Tanya Ha
@tanyaha.bsky.social
Science & environment speaker, comms, media, author, steminist & occasional raconteur.
Engagement Director at Science in Public. Former board member Diversity Council Australia, Science & Technology Australia and Sustainability Victoria. Mum of 2. She/her
Engagement Director at Science in Public. Former board member Diversity Council Australia, Science & Technology Australia and Sustainability Victoria. Mum of 2. She/her
This is the best most beautiful thing I’ve read in ages! ❤️🥲 Thank you Jackie French
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
‘Her name was Mothball and she changed my life’: the true story behind Diary of a Wombat
Jackie French was used to the quirks of wild animal behaviour – and then she met a carrot-mad wombat with an appetite for destruction. A bestseller was born
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:56 AM
This is the best most beautiful thing I’ve read in ages! ❤️🥲 Thank you Jackie French
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
This is heartbreaking and infuriating. Trump’s cuts have terrible, tragic consequences.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘The urgency of it was pretty terrifying’: the Australian charities grappling with Trump’s foreign aid freeze a year on
Education, food and health programs have been cut, resulting in preventable deaths, aid groups say
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:22 AM
This is heartbreaking and infuriating. Trump’s cuts have terrible, tragic consequences.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Not radical, it’s fair’: Australian households would receive compensation in proposed ‘polluter pays’ levy scheme
Superpower Institute report fleshes out 2024 call from Labor heavyweight Ross Garnaut to re-embrace carbon pricing 12 years after Tony Abbott axed it
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I live in a suburb that has lots of dogs. And dogs are awesome.
One of my goals this year is to start a thread of all the doggo friends I meet in these parts and share them.
So …. welcome to the #DogsOfBalmain thread!
Of course to begin, here is little mate.
Bop snout and teef.
One of my goals this year is to start a thread of all the doggo friends I meet in these parts and share them.
So …. welcome to the #DogsOfBalmain thread!
Of course to begin, here is little mate.
Bop snout and teef.
January 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I live in a suburb that has lots of dogs. And dogs are awesome.
One of my goals this year is to start a thread of all the doggo friends I meet in these parts and share them.
So …. welcome to the #DogsOfBalmain thread!
Of course to begin, here is little mate.
Bop snout and teef.
One of my goals this year is to start a thread of all the doggo friends I meet in these parts and share them.
So …. welcome to the #DogsOfBalmain thread!
Of course to begin, here is little mate.
Bop snout and teef.
This is beautiful
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Dried flowers and pressed petals: how an artist is turning tributes to Bondi terror attack victims into a lasting memorial
Nina Sanadze and a team of volunteers have started the painstaking process of preserving the sea of flowers left after Australia’s worst terrorist incident
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:52 AM
This is beautiful
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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This is terrible!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Not regulated’: launch of ChatGPT Health in Australia causes concern among experts
Calls for clear guardrails and consumer education before wider rollout of OpenAI’s health advice platform
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 PM
This is terrible!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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A small film of spring flowers from my garden because we recover from stress 60% more quickly when we look at plants & if we find them beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood. Pause for a few moments to help your synaptic soup 🌿🧠:
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 AM
A small film of spring flowers from my garden because we recover from stress 60% more quickly when we look at plants & if we find them beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood. Pause for a few moments to help your synaptic soup 🌿🧠:
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Which option do we choose - act or delay?
These are the 'warning' stripes highlighting global choices. Do we act rapidly and keep global temperatures below 2°C, or delay and end up in a 3°C world (or worse)?
These are the 'warning' stripes highlighting global choices. Do we act rapidly and keep global temperatures below 2°C, or delay and end up in a 3°C world (or worse)?
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Which option do we choose - act or delay?
These are the 'warning' stripes highlighting global choices. Do we act rapidly and keep global temperatures below 2°C, or delay and end up in a 3°C world (or worse)?
These are the 'warning' stripes highlighting global choices. Do we act rapidly and keep global temperatures below 2°C, or delay and end up in a 3°C world (or worse)?
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As the climate data for 2025 continues to be released, it's time to update various data visualisations.
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
January 14, 2026 at 11:02 AM
As the climate data for 2025 continues to be released, it's time to update various data visualisations.
