Tanya Ha
@tanyaha.bsky.social
Science & environment speaker, comms, media, author, steminist & occasional raconteur. Engagement Director at Science in Public. Former board member Diversity Council Australia, Science & Technology Australia and Sustainability Victoria. Mum of 2. She/her
Pacific Islands focus: preparing for COP31, avian influenza and strengthening climate resilience - Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/pacific-isla...
Pacific Islands focus: preparing for COP31, avian influenza and strengthening climate resilience
Introduction by Croakey: More than 2,000 delegates are expected to attend the Pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji next month, including a
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The abortion debate can be so cruel and traumatising “We are infuriated by the re-emergence of this issue, of our pain, of our grief and suffering, as a political football. This is not a game; this is our reality.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We terminated a pregnancy so our daughter never had to suffer. It was agony. It cannot be the right of One Nation – or any anti-abortion activist – to choose for us | Anonymous
We must defend – ardently, passionately, implacably – the right of parents to decide, in whatever circumstances they find themselves
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How Electric Cars Took Hold in Australia - because we’ve seen the writing on the wall… www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...
How Electric Cars Took Hold in Australia
Rising oil prices helped push E.V. sales ahead of gas cars for the first time, even in a country that loves long road trips.
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There’s a reason we have regulations and regulators… www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns
TGA issues alert after person was hospitalised after believing they were taking experimental weight loss drug retatrutide
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It should NOT take 6-7 years+ for women with endometriosis to get a diagnosis. I learnt a lot hosting a panel exploring stem cell research into women's health challenges including breast cancer, endometriosis & pelvic organ injury. #WomensHealthWeek www.stemcellfoundation.net.au/womens_healt...
Watch: Stem cells and women's health webinar
Our mission is to promote the study and use of stem cells in the prevention or control of disease in human beings and to enhance public education in this field.
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The world has lost any chance of holding global warming to 1.5 degrees as agreed to in Paris Treaty, with temperatures predicted to reach 2.6 degrees by the end of the century if governments continue with current climate policies. www.theage.com.au/environment/...
New analysis shows solar output soared across Europe during recent heatwaves, helping to power the grid even as electricity demand increased and nuclear output was curtailed https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-stands-up-during-european-heatwaves-as-nuclear-and-fossil-fuels-stumble/
Solar stands up during European heatwaves as nuclear and fossil fuels stumble
New analysis shows solar output soared across Europe during recent heatwaves, helping to power the grid even as electricity demand increased and nuclear output was curtailed.
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No idea why the Sydney Morning Herald is calling this a "sleeper" issue. The science has been in for decades and residents & activists banging the drums as loudly as they can! www.smh.com.au/environment/...
‘Little by little cities will have to recede’: Coastal flooding is the sleeper climate issue
Up and down the NSW coast, suburbs and townships are built on low-lying land around coastal lagoons, lakes and estuaries. Sea level rises will make some areas uninhabitable.
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I say this with care: "cow farts" is not an EPA-recognized emissions source category. The correct category is enteric fermentation. The correct exit pathway is eructation (belching). You're welcome.
On behalf of all podcasters I’d like to thank the Canberra press gallery for taking everything the PM said on that podcast ep so out of context that no politician will ever want to have a casual chat on a podcast ever again. Cheers guys!
There are still some spaces left on my 29 Aug botanical illustration & mental health w’shop You’ll learn: 🌿how to break plants down into simple shapes & add shading 🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health BBC clip next post: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
Can we have wombat cam? Or platypus cam?
Baby Wombat Exploring
Alt: Baby Wombat scratching its bottom.
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Happy 10 year anniversary of the best mic drop on Twitter. Hard to believe it’s been so long! Congrats @astrokatie.com
Flashback to 2011 Logies when we took this photo to show that the Asian women on Catalyst and Masterchef aren’t the same person. That night, I was also mistaken for Yumi Stynes!
“… how the twin biodiversity and climate crises are a human health crisis…” www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
‘It scares me more than anything else’: Inside the next global health crisis
The arrival of H5N1 in Australia has been described as the “final stage of a disturbing new environmental reality”.
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This is yet another issue we’ve been trying to raise for decades. www.smh.com.au/environment/...
‘Little by little cities will have to recede’: Coastal flooding is the sleeper climate issue
Up and down the NSW coast, suburbs and townships are built on low-lying land around coastal lagoons, lakes and estuaries. Sea level rises will make some areas uninhabitable.
smh.com.au
it is a terrible thing I say that in 2026, the lessons learned from the Second World War and the Holocaust - the absolute horror of it, are now being repeated by two/three world leaders with no moral compass and no way of seeing an end to their moral turpitude.
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.
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“…having an AI boss can be like working for a teddy bear with amnesia.” www.smh.com.au/technology/a...
A company let an AI bot run its store. It’s been a bit of a disaster
The human employees seem to like the AI agent in charge, but there have been a few issues. For example, it seems unbothered by the whole point of the operation: making money.
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Nuremberg defence fails gardening contractor too. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Sydney gardener fined over destruction of 287 foreshore trees
Chainsaws, hidden cash and trailerloads of trees and vegetation hauled to a waste facility have culminated in the man’s conviction in one of the city’s most prominent cases of illegal tree-clearing.
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Long article in The Age on climate adaptation in Victoria: "No matter what is done to reduce emissions, more violent weather, sea level rise, flooding, bushfire and drought are baked in. We’ll need to adjust where and how we build, what streets look like... www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Fire, flood and wishful thinking: Why we’re not ready for Victoria’s climate future
No matter what is done to reduce carbon emissions, more violent weather, sea-level rise, flooding, fire and drought are inevitable. That scenario is raising huge questions for governments, councils, c...
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Awful www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fears of ‘catastrophic’ decline of giant Australian cuttlefish after only 44 counted in dive survey
Calls for South Australian government to release official estimates for cuttlefish, which once numbered in hundreds of thousands in upper Spencer Gulf
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