Ian Thompson
@iantho.bsky.social
Once practiced natural resources management and conservation, in government. Now largely an interested observer in Australia
National Indigenous Fashion Awards recognise international collaboration, ties to family and country
Top designers recognised at 2026 National Indigenous Fashion Awards
A unique partnership between a remote Northern Territory women's centre and an art studio in India has been recognised at in this year's prestigious National Indigenous Fashion Awards.
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Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines. n.pr/4yZJVPo
Appalachia's black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners' protections stall
Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.
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From me. Almost 400 native Australian bird and mammal species have been assessed as being at a high risk – or worse – from the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a federal government assessment has revealed.
Penguins and dolphins among nearly 400 Australian species under threat from bird flu as ‘true extent of disaster’ revealed
Assessment of more than 2,000 native species warns nearly one in five at high risk of deadly H5N1, including parrots, fur seals and quolls
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Huge property for sale in Tasmania in core swift parrot breeding habitat if there’s any philanthropists out there seeking to protect some birds and bush! Lake Leake is an important site for parrots but the broader landscape is being savagely logged www.realestate.com.au/property-lif...
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A very popular new T shirt with Miss 8. Not just boss of the bush now, magpies are behavioural adviser.
A growing proportion of Australia's media are not all that interested in democracy, alas. #AusPol
The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · 2d agoThis is not a story of journalists talking and writing about journalists. It is a story about the functioning of Australian democracy.
We have seen a rapid escalation of H5N1 bird flue cases in Australia in recent days, and now we have (probably) the first of what will likely be many, many mass mortality events in wildlife. Story from me.
First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds
Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreads
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Good grief - of course! I once scraped off the biofoul on a barge that had been in marine water for a single month-multiple invasive species! Months of stuck ships will be entire ecosystems. 🫣
Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn
Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes
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Local transmission of H5 bird flu 'very, very likely', SA government says
Breaking: Local transmission of H5 bird flu 'very, very likely', SA government says
A further 11 suspected cases of H5 bird flu have been detected in South Australia’s south-east and Kangaroo Island.
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Added bonus would be no snakes in the swag
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · last wk.Tradies in remote Queensland swap roadside swags for mobile road train camps
Quote: "Experts warned governments the national fire ant eradication program needed at least $200m a year to stay ahead of the invasion. Governments chose to spend around $60 million instead. Starved of eradication resources, the fire ant infestation exploded by over 40 per cent."
The Point@thepointau.bsky.social · last wk.“Five years ago, Australia made a costly mistake” writes Reece Pianta, Advocacy Director at the Invasive Species Council. “Funding gaps turned a manageable biosecurity challenge into a crisis we are still paying for.” Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/270...
All crested terns, a gregarious Australian coastal bird. Who could have guessed this would happen.
John Holmes@jhaue.bsky.social · last wk.Seven suspected new bird flu cases are ‘evidence of spread’ into Australian wildlife, experts warn BirdLife Australia says discoveries of sick and dead local seabirds in South Australia show outbreak is ‘taking hold’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Although visible mending was once seen as a quiet, grassroots resistance movement to fast fashion, its popularity is fast growing.
Visible mending: why showing off repairs is better than hiding them
Although visible mending was once seen as a quiet, grassroots resistance movement to fast fashion, its popularity is fast growing.
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Yes yes yes!
The Conversationalist@conversationalist.org · 2w ago"What are the conditions that make democracy possible? This is the question that animates the work of Györgyi Gálik, the Hungarian co-founder of Governing Together at Dark Matter Labs..." The latest in @loreleikelly.bsky.social's series on Global Women Peacebuilders.
1/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found:
Giant earthworms found in SA 'almost certainly' a new species
'Almost certainly new' species of giant earthworms found in SA
A South Australian ecologist has been tracking giant earthworm sightings for 30 years, despite the species not officially existing in the state.
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For those who justifiably in my view bag Grand Designs, watch Monty Don’s British Gardens. On while Costa has a winter recess. Next the Rhineland. Gardners at landscape level know how to spend serious money. The results though are mind blowing. Serious weed risk but big on hand weeding the borders
Less than 100 King Island scrubtits remain. New ANU research from the Difficult Bird Research Group has revealed serious inbreeding in this critically endangered bird, but also a genetic rescue strategy that could help save it from extinction. Read the full story: @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social
Genetic rescue plan offers hope for critically endangered King Island scrubtit
New research funded by the Australian Government’s Saving Native Species program has revealed alarming levels of inbreeding among the last remaining populations of the King Island scrubtit, a critical...
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A lot of good work done but there is a gap in improving wildlife resilience. Surveillance is fine but more to do than watching bird flu spread. Call to fund wildlife resilience. Watch the Biosecurity Council’s webinar: H5N1 Bird Flu and Australian Wildlife biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/webinar...
Watch our webinar: H5N1 Bird Flu and Australian Wildlife | Biodiversity Council Australia
Experts unpack the potential impacts of bird flu on at-risk species and ecosystems, and identify urgent actions needed today to improve Australia's response.
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Researchers designed a new way of collecting data about snowfall in the Himalayas which is much more accurate than the ones used before.
Himalayan snowfall has been miscalculated for years, here’s how we found a new way to measure it
Researchers designed a new way of collecting data about snowfall in the Himalayas which is much more accurate than the ones used before.
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It is free with ads on Plex in the US. Hopefully other places will also show it soon. watch.plex.tv/watch/movie/...
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now I don't know if people not in Australia can access ABC iview, but if you've never seen the hilarious Death in Brunswick with the beautiful Sam Neill and the equally incredible John Clarke, definitely worth a look at a couple of idiot larrikins... iview.abc.net.au/video/ZX0410...
Death In Brunswick
Down-on-his-luck Carl Fitzgerald falls for Sophie while working as a cook, but things get complicated when he accidentally kills a fellow worker. Now he must turn to his best friend Dave to help him d...
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live the kind of life that has MUSEUMS posting nicely about you lmao
The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL)@themerl.bsky.social · 3w agoFarewell to the extraordinary Sam Neill. Among his brilliant highlights, we'll remember him for his wonderful social media updates about his farm and his many brilliantly-named animals. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAaK...
