Hype for the Future 79R: Port Moresby 🇵🇬

Overview Port Moresby serves the role of the capital city of Papua New Guinea and is located on the southern side of the primary island. Directly to the north of large portions of Queensland in Australia 🇦🇺, the City of Port Moresby is one of the rare wealthier areas associated with the Global South, though the overall nation remains on the impoverished side of nations. The University of Papua New Guinea is located within the city, and the National Museum and Art Gallery and the Nature […]

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Hype for the Future 79R: Port Moresby 🇵🇬

Overview Port Moresby serves the role of the capital city of Papua New Guinea and is located on the southern side of the primary island. Directly to the north of large portions of Queensland in Aus…

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"Who Will Save Your Soul" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter #Jewel. It was the first song released from her first studio album, #PiecesOfYou (1995), and became a hit in North America and #Australasia, peaking at number seven in Canada, number 11 in the United States, number 14 in New Zealand, and number 27 in Australia. It was also moderately successful in the United Kingdom, reaching number 52 on the #UKSinglesChart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pgs9rkAd04
Jewel - Who Will Save Your Soul (Lyrics)

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The Ambitious [but do-able] Effort To Save New Zealand’s Iconic Bird [and so many more - including eradication of ferals]
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https://www.npr.org/2025/10/13/nx-s1-5565215/the-ambitious-effort-to-save-new-zealands-iconic-bird <-- shared media article
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https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/ <-- shared New Zealand Department of Conservation Pests & Threats site
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“The kiwi, a… flightless bird from New Zealand, is disappearing, largely because of invasive species brought to the country’s islands by humans. So New Zealand has set a goal of exterminating rats, possums and other invasive animals that threaten the country’s biodiversity…”
#biodiversity #feral #NewZealand #habitat #risk #hazard #threat #death #humanimpacts #invasivespecies #kiwi #kea #flightlessbird #indigeneous #reptile #bat #skink #biota #cat #domesticcats #possum #stoat #ferret #weasel #culling #eradication #protection #systematic #endangered #island #Australasia
#DepartmentOfConservation

In exciting and slightly nerve-wracking news, Mais Fatayer and I have started a podcast! #SpeakingOfOpen is a place where we chat with awesome people in the #OpenEd world in #Australasia.

Check out our first ep with the warm and wonderful Dr Sarah Steen from Deakin University 🥰

https://tinyurl.com/SoOep1
(Also on YouTube [@]SpeakingOfOpen)

OER and Engaging Students - Dr Sarah Steen

Speaking of Open · Episode

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🚀 Call for Submissions: Open Education Down UndOER! 🚀

Got an Australasian open education case study to share? Open Education Down UndOER: Australasian Case Studies is seeking contributions!

📝 Two submission rounds in 2025:
🔹 First Round – EOIs due 15 May 2025 (Publication: Nov 2025)
🔹 Second Round – EOIs due 15 Dec 2025 (Publication: May 2026)

✨ Focus themes: Adoption, Adaptation, Advocacy
💡 Also welcoming case studies on: Creation, Authentic Assessment, Collaboration

Be part of a growing collection of real-world #OpenEducation stories from Australasia! 🌏

📩 Submit your EOI today via the online form & help shape the future of #OER!
https://tinyurl.com/UndOER

#OpenPedagogy #OpenEducation #OEPSIG #OERCollective #Australasia #DownUndOER #OEP

Contribute to Down UndOER: Information for New and Current Authors – Open Education Down UndOER: Australasian Case Studies

Genetic mixing: The secret to killer whale resilience and adaptability

An international team of marine biologists have published research in Molecular Ecology that shows the benefits of gene flow between geographically distant and genetically different killer whale populations. The paper is titled "Admixture Increases Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Potential in Australasian Killer Whales."

@Montaagge

Hereabouts in #Australasia upcoming
IWW Organiser Training 101 in 2025
Check your Region’s Organizing Committee for their updates ?

also look across borders to “euro-Wobs’ eg Ireland Cyprus & Poland as well as CNT Spain and France; SAC in Sweden who between them have great diversity of organizing texts and of course songs too.