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    82 days ago

    So the “official” reason was because the koalas were suffering after a brushfire. Except…

    In perhaps the most bizarre twist, the fires had been contained and extinguished in early March. The department waited a month before any action was taken and local carers indicated that if they hadn’t seen the helicopters and heard the shooting, the public would have been none the wiser.

    Incompetent, cruel, or both?

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      223 hours ago

      As a stand alone headline, it’s pretty fucking ugly.

      Koalas, according to the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), were suffering from burns, injuries and starvation as a result of the fire and in need of euthanasia.