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Many people follow the crowd and simplistic ideas, including putting blame on others (this does not happen only in Australia). Challenges with simplistic solutions are easier to understand (of course). They also reflect the ideas of people without enough political education who draw skewed conclusions from their personal experience and from their 'crowd' mind set. One Nation reflects these prejudices back to people and so they feel listened to, like ON is one of them and not like other politicians which present as removed from everyday reality and from ordinary people. They do not seem to understand (or perhaps want to) that Hanson is hob-knobbing with billionaires and will work in their interest because they will financially support her at election time. We must be aware of this and keep this front of mind with people considering voting for ON.

You can subscribe to Visual Capitalist and get this type of visual info regularly. I don't know how accurate they are but they give an all-over picture which is useful. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-where-food-inflation-will-hit-hardest-in-2026/

Some of the gifts of eucalypts:

• The Medicinal Properties and Bush Foods of Eucalypts https://anpsa.org.au/APOL9/mar98-2.html
• https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/nature-wildlife/2024/02/why-eucalypts-are-survival-experts/
• https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/discover-and-learn/watch-listen-read/three-reasons-why-eucalypts-are-australian-icon

Or a wallaby. The ones at my place took a real shine to the saltbush.

I've had old man saltbush sprinkled in salads and in soups and it's fine.

Great news! All states should be doing the same.

Sorry, didn't mean to be hurtful. You are not the only person responsible for what is put up. This is a community, right? Perhaps the folks here need to be reminded by a veteran member like you that we can only make this a vibrant place if more people bring a variety of posts to the table including asking questions about what they can do at home and their communities, for support, and showing us what plants and animals live in their areas ( great opp for photographers), as well as supplying information articles. We are living in a critical point in time in which what we do and how we interact has a decisive effect on the future. I am particularly committed to making the future less onerous for the young and for nature. I'm in my seventies and time becomes much more meaningful as you get older.

If you love kookas, make sure the old big trees with hollows in your area are saved from the chop. You can also purchase a kookaburra nesting box and put it up in a tall tree in your area.

Great to get a wildlife post not by me. In Australia we have such amazing and diverse species. I'm not sure why the above fairy wrens are considered 'radical'. Where I live in Qld we are fortunate to have various fairy wrens and a rich bird life generally.

Kookaburra older offspring also help in the care of younger siblings and in defending territory. I'll put up a post in case people are interested.

“What we are saying is [the Paris Agreement] needs a complimentary component which is much more binding, and where countries commit to a phase out.” I really hope this eventuates and is successful. We are in such need.

I used to have a bluey long ago in my yard and it was just so nice to greet the chubby little guy every so often. If you live in a dry area and don't have water nearby, put out a flattish dish with water out for your bluey and enjoy the friendship.

Exactly.