9pm Ballarat train is PACKED - fuel crisis biting hard already. States need to start implementing increased services to meet the need and ensure people can access transport alternatives to driving. Not immediate solution, but extending the Metro service to Melton needs to get delivered.

It's absolutely insane to me that solar panels aren't mandatory on all new construction projects in Australia, let alone homes. Heat pumps being mandatory would make a lot of sense too, it just seems like such an easy win that almost everyone (who matters) would agree with. #auspol #ausnews

#MG to bring a fully electric ute model into #Australia, with 325 kW power, adding to its growing collection of popular EV models.

Anne Hidalgo demonstrated that a city dominated by cars is an aberration in history, that we can re-balance them to the fringe of urban mobility.

FWIW absolutely no one I know who has expertise in spaceflight or planetary exploration thinks this is either remotely plausible or a good idea to attempt on such a timeline. The dominant reaction is somewhere on the spectrum between mockery and dismay. Real, important science was cancelled for this

Mind-numbingly stupid policy from the conservatives in NZ, just encouraging more driving. Hopefully Albo implements some actual solutions that will help people avoid the need to drive.

What is Emmanuel Grégoire, the new Paris mayor, planning for the city over his new term in office? —60,000 new social housing units —15 express bus routes —Completion of city's full bike network —Transformation of ring highway into a boulevard —1000 new pedestrian streets —300 new hectares of parks

More frequent services and reduced waiting times mean more people can use public transport for more trips - important with petrol prices rising fast. Good to see progress on this - some #Melbourne rail lines improved already; some soon. What about the others?

Super handy having a Skybus option from Sunshine now for those of us out West. Going to be even better when the rail line (eventually?/never?) gets built. That said, higher priority should be extending metro to Western suburbs, outrageous places like Ardeer to Melton still rely on Vline.

Huh. Glad to see NYT finally admitting to this.

Billions of people, possibly including you reading this, are alive today because you can run natural gas into a reactor and spit out ammonia (Haber Bosch). A large % of the installed base for that process is shut in or exploded. It’s northern hemisphere spring.

I heard there was a secret cord that David kept in his cable hoard but he can never find it when he needs it

Big news in Victorian politics with independent Sophie Torney announcing her run against Jess Wilson in the seat of Kew. The former mayor of Boroondara is firming in favouritism fo the once blue ribbon electorate. The Victorian Liberal leader is a strong chance of losing her seat in November.

Not once does this story mention that offering a federal job in exchange for a political favor is a crime

4D CHESS!

Trump administration steps in to allow Iran to better fund its war efforts. Real 5D chess move, this one.

Perth is already seeing an increase in public transport patronage due to oil prices… maybe.

"His vanishing cultural presence also exposed another inconvenient fact—that he was hardly as godly as the memes made him out to be." @nitishpahwa.com w/ a properly thorough sendoff of super OG MAGA soldier Chuck Norris.

One of the reasons domestic fossil gas prices in Aus haven't gone haywire might be down to a massive and unreported failure of a gas export process in QLD www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

In a railway station, where the KMart ads have prices, but the PTV fare posters don't. QR codes can be useful, but for this? Why require people to have a smartphone and navigate the web site just to see the fares?

Senator Susan McDonald is "alarmed" at the prospect of a gas export tax. Of course she is. She goes to the footy as a guest of Santos. And represents a party whose major donors are Adani and Gina Reinhart. Another slimy politician putting self interest ahead of ordinary Australians.

It is objectively extraordinary to see Israel literally invading Lebanon to permanently occupy it, with no complaint or even remark from the rest of the world. The pretext is as thin as Russia's for Ukraine.

Two technologies that competed for the future of heating and transport. The race is over. In 2025, 19m heat pumps were sold globally. Hydrogen-ready boilers: 237 units. The picture in transport is identical. 21m electric vehicles were sold last year. Hydrogen fuel cell cars: roughly 10,000 units.

Pope Leo is the first Pope to have ever experienced the US healthcare system, so there's that

Something extraordinary – yet predictable – has happened over recent days on Facebook. Fake accounts that usually post anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim content generated using AI to fuel division and hate in UK are now pushing out AI-gen content asking: "Should the UK produce its own fuel again?"

