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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
And “Every combustion car and every gas boiler sold today leaves us exposed for 15 years to the next oil crisis. And each new industrial facility that runs on fossil fuels consolidates an import-dependent infrastructure for decades."
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Katja Diehl @katjadiehl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Analysis of data on over 600,000 collisions shows children 82% more likely to be killed if struck by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle" www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
lshtm.ac.uk
Being hit by an SUV increases the likelihood of death or serious injury | LSHTM
The likelihood of a pedestrian or cyclist being fatally injured is 44% higher if they are hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) or light truck vehicle (LTV) compared with smaller passenger cars, new
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We don’t solve our real cost of living pressures by punching down on refugees and migrants. We need positive leadership that brings us together.
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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ICYMI: Australian ski resorts had originally planned to close this weekend - in fact they closed a month ago, at the end of the High Country's warmest winter on record, a season where warm rain dominated snow.
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 02/10/2026
Diesel fuel tax credits earned over 10 years nearly equate the price of a huge diesel haul truck. No wonder BHP and Rio haven’t gone electric reneweconomy.com.au/chart-of-the-da…
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Chart of the day: Ten years of diesel rebates almost pays for a new truck
Diesel fuel tax credits earned over 10 years nearly equate the price of a huge diesel haul truck. No wonder BHP and Rio haven't gone electric.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Australians are paying extra for everything thanks to rising fuel costs. We don’t have to. Electrify trucks - it’s anti-inflationary. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
Fuel security or electrification? We've crunched the numbers
The war in Iran has drawn attention to something invisible to most Australians — we use a lot of diesel to keep this country running.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Children, define ‘insidious’ #auspol #ElectrifyAustralia www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Inside the fossil fuel industry's push into Australian classrooms
At least 260 educational programs in Australia are sponsored by fossil fuel companies, according to a report by a climate advocacy group.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Stay firm on this, Victoria. #auspol “The consumers who will be ‘forced’ to go electric rather than have a gas connection will be financially better off.” Tony Wood, Grattan Institute www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Gas lobby ‘scare campaign’ urges Victoria to scrap ban in new homes, leaked documents show
Exclusive: Australian Gas Infrastructure Group lobbying campaign warns energy bills could increase by $100 unless ban is reversed, despite experts disagreeing
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The gap is policy. Under current settings, electrification only reaches around 30% by 2035. Very few countries have a comprehensive, cross-sectoral electrification strategy. And grids need to expand 40% faster than over the past decade.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Electrification is an energy security strategy. EVs already avoid 2.3 million barrels of oil a day. That's more than the volume that bypassed the Strait of Hormuz via the Habshan-Fujairah pipeline this summer.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Toyota have a huge lobbying influence around the world. Jaguar Land Rover [have] been lobbying against [low emission requirements in the UK ]… They've convinced the government. Lobbyists will keep going, so Australia needs to hold firm.” #ElectrifyAustralia podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
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Australia’s cheapest new car is electric, as Four Corners takes aim at Chinese EVs
Podcast Episode · The Driven Podcast · 23 September · 1hr 10min
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
With 3 more women killed by men in the last 24 hours, it’s a good time to remind everyone that more women have been killed by male violence since 2020 than all Australians killed by shark attacks, terrorism and one punch attacks combined in the last 25 years.
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Energy Consumers Australia @energyconsumersaus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Households, transport, agriculture, industry, resources and commercial buildings. It’s time to #ElectrifyAustralia! Read the open letter: electrifyaustralia.org.au/open-letter
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Open letter to the Prime Minister | Electrify Australia
Read the open letter calling on the Australian Government to back electrification, and see the organisations that have added their names to it.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“A process that ensures spending on household electrification instead of replacing costly gas pipes would help all households to have access to the benefits of electrification.” thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Gas pruning could help make Australia’s energy transition cheaper and fairer
The people most affected by climate change are missing out on the benefits of the energy transition and household electrification. As more and more extreme weather events occur, everyone is impacted b...
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Good work @news.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
We put 165 years of migration data into four charts. Here's what we learned
The story of Australia is a story of migration, and the country's immigration system is once more at the centre of heated political debate.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Bring it on! Sooner the better #electrify www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Being a renter, Jenny missed out on solar boon but that is about to change
Australia readies to lift a ban on plug-in solar, unlocking access to the technology for millions of apartment dwellers and renters for the first time.
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
With the UK struggling to find the funds to increase its defence spending, and the US being an increasingly erratic trade partner, it's well past time we had an independent review of our commitment to AUKUS and of alternatives should the agreement fail.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 20/08/2026
FOLKS - when we stop burning fossil fuels, oversizing agriculture and killing nature, the warming of Earth also stops worsening No floppy optimism here; no hollow appeal to hope. The laws of physics that created this problem also govern the fact we can choose to stop it.
Graph correlating cumulative CO2 emissions since 1850 with global warming to 2050, showing historical warming and colored projections for SSP1-1.9, SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5 with shaded uncertainty bands.
