Eastern quoll populations have been declining in Tasmania since the turn of the century and the animal was declared extinct on mainland Australia in 1963.

Last month, two dozen captive-bred eastern quolls were released onto a large-scale regeneration property in Tasmania's Midlands as part of a conservation program to help bolster populations.

Being in NE Tassie this hits home, might help if we stop running them over. I've seen one live one cycling through the forest here in NE Tassie and two dead ones run over by cars when cycling (and numerous wombats, pademelons and uncountable other marsupials)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/offtrack/tasmania-roadkill-capital-of-the-world/7021816

Politicians caught out lying about the science and bypassing any real consultation with communities.

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With extreme heat conditions predicted to escalate in Australia, new research suggests the threat is more dire for the country’s cities, with these temperatures already more intense and enduring than indicated.

Tl;dr lack of abikity to site BOM montoring stations combined with shitty urban design (suburbs)

For a more sustainable future, we need to embrace living in smaller spaces. This means not letting our houses be our primary space for every activity in our lives

Smaller, well insulated, medium density housing. Alas nothing like the current dystopian sprawl of Australian cities.

Tasmania has been burning for more than two weeks, with no end in sight. Almost 100,000 hectares of bushland in the northwest has burned to date. This includes the Tarkine rainforest and alpine ecosystems of Cradle Mountain that may never recover.

If you're like me, and need an explainer on tandem cells, they're simply talking about Multi-junction Solar Cells.... Yeah, i's not sure either, have a link! :)

Ms Joenpolvi said similar results were found in posts on the luxury cars – those that included progress-focused language about sustainability achieved well above the average shares on Facebook for each brand.

“The posts that mentioned their luxury cars had ‘sustainable materials’, ‘eco-friendly materials’ or were fighting ‘plastic pollution’ achieve dismal shares, such as just 6 per cent of the average shares for that brand.

• Project cost $3.8b
• approx 1000mw hours
• 201 Turbines
• Possibly support 375 jobs during conatruction, and 70 permanent jobs
• Waiting on community engagement, and planning approvals.
• Begin construction by 2029 - 2032

Could be a winner. Nice to see good news.

It is not just human waste that is being pumped into the ocean off Sydney’s popular beaches due to the city’s unusual and archaic sewerage system – government scientists have confirmed billions of microplastics are also polluting the water.

An ocean of shit and plastic :)

The bills ban charities from using general donations on public communications about ‘electoral matters’, which includes commentary on issues like climate change during an election campaign.

Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie said the dirty deal is an attack on democracy and truth in politics:

“This law kneecaps charities from doing their essential work during elections. By silencing independent voices, the Labor and Liberal parties are making sure Australians only hear from politicians on issues like climate change.

“This law gags independent and fearless advocates like the Climate Council from speaking out on the very issue we were set up to solve. How will Australians know what politicians are up to on climate change, if the only voices left in the debate during elections are politicians or their financial backers in the fossil fuel industry?”

Anyone have more info or insite ? The artcle seemed long on outrage from residents nd short on alternative solutions.

This denial does seem ubiquitous across coast lines every where in Australia.

While i understand they aren't the ones causing this the reality is its happening.

1. Be prepared for a long haul
2. Know the system
3. Be strategic
4. Seize the moment

YouGov research for the Australian Conservation Foundation, found:

85% of parents worry about their children’s health and safety in extreme heat.

70% of parents have kept their child inside more often over the summer holidays, with higher numbers for parents of children aged 5 or younger (76%) and Queenslanders (75%) 67% of parents who kept children indoors had negative feelings including feeling confined (32%), stressed (26%), trapped (23%), anxious (21%), sad (21%) and overwhelmed (18%).

79% report heatwaves impact their family’s sleep, with 21% saying reporting significantly impacts children’s sleep and 58% saying it somewhat impacts their children’s sleep.

45% reported limiting the use of air conditioners or fans during heatwaves because of the cost of power bills.

A bushfire burning in the Takayna/Tarkine in Tasmania's north-west has come within metres of a grove that contains the oldest-known Huon pine, estimated to be 3,000 years old.

Well fcuk :(