This is the right decision for Toondah Harbour. Anything less would have been a clear breach of Australian environmental laws and our International commitments.

Thank you Tanya Plibersek for finally rejecting this absurd proposal.

Have you ever wondered if animals are conscious, or perhaps which ones are? Two experts and I were interviewed live at the #WSF24 for ABC Australia's All in the Mind to dive into this topic. 30min podcast here for your commute 🤓: abc.net.au/listen/program…… 📷: Dr Nick 🙏

Wind and solar projects should be limited to land that has already been cleared. Biodiversity Council Brendan Wintle: 'onshore renewable projects needed to switch off fossil fuels would only occupy an area less than 2 per cent of Australia’s landmass...we’ve got to stop targeting natural…

Brilliant decision, Tanya Plibersek.

More decisions like this, please!

Help California's giant garter snakes slither into the future! Wetlands are vital for these amazing creatures. Let's protect their habitat & celebrate them at the 3rd Annual Sacramento SnakeFest!

Join us for a fun-filled day of education & conservation!
savethesnakes.org/snakefest

Not gonna lie - I had no idea that turkey tail was the most studied mushroom in the world until I did a deep dive on it for this week's video. I'm truly blown away at how the clinical trials point to it being a key supplement in cancer treatments. Kinda wish everyone knew this.…

‘Netflix’ the Woma Python brushed shoulders with some pretty special people* on the weekend, making everyone’s day, as always!! 🤩🥹🥰

*e.g. a real astronaut who lived on the ISS, Dr John Fraser (founder of Critical Care Research Group), Annabel Crabb, and back stagers!

What does an astronaut, heart surgeon, and a herpetologist have in common? They were all interviewed by the delightfully esteemed Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales (ABC journalists and TV show hosts) at the World Science Festival! What an excellent festival, right?! #WSF24

I’m honoured to be awarded the Rising Star award (academic levels A-C) for the Uni of Qld’s (UQ News) Faculty of Science* this year, recognising ‘excellence’ in research & service. 📸: Values & Support awardees.

* incl’g Schools of: Ag, Chem, Maths, Physics, Enviro, & Vet Sci.

We had such a varied yet in-depth conversation this morning at the World Science Festival (in Brisbane), discussing animal consciousness on a panel for ABC’s most popular podcast, All in the Mind, with Sana Qadar. A sold out event (265 tickets)! #WSF24

📸: Dr Nick 🙏

Robyn Williams’ first ever selfie (he said)!

He created the Ockham’s Razor podcast in 1984 & has hosted The Science Show on ABC’s ABC Radio National for 50 years!

I couldn’t help but fan girl him. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all my interviews w/ him. #WSF24

11 keen beans chose to learn how to safely & ethically handle Australian venomous snakes yesterday at our course. 2 even drove up from NSW & 1 flew from Townsville! It’s so rewarding knowing more people are becoming educated re snakes via evidence-based info. #OzReptileAcademy

Dear Tanya Plibersek, There is strong community support to lift spending on nature conservation. Monash University surveyed 3,400 people benchmarked against ABS data to ensure the views represent the community.

Almost all Australians (19 in every 20 people) want the federal…

Fun, gorgeous & educational! New vinyl kiss-cut stickers of Australian cockatoos, possums, owls, robins & fairy-wrens. Designed by me & printed in Australia paperbarkwriter.com/shop-2022/

Just over the moon to go out with Gavin Smith 🙏 & such knowledgeable folks in herpetology, vet medicine, & environmental policy for the Brown Snake Tracking Project! We collected data & checked on a wound-repair surgery on this big (1.6m 🤯) girl 🥰. She’s special, right? 🥹

Pleased to be invited to and present my snake work and vision today at the State of Australian Snakes Forum in Canberra, organised by Gavin Smith. What a great conversation today! #OzReptileAcademy

Snake talk! Gavin Smith introducing Prof Rick Shine for his talk on the conservation of snakes at Mulligan’s Flat in Canberra tonight.

As Uni Qld’s snake catcher (permitted), I rescued this hatchling Coastal Carpet Python (Morelia spilota) today from behind a toilet bowl at Long Pocket that a cleaner found. Understandably feisty (many things prey on baby snakes!), it was released into shaded cover 🥹. UQ News