Estranged husband of Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to pen memoir about case Simon Patterson will tell his story outside a courtroom for first time, in agreed book deal with publication details yet to be released

Tom Gleeson should interview this guy www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

A nice reminder from Ember, using British data. Wind and solar are complementary. Our system works best when you have both, each calling on their own strengths in terms of generation patterns.

If either struggles to grow like it should, we end up with a more expensive, slower fossil phase-out

Screenshot of the top half of page 1 of a document called "Safeguard Mechanism: The ultimate guide"

I just hit go on my first major piece of work from Naru Research: a guide to Australia's Safeguard Mechanism for change advocates and curious folks who love to learn.

You can download it from here: www.naruresearch.com.au/sgm-guide

Solar manufacturing capacity is approx double demand. Same with wind nacelles and batteries.
The problem with Chinese manufacturing is not overcapacity!
It's UNDERDEMAND.
But how will it look as 2 x big fossil fuel supply shocks sink in?

NSW electric buses, trains and light rail services to run entirely on renewable energy from 2027 in $1.9bn deal Exclusive: Minns government announces contract with Snowy Energy to power public transport in seven-year contract

Electric bus, ferries and trams 🤝 publicly owned renewable energy

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As tech billionaires race to embed AI everywhere, some renewables companies will see the chance to secure contracts with thirsty data centres. This opens other risks:
- Exposure to a speculative bubble
- Association with destructive industry
- Derailing the energy transition for everyone else

Amazon enters agreements for nine Australian renewable projects to power datacentres Tech company has signed on to nine deals as it aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040

Renewable energy should be about powering public goods -- homes, hospitals, transport. The things we need to live and thrive. Not labor destroying technology and military infrastructure like generative AI that transfers wealth from regular people to billionaires. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

ETTE-SCLUSIVE: Data exposes The Australian’s campaign against Dr Randa Abdel- Fattah A sweeping data investigation reveals what appears to be a sustained, coordinated media offensive by News Corp's The Australian targeting Palestinian-Egyptian academic and author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah...

EXCLUSIVE: A data investigation reveals what appears to be a sustained, coordinated media offensive by The Australian targeting Randa Abdel-Fattah. The paper has written more articles on her than Nine papers, Guardian, ACM papers & ABCNews online COMBINED

www.ettemedia.com/exclusive-me...

NEW: Analysis from @globalwitness.org shows windfall global oil companies are likely to make if oil prices remain elevated for the rest of year

$234bn

Meanwhile it's reasonable to expect there'll be people struggling to afford to stay warm by end 2026

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In the 1930s, Oswald Mosley claimed to be a patriot, while his British Union of Fascists was secretly funded by the Italian government. We are just beginning to grasp how much of the far right in the UK today has been funded by Viktor Orbán and Russian oil money.
Their "patriotism" is always a con.

It is good that Norway taxes oil+gas. But it is extremely bad that we use that cash to help expand it, often in destructive ways and at great loss to ourselves.

New post on what Australia should learn and not learn from Norway's messy relationship with oil and gas

ketanjoshi.co/2026/04/14/s...

Bosses say AI boosts productivity – workers say they’re drowning in ‘workslop’ Workslop refers to AI-generated work that seems polished but is flawed and in need of heavy corrections

The time it takes to edit and review AI slop cancels out productivity gains. It is also enough to drive you mad. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Giant echidnas weighing 15kg roamed Victoria – and the evidence was hiding in plain sight A skull fragment found in a tray of unsorted fossils collected more than a century ago leads to discovery

Giant echidnas.

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Protect Macedon’s rare Snow Gums from chainsaws As you know snow gum communities across the high country face an existential threat from the combined impacts of dieback and more frequent and intense fire seasons. Sadly the isolated pockets of sn…

They have just started to destroy Snow Gums on Mt Macedon in order to “restore” historic views of Melbourne from the Memorial Cross on the top of the mountain.

Only 21ha of Montane Grassy Woodland remains in central & western VIC!

themountainjournal.com/2025/08/21/p...

Beyond the data centre hype

“Projections suggest data centre cooling demand in Sydney could reach 250 megalitres a day by 2035, potentially accounting for up to a quarter of the city’s drinking water supply... There is currently no federal regulatory framework governing this demand.” satpa.pe/MmoZI1J

Blocking Iran's ports will only reduce the measly flow of oil further. US can only park ships in the strait temporarily, so as soon as they leave Iran can just keep clipping tickets. So yes, the plan is nonsense. At best it's a bargaining chip in these negotiations.

Blockade to un-blockade. Trump truly is a genius!🫠

Trump ally Victor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungary election Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — a powerful far-right figure allied with US President Donald Trump — has conceded defeat in the country's election.

Some good news www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

France doubles electrification aid to cut fossil fuel dependency France will double state support to 10 billion euros ($12 billion) a year through to 2030 to help its switch to electricity from oil and gas and their derivative ​fuels, its Prime Minister Sebastien L...

"France will double state support to 10 billion euros ($12 billion) a year through to 2030 to help its switch to electricity from oil and gas and their derivative ​fuels [...] Measures including boosting the use of ​electric vehicles and modernising home heating..."

This is the first oil crisis in which clean alternatives to oil and gas — solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles and batteries — are both inexpensive and widely available.

clean technology flying off the shelves already...
nytimes.com/2026/04/01/o...

Left and Right Populism. It has arrived in Australia Australia Has Two Populist Movements. We’re Only Talking About One.

Kos Samaras points out the populist wave is coming for all sides of politics -- not just the right. Some ppl might dismiss the greens strategy of mass canvassing + populist turn. But hard to deny the two party system is dying open.substack.com/pub/redbridg...

Sales of electric trucks surge in response to oil crisis triggered by attacks on Iran www.abc.net.au/news/science...

These countries aren’t destined to become mining frontiers. They’re shaped by economic choices - and those choices can change.

@meadwaj.bsky.social meets @triofrancos.bsky.social to unpack what green capitalism reveals about a world "after order"

@alameda.institute

Full episode at the link in bio

“We just need more:” Why Australia should double down on renewables and EVs – not drill, baby, drill Major new report sets out why "drill, baby, drill" will do nothing to solve Australia's energy woes – and why doubling down on renewables EVs is the answer to breaking free from global fossil fuel chaos.

“We just need more:” Why Australia should double down on renewables and EVs – not drill, baby, drill reneweconomy.com.au/we-just-need...

Kind of gross to realise that the Aus government only now cares about Israel's ongoing genocide because it affects the economy.

Albanese is so damn avoidant, Australia needs to directly condemn Israel's bombing if we want to see Lebanon protected in ceasefire

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'The Grace Tame Foundation has announced it is closing because securing funding is becoming "increasingly challenging" ... In March, Ms Tame said she had lost speaking engagements, something she attributed to an "ongoing smear campaign" against her ... >

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The US suffered its biggest strategic defeat in decades after following Israel into attacking Iran. China helped broker the cease-fire and now the Strait of Hormuz is controlled by Iran. Who comes out with more global influence?

Tehran Says Hormuz Will Reopen Once U.S. Ends ‘Aggression’—Trump Vows Military Will Stay Until Iran Complies Iranian officials said the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will happen once the U.S. withdraws its "aggression" and Israel halts attacks on Lebanon

Iranian officials said the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will happen once the U.S. withdraws its "aggression" and Israel halts attacks on Lebanon