. After over seven years of paddling, he finally arrived on Thursday Island, in Torres Strait, in September 1939, whereupon Au…

RE: #Australia

"Greener banking in Australia: how to put your money where your values are"
#Australia #Finance #Money

Hurja video Australiasta: Syöksytulva huuhtoo autoja mereen #Australia

Hurja video Australiasta: Syöksytulva huuhtoo autoja mereen
Rajut ukkoset riuhtoivat Australian etelärannikkoa torstaina ja saivat aikaan äkkitulvia.

Australia heat wave stokes risk of catastrophic bushfires #Australia

'Hectic' bushfires threaten rural towns in Australian heat wave
Bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in southeast Australia on Friday, firefighters said, as hot winds fanned "hectic" conditions in the tinder-dry countryside.

"Forty per cent of Australian women without kids hesitant to have children because of climate change, survey finds"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

My opinion - Foreign media in countries like #Australia, where this piece ran, shouldn't publish #Chinese government op-eds unless #China's state media publishes foreign diplomat op-eds.

"Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don’t. Should Australia personalise severe weather?"
#Australia #Weather

Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don’t. Should Australia personalise severe weather?
We name severe cyclones and storms, but not heatwaves or floods. Why? Are there benefits to giving Australia’s climate-fuelled extreme weather a name?

In #Australia, households will get at least 3 hours of free power during noon because of #photovoltaics:
"requiring retailers to offer free #electricity to households for at least three hour…

Still in shock over recent events. We lived in Blair Street in the mid 80s and my daughter's first school was the local p.s. by the beach. My heart goes out to everyone impacted by this tragic act of hatred.
#Australia

"Australia rooftop solar installs rise as households shift to larger systems"
#Australia #SolarPower #Energy

Australia rooftop solar installs rise as households shift to larger systems
Australia’s rooftop solar market climbed by 22% in the past month with the latest data revealing that 334 MW of small-scale PV capacity was installed on household and business roofs across the country in December 2025.

"Confidential Western Australian government report warns gas exports risk slowing Asia’s move to clean energy"
#Australia #Energy

Australiassa kymmeniä tuhansia ilman sähköä maastopalojen takia – viranomaiset julistaneet poikkeustilan #Australia

Australiassa kymmeniätuhansia ilman sähköä maastopalojen takia – viranomaiset julistaneet poikkeustilan
Lähes 40 000 talouden kerrotaan olevan ilman sähköä Australian kaakkoisosissa sijaitsevassa Victorian osavaltiossa.

TIL if you Google for “drop bear” there’s a little #EasterEgg
#dropbear #australia

"Australia's protected marine habitats defenseless against climate change by 2040"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

Australia's protected marine habitats defenseless against climate change by 2040
New research has found that even Australia's most protected marine habitats are likely to suffer extreme ocean impacts by 2040, increasing threats to thousands of plant and animal species.

We went for a walk this morning - first time in 6 days. It's just been too hot. Nice to be moving again. We also had coffee!
#Canberra #Australia

"Australia says goodbye to plastic soy sauce fish in world-first ban"
#Australia #Plastic #Plastics

"Metlen flicks switch on 120 MW of solar in Australia"
#Australia #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Metlen flicks switch on 120 MW of solar in Australia
Another large-scale PV facility is now operating at full capacity in the Australian state of Queensland, as Greek energy company Metlen Energy and Metals has officially activated the 120 MW Munna Creek Solar Farm.

"Australia projected to miss 2035 emissions reduction target ‘by a country mile’ unless it ramps up climate policies"
#Australia #Emissions #Climate

"‘Serious gaps’ in Labor’s environment laws undermine attempt to fix broken system, integrity experts say"
#Australia #Environment

Not to be that guy, but it was #ASIS—#Australia’s *external* intelligence agency. #history

Husband went out to the back yard just after 7 pm to water some seedlings, and to refresh and refill the bird bath. Hose erupted - in several different sections.
#Summer #Canberra #Australia

The takeaway sentence here: “[T]wo-thirds of new data centers built or in development [in the US] since 2022 are in places already gripped by high levels of water stress.”
This is particularly pertinent here in #Australia, where already, once-plentiful artesian water’s dwindling, nitrogen- and phosphorus-rich runoff chokes waterways with algae and destroys coral reefs, and

"Datacentres demand huge amounts of electricity. Could they derail Australia’s net zero ambitions?"
#Australia #NetZero #Climate

