LNP takes credit for Labor wind deals as it boasts of huge oil and gas project pipeline Queensand LNP government celebrates its new focus on fossil fuels, and makes some very misleading claims about the few renewable projects going ahead.

Queensland #LNP government celebrates its new focus on fossil fuels, and makes some very misleading #claims about the few #renewable projects going ahead.

Massive pine plantation wind project, with giant battery, seeks to thread needle of federal environment approval Proponent of a massive wind and battery project in pine plantation near Canberra seeks federal green tick.

Proponent of a massive #wind and #battery project in pine plantation near #Canberra seeks federal green tick.

Renewables hit 80 pct share in Australia's most coal dependent grid for first time The share of renewables in Australia's most coal dependent grid hit 80 per cent for first time, driven largely by solar, as big batteries hit new gigawatt milestones.

The share of renewables in Australia’s most #coal dependent grid hit 80 per cent for first time, driven largely by #solar, as big batteries hit new gigawatt #milestones.

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.

ABC’s Stephanie Borys takes down James McGrath after he says govt should be ‘transparent’ with a fuel website, despite LNP having made one & refusing to release any details 🤦

McGrath “we don’t have the info!”
Borys “But you do! You’ve got a website that you’ve set up!” 🔥

Seize the day: Time to let solar “daylight saving” in batteries reduce our costs in Australia Well-designed reforms are needed to accelerate the shift away from the exposure to oil and gas. If we get the settings right, future price shocks will be the exception, not the rule.

Well-designed #reforms are needed to accelerate the shift away from the exposure to #oil and #gas. If we get the settings right, future #price shocks will be the exception, not the rule.

Moira Deeming to secure top spot on Victorian Liberal ticket Reversal of fortune comes just one week after she was dumped in favour of Dinesh Gourisetty, who then withdrew his nomination

Vic Liberal preselection candidates have to pay a $5,000 application fee for vetting that doesn't work? #springst www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Grid batteries reach stunning new peak of 44 pct of evening demand in world's fourth biggest economy Battery storage reaches a stunning new record in the world's fourth biggest economy, reaching 44 pct of evening demand. The biggest loser is gas.

Battery #storage reaches a stunning new record in the world’s fourth biggest #economy, reaching 44 pct of evening demand. The biggest loser is #gas.

Home battery rebate numbers surge past 300,000 as storage shields grid from overseas shocks Australia setting battery records across the market as home energy rebate passes a new milestone and Bowen credits storage for shielding grid from overseas shocks.

Australia setting #battery records across the market as home energy rebate passes a new milestone and #Bowen credits storage for shielding grid from overseas shocks.

Hooray I have lived to see it - confirmed - Lou Nicholson wins Finniss from fourth on primaries, to my knowledge the first ever case at state or federal level in a single seat electorate.

Huge Fortescue wind farm seeks federal green tick after halving proposed turbine numbers Andrew Forrest’s 2 gigawatt wind plans to help decarbonise his Pilbara iron ore operations have rejoined the queue for federal environmental approval, following a “substantial redesign."

Andrew Forrest’s 2 gigawatt #wind plans to help decarbonise his #Pilbara iron ore operations have rejoined the queue for federal environmental approval, following a “substantial redesign.”

"Arguably a world first:" Historic solar thermal plant lines up for heritage listing Australia's first commercially operated solar thermal power station and one of the first of its kind in the world is being considered for heritage listing.

Australia’s first commercially operated #solar thermal power station and one of the first of its kind in the world is being considered for #heritage listing.

Sarah Henderson has a meltdown as Murray Watt explains just how happy Labor is with the Liberal Party’s new front bench, after everyone found to have failed in their secret election review, has “now been promoted”
“Every loser who let them lose, has been promoted”🔥 #auspol

Strikes on Iran show why quitting fossil fuels is more important than ever Reducing oil dependence and boosting renewables and electric transport is often framed as climate policy. But it is also vital to energy security and national security.

Reducing #oil dependence and boosting renewables and electric transport is often framed as climate policy. But it is also vital to #energy security and national security.

Didn’t expect curling at the winter olympics to be controversial, but I’m here for it #boopgate 🥌👈🇨🇦

AFL State of Origin was fun! WA played well and never gave up #afl

Taylor came across as unsure and lacking confidence #libspill

White Rose said the NSN’s disbanding would disrupt their strategy of grooming and mentoring young recruits into the movement but warned that the underlying recruitment pipelines, including online contacts and peer networks, remained intact. www.news.com.au/technology/o...

Australia’s grid now relies on renewable energy as much as coal. Those who doubted it look foolish Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners

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Invasion Day rallies across Australia are off the charts.

How To Set Up WireGuard on Ubuntu | DigitalOcean Learn how to install and configure WireGuard on Ubuntu to create a fast, secure VPN server with client peer setup and testing.

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Tried making my own VPN server using wireguard. It was relatively simple!

Albo shreds the Coalition for legitimising One Nation’s “hard right” grievance politics — “a cul-de-sac that doesn’t lead the country anywhere.”💥
Skewers Pauline Hanson saying she can’t even engage, rarely rocks up to work, “often isn’t in Parliament.” 🔥
#auspol #insiders

Fully support changing Australia day to Australia long weekend. Only thing I disagree with is that it should be longer. Should be the first Friday of Feb + the following Monday #changethedate #auspol #makeitlong

Someone should gift Ley a book about Kintsugi: the Japanese art of mending broken pottery #auspol

Your new year’s resolution should be to join your union!

Australia Post says it has beaten its emissions reduction site, reached 100 pct renewables at its operational sites, and rolled out thousands of EVs.

Jim Chalmers has slammed the “weird collection of cookers & crackpots” who run the Liberal Party & are against Net Zero saying these cookers & crackpots “are the real audience of Sussan Ley’s speech today”🔥 #Abc #auspol

Australian bird of the year 2025: nominate your favourite now We want to hear which Australian birds you think should be shortlisted for the Guardian/Birdlife Australia bird of the year poll next month Which of the 830 bird species that call Australia home (or at least one of their homes) should make it into the 2025 Australian bird of the year poll? Australia has the greatest diversity of avian life in the world, home to nearly one in 10 of the world’s 10,000 living bird species. And we love to celebrate it. Australians are renowned for admiring our beautiful, bountiful and boisterous birds. And nothing highlights that more than the Guardian/Birdlife Australia bird of the year poll, held every two years, when birdlovers around the country battle it out to see their favourite feathered friend take the crown as best bird. Continue reading...

Australian bird of the year 2025: nominate your favourite now

#BREAKING 🚨 Andrew Hastie has threatened to quit the opposition frontbench if the Coalition does not end its support for net zero

Speaking to the ABC, Hastie says he would think about quitting – or be sacked by Sussan Ley – because he wants the climate target scrapped