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Sick. My @smh @theage cartoon.
Four frames. 1. Terns on a beach. One says to another, “I feel sick.” 2. A fur seal on a beach beside lots of dead birds thinks, “I feel sick.” 3. A woman reads a series of news headline placards with “BIRD FLU JUMPS SPECIES”, “MORE HEAT WAVES, FIRES”, “NO END OF WARS”; she thinks, “I feel sick”. 4. The world, with fires and explosions everywhere, thinks, “I feel sick.”
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“The capital, savings and government debt required to pay for flood, fire and cyclone damage, not to mention a more urgent effort to cut carbon emissions, will make the AI investment boom and current government deficits seem like a snack.” Alan Koehler #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
Beyond inflation, two looming threats are hitting interest rates
Typically, bond rates rise when an economy is doing well and inflation appears to be moving up. But something much deeper and more structural is currently going on.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“Governments need to consider spending on climate as a core security investment.”
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 18/08/2026
Luckily, this year we will give half a billion dollars to a company that has booked $10b in profit. I can't think of anything else that we could have done with that money.
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BHP banks surging profits while receiving over half a billion dollars in diesel rebates — Climate Integrity
Mining giant BHP has reported an after-tax profit of US$9.83 billion – a 9% increase on the previous year – while at the same time pocketing around $548 million in rebates under the Fuel Tax Credit (F...
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Incredible work. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
The female artists who shaped botanical illustration in Australia
Female botanical illustrators have translated the science of our landscapes for centuries, today the craft is as important as ever.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
‘For Australian Labor — Burnham’s embrace of his own grievance agenda raises questions about Labor’s political strategy. A strategy formed when it didn’t want to look too different, rather than one seeking to define its very own clear mandate.’ - Laura Tingle www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
Britain's new PM is redefining populist anger
Britain's new left-leaning PM Andy Burnham has seized the same public discontent driving Nigel Farage on the populist right but with a very different agenda. As One Nation climbs in the polls, Austral...
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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Climate disaster and record fossil fuel profits because of a war? How did that happen! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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War! What is it good for? Absolutely humongous oil company profits | First Dog on the Moon
Mission accomplished
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Fuel by pipelines and ships leave Australia vulnerable, regardless. Electrify what we can and prioritise sovereign energy. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
abc.net.au
The race to find routes around the Strait of Hormuz and which nation is winning
Amid uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz, for months Gulf countries and oil companies have been finding ways to bypass the choke point.
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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Super thoughtful column from Sean Kelly this week - on the politics of how we sell our time, and what we get for it www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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Our working lives are about to change. Time, and the PM, will tell if we’re better off
The Albanese government showed it is willing to redistribute money. Will it take on the task of redistributing time as well?
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We limit the speed of ebikes "for public safety", yet this study shows we'd need to limit SUVs to 5.7 km/h for them to pose the same risk to other people #motonormativity findingspress.org/article/1587...
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Motonormativity and Speed Limits | Published in Findings
By Jeremy de Sousa, Alessia Vinet & 3 more. Cars pose a far greater threat to other road users than e-micromobility, raising a basic question for traffic safety: which modes should actually be limited...
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Spiral. My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Two people dressed warmly in bow of boat looking towards arctic/antarctic landscape. One person happily says “…then they’ll be able to use the extra water from melting glaciers to cool down all the data centres…”
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
“While renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels, fossil fuels are around 3 times more profitable… more conducive to market control and monopoly pricing. So capital keeps producing fossil fuels … while the world burns around us.” Jason Hinkel open.substack.com/pub/jasonhic...
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Climate socialism
I am writing this message to the millions of people who have been involved in the climate movement over the past several years.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.” #Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
latimes.com
Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
“What's genuinely surprising is that so many of [Hanson’s] opponents are happy to serve as indentured workers down the One Nation content mines. How is this not staggeringly obvious to all concerned?” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
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Hanson spawned the silliest semantic beard-stroking in 20 years
We've come a long way since it was Pauline Hanson who didn't know the meaning of big words.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
💔 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
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First case of deadly H5 bird flu confirmed in Australia
The virus, found in a migratory bird in Esperance, raises concerns for the poultry industry despite Australia having spent years preparing for such a biosecurity breach.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
“Governments … have a choice: double down on a failing growth-first model or commit to eradicating poverty by transforming the economic rules that produce it. Poverty is manufactured... What has been manufactured can be dismantled and replaced.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others
Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, says Olivier De Schutter and others
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
“Australia could arrive in Antalya in November with a commitment of 50,000 electric trucks by 2030, run on Australian energy, and displacing a billion litres of diesel annually; freeing fuel for the farmers and operators who cannot yet switch.” Adam Triggs pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/06...
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Bowen's electrification gospel has a truck-shaped problem
Australia is urging the world to electrify, but its own freight system remains overwhelmingly dependent on imported diesel when electric trucks could cut emissions, strengthen fuel security and lower ...
