Adrian Tomlinson
@adriantomlinson.bsky.social
Independent environmental advocate in central Australia, living on unceded Arrernte lands. I have a particular interest and experience in water and concern about invasives, persecution of dingoes and bad laws/policy.
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Isn’t there enough cleared land already?
Why is this new Suncable proposal not in the spotlight?
Clearing 493km2(ie 49,300ha) including 360km2 of bilby habitat with 53 sites identified where bilbies present/likely present?
Submissions close 25 November.
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social @kirstyhowey.bsky.social
ntepa.nt.gov.au/consultation...
Clearing 493km2(ie 49,300ha) including 360km2 of bilby habitat with 53 sites identified where bilbies present/likely present?
Submissions close 25 November.
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social @kirstyhowey.bsky.social
ntepa.nt.gov.au/consultation...
November 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Isn’t there enough cleared land already?
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In Australia, responsible gambling is championed by a whole ass "independent peak body", Responsible Wagering Australia, made up of leading betting service providers
Albanese's overriding of Snr Minister Rowland & Labor's abandonment of gambling ad reforms is not timidity
It's fealty & repayment of donors (graph from @join-the-dots.info)
Some specific sponsors include: Aust Hotels Assoc, Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA), TAB, Sportsbet
#AusVotes25
It's fealty & repayment of donors (graph from @join-the-dots.info)
Some specific sponsors include: Aust Hotels Assoc, Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA), TAB, Sportsbet
#AusVotes25
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
In Australia, responsible gambling is championed by a whole ass "independent peak body", Responsible Wagering Australia, made up of leading betting service providers
😢 ‘but with so many simultaneous ignitions I do wonder how they could possibly sense which way to run, hop or fly to safety.’
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
😢 ‘but with so many simultaneous ignitions I do wonder how they could possibly sense which way to run, hop or fly to safety.’
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#COP30
Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil:
“We can’t eat money"
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social & co for @aljazeera.com
Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil:
“We can’t eat money"
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social & co for @aljazeera.com
Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit in Brazil, demanding action
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
www.aljazeera.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#COP30
Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil:
“We can’t eat money"
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social & co for @aljazeera.com
Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil:
“We can’t eat money"
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social & co for @aljazeera.com
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✨A REQUEST 🙏🏻
I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?*
I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.
I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?*
I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
✨A REQUEST 🙏🏻
I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?*
I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.
I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?*
I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.
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The federal government only wanted to help South Australia with the algal bloom if it did not require new funding despite being briefed that an estimated 250k marine animals had been killed, new documents obtained through FOI reveal.
New from me in @thepointau.bsky.social.
New from me in @thepointau.bsky.social.
‘Not an eligible disaster’: FOI reveals Commonwealth resisted new aid for SA after algal bloom killed 250,000 marine animals
The documents, obtained under Freedom of Information, show Australia’s lack of preparedness for unexpected and extreme events driven by climate change and the limits of existing support programs.
thepoint.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The federal government only wanted to help South Australia with the algal bloom if it did not require new funding despite being briefed that an estimated 250k marine animals had been killed, new documents obtained through FOI reveal.
New from me in @thepointau.bsky.social.
New from me in @thepointau.bsky.social.
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Classic ABC Rural disappearing the reasons why not to mine the Great Artesian Basin and the international dealers in pin striped suits profiting from global water mining. (Although Sorghum’s for cattle is bad enough!)
Here’s photos of aquifer levels and songlines traversing the GAB for the record.
Here’s photos of aquifer levels and songlines traversing the GAB for the record.
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Classic ABC Rural disappearing the reasons why not to mine the Great Artesian Basin and the international dealers in pin striped suits profiting from global water mining. (Although Sorghum’s for cattle is bad enough!)
Here’s photos of aquifer levels and songlines traversing the GAB for the record.
Here’s photos of aquifer levels and songlines traversing the GAB for the record.
Reposted by Adrian Tomlinson
See this @albomp.bsky.social
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
See this @albomp.bsky.social
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“This is part of the dairy industry’s strategy to slow more concrete action — to avoid the fact we need to transition away from producing so much dairy. This is an important fight about who defines the rules.” @benlilliston.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...
Revealed: U.S. Dairy Industry Push to Water Down Global Emissions Framework
Trade associations representing some of the largest dairy companies in the world have coordinated efforts to weaken international standards for how corporations measure their carbon emissions. Expert...
www.desmog.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“This is part of the dairy industry’s strategy to slow more concrete action — to avoid the fact we need to transition away from producing so much dairy. This is an important fight about who defines the rules.” @benlilliston.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...
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A community coming together and taking action!
“Buffel grass has taken over so much land and we’re losing biodiversity.
This is a real crisis, and while we can’t turn back the clock, we can protect the areas we still have”.
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
“Buffel grass has taken over so much land and we’re losing biodiversity.
This is a real crisis, and while we can’t turn back the clock, we can protect the areas we still have”.
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A community coming together and taking action!
“Buffel grass has taken over so much land and we’re losing biodiversity.
This is a real crisis, and while we can’t turn back the clock, we can protect the areas we still have”.
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
“Buffel grass has taken over so much land and we’re losing biodiversity.
This is a real crisis, and while we can’t turn back the clock, we can protect the areas we still have”.
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
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Burned, burning and ready to burn. #buffelgrass
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Burned, burning and ready to burn. #buffelgrass
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November 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Angatyepe, Honeymoon Gap is one of the most beautiful and loved places in Central Australia.
30 days ago the upstream was devastated by another buffel fuelled fire. Most of the old rivergums have burned to the ground.
