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A female kākāpō looking out of a nest, with one small chick showing. Credit: Andrew Digby

Female #kakapo Kohengi on her nest with a newly-hatched chick and an egg (unseen). We removed the egg from underneath her and gave it to another female (Phoenix) who had infertile eggs. We're trying to ensure each female on Anchor Island has 1-2 fertile eggs to hatch. #kakapo2026 #conservation

A female kākāpō on a nest with one egg. Credit: Andrew Digby

Female #kakapo Dusky on her nest on Te Kākahu/Chalky Island. We've just spent a few days on the island ensuring all 10 nests have at least one fertile egg. This is part of our trial to assess how well they can raise chicks without our help. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds #parrots

‘The water was completely dead’: Inside the grim race with a microscopic enemy ‘Seen the worst I can see’: On this remote stretch of beach, a new ground zero has emerged.

New toxic algal bloom.
Marine life in distress, gasping for breath.
More ecological disaster.
#ClimateCrisis

#Architecture Hiroshi Nakamura, Ribbon Chapel, Hiroshima, Japan (2013).

Why this artist is turning Australia’s feral animals into ‘mummies’ Taking his inspiration from animal mummies held by the Chau Chak Wing Museum, WA sculptor Abdul-Rahman Abdullah has turned his eye to our introduced species.

'Why this artist is turning Australia’s feral animals into ‘mummies’'

Our new art exhibition at Chau Chak Wing Museum, @sydney.edu.au by Abdul-Rahman Abdullah called 'Undying' is in today's Sydney Morning Herald (paywalled)

www.smh.com.au/culture/art-...

Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse Research suggests surging costs under Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme and axing of dozens of subjects largely to blame

Time to turn this around @jasonclaremp.bsky.social and @tonyburkemp.bsky.social

Covid 2020: The year of the quiet ocean During the lockdowns of 2020, global shipping was severely restricted and ocean noise pollution all but ceased. Instead the songs of fish filled the sea.

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

The Ant, the Grasshopper, and the Antidote to the Cult of More: A Lovely Vintage Illustrated Poem About the Meaning and Measure of Enough “Enough is so vast a sweetness, I suppose it never occurs, only pathetic counterfeits,” Emily Dickinson lamented in a love letter. In his splendid short poem about the secret of happine…

For an antidote to Black Friday, a lovely vintage illustrated poem about the art of enough www.themarginalian.org/2023/07/29/j...

I’m afraid Cardiff is fully booked at the moment.

Australian-first treaty legislation passes in Victorian parliament Historic legislation has passed that will see the creation of an Indigenous council that will be consulted on laws and policies affecting Indigenous communities.

Treaty yeah 👏
Treaty now 👏
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

I worked with Jane Goodall. She had the energy of a stalking lion The much-love British primatologist, who died on Wednesday, changed the world by refusing to let it be made small.

Australian Museum Director, Kim McKay, on Jane Goodall, one of my faves.

#Sculpture Antony Gormley

Nothing “sweet” about it!

“Accepting the advice of the #Climate Change Authority for a lower target than an initial 65-75% range signalled last year, PM @AnthonyAlbanese announced a ‘responsible’ climate target he said was in the ‘sweet spot’ for Australia” @theenergy #auspol

Boum Glacier
2000 | 2023 ✝️

Pyrenean glaciers will be gone within 10 yrs! 🔥

Boum passed away in 2023 and a moving tribute was paid to him last Sunday!
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ha...

'Funny' to see headline from 2020 saying it will be gone by 2040! 😱
www.ladepeche.fr/2020/09/13/e...

From top of Monte Perdido (3355 m) this morning! 😍

Rejoice in having been part of a generation (the last) that was able to look at this face and see ice! 🧊

📷 @lorenzopirineo

Protect Murujuga Rock Art: Sign the Petition One of Australia and the world’s most important artworks is being destroyed by acid gas pollution. The Murujuga rock art on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia is a cultural treasure – and more...

Signed.

