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Migrating Birds Face an Unexpected Danger: Glass Buildings

 

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like
the cane toad saga,or rabbitt virius'humankind may,regret our decisions

ewly imported dung beetle species set to improve farmers' bottom line
Australian livestock produce about 80 million tonnes of dung a year, and a new species of dung beetle from Morocco is set to help farmers recycle and make the most of the nutrient-rich poo pats.

Weather insurance spikes with La Niña and long-awaited winter harvest
Weather insurers have seen a spike in interest since La Niña was declared active by BOM, with grain growers looking to protect their best winter harvest in years.

Hail rips through Burnett and Bureau of Meteorology forecasts more supercells on the way
Farmers west of Bundaberg say Thursday's hail storm was one like they have never seen before.

'We think we've got a strong case': Australian beekeepers fight to use the term manuka
The trademark despite over the term manuka continues, with Australian beekeepers launching an appeal against New Zealand.

Weather insurance spikes with La Niña and long-awaited winter harvest


Weather insurers have seen a spike in interest since La Niña was declared active by BOM, with grain growers looking to protect their best winter harvest in years.



Australia urged to create new Pacific visa due to climate change displacement
Authors of a new policy paper urge Australia to create a visa for 3,000 Pacific Islanders at risk of rising sea levels.

Keeping bee hives safe during a storm or cyclone
As the storm season approaches, this seasoned beekeeper is offering tips for new enthusiasts on how to keeping their hives safe as a "big blow" weather system approaches.

Big changes for two young Tasmanian farmers after COVID-19 hit
In their early 20s, Callum Jacobson and Samara Piluris-Sheehy were deep in business, running a small free-range chicken farm. Then COVID-19 hit.

love
anything/anywhere RURAL,cant beat it
3/4s pissed,seems better haha

 

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Ever wondered how music began? ....Who was the first to find music in a hollow branch? Thank you fella. Random thought.

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Why do birds sing the same song over and over?

 

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At the heart of the broken model for funding aged care is broken trust. Here’s how to fix it

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If we have the guts to give older people a fair go, this is how we fix aged care in Australia
Joseph Ibrahim, Monash University

The free market experiment in residential aged care is failing older Australians. Rebuilding trust in the system starts with valuing residents' rights, and holding government and providers to account.

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Despite more than 30 major inquiries, governments still haven’t fixed aged care. Why are they getting away with it?
Eileen Webb, University of South Australia; Christie M. Gardiner, University of Newcastle; Teresa Somes, Macquarie University

Thanks to review upon review, we have plenty of evidence about the problems in aged care. But federal governments have shown 'a lack of willingness to commit to change'.

for some reason,all 3 have significance, life huh'

 

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Army Sergeants at Fort Hood Fear for the Safety of Their Soldiers
Melissa del Bosque

so often a waste, mgrrrrrr
no right,to manipulate there lives

Organizers Push for Stronger Covid-19 Utility Shut-Off Protections as Winter Nears
Rachel M. Cohen

High-protein alternatives to meat

 

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Atlas Obscura Courses
Next week! Food, Foraging & Mythology


Over four weeks, forager Lori McCarthy and herbalist Felicity Roberts will dig into the meaning of autumn festivals through the sacred foods that accompany them. We’ll cover ciders, cheese-making, pasta-making, canning, cooking over fire, foraging, charcuterie, and so much more, as well as each item’s history and surrounding folklore. Throughout, students will have ample opportunity to experiment, explore, and reflect during mini-assignments between sessions.

Learn more »

world,you bloody go easy on 'food foraging'
can imagine that will be our next FAD,and bastards thruout the world will pilage,rape,destroy,our natural heritage,again

 

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bring it on home to me

 

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lost confidence VIC/Au

your govt,your citizens,months ago

you almost deserve,what your getting

and assuming,of the several million voters,eligible
your likely to be mostly voting the dastardly liar and cheat ANDREWS AKA TRUMPALIKE,back in again

as i said
no stmpathy

ps
no problems,several month ago,turn out in force,for your rights,supporting BLM huh

yourselves
SEEM HAPPY/COMFORTABLE HUH

too much money handed out by your useless/hopeless federal govt
let the youngsters pay
huh

SHAME,YOU AUSSIE ADULTS

 

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cant believe
millions,allow there lives to be manipulated
day after day,months,all year
and possibly next
going by how/whats happening

they think,there occasional muttering in there defence
has any effect on a blatant ignorant self righteous person
geeesus,shameful,how humanities deterioated,in this age

 

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slowly loostening up,before borders

 

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incredible
blatant idiocy i say
apart from NZ achieving a better result in APRILK
no amount of massive desaths
worse thing is,many will think/vote Andrewsd and govt back in huh
believing hes done well,looked after you,grrrrr

Melbourne residents 'ecstatic' about new freedoms as home visit details to come
People in Melbourne are looking forward to the next lifting of restrictions, but a final announcement on home visits is expected to be made today.



