by bpckle | Oct 17, 2026 | In the Media
Radar systems designed for rain, hail and snow are picking up bogong moths migrating to the Australian Alps
It was during Sydney’s Olympic Games in 2000, people say, that a swarm of bogong moths attracted by stadium lights was so huge that meteorologists mistook it for rain.
Fast forward 26 years and the bogongs are back in big numbers. And, this time, they are firmly on the radar.
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by bpckle | Oct 17, 2026 | In the Media
There are 531 dead cane toads in Darwin resident Mithram Selvaratnam’s freezer. The accountant who traded numbers for taxidermy will have some of them wearing Santa hats by Christmas.
by bpckle | Oct 17, 2026 | In the Media
A sell-out crowd turned out on Friday night to witness the end of a Sydney institution, the Wentworth Park greyhound racetrack.
by bpckle | Oct 17, 2026 | In the Media
The appeal of electric vehicles is financial as much as environmental for many drivers
The electric vehicles were splattered after a concrete spray incident, but repairable. Eager to recoup their costs, insurers sent the 40 BYD vehicles to an auction run by asset sales company Pickles in late March.
With fuel prices soaring in response to the US and Israel war on Iran, a bidding frenzy erupted.
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by bpckle | Oct 16, 2026 | In the Media
Bird welfare concerns and forecast hot temperatures influenced the decision to ease confinement rules for flocks of 50 or more birds.
