In brief:
🏔 An international database of judgements on climbing and mountaineering accidents (2024-Mar-27) [UIAA]
🌳 The ‘Mother Tree’ idea is everywhere — but how much of it is real? A popular theory about how trees cooperate has enchanted the public and raised the profile of forest conservation. But some ecologists think its scientific basis has been oversold. (2024-Mar-26) [Nature]
🏕️ Bushwalker who survived kidney failure on NSW wilderness walk warns of tough conditions Bushwalker praises PLB for saving his life (2024-Mar-31) [ABC News]
🏕️ Exploring the Backyard While a grand trip might offer novelty and excitement, there’s adventure to be found in territories much closer to home. (2024-Feb-03) [NYT|archive.today]
🏕️ British Correspondent’s Bag and Photojournalist’s Bag (2020-May-22) [Abandoned Republic]
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🚴♂️ Women’s Race – Live Stream – Paris-Roubaix 2024 Sun 7 Apr at 12:15am [SBS On Demand]
🚴♂️ Men’s Race – Live Stream – Paris-Roubaix 2024 Sun 7 Apr at 7:05pm [SBS On Demand]
🚴♂️ Women’s Race – Live Stream – Amstel Gold Race 2024 Sun 14 Apr at 9:00pm [SBS On Demand]
🚴♂️ Men’s Race – Live Stream – Amstel Gold Race 2024 Sun 14 Apr at 10:45pm [SBS On Demand]
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Alone Australia:
📺 Alone Australia Season 2 [SBS On Demand]
🔊 Alone Australia: The Podcast delve deeper into each episode with season one winner Gina Chick and SBS News presenter Darren Mara [SBS|Apple Podcasts]
📺 Alone Australia Season 2 Episode 1 Recap – At Night I Dream of Sandflies Tim’s Alone Australia Recaps Are Back (2024-Mar-23) [We Are Explorers]
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❝ The Prime Minister, quite literally the man who founded the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine in his younger days, now instructs his government to abstain from UN votes calling for a ceasefire in Gaza – a conflict being called a “plausible genocide” by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The same Prime Minister, who once spoke with fire for the Palestinian cause, now supplies Israel with materiel with which to wage that “plausible genicode”, assistance he refuses to withhold despite growing global condemnation.
This is shifting the essence of who we are as a nation. And this is why Albanese is a major disappointment to many who voted for his party, and many who didn’t. ❞
❝ The smoke haze that has blanketed Melbourne over the Easter weekend is expected to clear on Monday night or Tuesday when a cold front moves over Victoria, the Bureau of Meteorology says. ❞
❝ When the controversy erupted I was bemused because the facts speak for themselves and the outrage seemed to be confected. I think when people look back on this period they will wonder what all the fuss was about. It seems to have more to do with academic pride than scholarship.
European terms like “farming” cannot accurately describe Aboriginal food propagation methods but hunting and gathering is even further from the truth. It seemed that some in the press were desperate to deflect the idea of economic and agricultural activity in order to maintain the myth of peaceful and justified invasion. The rest of Australia seems ready to accept the obvious. ❞
❝ Outback explorers are raring to hit Queensland’s red dirt tracks, but authorities are worried about the volume of inexperienced travellers relying on location mapping apps.
The Easter school holidays marks the unofficial start to the outback tourist season and tourism operators are busily preparing for an influx of visitors.
The State Emergency Service (SES) in the state’s far west said its biggest concern was people taking wrong directions while using location mapping apps. ❞
❝ The state coroner, Teresa O’Sullivan, presented her findings on Wednesday after holding hearings across the state for more than two years to examine 25 deaths and 46 fires across NSW that occurred during the 2019-20 bushfire season.
She made 28 recommendations directed to the commissioners of the NSW Rural Fire Service and police and the chief executive of state-owned infrastructure company Essential Energy. ❞
📄 Inquests and Inquiries into the 2019/2020 NSW Bushfire Season – Volume 2 Decision of State Coroner O’Sullivan [PDF]
📄 Inquests and Inquiries into the 2019/2020 NSW Bushfire Season – Volume 1 Decision of State Coroner O’Sullivan [PDF]
❝ WorkSafe Victoria alleges the child was playing at Funtopia Maribyrnong playground in July 2022 when they fell from a height of seven metres and sustained a fractured spine.
The workplace safety watchdog alleges the child fell due to faulty climbing safety equipment in an accident that could have been prevented.
It has accused the company of failing to reasonably reduce the risks of uncontrollable falls by adequately inspecting, maintaining and replacing its climbing safety equipment. ❞
🧗 Play centre charged after child injured in serious fall (2024-03-22) [WorkSafe Victoria]
Visible Procrastinations 