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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

Zali Steggall says Jacinta Price should have resigned voluntarily if didn’t want to apologise for her racism & slams Bridget McKenzie for labelling Labor the “enemy”
Steggall “I think in these political times it’s really dangerous to use that kind of inflammatory language”🔥💯

Breaking: Neo Nazi scumbag Thomas Sewell has been charged by Victoria Police for his involvement in the violent Neo Nazi attack on First Nations people at Camp Sovereignty. #auspol

Gerry Harvey was just asked if workers sould benefit from productivity gains by moving towards a four-day week.
His response: — “No, no, no they need an eight-day week to lift productivity”.
A reminder: Australians work some of the longest hours in the OECD.

House erupts in laughter as Ted O’Brien’s interjection backfires, after Chris Bowen says he’s “a role model for those behind him”
“If you come up with a toxically unpopular policy & fail to sell it to the Australian ppl, you too could be Deputy leader of your party”🤣🔥 #QT

The policy decisions taken in the next decade will determine whether the Australia’s building sector is still clinging to gas or fully part of the clean energy future.

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Do you think we should make solar panels in Australia? 

Well the Government does! 

Big news today. Australia's only solar panel manufacturer Tindo Solar, in Adelaide is going to increase production 9 fold.

Heck yeah coffee eclair

Congress votes for “big beautiful lie” that will kill wind and solar, condemns world to 3°C warming Bill passed by Congress will eviscerate clean energy in US, and trash climate goals. The lurid spectacle will now see Trump host UFC fights on White House lawn.

Bill passed by Congress will eviscerate clean energy in US, and trash climate goals. The lurid spectacle will now see Trump host UFC fights on White House lawn.

Australian net-zero projects to be rated to prevent greenwashing Environmental projects will be analysed and rated in Australia in a move experts say could prevent greenwashing and encourage international investments.

Environmental projects will be analysed and rated in Australia in a move experts say could prevent greenwashing and encourage international investments

Sydney can become its own renewable energy zone, take a load off NSW regions Sydney could use its untapped rooftop solar resource to generate up to 75% of its own electricity – and take some of the heavy lifting away from NSW regions.

Sydney could use its untapped rooftop solar resource to generate up to 75% of its own electricity – and take some of the heavy lifting away from NSW regions

YouTube video by stranger777 CCA Chair Matt Kean says the Liberals are heading to “electoral oblivion”

Climate Change Authority Chair Matt Kean has given the LNP a roasting saying it’s “weird” that they’re interpreting their “absolute electoral drubbing” as a reason to dump Net Zero & walk away from climate targets
“That is a sign that they are heading to electoral oblivion”🔥 youtu.be/VSSF7tCp5l8?...

Cockatoos start sipping from Sydney’s drinking fountains after mastering series of complex moves Experts think the clever birds learned the technique by watching people and then trying it themselves * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Sulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney have worked out how to operate drinking fountains, with footage showing the white birds gripping and turning the handle before leaning in for a sip. Researchers set up camera traps and recorded the birds taking turns at a drinking fountain in western Sydney. Scientists observed more than 500 attempts over 44 days and revealed the birds were successful about 46% of the time. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Cockatoos start sipping from Sydney’s drinking fountains after mastering series of complex moves

Decommissioning rates show gas heating could be gone by 2032, but oil exec bonuses might suffer New data suggests Victorian households could be weaned off gas heaters in less than 10 years, freeing up more gas than used by by all of the state’s manufacturers.

New data suggests Victorian households could be weaned off gas heaters in less than 10 years, freeing up more gas than used by by all of the state’s manufacturers

A guide to greener banking: I divested my personal finances and you can too – here’s how Your money is powerful and you can actively choose whether it props up harmful industries or helps build a better future * Change by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint * Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com What if your money was quietly fuelling the climate crisis – and you had no idea? If you bank with one of the big four or have retirement savings in superannuation, there’s a good chance it is. In Australia, many major banks and most default super funds continue to invest in fossil fuel companies and their coal, oil and gas projects, driving global warming. Continue reading...

A guide to greener banking: I divested my personal finances and you can too – here’s how

Tiny town at the end of the line wants to double its community wind farm, and add a big battery 20 years ago, the town of Denmark in WA’s south decided a community wind farm was the sensible solution to outages. Now it wants to double that and add a battery.

20 years ago, the town of Denmark in WA’s south decided a community wind farm was the sensible solution to outages. Now it wants to double that and add a battery

Interesting to see different views from within the Coalition about what went wrong during the election campaign on 4 Corners.

Some of them seemed like the loss reaffirmed views they already held rather than objectively looking at what went wrong #auspol

They have some shared ideals but the only thing that truely unites the federal National and Liberal parties is that they’re anti-Labor.

No positive ideas between the lot of them #auspol

Screenshot of a headline from The Australian’s website: Right to disconnect laws ‘have led to a productivity boost’

Labor’s right to disconnect laws have reportedly led to a productivity increase #auspol

“The kind of battery you want in your garage:” Australian team claims flow battery breakthrough Engineers at Monash University believe they have developed a water-based energy storage technology that will bring flow batteries into homes around Australia.

Engineers at Monash University believe they have developed a water-based energy storage technology that will bring flow batteries into homes around Australia

YouTube video by Parliament of Western Australia Hon Kyle McGinn MLC - Valedictory Speech on 21 May 2025

Found it youtu.be/jfwL394y_-w at 56:16

Legislative Council Gallery

It would be somewhere here: site-840828.bcvp0rtal.com

I think the session was last night

WA Labor MLC Kyle McGinn pours a beer into his shoe during his valedictory speech

WA Labor MLC Kyle McGinn does a shoey in the WA upper house

Meanwhile in WA #auspol

Well, today has been great #auspol

Lots of talk from the Coalition about dropping net 0 commitments. How much more out of touch can they get?

Looking forward to seeing them lose more seats next election. #auspol

Just how stable is the federal Liberal party at the moment? How long before another leadership battle? #auspol