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abc.net.auExtraordinary discoveries emerge from the ruins of Juukan GorgeArchaeologists have found a huge trove of extraordinary artefacts preserved in the arid soil at Juukan Gorge, years after an ancient rock shelter within it was destroyed by a Rio Tinto blast.

abc.net.auNew York City bans horse-drawn carriages from 2028The New York City Council votes to ban horse-drawn carriages from city streets and Central Park.

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Auntie Po'kchop

@auntiepokchop.bsky.social

This is happening everywhere on Earth. Why can't people see it? Those trees, that ecosystem, is never coming back; in a decade, this building complex will be derelict and the water unusable. The jobs are a lie.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre

theguardian.com‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentreCompany ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google’s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter of a million trees occupied the 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest near the town of Muhos in rural northern Finland. Now they are all gone. After the tech company illegally stripped the entire area to build a datacentre – taking even the top soil with it – all that remains is a vast expanse of mud indented with the trail marks of machinery, puddles and mounds of earth, roots and branches. Residents say that brown water flowing off the site is going into a stream that feeds the Oulujoki River. Continue reading...

abc.net.auABC reporter saves man from sinking car in floodwater north of BrisbaneABC reporter Will Murray and another man swam out to the car and pulled the driver out of the vehicle.

abc.net.auRight to repair reforms to be expanded to farm machineryAfter years of depending on dealership networks for essential repairs, farmers will have the right to fix their own equipment.

Good. And about bloody time ! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

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Gisele D

@giselefd.bsky.social

Horrific. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comMississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of one-year-old as ‘justified’Officers responding to an alleged shoplifting call fired into the vehicle of Vellesiya Wiley, killing her son, Kohen

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Nashies! YouTube Cooking Show 😺

@nashiez.bsky.social

I have 4 days to make $12 on YouTube so I hit $100 and get paid next month. YouTube doesn't pay until you make $100. Please pick any video from this playlist, give it a watch, like, and share it to help me out. There's over 260 recipe videos. #mutualaid youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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drugdiscoverynews.comResurrected ancient enzyme could transform gene editing | Drug Discovery NewsAn enzyme reconstructed from a three-billion-year-old bacterium widens gene editing capabilities to even more regions of the genome.

The concept behind doing this is even more fascinating than the enzyme itself !

Adrian Gibbs@gieck.bsky.social

www.drugdiscoverynews.com/resurrected-... - This is open access

focusingonwildlife.comAfrica’s monitored wildlife populations declined 80% since 1970, new report says | Focusing on WildlifeAfrica’s monitored wildlife populations have declined an average of 80% since 1970, according to a new global assessment. The report also points to pockets of

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Robb Edwards 🌱

@robedwards1.bsky.social

Africa’s monitored wildlife populations declined 80% since 1970, new report says focusingonwildlife.com/news/africas...?

abc.net.auChild safety 'shocked' Elizabeth Struhs's dad converted to sect before her deathThe child safety witness said Jason Struhs had managed to treat Elizabeth's condition appropriately for more than two years prior to her death without child safety intervention.

How many people are on trial, here ? I think, not enough. "While she was in jail, Mr Struhs converted to his wife's faith after pressure from his son and other church members. ... the church convinced him to withdraw giving Elizabeth her treatment." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

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abc.net.auThese Brethren members stepped out of line. Then the threats and intimidation startedThe Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is fiercely protective of a multi-billion-dollar business which supports the church. These men found out the extraordinary lengths it will take to keep it safe.

abc.net.auMan pushes cousin 42km in Melbourne Marathon, carries him over lineToby Holt was diagnosed with juvenile Huntington's disease at 16 years old. The disease is taking away his ability to walk and talk but thanks to a push from his cousin, he has just completed a marath...

abc.net.auHow a 50-year-old treaty stands between billionaires and the MoonNo longer content with simply reaching the Moon, billionaires and major world powers have dived into a new space race. What comes next is not entirely clear.

Let elon & jeff have it. Half each (or they could share). As long as they go there, & take up residence. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.auPregnant woman among eight killed in Pennsylvania shootingPolice arrived at the home within minutes of receiving an alert via ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection system that relies on artificial intelligence and a network of microphones, to discov...

The wonders of modern technology ! "... officers arrived within minutes of receiving an alert via ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system that relies on artificial intelligence and a network of microphones to identify gunshots ..." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

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abc.net.auBreaking: Russian attack on bus stop kills at least 33 in Ukraine, officials sayMore than 30 people were killed when Russia struck two passenger buses in Kramatorsk, near the frontline in eastern Ukraine.

Taking his frock off him seems appropriate. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

My harvest ! 🤠 Finally got myself motivated to do some gardening today. Found these. 😋 Veni, Vidi, Vicia - as Fabio once said.

Cuisine of the pre-Columbian Mediterranean. (Pythagoras would not approve, though)

Lovely ! (Except it doesn't look like gold) (If it did, I'm sure trump himself would like it very much - and want a bigger copy for his ballroom)

Naomi Smith@pimlicat.bsky.social

A gold statue depicting Donald Trump fully naked and perched on the shoulders of a much smaller man has been unveiled in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

lucyham29.substack.comWhy does it matter than John Anderson AO is spending 7/10 on a stage in Jerusalem?Former Deputy PM John Anderson is a “featured speaker” alongside the accused war criminal Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich and many other illiberal extremists at NatCon Jerusalem.

Thanks. Very interesting to know. There's a lot to learn from Lucy Hamilton's article (& the things it links to).

