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@zalisteggall.bsky.social
Can you with Cross-bench, please ask which minister has responsibility & who will be reporting to Parliament on ....AI Safety Institute!
www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/02/a...
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Sydney EV
about 22 hours ago
I'm confused (not actually) but didn't the rapist in chief claim he "obliterated" Iran's nuclear making facilities just a few months ago?
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
Matt Davies: Current Wisdom.
newsday.com/matt
3 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
NEOM Green Hydrogen Project in Saudi Arabia? Production Goal:Â 600 tons per day of green hydrogen, converted to 1.2M tonnes per year of green ammonia Power Source:Â 4GW dedicated solar & wind energy Impact:Â Facility aims to save approx 5M tonnes of CO2 emissions per year
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
Real-world fuel consumption of plug-in hybrids is 300% higher than official ratings
thedriven.io/2026/02/25/r...
4 days ago
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@zalisteggall.bsky.social
The Instant Asset Write-Off has been hugely successful in filling the streets with tricked-out âbusiness utes.â If Chris Bowen and Jim Chalmers want to do something more for EV owners in the upcoming budget, then this is the lever to pull.
thedriven.io/2026/02/26/n...
4 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
But! Australiaâs most costly anti-climate policy hits taxpayers for $30m a day as calls mount to wind back fuel tax credits
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
6 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
The Electric Car Discount has had its naysayers, but its definitely doing what it promised: boosting EV sales and cutting transport emissions...
thedriven.io/2026/02/25/e...
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Electric vehicles deliver radical emissions cut â driven by the federal tax exemption
The Electric Car Discount has had its naysayers, but it's definitely doing what it promised: boosting EV sales and cutting transport emissions.
https://thedriven.io/2026/02/25/electric-vehicles-deliver-radical-emissions-cut-driven-by-the-federal-tax-exemption/
6 days ago
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Sydney EV
6 days ago
How far could Australia build High Speed rail network, with the money we are throwing away with AUKUS?
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@sydneyev.bsky.social
'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts
Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260217-the-cities-banning-fossil-fuel-adverts
6 days ago
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@sophiescamps.bsky.social
'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
6 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts
Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260217-the-cities-banning-fossil-fuel-adverts
6 days ago
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BADMINTON: NSWBA's Carolyn, Stephanie and Keith at the The Forum Sports & Aquatic Centre, University of Newcastle, Callaghan on 14th Feburary delivering badminton in support of the NSWIS Para-Transition Program.
7 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
www.drive.com.au/news/drive-c...
Best Electric Vehicle under $40kBYD Atto 2 Best Electric Vehicle under $60kTesla Model Y Best Electric Vehicle under $90kPolestar 4 Model Y named as the overall winner of the 2026 Drive Car of the Year.
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Drive Car of the Year 2026 â all the winners
With 16 awards spanning all corners of the new car market, here are all the 2026 Drive Car of the Year category winners in one place We are often asked
https://www.drive.com.au/news/drive-car-of-the-year-2026-all-the-winners/
7 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
Pollution from trucks and buses costs Australians $6.2bn in health effects each year, study finds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Pollution from trucks and buses costs Australians $6.2bn in health effects each year, study finds
Research describes children exposed to air pollution equivalent to eight cigarettes a day by attending childcare near major roads
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/22/air-pollution-emissions-trucks-buses-australia-health-effects
7 days ago
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Crikey
7 days ago
Exclusive | The Albanese government may be planning to hand over Australians' unique voice and iris data to the Trump administration. Not that it will admit it, writes Bernard Keane.
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Government still refuses to admit it's handing your personal data to Trump â and it may now include voice and eye data, too
The Albanese government refuses to be honest with Australians about its plans to hand their biometric data over to Trump â and the scope of that data just got bigger.
https://buff.ly/A9lwzJw
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Sydney EV
7 days ago
Why is
#Australia
taking so long to roll out electric busses and trucks? they have been trialed for so long now, proven to work, while we wait, more Australians will die, and costs now exceed $6.2Billion. going
#EV
isn't just about "green", its about health.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Pollution from trucks and buses costs Australians $6.2bn in health effects each year, study finds
Research describes children exposed to air pollution equivalent to eight cigarettes a day by attending childcare near major roads
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/22/air-pollution-emissions-trucks-buses-australia-health-effects
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@zalisteggall.bsky.social
Pollution from trucks and buses costs Australians $6.2bn in health effects each year, study finds...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
8 days ago
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Sydney EV
8 days ago
BuT
#SoLaR
WiLl KiLl FaRm LaNd!!11!!!!
