Fact Check: Woodside’s North West Shelf extension isn’t needed to firm the Australian grid It does what it says on the tin.

In which I point out that our Prime Minister might just be stretching the truth a tad when he says that Woodside's North West Shelf extension is needed to firm the Western Australian grid.

Did he tell you about how he grew up in social housing?

Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Yep. Exactly. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Chart showing that in 2023-24 HELP/HECS repayments were $5.1b while gas company PRRT was just $1.1bn

Ahead of next week, remember budgets are all about choices.

Right now the govt is choosing to have people on HECS/HELP pay 4 times more than gas companies do on PRRT. @jack-thrower.bsky.social has the numbers #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/in-2023...

Peter Dutton will abandon action on climate change.

He will give a green light to big polluters.

He will take a sledgehammer to Australia’s climate progress.

Growing gardens on the grave of the old world - celebrating community energy - Green Agenda By building alternative systems from the ground up while existing systems collapse, communities like Yackandandah are creating pathways to a democratic and ecological future

This wonderful read from Tim Hollo from the @greeninstitute.bsky.social was an excellent way to begin a Monday morning!

greenagenda.org.au/2025/02/grow...

Echuca skies