John Holmes
@jhaue.bsky.social
On unceded lands of the Kulin Nations, Melbourne au
Climate, environment, natural sciences, social justice, democracy, health.
b, 313 ppm CO2, now 422
Climate, environment, natural sciences, social justice, democracy, health.
b, 313 ppm CO2, now 422
Good chance of aurora tonight, as two-year peak solar activity nears its end
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Chance of aurora sighting tonight as G4 storm forecast
One of nature's most magnificent shows, the southern lights, could be on display for large parts of southern Australia tonight with a severe solar storm event impacting on Earth. But the boom in auror...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Good chance of aurora tonight, as two-year peak solar activity nears its end
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
55m-year-old eggshells unearthed in Queensland may be older relative of infamous ‘drop crocs’
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55m-year-old eggshells unearthed in Queensland may be older relative of infamous ‘drop crocs’
Scientists believe new discovery to be the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found in Australia
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November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
55m-year-old eggshells unearthed in Queensland may be older relative of infamous ‘drop crocs’
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Traditional owners file native title claim over Melbourne and surrounding areas
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung elder says First Nations people want to work in conjunction with government and communities to look after and restore the land.
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Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung elder says First Nations people want to work in conjunction with government and communities to look after and restore the land.
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Traditional owners file native title claim over Melbourne and surrounding areas
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung elder says First Nations people want to work with government to ‘look after that country’
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November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Traditional owners file native title claim over Melbourne and surrounding areas
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung elder says First Nations people want to work in conjunction with government and communities to look after and restore the land.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung elder says First Nations people want to work in conjunction with government and communities to look after and restore the land.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
BoM move to axe free flood warning tool has ‘potentially deadly consequences’, Queensland councils say
Bureau of Meteorology says current system will be phased out as it no longer meets ‘cybersecurity, stability and resilience’ standards
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Bureau of Meteorology says current system will be phased out as it no longer meets ‘cybersecurity, stability and resilience’ standards
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BoM move to axe free flood warning tool has ‘potentially deadly consequences’, Queensland councils say
Bureau of Meteorology says current system will be phased out as it no longer meets ‘cybersecurity, stability and resilience’ standards
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
BoM move to axe free flood warning tool has ‘potentially deadly consequences’, Queensland councils say
Bureau of Meteorology says current system will be phased out as it no longer meets ‘cybersecurity, stability and resilience’ standards
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Bureau of Meteorology says current system will be phased out as it no longer meets ‘cybersecurity, stability and resilience’ standards
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New interactive map shows how flammable your part of Australia is right now
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New interactive map shows how flammable your part of Australia is right now
As Australia faces longer, more erratic fire seasons, tools like this may prove essential for staying one step ahead of the flames.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
New interactive map shows how flammable your part of Australia is right now
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‘Everyone’s on edge about it’: rabbit numbers on Phillip Island reach ‘plague proportions’
Coastal residents face thousands of dollars in damage from the invasive species – which one expert warns could be becoming immune to Australia’s main biological control
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Coastal residents face thousands of dollars in damage from the invasive species – which one expert warns could be becoming immune to Australia’s main biological control
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‘Everyone’s on edge about it’: rabbit numbers on Phillip Island reach ‘plague proportions’
Coastal residents face thousands of dollars in damage from the invasive species – which one expert warns could be becoming immune to Australia’s main biological control
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
‘Everyone’s on edge about it’: rabbit numbers on Phillip Island reach ‘plague proportions’
Coastal residents face thousands of dollars in damage from the invasive species – which one expert warns could be becoming immune to Australia’s main biological control
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Coastal residents face thousands of dollars in damage from the invasive species – which one expert warns could be becoming immune to Australia’s main biological control
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Me (no byline) with one of my favourite, albeit saddest Queensland stories. Would really love an extra few thousand words to do full justice to it while the main players are still around to tell the tale. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The premier, the poet and the fight to save an extraordinary Australian frog
As amphibian enthusiasts get ready to hop into FrogID Week, hope persists that one of Australia’s most bizarre creatures may survive
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November 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Me (no byline) with one of my favourite, albeit saddest Queensland stories. Would really love an extra few thousand words to do full justice to it while the main players are still around to tell the tale. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
NSW police accused of ‘sickening’ double standard over neo-Nazi rally as Jewish groups demand answers
Pro-Palestine and climate activists join Jewish voices criticising ‘entirely inconsistent police responses’ and ‘unfathomable approval’
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Pro-Palestine and climate activists join Jewish voices criticising ‘entirely inconsistent police responses’ and ‘unfathomable approval’
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW police accused of ‘sickening’ double standard over neo-Nazi rally as Jewish groups demand answers
