Barbara Ryan
@disasterbarb.bsky.social
Dungibarra/Jarowair land. Ass.Prof disaster behaviour research. Emergency comms/community engagement. RFS volly. Interested in: Renewables. Climate. Creatures. Dogs. Horses. #AusPol. I dont follow ppl without a bio.
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Accidentally read something by Peta Credlin
a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up sign .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up sign .
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Accidentally read something by Peta Credlin
Cities: “Vulnerability is built into our streets. Up to 90 per cent of homes in high-risk fire zones were built before modern bushfire standards…Many have unprotected vents, timber decks and gaps under eaves that act like entry doors for embers.”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22402/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22402/...
Cities aren’t safe from the next firestorm
As we face these fires in Victoria, there is deep apprehension among my colleagues in emergency services. We are not just worried about today. Victoria’s most savage fire weather often arrives later i...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
January 17, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Cities: “Vulnerability is built into our streets. Up to 90 per cent of homes in high-risk fire zones were built before modern bushfire standards…Many have unprotected vents, timber decks and gaps under eaves that act like entry doors for embers.”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22402/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22402/...
“There’s no deliverable tied to the sum we’ve invested in both the UK and the US.”
What are the milestones here?
Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
What are the milestones here?
Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
‘Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail
Defence experts say while Australia keeps meeting downpayments on the promised Virginia-class nuclear submarines, it is getting nothing in return for a deal that shows signs of failure on several fron...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 AM
“There’s no deliverable tied to the sum we’ve invested in both the UK and the US.”
What are the milestones here?
Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
What are the milestones here?
Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Surely these ABC reporters know the difference between a rain gauge and a flood gauge?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Blame game begins over faulty Queensland rain gauges
Queensland graziers say they are being let down by under-resourced rain gauges during major floods.
www.abc.net.au
January 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Surely these ABC reporters know the difference between a rain gauge and a flood gauge?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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This!
Weasel.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander pop 959,000
78% of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander ppl have experienced racism. 113 deaths in custody last year.
Female pop 13.59m.
2 in 5 women experience violence. 1 woman is killed every 9 days.
If only everyone had privilege & access to politicians
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander pop 959,000
78% of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander ppl have experienced racism. 113 deaths in custody last year.
Female pop 13.59m.
2 in 5 women experience violence. 1 woman is killed every 9 days.
If only everyone had privilege & access to politicians
January 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
This!
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Fire map 07:00
I can only imagine how exhausted everyone in Victoria must be 💔❤️
I can only imagine how exhausted everyone in Victoria must be 💔❤️
January 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Fire map 07:00
I can only imagine how exhausted everyone in Victoria must be 💔❤️
I can only imagine how exhausted everyone in Victoria must be 💔❤️
Everyone should be brushing up
On Naomi Klein’s ‘Shock Doctrine’ right now.
Disaster capitalism.
On Naomi Klein’s ‘Shock Doctrine’ right now.
Disaster capitalism.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Everyone should be brushing up
On Naomi Klein’s ‘Shock Doctrine’ right now.
Disaster capitalism.
On Naomi Klein’s ‘Shock Doctrine’ right now.
Disaster capitalism.
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Hey @albomp.bsky.social , are we “all the way with DJT”? Because I think we Australians are going to need a little reassurance from you that this is NOT your idea of a safe alliance either, and that being blu-tacked to a lunatic will not end well for us.
Thanks for your consideration.
Thanks for your consideration.
January 3, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Hey @albomp.bsky.social , are we “all the way with DJT”? Because I think we Australians are going to need a little reassurance from you that this is NOT your idea of a safe alliance either, and that being blu-tacked to a lunatic will not end well for us.
Thanks for your consideration.
Thanks for your consideration.
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3 studies:
1) January’s infernos in Los Angeles killed >440 once you factor in the smoke (official toll: 30).
2) Wildfire smoke kills 40,000 Americans a year, which could increase to 71,000 by 2050.
3) Canada’s wildfires in 2023 significantly worsened childhood asthma across the border in Vermont.
1) January’s infernos in Los Angeles killed >440 once you factor in the smoke (official toll: 30).
2) Wildfire smoke kills 40,000 Americans a year, which could increase to 71,000 by 2050.
3) Canada’s wildfires in 2023 significantly worsened childhood asthma across the border in Vermont.
Wildfire smoke is a national crisis, and it’s worse than you think
Wildfire smoke is a national crisis, and it’s worse than you think
Greenhouse gas and particulate emissions from fires globally may be 70 percent higher than once believed.
dlvr.it
January 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
3 studies:
1) January’s infernos in Los Angeles killed >440 once you factor in the smoke (official toll: 30).
2) Wildfire smoke kills 40,000 Americans a year, which could increase to 71,000 by 2050.
3) Canada’s wildfires in 2023 significantly worsened childhood asthma across the border in Vermont.
1) January’s infernos in Los Angeles killed >440 once you factor in the smoke (official toll: 30).
2) Wildfire smoke kills 40,000 Americans a year, which could increase to 71,000 by 2050.
3) Canada’s wildfires in 2023 significantly worsened childhood asthma across the border in Vermont.
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It would be practically and legally impossible to hold a royal commission that goes anywhere near the actions or motivations of the accused killer, before his criminal proceedings are concluded, which could take years. That limitation would render the royal commission itself pointlessly premature.
January 2, 2026 at 5:07 AM
It would be practically and legally impossible to hold a royal commission that goes anywhere near the actions or motivations of the accused killer, before his criminal proceedings are concluded, which could take years. That limitation would render the royal commission itself pointlessly premature.
Sickening. Humankind has worked long and hard to accumulate this level of knowledge in one repository, and now it will be lost.
