Category Archives: links

In brief: 🏛 Australia votes ‘yes’ at United Nations as Palestinian push for full membership gathers momentum A total of 143 nations — including Australia — voted in favour, while nine were against and 25 abstained. (2024-May-11) [ABC|News] 🏛 US … Continue reading →

In brief: … 🌳 High Court rules Parks Australia criminally liable for alleged sacred site damage at Kakadu’s Gunlom Falls (2024-May-08) [ABC|News] ❝ The High Court held that the [director of national parks] can be criminally liable for breach of … Continue reading →

In brief: 🏕️ South Korea: World Scout Jamboree disaster blamed on government (2024-Apr-26) [BBC|News] 🏕️ Schoolgirl hospitalised by fallen tree branch in high country (2024-Apr-24) [Herald Sun] … ⚙️ Technical Tip: Petzl Tandem Pulley (2024-May-02) [The Equipped Real Quick Update] … Continue reading →

In brief: 🏛 Netanyahu’s office hosts emergency talks on feared ICC warrants for PM, ministers (2024-Apr-19) [Times of Israel] 🌳 Aerial video shows mass coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef amid global heat stress event – video (2024-Apr-16) [The Guardian] … Continue reading →

In brief: 🏛 Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Trial Judgment) [2024] FCA 369 (2024-Apr-15) [Federal Court of Australia] … 🚴‍♂️ Women’s Race – Live Stream – Amstel Gold Race 2024 Sun 14 Apr at 9:00pm [SBS On Demand] 🚴‍♂️ … Continue reading →

In brief: 🏛 Rise in activity from rightwing extremists who want to trigger ‘race war’ in Australia, Asio warns (2024-Apr-10) [The Guardian] 🏃 Russ Cook: ‘Hardest Geezer’ makes history as first person to run full length of Africa A man … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

In brief: 🏃 Self-Confidence: An Interview with Jasmin Paris About Her 2024 Barkley Marathons Finish (2024-Mar-27) [I Run Far] 🏃 Finding a Groove: An Interview With Camille Herron About Her 6-Day World Record at the 2024 lululemon FURTHER Event (2024-Mar-20) … Continue reading →

In brief: 🏔 Anna Wells Completes the Winter Munros (2024-Mar-14) [Explorers Web] 🏛 Advance is a billionaire backed racist disinformation factory undermining democracy (2024-Mar-14) [The Shot] 📚 Adventure Books Written by Women (2024-Mar-13) [Alastair Humphreys] 🚬 🐚 How to Get … Continue reading →

In brief: 🏔 Everest: Khumbu Authorities Ease Restrictions (2024-Mar-08) [Explorers Web] 🏔 Everest 2024: Nepal’s “GPS Chip” Plan has Major Problems (2024-Mar-05) [Alan Arnette] 🏔 Everest Season About to Begin: Here’s What We Know (2024-Mar-04) [Explorers Web] … 🎲 Dungeons … Continue reading →