Here’s your weekly roundup of top posts from across Aussie Zone
Top 5 from Australia:
- Weekly Random Thread #36 05-09-2023
- Hundreds of Aboriginal children likely buried in unmarked graves at three WA missions
- Rise of draconian anti-protest laws in Australia is highlighted by UN Special Rapporteur
- Australia’s export of fossil fuels like selling drugs to ‘maintain’ lifestyle, former top fire chief says
- Alan Joyce to leave Qantas after tumultuous week to make room for ‘renewal’
Top 5 from Aussie Enviro:
- Australia has highest per capita CO2 emissions from coal in G20, analysis finds
- Northern Land Council slams “outrageously low” fine for illegal land clearing
- 4WD owner and towing company fined after treating wetlands as ‘playground’
- The illegal killing of 265 trees on Sydney’s North Shore is not just vandalism. It’s theft on a grand scale
- Unveiling the enigmatic world of moths: from ancient pollinators to whistling wonders
Top 5 from Australian News:
- Claude the leaf thief devours $6k worth of seedlings intended for koala habitat
- Gig economy workers to get $400m wage boost under Labor’s closing loopholes bill
- Australia is pockmarked with small dams. With a little tweak, many could be turned into ‘batteries’
- [satire] ‘Blocking other airlines was in the national interest’ says PM from Qantas Chairman’s Lounge
- Alan Joyce and Qantas in crisis! | Media Watch
Top 5 from Australian Politics:
- Mark McGowan pressured EPA boss to drop tough emissions guidelines in ‘extraordinary’ phone call
- Senate inquiry to investigate federal government’s decision to block additional Qatar Airways flights
- Scott Morrison says Anthony Albanese shouldn’t rush to visit Bejiing this year
- Just 11 seconds of answers preceded the third question on Qatar saga — and then all hell broke lose
- What’s fuelling speculation about Annastacia Palaszczuk’s leadership?
Top 5 from Melbourne:
- One killed, five hospitalised after man drives into pedestrians and crashes into two cars in Melbourne’s CBD
- Once upon a time Melbourne had freight trams!
- The Tote officially sold to new owners vowing to protect its live music future - Double J
- Daily Discussion Thread: Sat 09 Sep 2023
- Coroner again pushes for pill testing after ‘Blue Punisher’ death
Top 5 from Brisbane:
- Daily Discussion Thread - Mon Sep 11 2023
- Chain store staff ‘underpaid with no payslips’ walk out
- Police will not be called on users seeking illicit drug testing in Queensland
- Mint My Desk staff walk off job for second time over alleged underpayment
- Brisbane motorists given almost 170,000 parking fines totalling $30 million in past financial year
Top 5 from Sydney:
- Daily Discussion Thread - Mon Sep 11 2023
- Daily Discussion Thread - Fri Sep 08 2023
- Daily Discussion Thread - Tue Sep 05 2023
- Daily Discussion Thread - Thu Sep 07 2023
- Daily Discussion Thread - Wed Sep 06 2023
Top 5 from Perth:
- Huge class action set to be launched against Perth builder that left customers waiting years for new homes
- Bit bored of your old pine tree air freshener? Maybe it’s time for an Arctic Ice Galati in your car!
- What should we do about WA’s prescribed burning program?
- McGowan Pressured EPA boss
- long weekend in 2 weeks and instead of being at home alone I’m looking for a social adventure. What are you all upto?
Top 5 from Canberra:
- Daily Discussion Thread - Mon Sep 11 2023
- Can we have a daily chat thread?
- Daily Discussion Thread - Sun Sep 10 2023
- The Lifeline book fair is on again this weekend at EPIC
Top 5 from Adelaide:
Looks like we can’t fit in all of the cities, so I shouldn’t include any of them or do a separate post/comment