30 days ago the upstream was devastated by another buffel fuelled fire. Most of the old rivergums have burned to the ground.
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Angatyepe, Honeymoon Gap is one of the most beautiful and loved places in Central Australia.
30 days ago the upstream was devastated by another buffel fuelled fire. Most of the old rivergums have burned to the ground.
30 days ago the upstream was devastated by another buffel fuelled fire. Most of the old rivergums have burned to the ground.
The electorate of Kennedy contains arguably the most amazing collection of ecosystems on Earth yet this guy and his son have so little imagination they’ve made careers out of destroying them.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Bob Katter painted in flattering light as portrait unveiled after 50 years in politics | Josh Butler
PM says permanent display of Bob Katter’s portrait is ‘a corner of this Parliament House that is forever Bob Katter’
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The electorate of Kennedy contains arguably the most amazing collection of ecosystems on Earth yet this guy and his son have so little imagination they’ve made careers out of destroying them.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Aptly the Mirage News is running a story on the NT’s announcement of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) project which enables massive gas extraction from the Beetaloo etc.
www.miragenews.com/new-co-termi....
www.miragenews.com/new-co-termi....
New CO₂ Terminal To Deliver 1,000 Territory Jobs
6 November 2025Up to 1,000 jobs are expected to be created through Vopak's carbon dioxide import, storage and handling terminal at the Middle Arm
www.miragenews.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Aptly the Mirage News is running a story on the NT’s announcement of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) project which enables massive gas extraction from the Beetaloo etc.
www.miragenews.com/new-co-termi....
www.miragenews.com/new-co-termi....
It’s a horrible way to die and it wasn’t only cows. Most of the fire complex was on other land tenures.
Why isn’t this a national scandal? Instead the cattle industry has just taken the insurance money, restocked, told everyone else to do better, kept on clearing releasing more GHGs, and opposed regulation of highly flammable invasive pasture grasses like buffel.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Review highlights 'near misses' in bushfire that killed 37,000 cattle
The fire threatened communities, destroyed more than 3,500km of fencing and cost the NT's cattle industry an estimated $120 million.
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It’s a horrible way to die and it wasn’t only cows. Most of the fire complex was on other land tenures.
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‘Agribusiness exercises a tight grip over the Brazilian state, whether governed by the left or right, Lula or Bolsonaro. So it’s no surprise that this year’s COP is shaping up to be a monumental exercise in agro-greenwashing.’
COP30’s Agri Zone, sponsored by Bill Gates, will be a major venue for agro-greenwashing next week. Delegates will be dazzled by Nestlé, Bayer, Yara and even Netafim, accused of involvement in Israel’s genocide economy www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/11/03/a... @bdsmovement.bsky.social @desmog.com
Agribusiness gets its turn to co-opt the climate COP in Brazil
Agribusiness has chainsawed its way over the past few decades to make Brazil the leading exporter of meats and animal
www.brasildefato.com.br
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
‘Agribusiness exercises a tight grip over the Brazilian state, whether governed by the left or right, Lula or Bolsonaro. So it’s no surprise that this year’s COP is shaping up to be a monumental exercise in agro-greenwashing.’
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"The miners will scream. The captured press will print their talking points. The Minerals Council will commission studies proving that apocalypse awaits if we tax them fairly...
What we need is the spine to reject a century-old deal that was rotten from the start."
urbanwronski.com/2025/11/01/t...
What we need is the spine to reject a century-old deal that was rotten from the start."
urbanwronski.com/2025/11/01/t...
The Worst Deal in History: Why Mining Has Ransacked Australia While the Press Looked Away
How Australia became the world’s cautionary tale in resource management. The mining industry didn’t steal our wealth. We handed it over. The press, owned by the same mining interests si…
urbanwronski.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
"The miners will scream. The captured press will print their talking points. The Minerals Council will commission studies proving that apocalypse awaits if we tax them fairly...
What we need is the spine to reject a century-old deal that was rotten from the start."
urbanwronski.com/2025/11/01/t...
What we need is the spine to reject a century-old deal that was rotten from the start."
urbanwronski.com/2025/11/01/t...
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A biodiverse world outside creates a healthy microbiome inside.
The same conditions that let wildlife thrive also keeps people healthy.
Fascinating article from @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The same conditions that let wildlife thrive also keeps people healthy.
Fascinating article from @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health
Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A biodiverse world outside creates a healthy microbiome inside.
The same conditions that let wildlife thrive also keeps people healthy.
Fascinating article from @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The same conditions that let wildlife thrive also keeps people healthy.
Fascinating article from @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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👇As predicted👇 Minister Watt has been prevented from ramming Labor’s 477 page Environment Protection Reform Bill through the Senate without scrutiny. The Senate has properly referred the Bill to inquiry for consideration up until 24 Mar 2026. #auspol
Watt happens. A Labor deal with Coalition or Greens on environment? - Michael West
Environment Minister Murray Watt wants Parliament to amend EPBC environment laws but leave a key component to sort out later.
michaelwest.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
👇As predicted👇 Minister Watt has been prevented from ramming Labor’s 477 page Environment Protection Reform Bill through the Senate without scrutiny. The Senate has properly referred the Bill to inquiry for consideration up until 24 Mar 2026. #auspol
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Some of the key concerns with Minister Watt's proposed EPBC reforms, as identified by the Biodiversity Council
Read 👉 biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/environ...
Read 👉 biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/environ...
October 31, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Some of the key concerns with Minister Watt's proposed EPBC reforms, as identified by the Biodiversity Council
Read 👉 biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/environ...
Read 👉 biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/environ...