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"Australia targets 6 GW of new renewables in ‘largest ever’ tender"
#Australia #Renewables #Energy

Australia targets 6 GW of new renewables in ‘largest ever’ tender
Australia’s “largest-ever” tender for renewable energy will open in May, with the federal government targeting 6 GW of new solar and wind projects.

"Energy-smart bricks keep waste out of landfill"
#Australia #Landfill #Construction

Energy-smart bricks keep waste out of landfill
Engineers have invented energy-efficient bricks with scrap materials, including glass, that are normally destined for landfill.

#Australia

Woolworths, BHP, NAB named and shamed over ‘crisis profits’
The likes of Woolworths, BHP and National Australia Bank have been accused of profiting from the suffering of millions.

"Australia could reach an ‘ambitious’ emissions cut of up to 75% by 2035, advisers tell Labor"
#Australia #Emissions

Sending out #AccordionRevolution stickers, pins, button/badges, and cards to #Australia 🇦🇺
And some “This Machine Irritates Fascists” 🪗 badges to #Brittany
(They asked for the…

"Australia could reach an ‘ambitious’ emissions cut of up to 75% by 2035, advisers tell Labor"
#Australia #Emissions

"Renewables hit record levels in Australia as electricity demand rises"
#Australia #Solar #SolarPower #WindTurbines

Renewables hit record levels in Australia as electricity demand rises
A new report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) shows the nation’s clean energy transition is gathering pace with renewables, including large-scale and rooftop solar.

Leider belanglos. #esc #australia

We remember 🤣
#QT #Australia

Today I learned (@todayilearned@noc.social)
Attached: 1 image TIL of Mal Meninga, whose political career lasted only 28 seconds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal_Meninga#Political_career #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1c89l3w/til_of_mal_meninga_whose_political_career_lasted/

"Australia among hotspots for toxic ‘forever chemicals’, study of PFAS levels finds"
#Australia #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

Powerful vocal, colourful staging, some Aboriginal movements 😅 a favourite too #Australia #Eurovision

"Australia among hotspots for toxic ‘forever chemicals’, study of PFAS levels finds"
#Australia #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

Join the party or build our own? Open Infrastructures to Support #OpenResearch in #Australia
Chair: Cameron Neylon
Speakers: Danny Kingsley, Ronald Snijder, Eva Méndez, Matthias Liffers
This session brings two European leaders in the

* Ladies in Black * a lovely little 6 part series set in early 1960s Sydney available on iView
#TV #Australia
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2…

Ladies in Black (TV Series 2024– ) ⭐ 6.8 | Drama
52m | M

Leider belanglos. #esc #australia

"Some of #Australia’s most celebrated #scientists... along with #doctors, #historians,

"South Australia tests energy-smart homes to ease pressure on grid"
#Australia #Energy

South Australia tests energy-smart homes to ease pressure on grid
An "Australian first" demonstration of aggregated flexible demand in residential settings will be rolled out in South Australia, with the state’s principle electricity distributor to deliver smart energy upgrades for 500 households as part of a pilot program to coordinate power usage and support the grid.

Happy IDAHOBIT Day!
#IDAHOBIT #Australia

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#Schlagzeilen, die man sich nicht ausdenken kann: 🤪
“#Beijing offers #pandas as ties with #Australia

"A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again"
#Australia #Drought

A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again
Natural variability in Australian rainfall can produce “mega-droughts” lasting 20 years or more. Add in human-caused climate change, and future droughts may be far worse than imagined.

WTF?
#Australia

Forbes man Lawrence Wilfred Norris facing dozens of child sex offences granted bail
The charges relate to offences allegedly dating back more than 40 years.

"Just 1,200 square kilometers of land could fulfill Australia's solar and wind energy needs"
#Australia #Solar #SolarPower

Just 1,200 square kilometers of land could fulfill Australia's solar and wind energy needs
As Australia's rapid renewable energy rollout continues, so too does debate over land use. Nationals Leader David Littleproud, for example, claimed regional areas had reached "saturation point" and cannot cope with more wind and solar farms and transmission lines.

"Barnaby Joyce and Keith Pitt call on Coalition to abandon Paris agreement as Albanese says Dutton ‘all negativity and no plan’"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

Short by thoughtful analysis from Laura Tingle
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-20/justice-lee-bruce-lehrmann-defamation-political-leaders-words/103744482

In five words Justice Lee brought Lehrmann's defamation case back to its central proposition. The words of our political leaders matter, too
Bruce Lerhmann's defamation case has exposed a continuing hostility to women in the broader Australian community which has seen women too eagerly cast as liars, whatever the nature of the issue that has brought them to public attention.

The defense innovation agencies of all three AUKUS nations
– #Australia, the #UK and #US
– have launched a 🔸competition among global suppliers 🔸to source #electronic

AUKUS nations set up global competition for EW technologies
The AUKUS nations have launched a global competition for industry to develop EW technologies that will provide an edge under pillar 2.

"Methane emissions: Australian cattle industry suggests shift from net zero target to ‘climate neutral’ approach"
#Australia #Emissions #NetZero

"Australia’s soil to become net carbon emitter and threat to climate goals, report says"
#Australia #Carbon #Climate

#Australia

Network Ten wins bid to have Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case reopened
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann's Federal Court defamation case against Network Ten over coverage of Brittany Higgins's rape allegation will be reopened, after new evidence emerged in the case.

"Coalition savaged for claiming it is committed to net zero by 2050 but would ditch 2030 emissions target"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

Someone actually worthy 🎉
#QT #Australia

"Troubled solar-wind-storage park finally reaches full potential in Australia"
#Australia #Solar #SolarPower #Energy

Troubled solar-wind-storage park finally reaches full potential in Australia
After a six-year delay, the 60 MW Kennedy Energy Park in Australia – hailed as the nation's first fully integrated, utility-scale solar, wind, and battery project – has finally achieved full commercial operations.

Sign the petition for stronger privacy protections
#Privacy

Sign the petition for stronger privacy protections | CHOICE
We all want to know our personal information is protected, but our outdated privacy laws are letting businesses get away with using our data in ways that are unfair or even unsafe. Will you sign the petition for strong privacy laws that create an even playing field between people and businesses?

"We found pesticides in a third of Australian frogs we tested. Did these cause mass deaths?"
#Australia #Pesticides #Animals

We found pesticides in a third of Australian frogs we tested. Did these cause mass deaths?
Among the poisons found in 36% of the frogs tested, rodenticide was detected for the first time. Pesticides are considered a threat to hundreds of amphibian species.

I'm devastated, I tell you, devastated.
#Australia

Nine board chairman Peter Costello resigns after reportedly assaulting a journalist
Nine Entertainment's board confirms the resignation in a statement, saying Mr Costello will "step down from the board effective immediately". 

"These extraordinary Australian islands are teeming with life – and we must protect them before it’s too late"
#Australia #Animals

These extraordinary Australian islands are teeming with life – and we must protect them before it’s too late
A new report has found the marine reserve covering the Heard and McDonald islands must urgently be expanded.

I'm devastated, I tell you, devastated.
#Australia

Nine board chairman Peter Costello resigns after reportedly assaulting a journalist
Nine Entertainment's board confirms the resignation in a statement, saying Mr Costello will "step down from the board effective immediately". 

"Australian solar farm hosting 6,000 sheep"
#Australia #Energy #Solar #SolarPower

Australian solar farm hosting 6,000 sheep
The first stage of Acen Australia’s planned 720 MW New England Solar Farm in Australia is home to more than 6,000 sheep, which graze beneath the panels in a proof-of-concept agrivoltaics project.