#auspol
Dubbo farmerâŻTomâŻWarren runs 30k solar panels on 50âŻha, grazing 6k sheep. The panels shade pastures, cut mowing, bump wool quality 15âŻ% and add 20âŻMW to the grid. Solar income, agrivoltaics is the new green win
www.straitstimes.com/asia/austral...
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âSolar sheepâ help rural Australia go green, one panel at a time
Australia poured billions into solar power, wind turbines and green manufacturing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/solar-sheep-help-rural-australia-go-green-one-panel-at-a-time
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ICE trucks and buses cost society billions in premature deaths, chronic illness
thedriven.io/2026/02/23/i...
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ICE trucks and buses cost society billions in premature deaths, chronic illness
Premature deaths and childhood asthma are among the health risks of allowing high-polluting heavy vehicles to travel on populated routes.
https://thedriven.io/2026/02/23/ice-trucks-and-buses-cost-society-billions-in-premature-deaths-chronic-illness/
8 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
Stick to Nats - don't care about farmers Dubbo farmerâŻâŻWarren runs 30k solar panels on 50âŻha, grazing 6k sheep. Panels shade pastures, cut mowing, bump wool quality 15âŻ% & add 20âŻMW to grid. Solar income, agrivoltaics is new green
www.straitstimes.com/asia/austral...
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âSolar sheepâ help rural Australia go green, one panel at a time
Australia poured billions into solar power, wind turbines and green manufacturing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/solar-sheep-help-rural-australia-go-green-one-panel-at-a-time
8 days ago
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Guardian Australia
9 days ago
Childhood vaccination rates are declining in Australia. Why?
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Childhood vaccination rates are declining in Australia. Why?
Australian parents tell of concerns and hesitance after reporting hearing misinformation about vaccines * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When researchers asked Australian parents whether they had heard anything recently about childhood vaccination that worried them, one in seven (14%) said yes. They reported hearing misinformation including a debunked link between childhood immunisation and autism, as well as disparaging comments about vaccines made by Donald Trump, the US president, leading researchers to suspect that many messages coming out of the US were cutting through. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/22/why-have-childhood-vaccination-vaccine-rates-decline-australia?CMP=aus_bsky
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Cheaper cars-but harder to export Environmental Defense Fund, increase in emissions could lead to 15,400-58,000 premature deaths "abandons standards, aren't 'saving' auto industry; leaving it on an island of obsolete technology"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Six possible outcomes of Trump's climate policy change
The announcement on Thursday removes the legal bedrock for much of US environmental legislation.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd03ee39945o?at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=emails&at_objective=awareness&at_ptr_type=email&at_ptr_name=salesforce&at_campaign=uspoliticsunspun&at_email_send_date=20260218&at_send_id=4549487&at_link_title=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.com%2fnews%2farticles%2fcd03ee39945o&at_bbc_team=crm&at_audience_id=239116880
9 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
CRIKEY: Scott Britton, an original architect of the unlawful robodebt scheme, is still employed in a senior governance role in the Australian Public Service.
9 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
Japanâs traditional kimonos are being repurposed in creative and sustainable ways
apnews.com/article/japa...
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Japan's traditional kimonos are being repurposed in creative and sustainable ways
The kimono is getting a vibrant remake in Japan. The elaborate, delicate, wrap-around garment that was worn by geisha and samurai centuries ago is being appreciated these days for a virtue thatâs more...
https://apnews.com/article/japan-kimono-fashion-sustainability-recycling-tradition-b35e9f20b049321734787b8f0588f20a
9 days ago
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BADMINTON: Uganda International Challenge 2026! New South Wales Karono in Final tonight!
bwfbadminton.com/tournament/5...
For Badminton in NSW see BadmintonNSW Facebook page.
9 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
Most EV batteries outlast their cars, real-world data shows
electrek.co/2026/02/18/m...
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Most EV batteries outlast their cars, real-world data shows
Study of 8,000 EVs finds average battery health above 95%, with even highâmileage electric cars showing strong longâterm performance.
https://electrek.co/2026/02/18/most-ev-batteries-outlast-their-cars-real-world-data-shows/
11 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
BYD racks up six million credits under new emissions standards, ICE cars face huge fines!
thedriven.io/2026/02/19/b...
