Scott Hamilton

‘Grimes believes COP31 will drive clean energy investment, "catalyse our transition to a decarbonised economy & trade balance sheet" & "reap the huge economic benefits that come with that". #COP31 #auspol @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social

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South Park inspired Down Under

Gas shortage crisis develops as Santos takeover heats up There's a great deal riding on the contentious proposal, politically for the Albanese government, personally for Treasurer Jim Chalmers and economically for the nation.

‘Gas prices — which are key determinants of electricity prices — have routinely trebled and occasionally quadrupled and more ever since the export trade began.’

GAS IS EXPENSIVE ‼️

GAS IS A GAMBLE ‼️

#auspol #EnergyBills www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Albanese and Macron speak about crisis in Gaza, agree to meet at UN summit Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron two weeks after France announced its intention to recognise Palestine.

Momentum.

"PM Anthony Albanese and President Emmanuel Macron spoke overnight on Tuesday, almost two weeks after France announced its intention to recognise Palestine at the general assembly meeting in New York in September." #auspol

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Trump is the President of the USA. And the Chair of the Kennedy Centre. And he's just appointed himself the Chair of the White House Taskforce for the 2028 Olympics! He keeps giving himself new jobs! Who does he think he is, Scott Morrison?! 😏 #auspol

Australia’s biggest battery now on standby to prevent NSW power blackouts The Waratah Super Battery will stabilise the grid and put further downward pressure on electricity prices, experts say

‘The Waratah Super Battery will stabilise the grid and put further downward pressure on electricity prices’ @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social @reneweconomy.com.au #Renewables #Energy
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

BlueScope assembles heavyweight consortium for Whyalla bid BlueScope is heading a high-powered consortium including Japan’s Nippon Steel, India’s JSW Group and Korea’s POSCO to buy the ageing plant.

“It’s an all-star cast. With that team and the right structure, it has every chance of success. It’s an opportunity to get it right, and everyone will want to see it work. We would be supportive of it, if the deal is structured in the right way.” #Whyalla go #GreenIron
www.afr.com/companies/ma...

Momentum | Dr Mohammed Mustafa Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

H/t Dr MO 💪 inspirational story about this amazing man & his quest to build a children’s hospital in #Gaza. #StopTheWar
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Now this is interesting. #SolarForRenters

@chriswallace.bsky.social posted this excellent piece on the dead bird place

Opinion | What to Do When the President Acts Like a Five-Year-Old?

‘The deeper risk is cynicism, the quiet corrosion of faith in institutions. If we can’t believe the numbers, how do we believe anything?’ - George Akerlof
#TACO
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/o...

#auspol #ClimateCrisis

#Breaking Ind wins last seat in Tassie. Libs need support of 4 of 5 independents to form Gov. #auspol

Yes there's cussing but is some of the most effective #EnergyTransition communications you'll ever see.

#auspol #ClimateCrisis

UN climate chief warns Australia not to pick a ‘bog standard’ 2035 carbon emissions target UN Framework Convention on Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell says Australia has ‘one shot’ to seize the moment on clean energy

‘ the country’s “one shot” to build an “on-ramp to the Asian clean tech boom”, create hundreds of thousands of jobs and ensure the country’s economic security and regional influence.’ #ClimateCrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

GAS IS EXPENSIVE ‼️

GAS IS A GAMBLE ‼️

Motherfucking wind farms…

Another great episode of #SundayShot feat. Ben Eltham & @cherylkernot.bsky.social

Cheryl, I don’t think you are a fan of UK PM Starmer. Give him pts for recent announcement on #Palestine? #auspol

Desperate to hold up a bill on penalty rates Tim Wilson puts in a motion accusing govt of “sloppy drafting” which refers bill to a committee in the #HouseOfReps. Wilson ends up ravaged by Tony Burke who reveals the committee his motion refers the bill to
“does not exist”🔥🤦‍♂️ffs

No Indonesian high-speed rail wizardry for Oz When PM Anthony Albanese was flying home after six days in Beijing, the Great Wall and a panda zoo, he  told  a newspaper that “Australia could learn from China’s fast-rail network. The People's Repub...

“PM Anthony Albanese flying home after 6 days in Beijing, Great Wall and panda zoo, he told newspaper that “Australia could learn from China’s fast-rail network".The People’s Republic already 45,000 kilometres of high-speed rail connecting 500 cities. We have zilch.”
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07...

Angry nuclear lobby backs off as landmark SMR deal confirms CSIRO’s bleak cost estimates Nuclear critics of the GenCost report have gone quiet, perhaps because the first real western contract for SMRs has proved the CSIRO’s cost estimates to be spot on.

‘#nuclear energy would be by far the most expensive power choice for Australia’

The #LNPSplits are getting bigger. Canavan said the quiet but out loud when he said nuclear is expensive. #auspol
reneweconomy.com.au/angry-nuclea...

UN climate chief warns Australia not to pick a ‘bog standard’ 2035 carbon emissions target UN Framework Convention on Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell says Australia has ‘one shot’ to seize the moment on clean energy

‘ the country’s “one shot” to build an “on-ramp to the Asian clean tech boom”, create hundreds of thousands of jobs and ensure the country’s economic security and regional influence.’ #ClimateCrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fantastic to help host UNFCCC Climate Chief Simon Stiell in Sydney to as part of his high-level visit to AUS. #COP30 #COP31 #NDCs #ClimateCrisis

Record marine heatwaves may signal a permanent shift in the oceans Fierce marine heatwaves were recorded globally in 2023 and 2024, and some researchers now believe they mark the start of a fundamental change with devastating consequences for life on Earth

‘Holbrook stressed that unless greenhouse gas emissions are rapidly curtailed, “marine heatwaves around the globe will continue to increase in intensity and duration, and potentially at rates faster than various marine species can adapt”.’
#ClimateCrisis #auspol www.newscientist.com/article/2489...

How BHP, Rio and Woodside fought against Trump’s revenge tax Australian-backed projects are on the radar of US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who is leading the administration’s pursuit of energy self-sufficiency.

‘US Energy Sec Chris Wright warned the Trump administration that major copper & gas projects proposed by Australian resources giants BHP, Rio Tinto & Woodside were being put at risk from the president’s planned revenge tax.’

GAS IS EXPENSIVE ‼️

GAS IS A GAMBLE ‼️
#auspol
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YouTube video by INXS INXS - Never Tear Us Apart (Official Music Video)

Great choice No1 #hottest100 #INXS Never Tear Us Apart #skymusic youtu.be/AIBv2GEnXlc?...

No7 #hottest100

With a glass of red?