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Thank you, @amyremeikis.bsky.social - we are a cooperative species: “Assuming the worst of human nature always travels further then considering actual human nature, which is multifaceted and flawed and generous and, more often than not, surprisingly kind.” www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
thenewdaily.com.au
Political Lord of the Flies assumes the worst of us
In the absence of hope, and a more equal distribution of wealth, it’s easy to see how people fall for the Lord of the Flies version.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 09/06/2026
ACTUAL GOOD NEWS ALERT 🍾 battery discharge on Australia's main grid just overtook gas peaking plants. Not long before it overtakes *all gas combined*. Not long before renewables overtake coal, too. None of this was meant to be possible!!!!!!!!!!!! explore.openelectricity.org.au/energy/nem/?...
battery discharge chart going up vs gas output (which is falling)a chart showing absolute output of power on Australia's grid
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
“Showing people things can be better through action, reform, and responding to actual needs, rather than political expedience is a proven way through this.” - Amy Remeikis www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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'Remarkable' moment shows what's possible. We need much more
Clare O’Neil called out Henry Pike for what he was so clearly doing – attempting to further entrench the us and them divide
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
“If you include hybrids as well as EVs, 46% of all new cars sold in Australia in the month of May had a battery” - Sarah Aubrey @thedriven.io #auspol podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
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EVs hit 20% as Tesla tops Australia
Podcast Episode · The Driven Podcast · 5 June · 1hr 1min
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
“Uninsurable areas are no longer some distant future prospect. Weather-related damage has always happened, but the mechanisms we built to absorb climate risk were designed for a more stable climate“ #auspol theconversation.com/climate-chan...
theconversation.com
Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe
From California to France and the UK, traditional private markets are buckling under the weight of climate claims.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
“It is the accumulation, the slow, grinding sense of being neglected by every institution, which is supposed to serve you, that is driving the revolutionary vote.” - Kos Samaras, Redbridge #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2026/06...
johnmenadue.com
The quiet Australians who actually empty the bins
When the political class keeps choosing to squeeze outer-suburban, mortgage-stressed, salaried workers, we shouldn't be surprised to see these people turning to One Nation.
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Neil Grant @neilgrant.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Chart of the day. The energy transition is happening in real time! 😍
Two area charts showing that in Australia's National Electricity Market, battery discharge replaced peaking gas at the evening demand peak between April 2025 and April 2026.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
‘Quietly, and with surprisingly little fanfare from the rest of the world, Australia is pioneering a revolution in home renewables and battery use, proving what is possible’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The household battery revolution that could change energy bills … and the world
Australia is pioneering a revolution in home renewables and battery use, proving what is possible with the right policies
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Do something. My @smh cartoon.
Four frames. 1. Two people declaiming. One says, “Omigosh! The Cost of Living!! Everything is unaffordable!” Other says, “Real estate prices are through the roof!” 2. Same people, “Young people are losing hope of ever being able to afford a home…” “The government should DO something!” 3. PM Albanese at presser says, “OK. We listened. We’ve changed some tax rules to make housing more affordable.” Panel says “A FEW WEEKS LATER…” 4. Same two people, first says, “Omigosh! House prices have CRASHED by 1%” second says, “How will people ever get ahead if the value of their asset plummets?!
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Dave Osmond @davidosmond.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
A milestone achieved on Australia's main electricity grid, the NEM. Energy discharged from utility batteries over the last 12 months now exceeds generation from peaking (OCGT) gas turbines. Those who thought batteries would only provide ancillary services now looking foolish.
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Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 31/05/2026
The deregulation of e-bike standards hasn’t been helpful.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
How many more studies does your city need proving that people on bikes and on foot spend more on shopping streets than people in cars? Bike-lanes mean business. #UrbanTruth
“Bike-Lanes Mean Business.”

Picture of a wide protected bike-lane filled with people on bikes in central Paris. Rue de Rivoli.
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
What Australia’s government incentivizes. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
abc.net.au
BHP committed to net zero by 2050. Leaked documents show it could be out of reach
The mining giant's delay in the rollout of renewable energy and a fleet of electric trucks and trains in the Pilbara has raised doubts inside the company about it meeting its ambitious climate goal.
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Public Transport Users Association @ptua.org.au · 23/05/2026
Extra train services this weekend due to events and works closures are a reminder that we could have high frequency metro services like other cities - it's mostly not an infrastructure issue, it's a matter of politics and government priority. Better public transport helps keep #Melbourne moving.
Frankston line timetable showing trains every 4-10 minutesCraigieburn line timetable showing trains every 8-12 minutes (some express)Mernda line timetable showing trains every 5 minutes between Clifton Hill and cityAltered rail map showing grey for lines that are closed this weekend
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leeleearnold.bsky.social @leeleearnold.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Fossil fuel car sales peaked in 2017, IEA says. Buyers beware - cheap petrol cars lock us into expensive imported fuel and poor resale #auspol www.iea.org/reports/glob...
iea.org
Executive summary – Global EV Outlook 2026 – Analysis - IEA
Global EV Outlook 2026 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
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