We’ll have a big gaping hole in access to the science documented before electronic publication.
We’ll have a big gaping hole in access to the science documented before electronic publication.
December 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Sickening. Humankind has worked long and hard to accumulate this level of knowledge in one repository, and now it will be lost.
We’ll have a big gaping hole in access to the science documented before electronic publication.
We’ll have a big gaping hole in access to the science documented before electronic publication.
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Anti-disinformation campaigner Imran Ahmed is British, a permanent resident of the US and lives in New York. The Trump administration is trying to deport him because it doesn't like what he has to say. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
US judge blocks deportation of anti-disinformation activist
A US judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from detaining a British man over his work combating online hate and disinformation.
www.abc.net.au
December 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Anti-disinformation campaigner Imran Ahmed is British, a permanent resident of the US and lives in New York. The Trump administration is trying to deport him because it doesn't like what he has to say. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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The most brutal Dutch insult I’ve come across (taught to me recently on here) is toen je jouw wijsvinger had gebroken kon je zeker weken niet meer lezen. It means “if you broke your index finger you wouldn’t be able to read for weeks.”
December 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The most brutal Dutch insult I’ve come across (taught to me recently on here) is toen je jouw wijsvinger had gebroken kon je zeker weken niet meer lezen. It means “if you broke your index finger you wouldn’t be able to read for weeks.”
If you're interested in disasters, emergency management and disaster recovery, there will be at least two podcasts on this @hazcenter.bsky.social list for you! A couple are Australian for the #AussiesOfBluesky.
hazards.colorado.edu/resources/po...
hazards.colorado.edu/resources/po...
Natural Hazards Center
hazards.colorado.edu
December 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If you're interested in disasters, emergency management and disaster recovery, there will be at least two podcasts on this @hazcenter.bsky.social list for you! A couple are Australian for the #AussiesOfBluesky.
hazards.colorado.edu/resources/po...
hazards.colorado.edu/resources/po...
Oh, David Rowe. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Plenty of vultures have been circling to derail new gun laws with their division and political opportunism.
Plenty of vultures have been circling to derail new gun laws with their division and political opportunism.
December 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Oh, David Rowe. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Plenty of vultures have been circling to derail new gun laws with their division and political opportunism.
Plenty of vultures have been circling to derail new gun laws with their division and political opportunism.
One owner in the Goulburn Region owns 298 guns.
Police need a whole department to check up on people who do this weird form of hoarding, which has to be a mental health condition, surely??
Police need a whole department to check up on people who do this weird form of hoarding, which has to be a mental health condition, surely??
In my postcode this year out of a population of 16,936 there are 1959 registered firearms owners, up 352 from 2023.
One owner has 109 guns - WTF. The average is 3.8
Amazing. David Shoebridge is responsible for this resource
www.toomanyguns.org
One owner has 109 guns - WTF. The average is 3.8
Amazing. David Shoebridge is responsible for this resource
www.toomanyguns.org
Too Many Guns
www.toomanyguns.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
One owner in the Goulburn Region owns 298 guns.
Police need a whole department to check up on people who do this weird form of hoarding, which has to be a mental health condition, surely??
Police need a whole department to check up on people who do this weird form of hoarding, which has to be a mental health condition, surely??
David Rowe is the political cartoon king.
December 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
David Rowe is the political cartoon king.
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Emerges hatless ..
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Emerges hatless ..
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Frikkin amazing stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Frikkin amazing stuff.
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
Amazing development for fire season preparation.
It will help landholders, agencies and volunteers work out where the worst growth areas are in order to develop a bushfire mitigation plan leading up to the next fire season!
It will help landholders, agencies and volunteers work out where the worst growth areas are in order to develop a bushfire mitigation plan leading up to the next fire season!
Researchers at the University of Melbourne developed AI that uses weather data and fire records to predict land-cover change over 90% accuracy, helping land managers and policymakers with erosion control, fire risk management, and biodiversity conservation. #betterworld
Themeda framework transforms land cover prediction
Predicting land cover change is crucial for biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, and sustainable land use.
www.eurekalert.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Amazing development for fire season preparation.
It will help landholders, agencies and volunteers work out where the worst growth areas are in order to develop a bushfire mitigation plan leading up to the next fire season!
It will help landholders, agencies and volunteers work out where the worst growth areas are in order to develop a bushfire mitigation plan leading up to the next fire season!
“The debt of gratitude Australians owe CSIRO for Aeroguard alone can never be repaid. Which is why it’s so alarming to watch its funding – and its people – bleed away,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at The Australia Institute.
Read the full op-ed: australiainstitute.org.au/post/who-nee...
Read the full op-ed: australiainstitute.org.au/post/who-nee...
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 AM
WorkCover has rejected her claim! And we just had an inquiry in Qld to find out why we can’t recruit/retain volunteers…
Last April when I was on deployment, I met Cassie from Rockhampton RFS
Cassie volunteers 4 multiple community orgs, helped Thargomindah school replace some supplies, she's amazing!
She recently broke her back on the fireground & needs a bit of support
🐝
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ou...
Cassie volunteers 4 multiple community orgs, helped Thargomindah school replace some supplies, she's amazing!
She recently broke her back on the fireground & needs a bit of support
🐝
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ou...
Donate to Support Our Injured Firefighter, Mother & Wife, organized by Brett Gibson
Supporting Brian & Cassie
Our workmate Brian and his wife Cassie need … Brett Gibson needs your support for Support Our Injured Firefighter, Mother & Wife
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
WorkCover has rejected her claim! And we just had an inquiry in Qld to find out why we can’t recruit/retain volunteers…