Dana Bergstrom

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Bunnings ruling no ‘green light’ for facial recognition Privacy Commissioner says retail still faces scrutiny.

Bunnings ruling no ‘green light’ for facial recognition ia.acs.org.au/article/2026...

Bundaberg residents told to evacuate immediately as Queensland braces for major flooding The BoM has forecast flooding of the Burnett River at Bundaberg could rise to 7.5 metres by midnight * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Residents of the coastal Queensland city of Bundaberg have been told to evacuate immediately as the region braces for major flooding in the wake of a tropical low. It comes after days of heavy rain across northern Australia, with parts of the Northern Territory experiencing their worst flooding in decades, and Darwin residents asked to reduce water use after the Darwin River Dam – the city’s major water source – stopped operating due to flooding. Continue reading...

Bundaberg residents told to evacuate immediately as Queensland braces for major flooding

Ooh - I like the term ‘wankpanzer’ 😂.
In our household they are ‘4wankdrives’

Maybe they could have an epiphany and see the light (or wind, or waves) ? 🌞☀️🌇🌞☀️💨🌬️💡⚡️🌊

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BYD must be quietly confident of their future - but must also be looking for alternatives to plastics

Just thinking🤔
Smart governments could use this hellish time to rapidly decarbonise 🤷🏻‍♀️

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A back swan

Thinking about black swans and feeling a tad relieved that we jumped on a second hand ev about 3 weeks ago after studying the market for about a year 😬

Maybe decisions would be evidenced based🤷‍♀️

Alas, I expected madness on the 2026 dance card 😔

Why am I not surprised.

And don’t forget the feed lots of AAC

This is an obscene crime against humanity and the environment. When are sensible governments going to stand up against this ?
This does not deliver regime change, does not free the people of Iran, does not bring peace

Budget cuts at Environment and Climate Change Canada threaten Arctic science For decades, ECCC research scientists have been integral to the work of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme.

Another blow to climate science: budget cuts at Environment and Climate Change Canada threaten long-running Arctic monitoring programs, some with >50-year datasets.

The Arctic is warming ~4× faster than the global average. Cutting the science that tracks is…

theconversation.com/budget-cuts-...

New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.

Record heat in AUSTRALIA moves from East To West
March Records High Minimums broken today
29.7 Mount Magnet
27.8 Wongan Hills
26.4 Cunderdin

Next week temperatures up to 43/44C and many records coming.

Record heat extends to INDONESIA:
Min 26.2 Tanjungpadan March hottest night

Not one mention in the ABC advertorial that there is a strong, well- know indie candidate 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦‍♀️

#HardTruth: While feigning concern, it’s actually Govt policy to let fuel prices rise (early). It reduces fuel demand (up to 10%) which is important when you’ve gifted billions to the US & UK for #AUKUS and not spent a dime on addressing low fuel stocks #25DaysDiesel #FOI #auspol

⁦Thought Sicario ™⁩ ⁦(@mamur)⁩ / ⁦UpScrolled⁩ Despite the heavy #censorship in #Israel and the #GCC countries...not to forget the total black out of real war time damage reporting in the western mainstream…

Interesting commentary out of the US. The $$ are mind blowing 🤯

Albanese’s policy on Iran makes us complicit in the collapse of international rules The Albanese government has stood by as the foundations of the international order were destroyed

Excellent by @emmashortis.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A country that always defends human rights and international law, like Spain, earns the respect of the entire world, as has happened in recent weeks.”

But you do improve future outcomes

Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes after the Israeli military issued evacuation orders in southern Lebanon, the Beirut suburbs and the Bekaa Valley. 

Forced displacement of civilians in armed conflict is a war crime, and it’s becoming a serious risk in Lebanon.

I’m Michelle Milthorpe, Independent Candidate for Farrer. Born and raised in regional NSW, I’m fighting for Farrer with a focus on regional equity and real representation…because we deserve it!

#FightingForFarrer #RegionalEquity #michellemilthorpe4farrer

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The most accurate cartoon on the topic

So did the Australian Foreign Minister mislead parliament?
She said the submarine was under imminent attack.

Or was she lied to by an ally?

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Elephants for Australia? Introducing large herbivores to the continent could stop the spread of gamba grass, blamed for many of the country’s bush fires, ecologist David Bowman tells Ian Tucker. The debate, too, is catching f...

But we have had a scientist suggest they be introduced to replace lost megafauna ☺️

The dominant mammal in Australia, a macropod ( in this case a grey kangaroo) contemplates the idea of elephants moving in on their grazing areas

🦘will be surprised to hear this .