Rob Harcourt

WA fish under threat as seismic blasting slips through the net The Western Australian government’s move to protect vulnerable species from fishing is undermined by its failure to prevent seismic blasting to explore the region’s gas reserves.

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Big thanks to my coauthors Sophie Bestley, Clive McMahon, Mary-Anne Lea, @robharcourt.bsky.social, Christophe Guinet and Mark Hindell, and of course @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social, @imos-aus.bsky.social, @imas-utas.bsky.social and @cebc-chizelab.bsky.social for making this work possible. (4/4)

Can we handle the truth on climate? As the latest round of United Nations climate talks were under way at COP30 in Brazil, the Liberal Party finally caved in to the pressure of climate change deniers in the National Party, reminding us ...

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Help us get this ad on a billboard Environment Minister Murray Watt seeking a deal with the Coalition to rewrite our federal environment laws - meaning he'll need the approval of people like Matt Canavan, who recently called for new co...

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Zero sense Sussan Ley says she’s not worried about upsetting “people in Paris”. It’s a neat way of explaining how little she understands the Paris Agreement, a failure of comprehension so great she seems to beli...

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Dear Donald Trump, here’s how you can win that Nobel peace prize | Mehdi Hasan Make Israel release Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’. The future of peace in the region depends on it

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Marine wildlife fleeing to poles due to global heating as Australian oceans face ‘uncharted’ future From 2040 onwards the average year for marine ecosystems is likely to be more extreme than the worst years experienced up until 2015, researchers say

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Albanese’s folly of pandering to Donald Trump ANALYSIS: The prime minister’s flattery of Donald Trump may be about preserving US relations, but he ought to focus on leaders who will really shape Australia’s future.

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wow, which common vaccine was it?

This is amazing!!

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

The one-man super scheme Of all the things Scott Morrison does not understand, and the list is long and often embarrassing, somewhat in the shape of his prime ministership, China would rate very close to the top.

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Kate Sprogis, Emma Carroll and Rob Harcourt presenting at UWA Albany campus

Southern right whale off Western Australia

🐳 Collecting small skin samples from southern right whales to examine questions on genetics, diet, sex and age. With @robharcourt.bsky.social and @emma-carroll.bsky.social. 🔗 tohoravoyages.ac.nz/welcome-to-m... 🇦🇺 #southernrightwhale

Giving a talk on Mirnong Southern Right #Whales @UWA Albany with @robharcourt.bsky.social and Kate Sprogis

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Dr Leena Riekkola - @finntasticleena.bsky.social on X: "New paper alert!🚨 Satellite tracking reveals southern right whales🐳feed in key high seas area, outside of existing protections. https://t.co/OGuywyNjUA Funders: @AucklandUni @royalsocietynz LiveOcean @docgovtnz @AntarcticaSouth @iwc_int SORP @Macquarie_Uni RaeFamilyFoundation https://t.co/7naA6zyKj0" / X New paper alert!🚨 Satellite tracking reveals southern right whales🐳feed in key high seas area, outside of existing protections. https://t.co/OGuywyNjUA Funders: @AucklandUni @royalsocietynz LiveOcean @docgovtnz @AntarcticaSouth @iwc_int SORP @Macquarie_Uni RaeFamilyFoundation https://t.co/7naA6zyKj0

Our latest paper 🐋🐳🌏
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From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ice sheets and slowing ocean currents.

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Pancreatic cancer vaccine eradicates trace of disease in early trials We could be on the verge of a major cancer treatment breakthrough, with a new vaccine shown to completely obliterate pancreatic cancer cells in preclinical trials. This paves the way for it to move on...

Amazing news!

This is why you don’t cut cancer research funding…

On the verge of a major cancer treatment breakthrough, with a new vaccine shown to completely obliterate pancreatic cancer cells in preclinical trials. Paves the way for move onto the human trial stage.

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MOBS 1.0: A Database of Interspecific Variation in Marine Organismal Body Sizes Motivation Body size is a fundamental trait influencing an organism's life history, ecology, physiology and evolutionary dynamics. While extensive body-size databases exist for terrestrial vertebrat...

🧵New paper + open database drop!
The Marine Organismal Body Size ( #MOBS ) Database is now live—85,000+ marine species, from plankton to whales, with standardized size data.
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Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets The recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals but no clear pathway for how zero loss of important biodiversity areas and halting human-induced extinction of thre...

How migrating marine megafauna tracks with conservation | Science very proud to be a core @MegaMove_Org author of this very important paper lead by @AnaMMSequeira - we need a dynamic approach to marine conservation www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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No Aurora tonight but the moon is beautiful 🌔🌙🌏

First Leadbeater’s possum detection in NSW shows importance of protecting big conservation areas | Biodiversity Council Australia The Leadbeater’s possum has just been detected in Kosciusko National Park near the Yarrangobilly Caves. This extraordinary discovery is the first live record of this Critically Endangered species outs...

This is huge Australian wildlife news. Critically endangered Leadbeaters possums had never been found beyond Victoria, but one has turned up in a New South Wales national park. It may have been there all along. Thank goodness that habitat had been protected
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‘Gut punch’: top shark expert quits Queensland advisory panel after LNP expands cull program Exclusive: Colin Simpfendorfer’s resignation comes as other members of working group members say state government went against their advice against expanding lethal controls

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The super tax debate is divorced from reality – and more proof that Australia’s tax system is built for the rich | Greg Jericho The proposal will affect only 0.5% of people with superannuation and yet you would think the government is about to seize the means of production

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Australia has backed a rapid shift to renewable energy – and given Labor a chance on climate. How will it act?

Hello freedom fans! Ian the climate denialist potato is back – the REAL enemy is renewables!

How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia - The Atlantic

Can’t believe I blagged an exclusive interview with Katy Perry!