Why it's 'easier to get a permit to destroy nature' than fix it
By Michael Slezak
Australia has big ambitions for restoring its degraded environment, but the very regulations meant to protect nature could be thwarting that progress.
#Environment #Nature #GovernmentandPolitics #MichaelSlezak
How WWE got a chokehold on American politics in the age of Trump
By Rhiannon Stevens
The long hair and sparkly spandex of professional wrestling might seem a long way from the hallowed halls of the Capitol, but perhaps they have more in common than you'd think.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-31/wwe-wrestling-trump-politics/104740596
#WorldPolitics #Wrestling #GovernmentandPolitics #RhiannonStevens
Laken Riley's murder became a MAGA rallying cry. Now it's a backdrop to Trump's mass deportation plans
By Barbara Miller
A young American nursing student was attacked and killed by an undocumented immigrant during her morning jog. Her name was made into a campaign cry for Donald Trump's mass deportation policy.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-23/laken-riley-donald-trump-election-campaign/104633968
#USElections #Homicide #Courts #BarbaraMiller
Beirut's famous waterfront taken over by people fleeing Israeli air strikes
By Eric Tlozek
About 1.2 million people have been forced from their homes by Israel's bombardment and invasion, the Lebanese government says. They fill the public spaces around Beirut – footpaths, squares, churchyards and schools.
#ArmedConflict #WorldPolitics #ForeignAffairs #EricTlozek
Race to seal underground mine as fire burns out of control
By Danielle Jesser and Meecham Philpott
An underground inferno is pumping out clouds of black smoke as mine workers and emergency services attempt to starve it of oxygen to extinguish it.
#Fires #MiningRural #EmergencyEvacuation #DanielleJesser #MeechamPhilpott
Single-copy Wu-Tang Clan album once owned by 'pharma bro' Martin Shkreli to be played to vistors at Mona
By Clancy Balen
Few people have ever heard the world's most expensive album, but a lucky few visitors to the Mona gallery in Hobart will get a chance.
#MusicArtsandEntertainment #MusicIndustry #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #ClancyBalen
This type of photography involves 'anxiety and drama', but that's why Dominique loves it
By Sarah Moss
In autumn, the rolling green hills of Jamberoo and surrounds on the New South Wales south coast beckon to Dominique Pierre-Nina, who ventures out to capture the exquisite light with his large format camera.
#Photography #FineArtPhotography #RuralMedia #SarahMoss
Piastri penalty robs Aussie of F1 front-row in Italy
Oscar Piastri has shown speed all weekend at Imola, but will start the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix fifth after a penalty demoted him three grid places.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-19/oscar-piastri-penalty-demotes-him-to-fifth/103866390
#Sport #MotorSports #Formula1
Known as the 'Sid Vicious of the insect world', ultra-rare ant with golden mohawk is captured on camera
By Chris Calcino and Adam Stephen
The species is only known to live atop a handful of mountain peaks in remote Far North Queensland, including Mount Finnigan about 50km south of Cooktown.
#AnimalScience #AnimalsandNature #Animals #Entomology #InvertebratesInsectsandArachnids #ChrisCalcino #AdamStephen