Victoria is the envy of the world today, but the race isn't over
Victorians have every right to be proud of their efforts. No other place in the world has tamed a second wave as large as the outbreak Victorians faced down — few have even come close — write Stephen Duckett and Tom Crowley.

'Just doesn't cut it': Plibersek slams PM's delay of national integrity commission
Shadow Education Minister Tanya Plibersek and a number of panellists on Q+A lash the Federal Government for using COVID-19 as an excuse not to implement a national integrity commission.

It's not over for the east coast yet — more wild weather is on the way
There's no let-up on the horizon for Australia's east, with dangerous conditions set to continue after days of flash flooding, damaging hail and blackouts. WA, meanwhile, is set to swelter later in the week.

A mercy flight is finally bringing home Australians stranded in India. But 5yo Krish didn't get a seat
Krish just celebrated his fifth birthday in India. His parents had hoped he could get on an official Australian-backed repatriation flight scheduled to land in Darwin today, but they were not given the option to buy him a seat. He's one of many Australians still stuck overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic.



Cosgrove concerned repeat Afghanistan deployments could have contributed to alleged war crimes
Former governor-general and Australian Defence Force chief Sir Peter Cosgrove says soldiers are trained "to work near the edge", and suggests "exposure to danger, brutality and unrelenting threat" on repeated deployments could damage the wellbeing of Australia's elite forces.

The 'startling' link between revenge porn and domestic violence
Diane lives in fear that her kids will one day find the explicit photos her partner posted on adult websites. She shares her story as a major new report finds many cases of image-based abuse are linked to family violence — but that's just those that make it to court.

AFL and NRL grand finals TV coverage marred by vaudevillian commentary and one-sided analysis
For those who couldn't get to the AFL and NRL grand finals, the TV broadcasts left a lot to be desired, writes Richard Hinds.

Is being 'decent' enough for Biden to win the US election?
When you talk to people who have spent time around Joe Biden, including Republicans, there is one word that keeps coming up.

 

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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia
Good morning, team.

YOU,LISTEN/BEHAVE
taken us a whole year to get to this stage

behave VICTORIANS

 

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WANKEES ALL
ESP VIC Au
NO EXCUSE
SHAMEFUL

to think self brown indigenous KIWI,,and redhead white chick KIWI
hitched your country,and loved it
in the mid 80s
not now

 

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GENERATIONAL HUH
says heaps,quietly

 

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isolatio,n,a lonely world/planet
and what will 2021 bring
can almost see it

 

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IS he really going to bypass us this year !

NEWS
Salem, Massachusetts is Closed
People love to go to Salem for Halloween because it’s a place where a lot of “witches” were killed once upon a time. This year, you’re gonna have to find your witchery somewhere else, because the town is closed for Halloween festivities because of...you guessed it, COVID. Guess you weirdos are gonna have to wear your witch robes and conjure Black Philip in Illinois, instead! I’ll come, and I’ll bring my cauldron and the blood of an unbaptised child.

 

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THAT SHITHEAD AUS KIERAN/Aus SKY
LOST THE PLOT
like vic/au andews,6 MONTHS AGO
SHAME
when they are allowed to continually talk shit

 

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neither here nor there


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Skyscraper reef found in waters off Cape York
A coral reef more than 400 metres tall, sitting 40 metres below the surface has been discovered just off the edge of the Great Barrier Reef in north Queensland.

Why our brains make it hard for us to plan for disasters

Do you know what you would do if you had to face a bushfire? Many people interviewed by researchers after bushfires thought they were prepared. But at the last minute they discovered they weren't.

Meet Ayla: A child growing up in a changing climate

Ayla is a girl born in Australia in 2020. For better and for worse, her life is going to be influenced by a warming climate.


Those wacky, arm-flailing tube people may be the solution to keeping dingoes away
Inflatable, arm-flailing tube people are the latest weapon in keeping dingoes away from farms and livestock.

Old rules stay afloat as live exporters land 'audition'
The industry says an "enormous change" that was set to be implemented in just a few days has been delayed by six months.

 

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