11 days ago
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Sydney EV
12 days ago
@BMW iX3 will be the first
#EV
in Australia with over 800km range! what will the anti EV types complain about now that Ev's are almost, if not already, longer range than many petrol cars?
thedriven.io/2026/02/18/b...
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BMW iX3 preview: Australia officially has EVs with over 800 km of range
BMW's iX3 Neue Klasse sets a new benchmark in German EVs â and should end range anxiety for Australians still sitting on the fence about going electric.
https://thedriven.io/2026/02/18/bmw-ix3-preview-australia-officially-has-evs-with-over-800-km-of-range/
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
As Trump retreats from climate goals, China is becoming a green superpower....
www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
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China is becoming a green superpower as Trump retreats from climate goals - BBC News
How the world's biggest carbon emitter is now at the helm of a renewables revolution.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-8d2b6944-4f7a-45b4-96fd-2d92499ff97d
12 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
ABC News: Mobil Oil Australia to pay $16m fine for misleading claims about fuel sold in Queensland
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
12 days ago
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Sydney EV
12 days ago
8000
#EVs
tested for battery health, range from new to 12 yrs old and 160,000 miles, Across entire sample, battery health remained high even as vehicles aged: Average State of Health 95.15% 4â5âyearâold EVs: 93.53% 8â9âyearâold EVs: 85% 100,000+: frequently 88â95%. can we kill this myth now?
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Most EV batteries outlast their cars, real-world data shows
Study of 8,000 EVs finds average battery health above 95%, with even highâmileage electric cars showing strong longâterm performance.
https://electrek.co/2026/02/18/most-ev-batteries-outlast-their-cars-real-world-data-shows/
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
âTracker, panel, rinse, repeat:â How Fortescue is driving solar innovation in the Pilbara
reneweconomy.com.au/tracker-pane...
12 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
Japanese carmaker confirms pricing and specs for new 6e battery electric vehicle due in Australia in July and starting from $49,990 (before on-road costs)..
thedriven.io/2026/02/18/m...
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Mazdaâs second EV set to land in Australia in July starting from $50,000
Japanese carmaker confirms pricing and specs for new 6e battery electric vehicle due in Australia in July and starting from $49,990 (before on-road costs).
https://thedriven.io/2026/02/18/mazdas-second-ev-set-to-land-in-australia-in-july-starting-from-50000/
12 days ago
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BMW's iX3 Neue Klasse sets a new benchmark in German EVs â and should end range anxiety for Australians still sitting on the fence about going electric..
thedriven.io/2026/02/18/b...
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BMW iX3 preview: Australia officially has EVs with over 800 km of range
BMW's iX3 Neue Klasse sets a new benchmark in German EVs â and should end range anxiety for Australians still sitting on the fence about going electric.
https://thedriven.io/2026/02/18/bmw-ix3-preview-australia-officially-has-evs-with-over-800-km-of-range/
13 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
thedriven.io/2026/02/17/e...
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Electric trucks demonstrate megawatt charging in sub-zero temperatures
Finnish EV fast-charging outfit Kempower has tested out its megawatt charging system for electric trucks in the sub-zero temperatures of Sweden.
https://thedriven.io/2026/02/17/electric-trucks-demonstrate-megawatt-charging-in-sub-zero-temperatures/
13 days ago
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@sophiescamps.bsky.social
Logistics heavyweight Toll Group launches five new Volvo electric trucks in partnership with Asahi Beverages to operate across metropolitan Perth.....
thedriven.io/2026/02/17/a...
13 days ago
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Logistics heavyweight Toll Group launches five new Volvo electric trucks in partnership with Asahi Beverages to operate across metropolitan Perth.....
thedriven.io/2026/02/17/a...
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Australian logistics titan launches five new Volvo electric trucks
Logistics heavyweight Toll Group launches five new Volvo electric trucks in partnership with Asahi Beverages to operate across metropolitan Perth.
https://thedriven.io/2026/02/17/australian-logistics-titan-launches-five-new-volvo-electric-trucks/
13 days ago
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Sydney EV
13 days ago
this is odd take, Kia wont "burn existing customers" by lowering prices to compete against Chinese Evs... isn't the whole point of competition too. lower prices?
www.drive.com.au/news/kia-we-...
