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Tanya Ha

@tanyaha.bsky.social
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Science & environment speaker, comms, media, author, steminist & occasional raconteur. Engagement Director at Science in Public. Former board member Diversity Council Australia, Science & Technology Australia and Sustainability Victoria. Mum of 2. She/her

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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good news for a change! www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recovery
Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Pacific Islands focus: preparing for COP31, avian influenza and strengthening climate resilience - Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/pacific-isla...
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Pacific Islands focus: preparing for COP31, avian influenza and strengthening climate resilience
Introduction by Croakey: More than 2,000 delegates are expected to attend the Pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji next month, including a
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The abortion debate can be so cruel and traumatising “We are infuriated by the re-emergence of this issue, of our pain, of our grief and suffering, as a political football. This is not a game; this is our reality.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We terminated a pregnancy so our daughter never had to suffer. It was agony. It cannot be the right of One Nation – or any anti-abortion activist – to choose for us | Anonymous
We must defend – ardently, passionately, implacably – the right of parents to decide, in whatever circumstances they find themselves
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How Electric Cars Took Hold in Australia - because we’ve seen the writing on the wall… www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...
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How Electric Cars Took Hold in Australia
Rising oil prices helped push E.V. sales ahead of gas cars for the first time, even in a country that loves long road trips.
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
There’s a reason we have regulations and regulators… www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns
TGA issues alert after person was hospitalised after believing they were taking experimental weight loss drug retatrutide
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It should NOT take 6-7 years+ for women with endometriosis to get a diagnosis. I learnt a lot hosting a panel exploring stem cell research into women's health challenges including breast cancer, endometriosis & pelvic organ injury. #WomensHealthWeek www.stemcellfoundation.net.au/womens_healt...
stemcellfoundation.net.au
Watch: Stem cells and women's health webinar
Our mission is to promote the study and use of stem cells in the prevention or control of disease in human beings and to enhance public education in this field.
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Matt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The world has lost any chance of holding global warming to 1.5 degrees as agreed to in Paris Treaty, with temperatures predicted to reach 2.6 degrees by the end of the century if governments continue with current climate policies. www.theage.com.au/environment/...
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Stanford marshmallow experiment anyone? www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
smh.com.au
One Nation’s super raid: inflationary today, impoverishing tomorrow
Pauline Hanson’s plan to let Australians dip into retirement savings is the latest example of parties treating superannuation like a magic pudding.
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more
Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker shows
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 17/08/2026
New analysis shows solar output soared across Europe during recent heatwaves, helping to power the grid even as electricity demand increased and nuclear output was curtailed reneweconomy.com.au/solar-stands-up…
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Solar stands up during European heatwaves as nuclear and fossil fuels stumble
New analysis shows solar output soared across Europe during recent heatwaves, helping to power the grid even as electricity demand increased and nuclear output was curtailed.
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Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
No idea why the Sydney Morning Herald is calling this a "sleeper" issue. The science has been in for decades and residents & activists banging the drums as loudly as they can! www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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‘Little by little cities will have to recede’: Coastal flooding is the sleeper climate issue
Up and down the NSW coast, suburbs and townships are built on low-lying land around coastal lagoons, lakes and estuaries. Sea level rises will make some areas uninhabitable.
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Rumen Methane Discourse Bot @cowburpsbot.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I say this with care: "cow farts" is not an EPA-recognized emissions source category. The correct category is enteric fermentation. The correct exit pathway is eructation (belching). You're welcome.
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Matt Bevan @mattbevan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
On behalf of all podcasters I’d like to thank the Canberra press gallery for taking everything the PM said on that podcast ep so out of context that no politician will ever want to have a casual chat on a podcast ever again. Cheers guys!
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
There are still some spaces left on my 29 Aug botanical illustration & mental health w’shop You’ll learn: 🌿how to break plants down into simple shapes & add shading 🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health BBC clip next post: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
A spring collection of botanical & nature finds with my drawings alongside & a watercolour palette in the top LH cornerAn autumnal collection of nature finds on a Kraft paper sketch book with my illustrations alongside with some art materials at the top of the image Cornflowers, nigella, sweet peas & Russian sage on the LH side of a Kraft paper sketch book & my illustrations of them on the RH page
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Can we have wombat cam? Or platypus cam?
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Baby Wombat Exploring
Alt: Baby Wombat scratching its bottom.
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I ❤️ bear cam. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Gorging on bearcam: the livestream of big beasts eating that draws millions
Ahead of Fat Bear Week, avid fans are glued to the spectacle of brown bears devouring salmon at Brooks Falls in Alaska
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Happy 10 year anniversary of the best mic drop on Twitter. Hard to believe it’s been so long! Congrats @astrokatie.com

Katie Mack @AstroKatie
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Honestly climate change scares the heck out of me and it makes me so sad to see what we're losing because of it.

