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Protest penalties, including jail time and $50k fines, prompt backlash from human rights groups

In the wake of Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in the heart of Adelaide this week, proposed changes to a law relating to public protest are generating a chorus of opposition from unions and human rights groups.

ABC News · May 19, 2023

Videos show purported ivory-billed woodpeckers as US moves toward extinction decision

New video and photographs purporting to show ivory-billed woodpeckers flying in a Louisiana forest have been published by researchers

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Lloyds faces pressure from staff over ‘attack’ on flexible working

Union members and Extinction Rebellion campaigners both disrupted the bank's AGM

Insider UK · May 18, 2023

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South Australia rushes through anti-protest laws as activists rally outside oil and gas conference

Climate activists face large penalties and three-month jail terms in bipartisan move which appears to have been hashed out on talkback radio

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2023

SA rushes through tougher laws for climate protests

South Australia will lift fines for public obstruction to $50,000 or three months' jail amid a wave of climate protests.

The New Daily · May 18, 2023

Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested as SA government plans drastic fine increase

The SA government is looking to increase fines from $750 to $50,000 after an Extinction Rebellion protest caused major traffic delays yesterday, with the group today targeting the Santos building.

ABC News · May 18, 2023

U.S. okays emergency use of bird-flu vaccine to save California condors

The U.S. government has okayed the emergency use of a bird-flu vaccine to save California condors, a magnificent but critically endangered animal that has already bounced back once from the brink of extinction.

The Hindu · May 17, 2023

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Cycads: the primeval plants getting rarer – and harder to protect

Here before the dinosaurs, plants now face extinction due to illegal trade and vanishing tropical forests

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023

Extinction Rebellion protesters at Morphett St bridge cause traffic delays in peak hour

Protesters, including one abseiling from a bridge, cause traffic chaos in Adelaide's CBD during the morning commute.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Scientists warn Maugean skate, Tasmania’s ‘thylacine of the sea’, one extreme weather event from extinction

Researchers warn rapid action needed to prevent the extinction of an ancient fish species found only in Macquarie Harbour

The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2023

Plibersek's pledge for no new extinctions under threat as researchers issue dire warning on Tasmanian maugean skate

Researchers say Tanya Plibersek's pledge of no new extinctions is under serious threat as the only known population of an endangered ancient Tasmania ray continues to nosedive.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Watch: Suella Braverman speech disrupted by Extinction Rebellion protesters

Climate protesters interrupt Home Secretary twice during speech to National Conservatism conference

Evening Standard · May 15, 2023

Extinction Rebellion: Jacob Rees-Mogg's savage response as activists crash key speech

Home Secretary Suella Braverman also had a speech interrupted by XR activists

Bristol Post · May 15, 2023

Protesters target Home Secretary Braverman’s immigration speech

Extinction Rebellion activists twice interrupted Suella Braverman as she addressed the National Conservatism conference.

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

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The Week · May 15, 2023

National conservatism: the beliefs underpinning the first UK ‘NatCon’ conference

The first UK National Conservatism Conference was briefly disrupted this morning as a protester acting on behalf of Extinction Rebellion took to the stage during a speech by Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Daily Mirror · May 15, 2023

Two protesters dragged out after disrupting Suella Braverman immigration speech

Two Extinction Rebellion activists interrupted the Home Secretary as she addressed right-wingers in central London - hours after Jacob Rees-Mogg was interrupted by a similar protester

The Conversation · May 15, 2023

How to change our collective mindset to tackle ecological crisis?

“We have a sense that we are about to face immense upheavals,” Maja Göpel writes, and we need to find ways to tackle multiple problems at once. The context for this statement is an account of a 2019 incident staged by Extinction Rebellion protesters in a London tube station.

The Conversation · May 14, 2023

Program to plant 20 million trees prioritised cost-saving over gains for nature, research finds

Australia is a world leader in land clearing and species extinctions. Tree-planting programs are among the restoration measures needed to bring threatened species back from the brink. But do these programs always work?

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LiveScience · May 12, 2023

Long-extinct Tasmanian tiger may still be alive and prowling the wilderness, scientists claim

Based on reported sightings, some scientists say the iconic creature probably survived until the late 1980s or 1990s, but others are skeptical.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

California condors confront bird flu in flight from extinction

Forty years after California condors were on the brink of extinction, aggressive conservation efforts and breeding-in-captivity programs remain as essential as ever

Zenger · May 10, 2023

Climate Activists Investigated In The Heritage Crime Over Protest At Barcelona’s Egyptian Museum

The protest was the first of its kind as the group is part of the Extinction Rebellion collective gluing themselves to Las Majas.

Motor1 · May 10, 2023

Armored Overlanding Camper Trailer Is Built For Apocalypse, Costs $67K

It's called the Extinction Level Event and it has air filtration, night vision, bear spray, and a swing-out kitchen.

Daily Mirror · May 10, 2023

India's tiger numbers DOUBLE in 50 years after crucial poignant intervention

By 1972, when India’s then-Prime Minister Ms Gandhi made the tiger the national animal in place of the lion, the big cat faced extinction

The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2023

Feral horses an ‘imminent threat’ that could cause extinction of several endangered Australian species, inquiry warned

Scientific committee calls for ‘urgent action’ from the Albanese government to address damage caused to sensitive alpine ecosystems

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023

The week in theatre: The Motive and the Cue; A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction; Jules et Jim; Supernova – review

Sam Mendes reignites Gielgud and Burton’s Broadway Hamlet; a climate crisis play is powered by bikes (and eco-shaming); Timberlake Wertenbaker has fun with Jules et Jim; and Rhiannon Neads hits escape velocity

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