Rates of autism in girls and boys may be more equal than previously thought https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-autism-girls-boys-equal-previously.html

News sites are locking out the Internet Archive to stop AI crawling. Is the ‘open web’ closing?
https://theconversation.com/news-sites-are-locking-out-the-internet-archive-to-stop-ai-crawling-is-the-open-web-closing-274968

Gideon Levy:
Like a gambler who lost his fortune, Israel wants another war
Despite a declared ceasefire and the return of hostages, large-scale killing has continued in Gaza. The war has become self-perpetuating, leaving Israel morally, politically and strategically diminished.
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02/like-a-gambler-who-lost-his-fortune-israel-wants-another-war/

When ecosystems fail, civilisation follows
A new UK security assessment warns that ecosystem collapse is no longer an environmental issue alone – it is a direct threat to global security, prosperity and human survival. Without urgent action, the consequences will intensify well beyond climate change.
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02/the-collapse-of-nature-and-what-it-means-for-us/

The cross-benchers do far more than the "opposition"

The Wrap: Australia doesn’t need 'a strong Opposition', but it does need a strong Parliament
https://thepoint.com.au/news/260205-the-wrap-australia-doesnt-need-a-strong-opposition-but-it-does-need-a-strong-parliament

@jhaue
#Auspol
i don’t know what would be worse… australia continuing to support this ridiculous deal, or voters turning to the right if his govt finally said yeah nah…

enter stage right, pauline dressed in a mash up aukus flag

Possibility of US ever selling Australia nuclear submarines is increasingly remote, Aukus critics say
Malcolm Turnbull says government is ‘engaged in an exercise of denial’, as defence minister insists $368bn deal is ‘full steam ahead’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/05/aukus-nuclear-submarine-deal-us-australia

Liberals are already history – and ALP should worry
- Amy Remeikis https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026/02/04/coalition-reform-labor-one-nation

A new comet was just discovered. Will it be visible in broad daylight?
The newly discovered object is a member of a group called the Kreutz sungrazing comets. These include many of the brightest and most spectacular comets ever seen. https://theconversation.com/a-new-comet-was-just-discovered-will-it-be-visible-in-broad-daylight-274533

Shockingly powerful gel battery inspired by electric fish
https://connectsci.au/news/news-parent/7767/Shockingly-powerful-gel-battery-inspired-by

Citizen scientist re-discovers Australian plant thought extinct for nearly 60 years
A plant which was last collected 58 years ago has been rediscovered thanks to photographs presented on the citizen science platform iNaturalist.
Ptilotus senarius is a small shrub found in north Queensland.
https://connectsci.au/news/news-parent/7777/Citizen-scientist-re-discovers-Australian-plant

Chicken-sized dinosaur marks major change to family tree
https://connectsci.au/news/news-parent/7774/Chicken-sized-dinosaur-marks-major-change-to?searchresult=1

Wildfires Claim 24,000 Lives in The US Each Year Through Smoke Alone
https://www.sciencealert.com/wildfires-claim-24000-lives-in-the-us-each-year-through-smoke-alone

@DjityDjity @jhaue My answer to this question is that Labor views themselves and the LNP as members of the Political Class and everyone else as upstarts. They have class solidarity and nothing else.

@jhaue I still can't fathom why Labor seems to prefer to get the Libs on their side rather than the Greens. Perhaps it is because the Greens remind them too often of what they used to stand for.

@jhaue wtf

@jhaue once again demonstrating that Green is the only way forward. The #ALP does not care about what's right.

Or does not care _enough_ about it to leash their leaders. Same thing.

#VoteGreen

A study has found that extracting groundwater from the environmentally sensitive Gold Coast hinterland poses a risk to its World Heritage status.
It calls for urgent regulation to cap the volume of water that water companies can extract and sell as bottled water.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/water-extraction-caps-at-world-heritage-springbrook/106304388

Liberals team up with Labor against Greens and Nationals to block Senate inquiry into gambling ads
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/05/australian-politics-live-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-labor-liberal-question-time-chalmers-budget-cost-of-living-marles-defence-leadership-challenge-spill-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6983d2bd8f080df90924420f#block-6983d2bd8f080df90924420f