Gary P Jackson (RAT) @gary4205
@AstroKatie Maybe you should learn some actual SCIENCE then, and stop listening to the criminals pushing the #GlobalWarming SCAM!

Katie Mack @AstroKatie
@gary4205 | dunno, man, I already went and got a PhD in astrophysics.
Seems like more than that would be overkill at this point.
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Flashback to 2011 Logies when we took this photo to show that the Asian women on Catalyst and Masterchef aren’t the same person. That night, I was also mistaken for Yumi Stynes!
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
“… how the twin biodiversity and climate crises are a human health crisis…” www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
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‘It scares me more than anything else’: Inside the next global health crisis
The arrival of H5N1 in Australia has been described as the “final stage of a disturbing new environmental reality”.
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is yet another issue we’ve been trying to raise for decades. www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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‘Little by little cities will have to recede’: Coastal flooding is the sleeper climate issue
Up and down the NSW coast, suburbs and townships are built on low-lying land around coastal lagoons, lakes and estuaries. Sea level rises will make some areas uninhabitable.
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
it is a terrible thing I say that in 2026, the lessons learned from the Second World War and the Holocaust - the absolute horror of it, are now being repeated by two/three world leaders with no moral compass and no way of seeing an end to their moral turpitude.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
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Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Yep 😢 www.salon.com/2026/08/13/c...
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The gospel of science denial, from Galileo to RFK Jr.
Donald Trump and RFK Jr.'s anti-vax agenda has deep roots in fundamentalist faith and Big Business
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“…having an AI boss can be like working for a teddy bear with amnesia.” www.smh.com.au/technology/a...
smh.com.au
A company let an AI bot run its store. It’s been a bit of a disaster
The human employees seem to like the AI agent in charge, but there have been a few issues. For example, it seems unbothered by the whole point of the operation: making money.
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Nuremberg defence fails gardening contractor too. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
smh.com.au
Sydney gardener fined over destruction of 287 foreshore trees
Chainsaws, hidden cash and trailerloads of trees and vegetation hauled to a waste facility have culminated in the man’s conviction in one of the city’s most prominent cases of illegal tree-clearing.
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Martin Jones @martincjones.com · 09/08/2026
Long article in The Age on climate adaptation in Victoria: "No matter what is done to reduce emissions, more violent weather, sea level rise, flooding, bushfire and drought are baked in. We’ll need to adjust where and how we build, what streets look like... www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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Fire, flood and wishful thinking: Why we’re not ready for Victoria’s climate future
No matter what is done to reduce carbon emissions, more violent weather, sea-level rise, flooding, fire and drought are inevitable. That scenario is raising huge questions for governments, councils, c...
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Megan Herbert @meganjherbert.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Down the garden path. My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social
A political cartoon by Megan Herbert titled "How to promote rapid growth". The image is split into 4 consecutive panels. 1: "Make sure the conditions are just right": a cross-section of soil containing the words "wealth inequality", "anger", "mistrust", "Covid lockdowns", "frustration" and "rising costs". 2: "Plant the seed": a close up of fingers holding a seed labelled "fear", about to sow it. 3: "Germinate and fertilise": seedlings appear as a hand waters them with a watering can labelled "disinformation" and the sun labelled "Big donors" shines down. 4: "Allow to propagate and disperse": the plants, fully grown stinging nettles, are blown about by the winds labelled "social media", dispersing their seeds, and the root network, beneath the soil spreads and strengthens.
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Awful www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Fears of ‘catastrophic’ decline of giant Australian cuttlefish after only 44 counted in dive survey
Calls for South Australian government to release official estimates for cuttlefish, which once numbered in hundreds of thousands in upper Spencer Gulf
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Yawn 🥱... "Border Collie relaxing in a stream." We all could use a time-out today. 🐶🧘‍♀️😌 #dog #relaxing
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 30/07/2026
This is sad news. While I can't say I agree with every decision she has ever made, D'Ambrosio is easily Australia's best climate and energy minister.* I can understand why she would want to retire though after a long innings.
abc.net.au
Two Victorian ministers resign, including last from first Andrews cabinet
Health Minister Harriet Shing and Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio have announced they will step down from cabinet.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/07/2026
++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 15/07/2026
This is Benji. He recently learned how to wiggle his toes. Not sure what to do with that yet, but a good skill to have in his back pocket just in case. 12/10 (TT: benjiandbaxter)
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Jonathan Vigh @skywatcher77.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
