Preserve Koala habitat that may be annually burnt out by the effects of global heating, driven in part by the extra carbon burned because of the deal for not chopping it down. Its a shit deal either way. I don’t envy anyone making this decision between such poor (and artificially contrived ) outcomes.

“No true scotsman capitalist economy.”

Im starting to wonder if data centres are a pretext to grab and hold licenses to as much fresh water as possible. Awaiting the announcement of their pivot to water speculating

This guy is why insurance is expensive.

“Suggest” and “could be used” are weasel words already. When they’re spoken by researchers with no say in how the budget is spent, i cant help feeling sceptical.

More likely it gets lost into general revenue with only some big media buys and ad campaigns to show for it; (with message variations of “Govt good😀, Sugar bad☹️” )

The photos are deceptive - taken with long exposure. The bioluminescence is actually very faint. You need a dark night with no clouds to see them glow. I’ve seen them closer to Adelaide - in Marc Oliphant Conservation Park, Kuitpo forest and Belair National Park. If anyone is interested I can share exact locations.

I think people underestimate all the potential channels for lobbying. Try to regulate the obvious channels and lobbyists will slither just out of sight and influence the people you aren’t watching.

Trading bribes and future jobs for introductions and influence is easy in a major political party with their powerbrokers and informal mates networks.

The gambling lobbyists voted down most of the ideas in their breakfast meeting with our PM.

Solid suggestions but missed “lock food in the car or esky” At Mambray creek from our deckchairs, we watched a 1.5m water monitor ransack the campsite opposite us over half an hour. Ate scraps out of their firepit, Managed to get its front half into their food bag hanging on the camp kitchen with its tail whipping around in circles. It even licked a couple of their mugs on the table. The grandad came back and i told him to wash his cups because a goanna had been licking them. He just simpered and avoided my eyes as if i was crazy.

Someone should pitch the reality show “Farmer wants a Slave”.

So this these “initiatives funded by the tax”, this will be dental in medicare?….right?