A stopping point on the way to Australia? 'thousands of stone artefacts and animal bones in a deep cave in Timor Island has shed light on the timing and nature of early human migrations through Indonesia to Australia.'
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"The site of Laili is especially fascinating as it demonstrates a large human population settled on the island between 49-43,000 years ago,” Griffith University’s Research Fellow Kasih Norman
Our Prime Minister got it wrong yesterday,” he said at a press conference.
"The Prime Minister should stand shoulder to shoulder with Joe Biden and the leaders of other countries around the world who have made the right call here.
Sharp rises in most indicators continue as the wave builds momentum.
The Risk Analysis shows a sharp rise in the estimate to 3.8% Currently Infectious, or 1-in-27. That implies a 69% chance that there is someone infectious in a group of 30.
Rainbow Valley conservation reserve, Northern Territory | #Australia
Photographer Baillie Farley: ‘This image captures the breathtaking scene at Rainbow Valley conservation reserve, where the southern Milky Way gracefully arches above a remarkable formation of colourful sandstone. This area exudes a unique charm, with its vibrant hues and stunning geological formations creating a mesmerising landscape’
#Mungo Dreamtime | Mungo national park, NSW, #Australia
Photographer John Rutter: ‘This Mars-like landscape is the shores of the ancient Lake Mungo, where some of the oldest human remains outside Africa have been discovered, making it a significant site for all humankind. Its remote location grants it a Bortle 1 sky (the darkest and clearest), allowing you to stand where the first Australians once did and gaze at the same sky they beheld.
"Whether for fuel breaks, salvage logging, or private land logging, native forest logging hasn’t stopped in Victoria. It will continue for many years, and the logs cut from these operations will be sold commercially."
"...delegates were met by around 200 protesters who denounced Labor’s complicity in the Israeli war crimes"
"Victorian Labor Premier Jacinta Allan dashed off a Twitter/X statement, declaring: “Today, protestors and intruders brought violence, homophobia and anti-Semitism to the front door of state conference. I’m disgusted"
"As hundreds of comments beneath Allan’s post noted, her claims were slanderous"
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I’m not against cute things that people do, but this will never be a climate solution. What will? Wind and solar, electrification, energy efficiency, stopping methane leakage.
@davidho meanwhile in #Australia twenty years of power companies resistance to our world beating uptake of solar power comes to fruition with this monstrosity.
Amazing how both fascists and the fossil fuel profiteers now use the language of inclusion and equity to further their nefarious aims…
Another day, another unflattering portrait of a public figure, and this time, the Streisand effect is in play too. TIME magazine reports on Australia's wealthiest person, Gina Rinehart, and her attempts to get a painting of her removed from the National Gallery of Australia. The portrait by Vincent Namatjira, an Aboriginal Australian artist, is part of a series in which he uses humor and exaggerated features to portray the rich. “People don’t have to like my paintings, but I hope they take the time to look and think, ‘why has this Aboriginal bloke painted these powerful people? What is he trying to say?’” he said in a statement shared with TIME. The gallery, to which Rinehart is a donor, is not backing down, saying it “welcomes the public having a dialogue on our collection and displays.”