Worth reading for this quote alone; "…the huge shift in Australia’s foreign policy alignment was hatched by a Christian fundamentalist former tourism marketing manager with no training in strategic or foreign affairs but a great gift for secrecy and deception."
The lack of debate, not to say outrage, about the sheer cost of the AUKUS project is perhaps the most remarkable feature of the sorry submarine saga.
Australia’s early spring brings budding flowers, chirping birds – and climate alarm
The end of winter tends to lift spirits as colour returns to gardens. But the early blooms have become worryingly consistent Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Kangaroo paws normally flower in late September in Cranbourne, south-east of Melbourne. This year, they bloomed in July. The Western Australian plant has since been joined by a host of spring-blooming flowers, attracting animals who would typically wait for warmer months. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Thank you, look forward to your posts 😊
Not woke and not from UK but this is tge most disconcerting caption came across - in Rijksmuseum a few years ago
Latest post considers the Ukrainian invasion of Kursk. Will this shift the bleak narrative surrounding Ukraine's strategic position? open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/u...
Changing the narrative
Gareth Evans: AUKUS is terrible for Australian national interests – but we’re probably stuck with it theconversation.com/...
Australia’s no-holds-barred embrace of AUKUS is more likely than not to prove one of the worst defence and foreign policy decisions our country has made.
Great story about the clever crows of Seattle and beyond — and about my friends who study them. A few years ago I was lucky enough to wear the caveman mask on one of the annual surveys they describe. The birds reaction was truly frightening, even for someone who adores crows.
UW is finally ending the caveman mask crow study after 16 years, which is apparently about the time it takes for the cultural memory of the caveman mask to fade out of local crow society 🥺 “It just doesn’t pay to keep scolding this [caveman] guy,” Marzluff said. www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
Researchers have made startling discoveries in recent years about a crow’s ability to communicate, solve problems, remember people, and use tools. What they’re discovering about crow brains is changin...