Pro-Palestine and climate activists join Jewish voices criticising ‘entirely inconsistent police responses’ and ‘unfathomable approval’
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November 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
NSW police accused of ‘sickening’ double standard over neo-Nazi rally as Jewish groups demand answers
Pro-Palestine and climate activists join Jewish voices criticising ‘entirely inconsistent police responses’ and ‘unfathomable approval’
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Pro-Palestine and climate activists join Jewish voices criticising ‘entirely inconsistent police responses’ and ‘unfathomable approval’
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Battered Philippines evacuates 100,000 people as Fung-wong intensifies into super typhoon www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Philippines evacuates 100,000 residents ahead of second typhoon in a week
The Philippines evacuates more than 100,000 residents across its eastern and northern regions ahead of super typhoon Fung-wong making landfall.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Battered Philippines evacuates 100,000 people as Fung-wong intensifies into super typhoon www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Firefighters battle out-of-control blaze in New Zealand national park www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Hellscape' fire in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
Fire and Emergency New Zealand says an out-of-control wildfire in Tongariro National Park has swelled in size to about 1000 hectares, leading to the evacuation of dozens of hikers.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Firefighters battle out-of-control blaze in New Zealand national park www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Absolutely WILD that the development of sofrware proceeded with so little heed to record-keeping that 52 year old source code is a major archaeological trove that requires special tools to gain access to, like it's a treasure room in a sealed royal tomb from 3500 years ago.
Bell bottom-era tape unearthed, could contain lost piece of Unix history
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It might have the first-ever version of UNIX written in C
<- by me on @theregister.com
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It might have the first-ever version of UNIX written in C
<- by me on @theregister.com
52 year old data tape could contain Unix history
: It might have the first-ever version of UNIX written in C
www.theregister.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Absolutely WILD that the development of sofrware proceeded with so little heed to record-keeping that 52 year old source code is a major archaeological trove that requires special tools to gain access to, like it's a treasure room in a sealed royal tomb from 3500 years ago.
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The Dismissal, the role of the CIA, MI6 and Austral Americans johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The Dismissal, the role of the CIA, MI6 and Austral Americans
I was familiar with many of the events leading to the Dismissal on 11 November 1975. That knowledge was greatly increased by Professor Jenny Hocking with her long and successful campaign to have the P...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Dismissal, the role of the CIA, MI6 and Austral Americans johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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“The lesson from the last election still hasn’t been learned – the Liberal vote fell so far that Labor won seats it hadn’t even considered possible. But Labor is still looking to the Liberals for approval on policies where it wants the status quo to continue.“
We need Change.
#Auspol
We need Change.
#Auspol
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“The lesson from the last election still hasn’t been learned – the Liberal vote fell so far that Labor won seats it hadn’t even considered possible. But Labor is still looking to the Liberals for approval on policies where it wants the status quo to continue.“
We need Change.
#Auspol
We need Change.
#Auspol
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Look Mom, .. No 'BEES' ?
Bilpin apple grower fears mystery failed crop could be linked to varroa mite www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
This apple grower has noticed a peculiar change on his farm
Across the Blue Mountains, apple farmers are noticing less fruit this season. Some are wondering if it's linked to varroa mite.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Look Mom, .. No 'BEES' ?
Nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts linked to ‘unusual strain’ of salmonella after dozens infected across Australia
Health authorities urge consumers not to eat affected products sold in multiple supermarkets and grocers
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Health authorities urge consumers not to eat affected products sold in multiple supermarkets and grocers
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Nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts linked to ‘unusual strain’ of salmonella after dozens infected across Australia
Health authorities urge consumers not to eat affected products sold in multiple supermarkets and grocers
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts linked to ‘unusual strain’ of salmonella after dozens infected across Australia
Health authorities urge consumers not to eat affected products sold in multiple supermarkets and grocers
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Health authorities urge consumers not to eat affected products sold in multiple supermarkets and grocers
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Retired Australian teacher discovers the oldest fossil of its kind in southern hemisphere – and a new species
Robert Beattie, 82, has found specimens of a 151m-year-old midge that challenge what we know about how the insects evolved
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Robert Beattie, 82, has found specimens of a 151m-year-old midge that challenge what we know about how the insects evolved
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Retired Australian teacher discovers the oldest fossil of its kind in southern hemisphere – and a new species
Robert Beattie, 82, has found specimens of a 151m-year-old midge that challenge what we know about how the insects evolved
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Retired Australian teacher discovers the oldest fossil of its kind in southern hemisphere – and a new species
Robert Beattie, 82, has found specimens of a 151m-year-old midge that challenge what we know about how the insects evolved
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Robert Beattie, 82, has found specimens of a 151m-year-old midge that challenge what we know about how the insects evolved
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
How Trump's deportation agenda is impacting the world's poorest country
Deeply insecure and teetering on the brink of another civil war, South Sudan is frequently described as the most fragile state in the world.
