News for January, 2025
Welcome to the inaugural post in this blog. It is an extension of the news links I have been adding to the newsletter for the local group of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF). They have been threatening to take over the content of late, so I thought I would try separating them out. Besides, a wider audience might appreciate them (... or not. Comments are not enabled.) As I'm drawing from articles noted over the last couple of months, this post will be a little longer than usual. I will be experimenting with layout and structure. For now I am grouping articles according to title of the old Morricone western "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". However, I am reversing the order in the hope that you leave with a more optimistic take than when you arrive. Anyway, let's get on with it... Environment: The Ugly: Heeding pleas from the WA Premier and the mining lobby, Albanese snatched defeat from the jaws of victory when he vetoed the deal reached with the Greens ...