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
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Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this
January 12, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this
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The West Vic Brolga did a neat video about this the other day.
I really like the work that they and the rest of the Gazette team are doing across regional Vic.
I really like the work that they and the rest of the Gazette team are doing across regional Vic.
Beyond the music: What happens to abandoned camp gear at festivals?
A single one-person tent contains as much plastic as 8,750 plastic straws.
www.westvicbrolga.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 6:46 AM
The West Vic Brolga did a neat video about this the other day.
I really like the work that they and the rest of the Gazette team are doing across regional Vic.
I really like the work that they and the rest of the Gazette team are doing across regional Vic.
The person down the street who filled their front yard with paper daisy plants did a kindness for everyone 😊🌱
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 AM
The person down the street who filled their front yard with paper daisy plants did a kindness for everyone 😊🌱
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A sustainable advertising industry must be committed to sustainability, right? 👍
Tell the AANA to include a commitment to the climate in its Code of Ethics.
Submissions end 5pm this Friday 16 January.
Read our submission guide at commsdeclare.org/2026/01/06/s...
Tell the AANA to include a commitment to the climate in its Code of Ethics.
Submissions end 5pm this Friday 16 January.
Read our submission guide at commsdeclare.org/2026/01/06/s...
January 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
A sustainable advertising industry must be committed to sustainability, right? 👍
Tell the AANA to include a commitment to the climate in its Code of Ethics.
Submissions end 5pm this Friday 16 January.
Read our submission guide at commsdeclare.org/2026/01/06/s...
Tell the AANA to include a commitment to the climate in its Code of Ethics.
Submissions end 5pm this Friday 16 January.
Read our submission guide at commsdeclare.org/2026/01/06/s...
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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 💔❤️
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Read this earnest, respectful call for the United States Congress to grow a damn backbone.
Urgent call from citizen in Greenalnd to the US Congress.
Stop the US President and administration in their unlawful threats of Greenland 🛑
Stop the US President and administration in their unlawful threats of Greenland 🛑
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Read this earnest, respectful call for the United States Congress to grow a damn backbone.
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Scientists @febiologia.bsky.social @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social from the Difficult Bird Research Group and landowners are working on Tasmania's Bruny Island to help the forty-spotted pardalote species.
Difficult Birds: www.difficultbirds.com
#conservation #ecology #birds
Difficult Birds: www.difficultbirds.com
#conservation #ecology #birds
'So, I had this idea': Scientists dispense insecticide-coated feathers for birds to build nests
Donning a helmet and a well-equipped harness, Dr Fernanda Alves looks like she is set to take on an extreme sport. Instead, she is climbing trees to check nesting boxes for a tiny and very rare bird.
www.abc.net.au
January 4, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Scientists @febiologia.bsky.social @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social from the Difficult Bird Research Group and landowners are working on Tasmania's Bruny Island to help the forty-spotted pardalote species.
Difficult Birds: www.difficultbirds.com
#conservation #ecology #birds
Difficult Birds: www.difficultbirds.com
#conservation #ecology #birds
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Reminder that even if you can’t see or smell smoke, Melbourne & Victoria is being covered in a fine layer of bushfire ash.
Wear a P2 or N95 mask when you’re outside, as you’ll be breathing it in.
Even more important if you’re pregnant, have asthma, or otherwise medically vulnerable.
#VicFires
Wear a P2 or N95 mask when you’re outside, as you’ll be breathing it in.
Even more important if you’re pregnant, have asthma, or otherwise medically vulnerable.
#VicFires
January 10, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Reminder that even if you can’t see or smell smoke, Melbourne & Victoria is being covered in a fine layer of bushfire ash.
Wear a P2 or N95 mask when you’re outside, as you’ll be breathing it in.
Even more important if you’re pregnant, have asthma, or otherwise medically vulnerable.
#VicFires
Wear a P2 or N95 mask when you’re outside, as you’ll be breathing it in.
Even more important if you’re pregnant, have asthma, or otherwise medically vulnerable.
#VicFires
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i’ve never seen one go into a burrow before!!!
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 AM
i’ve never seen one go into a burrow before!!!