Here are some more photos from our wander in Queanbeyan. The suspension bridge is quite old and rather wobbly. I loved it. We met an old man who told us about platypus sightings around the river.
#Queanbeyan #Australia

A couple of months ago, I shocked friends in the US and UK whilst talking about #cigarette prices in #Australia. “How do people afford cigarettes?” they asked, incredulously.
"They don’t," I replied. "There's an enormous black market in

We had to drive over to Queanbeyan to pick up an order at the farm shop there.
We don't get there very often so we took the opportunity to go for a bit of a wander by the river afterwards. I forgot how pretty it is.
#Queanbeyan #Australia

"Scientists thought Great Barrier Reef doomed if global temperatures rise 1.5C – but a new study finds hope"
#Australia #GreatBarrierReef #Coral

"Call for citizen scientists to monitor threatened turtle species on NSW beaches"
#Australia #NewSouthWales #Animals

"Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply"
#Australia #Technology #Energy

"Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

I let the grand-dog out at 6 am and the backdoor has been open since then but the mean grandmother won't get out of bed.
#BlueHeeler #DogSitting #Australia

We don’t have #Thanksgiving here in #Australia. We just have a weird couple of weeks every year when your incoming emails surge by an order of magnitude, and then it abruptly drops back to normal.

"Australian State Secures Federal Support to Achieve 100% Net Renewables Goal by 2027"
#Australia #Energy #Renewables

Australian State Secures Federal Support to Achieve 100% Net Renewables Goal by 2027 | Happy Eco News
South Australia has secured federal funding to meet its 100% net renewables goal by 2027. The support will add at least 1 gigawatt of wind and solar power plus 400 megawatts of battery storage—enough to power hundreds of thousands of homes—cementing the state’s global leadership in the clean energy transition.

#Australia's ancient, inland #Eromanga Sea was filled with enormous, terrifying #predators that dwarf today’s sharks and crocs, and its shores teemed with unique

"New data reveals how Australia’s threatened reptiles and frogs are disappearing – and what we have to do"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

New data reveals how Australia’s threatened reptiles and frogs are disappearing – and what we have to do
Australia is home to many endangered reptiles and frogs. This national snapshot shows their numbers have dropped sharply. But it’s possible to reverse this trend.

"Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise|"
#Australia #Environment

Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise
Labor’s long-awaited environmental reforms do represent progress. But ambition levels have been dialled back and much depends on the detail.

Today I will be spending the entire afternoon shopping. In Civic. I promised a friend weeks ago that I would accompany her. Today is that day. At least there'll be coffee. And possibly food.
#Friendship #Canberra #Australia

‘She looks every bit the city professional - sharp blazer, confident tone, polished backdrop.
‘But the woman issuing a rallying cry for this weekend's anti-#immigration marches and the end to #Australia's "invasion" hasn't just stepped out of a CBD boardroom.
‘She's a…

The AI avatars rallying Australians to their cause | AAP

#NewGuineans and #Aboriginal #Australians descend from two groups who arrived 60,000 years ago, research suggests

New Guineans and Aboriginal Australians descend from two groups who arrived 60,000 years ago, research suggests
A collaboration between the University of Huddersfield's Archaeogenetics Research Group and the University of Southampton's Center for Maritime Archaeology, has clarified the first settlement of New Guinea and Australia by modern humans, Homo sapiens—refining our understanding of the origins of seafaring and maritime mobility.

"Carmaker uses repurposed EV batteries to help power factory in Australia"
#Australia #EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars

Carmaker uses repurposed EV batteries to help power factory in Australia
Repurposed electric vehicle batteries are being used in the energy storage component of a solar and battery system supplying operations at Nissan Australia’s aluminum casting plant in Victoria.

"Australia installs 5.2 GW of solar in 2024"
#Australia #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Australia installs 5.2 GW of solar in 2024
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that Australia installed 5.2 GW of solar capacity in 2024, bringing the national total to 40 GW across distributed and utility-scale systems.

A bit of drama in my street this morning.
#Suburbia #Kambah #Canberra #Australia

Very literally, for half a million #Optus customers: no one is coming to rescue you. 😬 #australia #telco #TripleZero

If anyone has an ANU email and was told you will only be able to use Microsoft authenticator. This is incorrect.
#ANU #Email #MFA #Australia