Australians have a lot riding on the AI boom and, by default, Nvidia.

More than $1 trillion of Australian superannuation funds are invested offshore, the bulk of which has been directed to the biggest American technology companies.

And for the past four years, that money has chased the AI boom...

"Nvidia has been central to the whole build-out of the AI infrastructure. They have been a big investor into businesses like cloud businesses and neoclouds and then also the data centre businesses."

The 20 per cent fall in Nvidia's stock in the past week would be enough to impact super fund returns... but... the long-term impact, given the company's central role in the future of AI [is more concerning].

Meet the Aussie Easter Bunny Bilby!

The third of a trio of B-starting critters, after Bandicoots and Bettongs, Bilbies have become better known because of someone's bright idea (see video) to associate them with Easter. Their long ears, burrowing and loping like rabbits have made them a great replacement, not less because they do not damage eco-systems - unlike introduced European rabbits.

The Bilby is a nocturnal marsupial once widespread across much of Australia. It's now listed as Vulnerable.

Bilbies live for about 10 years and are about the size of a domestic cat. The male, is larger than the female. They build extensive tunnels to shelter from the heat and from predators. Each Bilby may have up to 12 burrows, digging a new burrow every few weeks. These are often used by other native animals. Bilbies are not capitalists.

Bilbies live mainly in arid and semi-arid regions and forage for insects, seeds, bulbs, tubers and fungi. They get moisture from their food so don’t need to drink water and therefore can live well in dry environments.

They are amazing little guys and if you want to know a little more check out https://www.bushheritage.org.au/species/bilby?srsltid=AYCX9vIWHVa1SjKuiEuJ7gR2onEUp48Ymupcy7z5Gihxy-6eQTee2HnK

To see them live in their habitat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQZV7q1atQA

Unlike a fire, H5 bird flu can be ignored. We don’t detect it on the air when we step outside. It doesn’t loom over our cities to remind us daily that a disaster is unfolding nearby.

While media coverage of H5 bird flu has slowed, the ‘fire’ is not out. Indeed, the move to a new way of reporting H5 bird flu casualties could be a mere smokescreen. Initially, reports of H5 bird flu cases included the total number of individual birds to have tested positive, but that changed two months in, with official reports now only counting the number of H5 bird flu ‘events’. While this is more manageable for those crunching the numbers, this shift in reporting obscures the scale of the outbreak by reducing a mass mortality event to a single datapoint that could represent the loss of many thousands of birds. This kind of reporting sheds no light on the ecological significance of the outbreaks which is left out of sight and, potentially, out of mind.

There's also a letter to govt you can sign to "call Call on decision makers to support an urgent nature resilience package to strengthen wildlife populations and improve preparedness for H5N1 bird flu."

Wish I'd seen this before but there's still a few free events available and the online events that have already passed may have been recorded (I did not check personally).

https://collections.humanitix.com/citizen-cop-australia-2026

A bouquet of invasive weeds has taken out the top flower prize at an agricultural show in WA's South West.

The winner said she wanted to draw attention to some of the region's most problematic invasive plants.

Invasive plants are thriving in the region and people are encouraged to think carefully about what they put in their gardens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11ZnBhA-HHI&t=301s

The video on ABCTV 7.30 about Northcote and the Left move to claim it features both VS and the Greens plus comments from the Labor incumbent.

Some fabulous images of birds with explanations about behaviours.

https://www.birdlifephotoaward.org.au/gallery-winners-2026?apcid=006a1cdbfc90f8a0b276e401

Four million people in Spain joined a general strike, protesting rising rents and evictions amid a housing crisis.

It is the first general strike since workers downed tools in 2012 against austerity measures during the euro zone debt crisis. The walkout is backed by Spain's two largest unions, UGT and CCOO, representing more than a million workers, as well as tenants' associations angry about rising rents and evictions.

After largely peaceful marches, some protesters smashed storefronts and started bonfires.

An election is set for November 29.

With just 13 animals left, time was running out for the Leadbeater’s possums at Yellingbo conservation area.

The critically endangered forest sprites have exacting habitat needs. They prefer cool, wet and dark forest, with large old trees to nest in and a dense thicket of paperbarks and tea trees to dart and hide in.

That type of habitat is vanishing due to the legacy of state logging and bushfires.

“These are not your garden variety possums,” says Dr Dan Harley, a senior ecologist at Zoos Victoria, who has worked with the species for decades.

Gecko-toed and acrobatic, they are sometimes called “forest fairies” for the enchanting way they silently spring between branches at night, dancing in and out view.

“You can imagine them in Tolkien’s Middle-earth,”

If you signed this petition last month, please share it with someone who hasn't.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli is bringing back a Newman-era power grab from 2014. The proposed laws give unprecedented power to the Resources Minister to say who can and can’t scrutinise or object to mining approvals. They also fast-track approvals, removing a crucial environmental impact assessment step for mining lease applications.

Farmers, regional Queenslanders and small community groups are up against billion-dollar mining companies.

Regional communities and landholders deserve better. Add you voice to support landholders rights today!

https://www.lockthegate.org.au/cor

Now in its third year, we have already gathered some really valuable data - but we still need more!

We have started a Community Science Project to gather observations of Christmas Beetles. Our project aims to:

• Understand the current distribution of Christmas Beetles through observations

• Compare the current distribution to historic records to determine if there is a decline

• If there is evidence of decline, identify its potential causes

Let’s figure it out together, add your photos to our iNaturalist Project!

For the details go to: https://invertebratesaustralia.org/christmas-beetles