So if there are so many people struggling now...

Echidnas are difficult to breed in captivity at the best of times because of their mating habits (I've put up a post about this before). Being an albino makes this little echidna very vulnerable in the wild because he has no camouflage so I imagine he will remain in captivity at the Symbio Wildlife Park in Sydney (the young woman who brought the echidna to the vet had the name on her cap). Because he is a young echidna I guess they will try and see if he mates in general. He is healthy and he should have a chance to exercise his natural instincts.

No, I did not understand it that way. In order to intentionally breed an albino animal both parents must be albino. They wanted to know what gender it was. I'll have a look again. How did you get that impression?

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We are actually very lucky (for now). Australia produces much more food than it consumes. About 70% of agricultural product is exported. We have (for now) food security. 25% is bad enough but to make out that most of what we consume is made o's is propaganda.

Have you seen this interview of Grace Tame by Antony Lowenstein? It is a month old or so and before the 'difficult' comment. It is on AI, Power, and the Normalisation of Child Sexual Abuse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8cKJ3zeJPw.

I found her admirable. We need more voices like hers.

You may be right but the article does mention consumer law:

The ACCC also said it welcomed changes from the government to the maximum penalties for consumer law breaches by fuel companies from $50 million to $100 million and said it would seek the maximum penalties in any cases it pursued.

The ACC webpage says it can take action "where businesses mislead consumers about pricing. This includes on the reasons for a price increase."

Thanks for that info. Perhaps you could do a post to let more people know about these options.

Had a similar action happened at a Jewish event, the assailant would have been immediately arrested. Our authorities give lip-service to community cohesion but on the ground some communities 'are more equal than others'. We also need to call out how AI is being used to stir up social conflict wherever we see it.

You're right. Thank you for that perspective.

Perhaps a lawful decapitation would be one like the bombing of Hitler's bunker, where the head of the state is leading annexation and occupation with no reason other than the desire to expand, and approving war crimes. Some further comment:

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar/02/legality-us-israel-attacks-iran-uk

https://verfassungsblog.de/the-unwillingness-to-call-this-illegal-is-a-terrible-mistake/

War, in my view, is an abysmal evil.

Thank you for the link.

Thank you for posting. Important citizen science project. Please also cross-post to Aussie Enviro.