Australia - The Land Down Under

[Condobloke]

Blood thinner could be used to treat cobra venom, global study suggests

Snakebites, the ‘deadliest of neglected tropical diseases’, often impact rural communities the most but a new study offers hope

www.theguardian.com

 

[KGIII]

Hmm...

Since when is a snake bite a disease?

I suppose it could be me who is confused. They do put quotes around it, I suppose.

 

[Condobloke]

I guess the approach is to demystify some of the complications that go with snake bites....or at least some of them. The complications are very much diseases. Kidney failure, heart failure, ....long list !

 

[bob466]

Kourtney won't move to Australia because...
https://celebrity.nine.com.au/lates...-spiders/8cf5ae5a-809c-4c2e-a09a-6205505bd98c
They don't have spiders in the USA ?

The Huntsman is a large Australian spider that's harmless to humans. If I see one on the wall...

I'll catch it and release it outside.
https://www.australiangeographic.co...s-your-friendly-neighbourhood-insect-control/

 

[MikeRocor]

Kourtney won't move to Australia because...
https://celebrity.nine.com.au/lates...-spiders/8cf5ae5a-809c-4c2e-a09a-6205505bd98c
They don't have spiders in the USA ? View attachment 21176

The Huntsman is a large Australian spider that's harmless to humans. If I see one on the wall...
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I'll catch it and release it outside.
https://www.australiangeographic.co...s-your-friendly-neighbourhood-insect-control/

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I saw this on facebook this week:

 

[bob466]

I didn't know that many used windoze...bet they're sorry now.

 

[MikeRocor]

I didn't know that many used windoze...bet they're sorry now.

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I am, as they say, rolling on the floor rofling my a$$ off!

I often check the news before I really start my day and this was the first thing that I read about today.

Looks like. it was caused by a botched update to "Crowdstrike", which is some kind of security software.

Makes me wonder how many U.S. customers will switch to Kaspersky A/V... Oh wait... never mind.

I haven't tried to access my bank yet, of course...

 

[Condobloke]

Threatened native plant species 'aren't cute and cuddly' but the key to unlocking a climate-resilient future

Brandan Espe goes to great lengths — and occasionally puts his life at risk — to collect rare plants due to their environmental importance.

www.abc.net.au

The endangered Rhodamnia sessiliflora is in rapid decline from myrtle rust.(ABC Rural: Lucy Cooper)

 

[Condobloke]

Australian Life photography competition 2024 finalists – in pictures

Cultural burning in the Northern Territory, raising sheep in Rouse Hill and vampires in the lounge room. Take a tour across Australia with this beautiful and dramatic selection of photographs from the Australian Life photography competition 2024

www.theguardian.com

 

[Condobloke]

When I was young, my Mum likened me to a Willie Wagtail

"fierce and stubborn, and not at all likely to back down, despite being short in stature"

The wagtail is very "chatty"

Telling tails - Outback Magazine : R.M. Williams

Australia outback country farmer RM Williams Uluru Jackaroo Jillaroo Australian story travel nature birds willy wagtail wildlife

www.outbackmag.com.au

Willie wagtail - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Willie wagtails: The werewolves of the bird world

By recording birds across Victoria, a new University of Melbourne study shows that willie wagtails are a bit like werewolves because they also sing to the moon.

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au

 

[Condobloke]

Gift of the GAB - Outback Magazine : R.M. Williams

Australia outback country farmer RM Williams Uluru Jackaroo Jillaroo Australian story travel cattle investment agtech money IIF

www.outbackmag.com.au

The GAB is gargantuan. It covers 1.7 million sq km, representing over one fifth of the continent.

 

[Condobloke]

After more than half a century, one of Australia's biggest maritime mysteries has been solved

Researchers have solved a maritime mystery spanning more than half a century, finally bringing closure to those left behind.

www.abc.net.au

https://www.abc.net.au/news/104117772
Brendan McCormack's father died in the tragedy. He saw him the day the MV Noongah left Newcastle bound for Townsville on August 23, 1969. ABC News: Romy Stephens
He last saw him the day the MV Noongah left Newcastle, bound for Townsville on August 23, 1969.

Now, 55 years later, Brendan finally has the closure he never thought would come.

“I knew I’d never see my father, we all knew that we’d never see our family members again and we accepted that … so it is great they’ve been able to find the ship.

“You know they are close by the ship, and their souls are close by the ship somewhere.”

 

[bob466]

Exercise Pitch Black 24 Darwin Australia.

20 Countries working together.

 

[Condobloke]

Welcome to riding a puskbike 29000 km.....around the world....Including Australia

(my thanks to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia- for my use of this article)

‘A tiny ant crawling on a map’: Lael Wilcox on her epic cycle from Perth to Brisbane

Midway through her 29,000km trek across the globe, the Alaskan was in Australia where she encountered headwinds, wombats and a love affair with ‘big things’

www.theguardian.com

 

[bob466]

I had a rough week...
https://www.9news.com.au/national/t...al-coast/210e2d14-4ba8-4f2d-8be9-4799b4fec1c8

 

[Condobloke]

This does not just apply to Australia. Light pollution is everywhere.

Having lived in the Australian bush, I have experienced the awesome sight of the Milky Way in all its unfettered glory.

Be sure to "turn the lights off" around half way down the page....

From remote to inner city, watch the Milky Way fade from sight due to light pollution

Most people in the world live under light-polluted skies. Our interactives show you how even simple changes can bring the stars back into view.

www.abc.net.au

You wanna know ho to take a 'night pic' of the sky and beyond ?

This photo of the Milky Way was shot with a phone — and you can do it too

Smartphones are now advanced enough to take photos that were once only possible using bulky cameras. Here's our guide to snapping a stunning shot of the Milky Way.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Condobloke]

Australia's highest mountain isn't where you might think it is. A new documentary captures the first summit

Australia's highest peak is not Mount Kosciuszko but a far-flung icy volcano where intrepid mountaineers put their lives on the line to summit.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Condobloke]

Heard Island and McDonald Islands – Australian Antarctic Program

Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) are a sub-Antarctic island group.

heardisland.antarctica.gov.au

Heard Island and McDonald Islands - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Condobloke]

Where is Heard Island ?....just down a 'bit' and slightly to the left, of Australia's mainland.......It's a bit 'frosty' down there....take your woolies with you.

 

[Condobloke]

As a doctor, he never saw a case of scurvy. As a prisoner of Al Qaeda, that changed

Kidnapped from his Burkina Faso home at gunpoint in 2016, Ken Elliott survived seven years in the desert as a prisoner of Al Qaeda.

www.abc.net.au

His captors showed no interest in using Ken's medical skills. Some of them were profoundly sceptical about Western medicine anyway.

"Muslims don't get sick," one of them pronounced – which after decades of treating sick Muslims in Djibo, came as news to Ken Elliott.

Of course, they tried to convert him. But Ken was adamant: "The Lord has been good to me. There's no way I was going to dishonour Him by converting to Islam. Or even pretending to convert."

"Well, some might say that the Lord hadn't been doing you any favours for this period of your life," I put to him. "Didn't you ever feel that God had abandoned you?"

Quiet conviction: "Never. No. He was always there."