Aged care cluster crisis
Good morning, early birds. Melbourne reels from Australia’s most deadly day of the pandemic and battles a number of crises across aged care facilities, while in comparatively good news NSW recorded...
View ArticleClive Palmer still set to face the music (and other news you may have missed)
Bad news for coal fans, Clive Palmer's mounting court challenges, and Venice introduces a 'no fatties' rule. Catch up with the news you may have missed this week with Andrew P Street. The post Clive...
View ArticleOil-loving International Energy Agency hears the music on renewables. Will...
Renewable energy is on track to become the largest source of power worldwide in just a couple of years. So says the long-term sceptic of renewables, the International Energy Agency. The post Oil-loving...
View ArticleWhat do Labor’s denialists know that the world’s biggest energy companies don’t?
As Labor lays itself bare over coal, the industry itself is dying before our eyes and the biggest companies want out before they're left with the bill. The post What do Labor’s denialists know that the...
View ArticleI call bullshit: Labor’s climate straw man rhetoric spews out both sides of...
Labor's spruiker on resources Madeleine King is pulling a fast one. No one is calling for the coal industry to shut down overnight. The post I call bullshit: Labor’s climate straw man rhetoric spews...
View ArticleIt’s war: minister uses extraordinary powers to veto renewable energy project
$280 million in funding for a wind and battery hub in Queensland has been axed because it is 'inconsistent' with the Morrison government's policies. The post It’s war: minister uses extraordinary...
View ArticleNew uses for coal? Um, leave it in the ground — but first hire consultants
The government is looking to invest in research into alternative, 'low emissions' uses of coal to shore up fossil fuels' continued domination of the economy. The post New uses for coal? Um, leave it in...
View ArticleCoalKeeper set to dwarf Gillard’s carbon price
Angus Taylor's 'CoalKeeper' proposal would increase greenhouse emissions while slapping households with an increase in electricity prices greater than that of the carbon price. The post CoalKeeper set...
View ArticleLockdown tolls
Australians are more worried about job losses and financial stress than COVID-19 outbreaks and deaths, while renewables may be able to power our electricity needs by 2025. The post Lockdown tolls...
View ArticleInfrastructure body rebukes lack of government leadership on energy
A new Infrastructure Australia report warns that opportunities in renewable energy are at risk courtesy of a failure of leadership by the government. The post Infrastructure body rebukes lack of...
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