Power prices on #Australia’s east coast to fall due to increased output from #renewables plus batteries www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This video is an incredible example of how even in a crippling crisis the media focus always remains on non transformative solutions that preserve the status quo, even if that means less protection for consumers

The regional Victorian city of Ballarat has experienced its second alleged Islamophobic attack in the space of a week, after a man hurled racial abuse towards female staff at a pharmacy.

This is a great article about how shit the cycling infrastructure is in the Inner West. The mayor: "We have some of the oldest roads in Sydney, they weren't designed for active transport" What bollocks, the roads are older than cars, they were designed only for active transport and we want them back

Which fuel and energy solutions can Australia implement quickly to be less dependent on foreign oil?

Turns out it didn't have legs

The Albanese government needs to stop being afraid of the gas industry before the current fuel crisis goes to waste | Greg Jericho

Witness the dramatic flood time lapse of Queensland Railways and see nature's power unfold in real-time. A reminder of the resilience of infrastructure and community.

This is brilliant. So many against EVs as they can’t be charged at home by people living in units. They never offer solutions, or even criticise solution. Well now we have a solution that works! #Auspol. #ev

#Strata and apartment complexes are beginning to relent on allowing #EV charging, as demand and evidence like a recent 251-point installation prove it can be done safely.

With petrol prices spiking, the Greens are calling on the govt to make public transport free for the next month - and use that month to invest in permanent measures to improve PT & safe cycling lanes. (As you can hear in the vid, the corellas are very supportive!) www.instagram.com/p/DWAnLghDOZs/

We know that with more renewables and clean technologies in our grid, homes and transport systems will shield Australians from global price shocks, increase energy security and cut climate pollution - helping create a safer future.

Coober Pedy Micro Grid runs on 100% wind and solar for nearly five days straight reneweconomy.com.au/new-record-a...

but don't worry, we've built an entire illegal apparatus to force these people into pointless activities, cut off their payments, and enrich job service parasites www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Marles - “It wouldn’t make sense to be operating this capability without providing that information in that way in terms of maintaining the defence of those countries" If you're providing targeting data to the invading forces, that's not defence, that's offense. Australia is effectively at war.

For cost of living, energy independence, and the climate, the path is clear. No more coal and gas - renewables for all.

Not since Tony Abbott insisted on wearing a watch gifted to him by a suspected agent of a foreign government has someone so defiantly testified to their own dumbness and lack of suitability for international relations work

Excellent full page ad from the @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social - the first step towards permanently shutting down fossil fuel extraction in Australia

A legal e-bike is just as safe as a regular bicycle, and shouldn’t be subjected to different rules.

Elizabeth Street, Richmond update: Yarra Council rips up bike lanes – “Road Safety” Minister lets it happen. Strategic Cycling Network Design Guidelines ignored! www.yarrabug.org/2026/03/17/y...

Fuel price shocks should not be used to justify interest rate increases. RBA is supposed to focus on domestically generated "core inflation", as well as full employment objective. Possibility of global economic crisis suggests rates should be cut, or at least paused, not increased. #auspol

She was in effect saying, if you are a school/uni leaver for someone trying to get back into work after taking time off that you need to stay unemployed for the good of those with jobs. She said this thinking it showed her in a good/caring light.

RBA gov, Michele Bullock earlier this month told a group of business leaders at the AFR finance summit that she didn't want people to lose their jobs, just that she wanted it to be harder for the unemployed to get jobs and for there to be more unemployed. So, you know fuck you anyone struggling.

Hey Sydney friends - next week @kobishettymp.bsky.social's 30k/safer streets bill is being debated in parliament. Would be great to have lots of people in the viewing area to prove to the government that this has community support! Come along if you can! www.kobishetty.org.au/join-us-safe...

From two years ago: a simple look at transport costs, comparing savings from different govt interventions. Petrol discounts and free PT barely made a difference. Park & Ride risked being a net negative. The real savings were when you could reduce number of cars in a household