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Massive EV discounts 'burn' customers, says top brand
BYD will sell you more space, luxury, and tech than Kia for the same money, but the Korean giant isn't bothered.
https://www.drive.com.au/news/kia-we-wont-compete-with-chinese-car-brands-on-price/
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@zalisteggall.bsky.social
BADMINTON: Oceania Championships - Team event 2026! Aussies secure their 8th consecutive Oceania Women's Team Championships title! With NSW's Jesslyn, Tiffany, Faye & Victoria. For Badminton in NSW see BadmintonNSW Facebook page!
15 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
THE DRIVEN: How battery-powered truck trailers can cut diesel use by up to 50 pct
thedriven.io/2026/02/10/h...
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How battery-powered truck trailers can cut diesel use by up to 50 pct
Australian company says electrifying truck trailers with a battery pack is significantly cheaper than doing the same with the prime mover, and can cut diesel use by up to 50 per cent.
https://thedriven.io/2026/02/10/how-battery-powered-truck-trailers-can-cut-diesel-use-by-up-to-50-pct/
15 days ago
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Crikey
15 days ago
Opinion | The Liberals need to win back all sorts of voters. But they especially needs to win back professional, urban women â and Angus Taylor is unlikely to help there,
@rachelwithers.bsky.social
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What will Angus Taylor mean for the Liberalsâ seemingly never-ending women problem?
The Liberal Party needs to win back all sorts of voters, but especially urban women. Instead it seems intent on chasing right-wing voters off a right-wing cliff.
https://buff.ly/KauwQjR
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Crikey
15 days ago
Angus Taylor might be hoping the old John Howard trick of high migration while being tough on borders will keep working. He shouldnât count on it, writes Bernard Keane.
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Taylor snares himself in Dutton's migration trap â because without migrants, we're f***ed
Angus Taylor faces the same problem as Peter Dutton on migration: you can scare voters about who's coming in, but what about demands to cut migration altogether?
https://buff.ly/xaginSg
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ABC News (Unofficial)
15 days ago
Crackdown on illegal tobacco and vape trade announced by WA government:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-16/new-wa-tobacco-legislation-to-target-illegal-cigarettes-vapes/106348588
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Crackdown on illegal tobacco and vape trade announced by WA government
Western Australia could soon have some of the nation's toughest tobacco laws, after months of pressure to overhaul the state's ageing legislation.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-16/new-wa-tobacco-legislation-to-target-illegal-cigarettes-vapes/106348588
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Xittstorm
16 days ago
I agree with the sentiment that ANZAC day is a memorial and not a day to hang out in the pub. But it is still a day off we are missing when it lands on a weekend. I'd say add an extra hol the week before or after, call it friendship day or something uncontroversial. Who can complain about friends?
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Once & Future Ebike Owner, Kevin Elliott
16 days ago
Solar exploded across Africa in 2025:
apnews.com/article/sola...
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Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads beyond traditional markets, report says
A report shows that Africa has emerged as the world's fastest-growing solar market even as global growth slowed last year, driven by a 60% surge in imports of solar panels from China.
https://apnews.com/article/solar-energy-china-imports-battery-cbf5477a563219881b5db52ae16f7bd6
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How a pocket of Sydney's inner west went from Australia's deepest coal mine to waterfront houses
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Former site of Australia's deepest coal mine now waterfront townhouses
What was once a working class, coal-fuelled borough is now a sought-after suburb in Sydney's inner west, with houses selling for millions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-15/sydney-houses-now-on-former-balmain-coal-mine-birchgrove-history/106219352
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Fortescue launches its first electric locomotives â with batteries the size of more than 200 Tesla EVs
reneweconomy.com.au/fortescue-la...
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Fortescue launches its first electric locomotives - with batteries the size of more than 200 Tesla EVs
Fortescue has launched the first of its massive battery trains, which it says the hardest part of its goal to eliminate fossil fuels by 2030.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/fortescue-launches-its-first-electric-locomotives-with-batteries-the-size-of-more-than-200-tesla-evs/
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BADMINTON: Oceania Championships - Team event 2026! Aussies secure their 8th consecutive Oceania Women's Team Championships title! With NSW's Jesslyn, Tiffany, Faye & Victoria. For Badminton in NSW see BadmintonNSW Facebook page!
16 days ago
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@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
More EVs coming... THE DRIVEN: Suzuki, a well-known Japanese car maker, has been selling cars in Australia since the 1970s... Revealed specs of its first electric model in Australian, e Vitara, coming in Motion & Ultra variants.
16 days ago
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