3/ When wildfire smoke occurs during heatwaves in areas where a portion of the population doesn't have access to air conditioning, people face the dilemma of opening their windows to avoid heatstroke, but searing their lungs with smoke. Smoke + heat can become even deadlier than either alone.
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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
live the kind of life that has MUSEUMS posting nicely about you lmao
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This is hilarious! 😂 Your Cat Is Being Nice? Think Again. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/s...
nytimes.com
Your Cat Is Being Nice? Think Again.
A new study finds that sometimes cats groom each other specifically to be annoying.
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Hey Bluesky brains trust: Who in Australia is doing good research into the social and psychological influences on the uptake of new (particularly green, renewables or carbon cutting) technologies?
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Hey Bluesky brains trust: Who in Australia is doing good research into the social and psychological influences on the uptake of new (particularly green, renewables or carbon cutting) technologies?
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Love this 💪❤️ grist.org/solutions/sc...
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The plan to make climate science harder to erase
As climate information disappears from federal websites, scientists are rebuilding it elsewhere.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 06/07/2026
As ocean temperatures rise, Australia’s critical seagrass ecosystems are facing severe pressure. These marine plants serve as essential carbon sinks and wildlife habitats, driving urgent new conservation efforts to restore coastal resilience against climate impacts. Sean Mowbray reports.
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Australia’s seagrass meadows under pressure as climate change turns up the heat
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is renowned for its coral, but far less so for its expansive seagrass meadows. “People don’t dive on them, don’t snorkel on them, and don’t go rock pooling on them,”…
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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Obviously this is a dipshit opinion. But since I sometimes see people on the left rolling their eyes about those signs, I just want you all to know that the other night some lost Black teens came to our house after taking the wrong bus and we were able to get them home. Why’d they pick us? Signs.
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A fearless, independent ABC that is free for all Australians is worth fighting for. Sign the petition to reject calls to defund the ABC force it onto a subscription model that would price out the Australians who need it most. abcfriends.au/actions/keep...
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Keep the ABC free for all Australians - ABC Friends
Calls to defund the ABC and force it onto a subscription model would destroy what makes the ABC unique: its obligation to serve every Australian, regardless
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
From measles to screwworm, Americans (and the rest of the world) keep paying the cost of the admin's war on science www.salon.com/2026/06/30/t...
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The rising price of Trump's anti-science agenda
From measles to screwworm, Americans keep paying the price for the admin's war on science.
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Turtles All the Way Down to … What Exactly? New research on these weird and wonderful creatures… because every one needs turtles in their timelines! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/s...
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Turtles All the Way Down to … What Exactly?
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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
💊 A large study of over 120,000 children has found no link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and the risk of ADHD or autism buff.ly/tLcfvd6 #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #paracetamolandpregnancy #pregnancy #autism #ADHD
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
“Shading is no longer being discussed simply as a matter of glare or privacy, but as part of compliance, resilience and public health. That is a significant shift.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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From yoghurt to luxury sails: how to shade your home from supercharged UK heatwaves
As hot weather becomes more common, companies and homeowners are coming up with innovative ways to keep properties cool
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
How might H5N1 (bird flu)—now in at least two Australian states—affect native wildlife and ecosystems, and compound Australia's extinction crisis? Some thoughts from me 👉 theconversation.com/bird-flu-has...
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Bird flu has spread to two Australian states. Here’s how it could accelerate our extinction crisis
The arrival of the H5N1 strain may threaten our most vulnerable species.
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Tanya Ha @tanyaha.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Alpine sports as well as species are endangered in Australia, thanks to clinate change supercharged by El Nino www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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‘Frustrating start’ to ski season as climate change and El Nino weather pattern converge
Resort operators in NSW and Victoria insist the muddy start to the season is not unusual and does not suggest coverage will remain low.
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Recently, I had a wide-ranging chat with Adam Stephen on ABC Far North's Drive, about the potential direct and indirect effects of H5N1 (bird flu) on Australian wildlife and ecosystems. Starts ~ 39:45 from the start of the show www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Drive - ABC listen
A lively mix of local news, current affairs, sport, finance, traffic and weather and lifestyle
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