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Deeply insecure and teetering on the brink of another civil war, South Sudan is frequently described as the most fragile state in the world.
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As the US mass deports, the world's poorest nation stands to suffer
An expansion of the Trump administration's deportations to Africa, where impoverished and conflict-ridden states are hosting third-country migrants, may be a detriment to the most disadvantaged.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
How Trump's deportation agenda is impacting the world's poorest country
Deeply insecure and teetering on the brink of another civil war, South Sudan is frequently described as the most fragile state in the world.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Deeply insecure and teetering on the brink of another civil war, South Sudan is frequently described as the most fragile state in the world.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Have astronomers just found the first stars in the universe?
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Have astronomers just found the first stars in the universe? | News | ConnectSci
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November 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Have astronomers just found the first stars in the universe?
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Scientists are investigating a native plant that thrives in California’s dry and desolate Death Valley for clues to how to make crops more resilient to extreme heat.
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Death Valley plant holds secrets to heat-resistant crops | News | ConnectSci
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November 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Scientists are investigating a native plant that thrives in California’s dry and desolate Death Valley for clues to how to make crops more resilient to extreme heat.
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Here's how to fix your woefully inadequate environmental law reform package, @australianlabor.bsky.social!
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👉 biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Here's how to fix your woefully inadequate environmental law reform package, @australianlabor.bsky.social!
👉 biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
👉 biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
There's a chance of seeing auroras tonight from southern Australia and NZ if there's anywhere with a clear enough sky.
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
There's a chance of seeing auroras tonight from southern Australia and NZ if there's anywhere with a clear enough sky.
Abandoning net zero: Farce, fantasy and falsehoods
Australian politics is now descending into a theatre of science-denying absurdity. A mainstream party is now embedded in denial of clear scientific evidence that renewables are the lowest cost option through to 2050.
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Australian politics is now descending into a theatre of science-denying absurdity. A mainstream party is now embedded in denial of clear scientific evidence that renewables are the lowest cost option through to 2050.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Abandoning net zero: Farce, fantasy and falsehoods
Australian politics is now descending into a theatre of science-denying absurdity. A mainstream party is now embedded in denial of clear scientific evidence that renewables are the lowest cost option ...
johnmenadue.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Abandoning net zero: Farce, fantasy and falsehoods
Australian politics is now descending into a theatre of science-denying absurdity. A mainstream party is now embedded in denial of clear scientific evidence that renewables are the lowest cost option through to 2050.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Australian politics is now descending into a theatre of science-denying absurdity. A mainstream party is now embedded in denial of clear scientific evidence that renewables are the lowest cost option through to 2050.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Why does everyone keep picking on billionaires? At least they stand up for what they believe in
Fiona Katauskas
It’s really not fair
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Fiona Katauskas
It’s really not fair
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Why does everyone keep picking on billionaires? At least they stand up for what they believe in
It’s really not fair
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November 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Why does everyone keep picking on billionaires? At least they stand up for what they believe in
Fiona Katauskas
It’s really not fair
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Fiona Katauskas
It’s really not fair
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned
Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned
Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned
Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Police need more powers to stop ‘naked racism and hatred’ after allowing Sydney neo-Nazi rally, premier says
Dozens of neo-Nazis demonstrated outside NSW parliament on Saturday where they held an antisemitic banner and chanted a Hitler Youth slogan
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Dozens of neo-Nazis demonstrated outside NSW parliament on Saturday where they held an antisemitic banner and chanted a Hitler Youth slogan
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Police need more powers to stop ‘naked racism and hatred’ after allowing Sydney neo-Nazi rally, premier says
Dozens of neo-Nazis demonstrated outside NSW parliament on Saturday where they held an antisemitic banner and chanted a Hitler Youth slogan
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November 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Police need more powers to stop ‘naked racism and hatred’ after allowing Sydney neo-Nazi rally, premier says
Dozens of neo-Nazis demonstrated outside NSW parliament on Saturday where they held an antisemitic banner and chanted a Hitler Youth slogan
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Dozens of neo-Nazis demonstrated outside NSW parliament on Saturday where they held an antisemitic banner and chanted a Hitler Youth slogan
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...