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Inward Bound
* Australian endurance running event

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#Australian

No smoke without fire🤔👇

#Australian #soldier charged with #warcrimes vows to clear his name
"war hero’s reputation was called into qn in 2018, when reports linked him to alleged murder of unarmed #Afghan prisoners.. Te soldier allegedly kicked an unarmed Afghan civilian off a cliff & ordered subordinates to shoot him.. his efforts to sue The Age & The SMH for slander wld backfire, with a judge finding in 2023 tt many of the #journalists’ claims were “substantially true”"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-soldier-charged-with-war-crimes-vows-to-clear-his-name

#PlasticPatrol: the #CitizenScientists tackling #litter in #Australian #waterways

#Plastics make up the majority of litter across the country. In the absence of regulation, the public are taking matters into their own hands

by James Norman, Fri 30 Jan 2026

"Neil Blake weighs a paper bag of fake grass fragments he has collected from a stormwater gutter near #DarebinCreek in #Melbourne’s north.

"Over the past three years Blake has conducted 56 collections of synthetic turf in the waterway alongside the KP Hardiman Reserve hockey pitch.

" 'I noticed that a local hockey pitch was being replaced and the plastic surface was running off into the local environment,' he says. Strong northerly winds and #LeafBlowers had helped shed the turf fragments into the local #environment.

"In addition to impacts on #AquaticEcosystems, scientific analysis suggests #PlasticPollution is exacerbating #ClimateChange, #biodiversity loss and #OceanAcidification.

"Australians produce more than 3m tonnes of plastic waste each year, and according to Clean Up’s annual survey of parks, beaches, creeks and other public spaces, plastics make up more than 80% of litter across the country. A review by the New South Wales chief scientist found that one #SyntheticTurf field could transport between 10kg and 100kg of plastic fragments into the #stormwater system or local waterways.

"Blake has taken advantage of the electronic scales provided by the newly opened community science laboratory in the Port Phillip #EcoCentre in #StKilda, to quantify his samples to present to the local council and the Environment Protection Authority. The lab hosts facilities including microscopes, measuring equipment, safety gear and access to advice from trained scientists.

"It’s one example of citizen scientists tackling the growing problem of plastics in #waterways, including #beaches, #rivers and dive sites around the country."

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/31/australia-litter-picking-beaches-waterways-plastic-pollution

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/okVtk

#SolarPunkSunday #LitterCleanup #NewSouthWales #Australia #PlasticTurf #PlasticPollution #CitizenScience #WaterIsLife #Astroturf #PlasticPollution #Microplastics

Sicilianews24.it: Il futuro incerto delle foreste di Ash alpine: una riflessione sulle pratiche forestali.

La Minaccia delle Foreste di Alpine Ash in Australia
Le foreste di Alpine Ash in Australia sono state ufficialmente classificate come comunità ecologica in pericolo. Diverse attività, tra cui il disboscamento, incendi di alta intensità e l’aumento dell’infiammabilità in foreste in rigenerazione, stanno contribuendo al loro rapido declino. Mentre alcune pratiche forestali tradizionali, come il diradamento meccanico e il bruciatura prescritta, vengono proposte come soluzioni, sempre più studi dimostrano che queste tecniche possono aumentare il rischio di incendi e destabilizzare ulteriormente questi ecosistemi vitali. Gli esperti David Lindenmayer, Phil Zylstra e Chris Taylor della Fenner School of Environment and Society hanno sottolineato la necessità di interrompere il disboscamento, evitare interventi che disturbano l’ecosistema e investire in sistematiche di rilevamento e recupero degli incendi.

In marzo, il governo australiano ha annunciato la classificazione delle foreste di Alpine Ash come comunità ecologica in pericolo secondo le leggi ambientali nazionali. Questa decisione è stata presa sulla base delle raccomandazioni dell’indipendente Commissione Scientifica sulle Specie Minacciate, ma ha incontrato l’opposizione di interessi del settore del legname, come l’Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA).
L'articolo Il futuro incerto delle foreste di Ash alpine: una riflessione sulle pratiche forestali. sembra essere il primo su Sicilianews24.it.

The uncertain future of the Ash alpine forests: a reflection on forestry practices.

The Threat of Alpine Ash Forests in Australia

The Alpine Ash forests in Australia have been officially classified as a threatened ecological community. Several activities, including logging, high-intensity wildfires, and the increased flammability of regenerating forests, are contributing to their rapid decline. While some traditional forestry practices, such as mechanical thinning and prescribed burning, are proposed as solutions, increasingly studies demonstrate that these techniques can increase the risk of fires and further destabilize these vital ecosystems. Experts David Lindenmayer, Phil Zylstra and Chris Taylor from the Fenner School of Environment and Society have emphasized the need to halt logging, avoid interventions that disturb the ecosystem, and invest in systematic fire detection and recovery programs.

In March, the Australian government announced the classification of Alpine Ash forests as a threatened ecological community according to national environmental laws. This decision was made based on the recommendations of the independent Scientific Committee on Threatened Species, but it encountered opposition from forestry industry interests, such as the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA).
The article “The Uncertain Future of Alpine Ash Forests: A Reflection on Forestry Practices” appears to be first published on Sicilianews24.it.

#Australia #AlpineAsh #DavidLindenmayer #PhilZylstra #ChrisTaylor #Australian #first

https://www.sicilianews24.it/il-futuro-incerto-delle-foreste-di-ash-alpine-una-riflessione-sulle-pratiche-forestali-826259.html

#Australian #DefenceMinister #RichardMarles says the success of #Australia’s #alliance with the #UnitedStates should not be measured against a single #president or federal government in Canberra, insisting the longstanding ties will endure.

#Trump has repeatedly criticised Australia for not assisting with the #IranWar, while federal #Labor, including Marles and Prime Minister Anthony #Albanese, say the #WhiteHouse has not made any specific request for assistance.

Speaking on ABC TV on Sunday, Marles said close ties to #Washington remained in the Australian national interest.

“I think it’s really important for all Australians to understand how significant the relationship is, and that the relationship is not one that should be measured in the context of any given US administration, or, for that matter, any given government in Australia,” he said.

“We’ve had the alliance in place since 1951 ... this is a long term strategic alliance in the national interest of our country, based on the fact that our two countries have shared values. We have both democracy [NO!], we both have the rule of law [NO!], we both have freedom of speech [NO!], and all of those endure well beyond governments of and any persuasion on either side.

“This continues to be a critically important relationship for Australia, and it will be for decades to come.”

#YeahNah #auspol #NeverTrustTrump #uspol #TrumpRegime #FromTheRiverToTheSea