#developingnation — Public Fediverse posts
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The NT: In them old cotton fields back home
"Incoming Northern Territory Administrator David Connolly has apologised over his trove of divisive past social media posts, a day before he is formally sworn-in."
"Mr Connolly's past commentary has been labelled variously as sexist, racist, transphobic, homophobic and bigoted by various groups including the Northern Land Council (NLC), the Country Women's Association NT and the Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the NT (APONT)." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-25/david-connolly-apologises-over-social-media-controversy/106389356King Charles’s official representative in the Northern Territory >>
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/116135022082276542#NT #Australia #cotton #monoculture #plantations #sexism #racism #homophobia #transphobia #sorry #DevelopingNation
Image: The 'wide open spaces' of the NT populated with cotton. As far as the eye can see a "third-world crop" or a critical commodity for developing nations.
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International botanists 'so shocked' after tour of the Great Koala National Park
"The future Great Koala National Park has been toured by the world's leading botanists, and they are concerned.""The experts are in the region for an International vegetation conference, but ahead of the event they spent days walking through local state forests."
"Professor Helge Bruelheide, Professor of Geobotany at the University of Halle in Germany said logging should 'stop immediately'."
Stop logging right now!
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/coffscoast-breakfast/international-botanist/102810426
#botany #Australia #Bruelheide #ReputationalDamage #ClearFelling #ClearCut #LoggingIndustry #DevelopingNation #BellingenLogging #NSWLogging #climate #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #RemnantVegetation #biodiversity #koalas #nature