These were the top posts across Aussie Zone at the end of this week

Top 5 from Australia:

• Weekly Random Thread #36 05-09-2023
• Hundreds of Aboriginal children likely buried in unmarked graves at three WA missions
• Rise of draconian anti-protest laws in Australia is highlighted by UN Special Rapporteur
• Australia’s export of fossil fuels like selling drugs to ‘maintain’ lifestyle, former top fire chief says
• Energy $prices DOWN! Who’s looking forward to the massive drop in the cost of their next electricity bill?

Top 5 from Aussie Enviro:

• Australia has highest per capita CO2 emissions from coal in G20, analysis finds
• Northern Land Council slams “outrageously low” fine for illegal land clearing
• 4WD owner and towing company fined after treating wetlands as ‘playground’
• Australia’s iconic eucalyptus was shipped across the globe. Now, this flammable tree has ‘gone feral’
• Environment watchdog to take mine giant to court for polluting national park

Top 5 from Australian News:

• Claude the leaf thief devours $6k worth of seedlings intended for koala habitat
• Australia is pockmarked with small dams. With a little tweak, many could be turned into ‘batteries’
• [satire] ‘Blocking other airlines was in the national interest’ says PM from Qantas Chairman’s Lounge
• Alan Joyce and Qantas in crisis! | Media Watch
• NT fire crews battle outback bushfire triple the size of the ACT

Top 5 from Australian Politics:

• Mark McGowan pressured EPA boss to drop tough emissions guidelines in ‘extraordinary’ phone call
• Every time there are ‘rumours’ that a leader is unpopular
• Senate inquiry to investigate federal government’s decision to block additional Qatar Airways flights
• Scott Morrison says Anthony Albanese shouldn’t rush to visit Bejiing this year
• Just 11 seconds of answers preceded the third question on Qatar saga — and then all hell broke lose

Top 5 from World News:

• Elon Musk ‘Secretly’ Used Starlink To Foil A Ukrainian Attack On Russian Naval Fleet Over Fear Of Nuclear War: Report
• Live: Former Proud Boys leader faces sentencing over January 6 Capitol attack. The latest news with The Loop
• Congress risks ‘doing Beijing’s work’ if AUKUS deal stalls, senator warns US hearing