A new lawn, events for 1500: The $27m plan to reinvent a Sydney landmark The state government wants to hold more events at the sandstone building. Nearby residents say it will disturb their peace and create “traffic chaos”.

A beautiful project led by tge extraordinary landscape architect, Jane Irwin…

In a first, the city’s biggest cultural institutions are run by women The six leaders of the state’s major galleries and museums discuss budgets, changing audiences and what they would give for 10 minutes alone with a billionaire.

Expecting some great collaboration!

The Govt’s delay of the National Climate Risk Assessment is deeply concerning. Australians deserve to know the risks & suppressing this info ahead of the 2035 target decision undermines trust. I’m calling for its release, a national adaptation plan & at least 75% emissions reduction by 2035.
#75by35

Israeli human rights groups say their country is committing genocide in Gaza For the first time, the two leading human rights organisations have called for the international community to put pressure on the Netanyahu government to change course in the Palestinian territory.

“The report we are publishing today is one we never imagined we would have to write," says Israeli human rights group.

Tim Winton among 100 high-profile Australians calling for university fees that don’t ‘punish’ arts students Open letter urges Labor to reverse JRG scheme, introduced by Coalition in 2021, as cost of humanities degrees reaches more than $50,000

Action on this is long overdue @jasonclaremp.bsky.social.

NAIDOC Week 2025 honours young leaders, community vision, and the legacy of First Nations peoples. Healing Country means centering Indigenous knowledge to tackle the biodiversity crisis and build a healthier future for the next generation.

#NAIDOC2025 #NAIDOCWeek #StrengthVisionLegacy

Knowledge Keepers — Creative Climate Central to Creative Climate is the creation of a First Nations led culture and arts circle, gathering or group ( working title Knowledge Keepers) of First Nations Elders, artists and knowledge holders...

the Centre for Reworlding's @clairegcoleman.bsky.social will be running consultations for the next 9 months to develop the Knowledge Keepers project for Creative Climate (the new Australian peak body for climate and arts). Catch up with Claire to make your opinion known or to find out more.

Welcome to Wherever You Are 6 June – 27 July 2025. This exhibition foregrounds the work of artists who enfold time and space, positioning us in relationship to an “environment” that is shaped by cultural, spiritual, political, s...

‘Welcome to Wherever You Are’, a must see exhibition on now at Manly Art Gallery & Museum (where I have the pleasure of working!)

Five Acts of Love Artists: Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Hoda Afshar, Megan Cope, Eugenia Flynn, D Harding, Saodat Ismailova, Khaled Sabsabi, Larissa Sansour & Søren Lind, Yhonnie Scarce, Ali Tahayori and Hossein Valamanesh ...

Megan Cope’s haunting installation, ‘The Tide Waits for No One’ features in a current ACCA exhibition alongside work by a range of local and international artists including Khaled Sabsabi. On until 24 Aug.

Creative Australia reverses controversial decision to dump Biennale artist After controversially and suddenly withdrawing Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino from the 2026 Venice Biennale, Creative Australia has announced it has reversed its decision.

"This decision has renewed our confidence in Creative Australia and in the integrity of its selection process," Sabsabi and Dagostino said in a statement on Wednesday.

Good to see the right outcome in the end, and a very generous response by the artist and curator.

Important Announcement Australian Design Centre (ADC) is an integral part of the arts ecology in Australia. This small, dynamic, independent organisation has nurtured and supported thousands of artists since 1964, presentin...

The Australian Design Centre has had its funding cut. Design is so critically important, and so under appreciated and unsupported in Australian culture. ADC is looking for partners, sponsors, or people who can help them keep supporting designers and makers. Please share.

Speaking out on Gaza: Australian creatives and arts organisations struggle to reconcile competing pressures As cultural institutions respond to political statements on the war, many artists say they face a choice between career opportunities and standing up for their beliefs

‘Australian creatives and arts organisations struggle to reconcile competing pressures’.

An opportunity for arts and cultural orgs. to to re-read their policies and adhere to their aims. Not sure that protecting the brand or ‘preserving the status quo’ would be among them.