Actually Tony, what has happened here is the article Greg linked is behind a 
paywall. Frustrating but I'm presuming not intentional on Greg's part. Happens 
all the time when people link news articles, even for Crikey.
Cheers,
Chris
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> On 18 Feb 2015, at 08:55, Tony Russell <> wrote:
> 
> I was under the impression that advertising is not allowed on birding-aus. 
> The website mentioned below is an advert by The Australian seeking new 
> subscriptions to the paper, nothing else.  Moderators please ?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus  On Behalf Of 
> Greg Roberts
> Sent: Wednesday, 18 February 2015 7:58 AM
> To: birding-aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Night Parrot Killed by Feral Cat
> 
> News of this incident has been picked up by the wider media:
> http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/night-parrot-falls-prey-to-feral-cat/story-e6frg8y6-1227223297466
> I make the point in this article that the issue at hand is more immediate 
> than the wider issue of the need to control feral cat populations. We do not 
> know if this species is more widespread than is presently known or if John 
> Young's south-west Queensland population is tiny, remnant and isolated. John 
> undoubtedly has the interests of the parrots at heart and is working hard to 
> protect the birds. It is time, however, for the Queensland Government, 
> possibly with assistance from Canberra, to intervene and take charge of the 
> situation. The parrots belong to no individual. We know that feral cats are 
> killing Night Parrots in what could be a threatened remnant population. It is 
> simply not good enough that the problem is left in the hands of individuals 
> and private companies to deal with.  Government authorities have legal 
> responsibilities to act and they need to do so, now.
> 
> Greg Roberts
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