Lucy Hamilton@lucyham.bsky.social

This is happening right now in Israel. John Anderson AO is networkinb with some of the worst “intellectuals” on the planet. #Auspol lucyham29.substack.com/p/why-does-i...

abc.net.auConcerns as new $1.2b recycling facility will service data centresWestern Sydney's Kemps Creek facility announced the treatment centre would now factor water needed to service NSW data centres.

I'm not keen on these data centres AT ALL BUT - as I under stand it - the water they use is for cooling, and therefore wouldn't actually be used up - just warmed up - and would still therefore exist, & be usable for other purposes. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

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Timothy Snyder

@timothysnyder.bsky.social

Putin’s fascination with the medieval takes the next step. www.newsweek.com/suspected-pl...

newsweek.comSuspected Plague Death at Russian Lab Sparks ‘Anti-Epidemic’ Lockdown

abc.net.auThe painful topic Ukraine's First Lady says doesn't get covered enoughMeet Olena Zelenska, the woman behind the man fighting the war against Russia.

abc.net.auWordage quiz: Rank 'cool', 'bogus' and 'meh' by how old they areWe hope you think this quiz is cool, or maybe even rad. We hope you don't find it meh, and certainly not bogus.

Fancy a lark ? This is spiffing ! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.auCrash axe used in flydubai attack on pilotThe co-pilot who allegedly attempted to down a flydubai plane had been barred from flying in his home country of Oman. Initial investigations have uncovered the use of a crash axe, a tool typically us...

abc.net.auAFP confirms investigation of flydubai co-pilot's Australian linksAn Australian counterterrorism team is investigating Australian links to a flydubai pilot who allegedly attacked a colleague in the cockpit.

abc.net.auPNG's NRL franchise faces trademark fight over Chiefs nameAustralia's intellectual property agency tells PNG's rugby league franchise that its chosen name, the Chiefs, risks being confused with the name of a Super Rugby club.

It looks like this is a problem. My suggestion is for them to scrap "Chiefs", and instead call themselves "PNG Big Men". "Big Man" is the traditional (Tokpisin) term used for him who elsewhere might be called a "Chief".

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Australia's trademark agency says PNG Chiefs name risks brand confusion with Super Rugby club

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Raider

@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

Nurses and community members are protesting in San Francisco today as part of the "People vs. Palantir" Global Week of Action. Organizers say the demonstration is focused on Palantir's work with ICE and concerns over immigration enforcement.

abc.net.auStabbed pilot's prophetic words less than a year before attackCaptain Smit Machchhar was stabbed while flying to Tel Aviv. But who was he?

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Massimo (mirror)

@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social

The Skeleton Panda Sea Squirt (Clavelina Ossipandae) is a translucent reef-dwelling creature whose rib-like structures and panda-like markings give it a spooky, animated look. Found in Southeast Asia, it harmlessly filters seawater and helps keep coral ecosystems healthy. Original post

abc.net.auControversial Sydney data centre project pulled amid community angerA controversial proposed data centre has been withdrawn by its developer after it became a flashpoint amid growing opposition to the AI infrastructure development across the country.

Good news. Well done them, for this victory. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... Of course, what this will really mean is that it will be built in someone else's backyard (maybe mine).

abc.net.au$15b data centre next to tip could be among Australia's largestA proposal by CDC Data Centres would see one of the largest data centres in Australia developed on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga.

Well, this was in my back yard - 25 years ago. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... At least it's going into an area used to noxious facilities - there's a power station, the city dump, and, in times of your, this was where the knackery was.

abc.net.auDouble the height, 160 times the voltage. The latest ugly side effect of the AI revolutionElectricity distributor Jemena has been replacing 7-metre wooden power poles with 15-metre industrial poles rated to carry up to 66,000 volts, but there's been one consistent complaint among the resid...

We do not need, or want, this shit. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

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Maranoa Girl

@maranoagirl.bsky.social

First published in 1976 former SA Premier Don Dunstan published a cookbook about the importance of food & drink in his political & private life that now provides an unexpected window into a conception of democratic socialism that has largely been disappeared from Australian politics...2/

johnmenadue.comDon Dunstan’s cookbook and the lost ambition of social democracyOne hundred years ago Don Dunstan was born and 50 years ago, in October 1976, the then South Australian premier published a cookbook. It sounds like a charming eccentricity of the era. It was actually...

Hmm ... Well, fair cop.

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sbs.com.auWatch Roman Empire by Train with Alice RobertsWatch Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!

Watching it right now, on the telly (SBS). Very good ! 😀

Alice Roberts@profaliceroberts.bsky.social

Australian friends! If you didn’t catch the first ep of my new series, Roman Empire by Train on SBS1 - it’s now available on demand: www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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Imogen

@imogenib.bsky.social

JobSeeker is confirmed as a causative factor in approximately 3,000 deaths/yr. People cannot survive abject poverty. There is no reason to kill people who we know due to inflation the RBA need unemployed. #auspol #RaiseTheRate @jimchalmers.bsky.social #PovertyKills podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/d...

podcasts.apple.comA shocking number of Australians on Jobseeker are dying – it doesn’t have to be this wayPodcast Episode · Dollars & Sense · 17 September · 34min

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Yes - especially elon's, and for (what one might think to be) environmentalist causes.

Phillip@zombiecoffeeslut69.bsky.social

And a lot of that wealth was obtained by government subsidies!!!!!!!

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I missed hearing about this one, at the time. This is a reference from the Wikipedia article that you gave a link to. Well done that man ! www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

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abc.net.auWinx's $10m daughter starts breeding career, champion mare foals againChampion racemare Winx welcomes a third healthy foal as her first, $10-million daughter Quinceanera, begins her breeding career this season.

The romance of horses. 🐎 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...