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- 1Bogong moths return to Australia in welcome sign●The bogong moths are back! Perhaps they are a sign that all is not lost
Bogong moths have returned, prompting commentary in Australia celebrating their arrival. Writing in The Guardian, a columnist argues the moths should be seen not as an inconvenience but as a blessing, and perhaps a sign that 'all is not lost' for nature. The moths, famous for migrating to the Australian Alps and a vital food source for wildlife such as the endangered mountain pygmy possum, have suffered steep declines in recent years, so their reappearance is being greeted with relief.
- 2Criticism mounts over Australia halving Covid vaccine access for immunosuppressed●It takes a special kind of stupid to halve the # Covid vaccine frequency for immunosuppressed people at the same time as
Australian health policy is being sharply criticised for halving the recommended Covid vaccine frequency for immunosuppressed people at the same time as ending public funding for Covid vaccines. Critics argue the combined changes will reduce protection for vulnerable groups and cause a large drop in background immunity across the population, with blame directed at the Labor government and the ALP.