Deputy PM Michael McCormack says linking bushfires to climate change is 'woke capital-city greenies ravings'.Might come as a surprise to the local protestors outside his office or the local kids who joined the climate strike. #politicslive @amyremeikis theguardian.com/australia-news…

“Now Is Not The Time To Discuss How We Ignored Decades Of Warnings That This Would Happen” betootaadvocate.com/breaking-news/…

University with a carbon footprint the size of a small country - taking fossil fuel company donations of c £25 million a year, which owns Felixstowe port, and thousands of acres sterile farmland displaces responsibility to the canteen Well done Nothing to see here Carry on

The bushfires burning in #Australia are producing substantial amounts of smoke. The plumes are reaching across the Pacific all the way to #SouthAmerica earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145898/… #maps #wildfire

And I thought scoring the best sausage roll at Holden’s Bakery in Hughenden couldn’t be topped today - Porcupine Gorge is a bit of a gem. #roadtrip for work in Outbackqueensland 💯 #thisisqueensland 🚗 😁

A Christmas wishlist written by some donor conceived people. Reading and Advocating #donorconceived #donorconception #donorsperm

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The scale of this summer's #AustraliaBushfires is unprecedented anywhere in the world. We explain why here: science.org.au/australian-bus… #mediawatch Media Watch Paul Barry ABC Science #auspol #science

Shoppers see empty shelves and worry about a food shortage - this is not the case. The amount of food we’re growing hasn’t changed & it won’t. We’re asking consumers to #calmyourfarm because Aussie farmers have #gotyourback 🙌 🙏 Visit farmers.org.au for more.

I'm mystified how protest marches that attract 10,000+ people or petitions that garner 100,000+ signatures get little or no attention when their aims don't align with those of mainstream media proprietors. Yet if Pauline Hanson so much as farts, a camera crew is there to cover it

There are a lot of different warning systems and alert levels in Australia. But the best way to truly know if there’s a national disaster in Australia is to check whether Scott Morrison is on holidays

Tourism reps from across the breadth & width of #Outback #Qld (2/3 of the State!) are in Brisbane today to 'promote and chat' up a storm with more than 70 agents and trade media at our #OutbackMuster. 🙌

At 27, Sarah Dingle 淑仪 learnt she was donor-conceived. That seismic discovery sparked a 10-year journey to discover the truth of her existence and what she discovered about the fertility industry was truly shocking. GoodWeekendMag theage.com.au/national/a-jol…

Mention #EndangeredSpeciesDay, and most people think of tigers and pandas. But there are over 35,000 other species in danger of extinction—and most of us don't know they exist. Christine Dell'Amore shares why she wrote an essay to highlight some of them on.natgeo.com/3f6O9Oq

Did you hear? It's almost the weekend! 📣 🐨 Koala Hospital in New South Wales captured this cheeky #koala mid-announcement. #seeaustralia #portmacquarie #LoveNSW #holidayherethisyear

Farmer, Ben Jackson from Guyra in northern NSW, found a special way to pay tribute to his Aunty Deb Cowdery. He wasn't able to go to the funeral because of border closures. "I feel a bit hopeless here on the farm, but I wanted to show my love somehow," Ben told The Weekly Times.

Coffee cup handles are actually bird warmers.