Here’s what to expect from the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels Can a coalition of governments and other stakeholders gathering in Santa Marta make progress where other international efforts have failed?

Here’s what to expect from the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels

Spineless sellout.
The Albanese government is a wholly owned subsidiary of the fossil fuel lobby. #auspol

Sue, Baby,Sue.......

Oh come on

This is like asking Einstein to debate the theory of relativity with a chimpanzee

Today the DEA WA team attended Woodside's AGM to send a clear message: we will not stay silent while fossil fuel expansion threatens our patients' health.

"The day we end coal, oil and gas, Australians will live longer and healthier." - Dr Carolyn Orr, Neurologist.

#photography #streetphotography #architecture #classicmono

St. Louis, Missouri

Gas companies spending millions on Australian advertising blitz to fight export tax, inquiry told Shell Australia says campaign needed to ‘counterbalance’ claims by levy advocates – but Ed Husic urges industry ‘do not spend millions defending the indefensible’

Ed Husic MP who supports a 25% export gas speaks out (again) 👏
#auspol
“do not spend millions advertising & defending the indefensible. Pay your corporate tax, respect the fact that Australians want a better deal on their resources & they are entitled to get it”
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towball

David Rowe. #auspol #aukus

'Attention was his gift to you': Jonathan Green on the death of his friend and colleague, James Valentine Beloved ABC broadcaster James Valentine has died after a battle with cancer. His friend and colleague Jonathan Green has a tribute to him on the morning of his passing.

‘Attention was his gift to you’: Jonathan Green on the death of his friend and colleague, James Valentine www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/23/j...

Check out this footage of an #EV truck overtaking the usual suspects dragging their heels up a steep grade, slowing traffic and winding everyone up.

Fully loaded Tesla Semi, but it could just as easily be Windrose, BYD or Volvo.

No shifts. No lag. Just torque. Cost always w

It's about lining the pockets of trump and his friends and family

Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’ - Carbon Brief Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world's largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember.

Despite ignorant resistance, solar and wind keep on growing at the expense of coal

Or possibly all 3 at once

Battery owners face big losses under proposed scheme A proposed shake-up of electricity pricing could cut bills, but experts say household battery investors will be worse off.

"The Australian Energy Market Commission is pressing ahead with a proposal to change the way electricity companies recoup costs of maintaining the poles and wires network, which comprise about 50 per cent of average household power bills." www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Talking ourselves into inequality: the new fuel ads, the NDIS and "social cohesion" show how neoliberalism has colonised our tongues Under the pressure of decades of right wing culture wars—which have run parallel to cross party support for neoliberalism—the traditional vocabulary of welfare, redistribution, egalitarianism, and cla...

. @timdunlop.bsky.social on @thepointau.bsky.social "Talking ourselves into inequality: the new fuel ads, the NDIS and "social cohesion" show how neoliberalism has colonised our tongues"
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'Women will lose out': Advocates raise alarm over gendered impact of NDIS overhaul Health Minister Mark Butler announced a major overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) on Wednesday.

‘Women will lose out’: Advocates raise alarm over gendered impact of NDIS overhaul womensagenda.com.au/latest/women...

— a once in a lifetime shot..

captured by wildlife photographer Alan McFadyen

“Just do it”: Ken Henry to Senate on gas export tax Former Treasury secretary Dr Ken Henry has delivered blunt advice to a Senate inquiry examining the taxation of gas exports. He urged Canberra to overhaul its tax regime, criticising decades of policy...

Ken Henry: “There is no reason that I can understand as to why Australians should not receive 100 per cent of the windfall gains"
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UH oceanographer selected as lead author of IPCC report on CO2 removal approaches SOEST oceanography professor David Ho was selected as a lead author for the 2027 IPCC Methodology Report on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS)

It me!

More than a third of Australians are seeking food relief for the first time About one in three people are accessing food relief services for the first time, according to a new report from Food charity OzHarvest.

More than a third of Australians are seeking food relief for the first time, new survey finds www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Tightened eligibility and cuts to plans: what the NDIS changes mean for participants Some participants will start to see changes from July. Here’s what to expect.

The I-CAN Support Needs Asssessment tool has been selected for use in the NDIS theconversation.com/tightened-el...

Embattled salmon industry launches advertising blitz amid calls to shut down A new advertising campaign featuring the stories of workers adjacent to Tasmania's fish farming industry is launched amid calls for the sector to be shut down.

9,000 tonnes of farmed salmon died of bacterial disease in TAS across the first three months of this year.
Delicious!
You know what I wash it all down with? Big dollops of advertising.

People with autism to be at centre of 160,000 NDIS removals Minister Mark Butler announces his decision to remove more than 160,000 people from the national disability scheme over the next four years, with the timing labelled "troublesome" by autism advocates.

The new assessment tool will limit access to those deemed to have the lowest support need — about 240,000 participants are deemed to have a "high" level of function, requiring fewer supports www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

James Valentine, talented musician who elevated the art of talk on ABC Sydney radio – obituary Valentine, who announced on-air he had cancer in 2024, nurtured a deep connection with his audience as the voice of the afternoon program for more than 20 years James Valentine was a hugely popular talkback radio star on ABC Sydney, but adjectives often associated with that role did not fit him. Inclusive rather than combative, jovial rather than controversial, he became one of Australia’s favourite presenters for his thoughtful curiosity, his playful manner and the deep connections he nurtured with his guests and audience. Valentine, who has died aged 64, made his mark on Australia’s cultural landscape as a writer, television host and musician as well as a radio presenter. He was a passionate and talented saxophonist who played with the Models, Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, Absent Friends and Pseudo Echo. Continue reading...

James Valentine, talented musician who elevated the art of talk on ABC Sydney radio – obituary

James Valentine signs a copy of the models 12 inch.

Vale to one of the greatest. The joyous, irrepressible & unbelievably sharp James Valentine has left us. What a wonderful human to have worked with. Thanks for all the laughs James. Godspeed.X

World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns Severe heatwaves in commonly hot regions could leave farmers unable to work outside, with livestock mortality rates expected to rise

My 2 cents: "Without adaptation, extreme heat will cut crop & livestock yields, forcing more land into agriculture to maintain food production. That would drive even higher emissions from land use change, which in turn would make climate impacts on agriculture even worse..." 1/2

Hyundai Is Upping Its EV Warranty Over A Common Failure. But Many Owners Are Still Upset Hyundai's well-documented ICCU failures are mounting and have pushed the automaker to increase the warranty of the part to a whopping 15 years and 180,000 miles

Hyundai is upping the warranty of its ICCU to a whopping 15 years, or 180,000 miles. Some owners say that's not enough.