With this devastating decision by Steve Reed today, being told what to do by #Nature hating Rachel Reeves, this The Labour Party Govt is causing probably the biggest weakening of environmental protections I can remember in this country Mark my words, it will come back to bite them

‘The appeasement of the right never ends, nor will it ever be satisfied’. Brilliant column on the existentially dangerous propaganda from the rich. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Pumpkin Patch Tarantula!🕷️🎃 One of the most incredible spiders in the world, this Tarantula (Hapalopus sp.) lives in the Ecuadorian Amazon!🌳 When people think of Tarantulas, we mainly think of large, plain coloured spiders, but in the neotropics we enter a world of colour!🧡🖤

Biodiversity offsets didn’t work in NSW. Will Labor make the same mistake nationwide? theguardian.com/environment/20… Offsets were meant to be a last resort for mitigating environmental damage from development projects, but rapidly became the default #epbc #extinction #habitatloss

Biodiversity offsetting is a pathway to extinction. It should not be relied upon at any level of government to permit species destruction. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Neo Nazis were allowed to protest outside of Parliament on the Government’s watch. That the Minns Labor Govt uses their own failure to justify harsher anti-protest laws is an utter disgrace.

"A recent study indicates that continental drying and water depletion have become the leading driver of sea level rise, now surpassing ice melt. This is because large amounts of freshwater, primarily from groundwater pumping for agriculture and other uses, are being transferred

Cracking piece on Albo/Murray Watt's terrible env law proposals. Richard Denniss in The Point today... thepoint.com.au/opinions/25111…

Yet another revered Labor figure despairing about @albo Govt abdication of any progressive agenda. Carmen Lawrence in The Sydney Morning Herald takes them to task about coal, climate & environment, others rightly attacking AUKUS, health, housing, education So many lost opportunities Too many threats

“SHARED VALUES.” Senior Liberal MPs are optimistic a deal can be reached with Labor on a watered-down version of its new nature laws, theguardian.com/australia-news…

Ever wondered what the difference is between "rattling" a ceasefire and being in "violation" of one? Allow Sydney Morning Herald to explain.

Fund science.

Albo "Labor" govt appoints Christopher "Fixer" Pyne to National Library of Australia Council. #captainspick

Oh dear

Conserving wetlands and conserving wildlife are interdependent goals. If we continue to lose them at today’s pace, we risk ecological collapse but if we restore them, we unlock immense benefits for both the planet and people. #WetlansMatter #CITESCoP20

Israeli journalist Gideon Levy educates his audience on the deep-rooted sickness of being israeli — killers who cry “victim” | from Rania

“Once you take their habitat away, they die, so logging this forest is a really permanent end to these creatures. It’s quite heartbreaking.” Conservationists are calling for timber harvesting to be prevented close to endangered greater habitat. au.yahoo.com/news/late-nigh…

The Ukraine peace deal Steve Witkoff has ‘negotiated’ with Russia is seen in Kyiv as an all-out victory for Putin. Ukraine must lose half its army, accept the loss of Crimea and much of its eastern territory, and can’t join NATO. Russia rejoins the G-7 & its assets are unfrozen.

More evidence that the Trump/Witkoff “peace plan” for Ukraine came straight from the Russians - it uses Russian syntax. theguardian.com/world/live/202…

I served as our Ambassador in Ukraine for 3 years under Putin’s missiles and drones but resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin. America does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are. Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster: