IEA boss thinks the Iran war has precipitated the point of no return Fossil fuels demise just accelerated www.msn.com/en-in/money/...

Research funded by big bamboo, probably: A new method for creating high-strength bamboo molecular plastics with exceptional mechanical strength, thermal stability, and biodegradability that outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics while being cost-competitive and recyclable.

Looks like Shell may have been avoiding tax on an industrial scale Billions transfer priced through Singapore is the allegation. Excellent piece of ABC journalism by Daniel Mercer and Neil Chenoweth www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

It seems the war in Iran has stimulated demand for EV's across the political spectrum. Surely its past time to drop the culture wars on EV's www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Easy Peasy Albanesey Caves in on actually getting some royalties for our #gas m.youtube.com/watch?v=qYJI...

Looks like the Australian taxpayer has liability for gas project approvals. Big $ involved.

The International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion last year was very clear - opening up new gas fields in 2026 is likely to constitute an internationally wrongful act leading to liability for climate harms. In whose interests is the Australian government operating? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

'The billion-dollar boondoggle: how Vogtle became the US’s monument to nuclear folly.' energytransition.org/2026/04/the-...

This graph from Embers Global Electricity Review 2025 continues to blow my mind in a good way! Solar and wind supplied nearly all of the increase in global electricity demand in 2025. ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...

Renewables are now 53% cheaper than nuclear for total system cost - not just generation cost. Each year nuclear adds only as much net global power capacity as renewables add every two days.

The calls to charge some royalties on the gas we export will only get louder. This article is a sensible discussion of the options available. www.smh.com.au/business/the...

Today we remember all those who serve, served, suffered injury or died so that we enjoy the freedom we have. Thank you and lest we forget. #ANZAC

In 2026, fossil gas has met only 16.7% of demand on the CAISO grid, versus 41.6% in 2023. -->Gas is down 60% since 2023. In 2026, WindWaterSolar has met 51.5% of demand, three times that of gas 23 straight and 89 of 113 (79%) days with WWS meeting >100% of demand.

News that the PM may kill off plans to increase taxes on gas giants in next month’s Budget is not good enough. Australia should receive a fair return for its natural resources. Other countries, like Norway, have shown this can be done by using resource wealth to build long-term national prosperity.

Switzerland legislates for melanoma? Or is that for irukandji?

David Pocock beside himself as Shell’s Cecile Wake insists she doesn’t know Shell’s revenue, or how much gas they export, while she fronts an inquiry on Gas Exports. Sarah Hanson-Young: “What did you think we were going to be asking you about today?” 🔥🙄 #auspol

When listening to Shell Oil and other gas companies, never forget live.thepoint.com.au

Better NDIS? Free Uni and TAFE? Seems worth running the gauntlet of lobbyists, donors and spin doctors, don't you reckon? #GasExportTax #auspol

My head assploded and harsh words came out after reading the ABCs stupidest ever 730 report on EVs

Larissa Waters asks former Treasury chief Ken Henry if it’s too simplistic to say wartime gas profits from the war on Iran can either go to Australians, or to overseas investors & shareholders. Henry “That’s not simplistic, that’s how it is!” “It is as simple as that.” 💥 #auspol

Some other things I would've mentioned if it had come up The Dec 2025 quarter for gas exports was the **first time** in five years Australia's gas exports were lower than every single prior projection for that quarter. That + the new Ember / IEA reports show Asian gas demand is not forever......

New Australia Institute research shows that the Japanese Government makes more revenue taxing Australian gas than the Australian Government! "They're taxing our gas. There's no reason we can't." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

SLCOE (System Levelized Cost of Energy), factors in grid balancing, storage, and sector coupling costs. Renewables 53% cheaper than nuclear for total system cost — not just generation cost. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

VERY BIG NEWS out of France a week ago: "French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Friday, April 10, a ban on installing gas heating systems "by year's end" in new buildings, including multi-unit housing, to curb France's dependence on fossil fuels." www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

Criminals.

In response to an #FOI request for a cost estimate for the disposal of #AUKUS nuclear waste, the Australian Submarine Agency has advised it’s somewhere in amongst 3,000 docs. They can’t find the estimate … or they don’t want to find (and disclose) the estimate. #TransparencyFight #auspol

For those who missed it: this was the moment The Strokes ensured they’ll never be invited back to Coachella again! I'm so proud of them

As WindWaterSolar continues to displace fossils on CA's main grid, what is clear is that fossils are a temporary convenience, not a necessity. Fossil gas down 60% in 2026 v 2023. 19 straight and 85 out of 109 (78%) days in 2026 with WWS meeting >100% of demand for part of the day.

The #GasCartel flexes its muscle in a different way Domestic gas prices haven't risen "While welcome, it's difficult not to view the recent price action as a reinforcement of the extent of the export giants' market dominance and their ability to influence price." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

A note of hope in some pretty stormy times!

What ........a ..........mess! Global recession here we come youtu.be/eErgJPYEqoM?...

What is really galling is that we taxpayers are largely funding this CCS scam!

@michaelkoziol.bsky.social How can you call it a "fragile ceasefire" when one of the parties has not ceased firing on Lebanon? www.smh.com.au/world/middle...

A short video explainer of the fossil fuel industry's Carbon Capture Scam From Just Have a Think youtu.be/VcNhRqEIrec?...

Defence warns we’ll “be left with no submarines if #AUKUS IS dumped”. The problem is that we’ll also be left with no submarines if AUKUS ISN’T dumped. Snookered by its own incompetence, with you’re paying the massive bill🤦‍♂️. 1/2 #auspol

Scenes from “Star Wars: Revenge of the Chick” being filmed on our Island

Probably A Good Time To Remember That Sun And Wind Don't Need To Be Imported Through The Strait Of Hormuz. We’ve been totally betrayed by politicians and the media. Imagine if they had followed and reported the science, and ended fossil fuels.

How could it be the 'Iran War'? Iran did not start it. It is not confined to Iran. 'The Trump War in the Persian Gulf'.

Just plonking this here. www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Just who closed Australia's oil refineries? www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Looking for some good news??? NSW JUST BANNED NEW COAL MINES!!! My piece w @ebonybennett.bsky.social on @thepointau.bsky.social : thepoint.com.au/news/260321-...

Perhaps worth noticing, again, that prior to the Howard-Costello 'baby bonus' policy shift of the mid-2000s, immigration to Australia was a pretty steady 100,000 a year, for half a century. It's now levelling off at 3 times that.

A #gas export tax of 25% ensures domestic prices will be cheaper than exports. It also means that the government gets a fair share of revenue. Scrap the PRRT, its a failed tax. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Great week to get the gas meter shut off 🥰 Feels good to finally be able to be all electric! (Still some final bench fittings incoming for the induction)

$2.3 million p/a… going rate for a #climate criminal. ‘[Woodside’s] Ms Westcott's "fixed annual reward" (FAR) will be $2.3 million, which includes base salary, benefits and allowances…. ‘ #auspol #scarsborough www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

It seems that the huge good news that,in the midst of a global energy crisis, electricity bills are falling, is largely ignored Where are the front page headlines? #renewable energy is doing the job of lowering bills for consumers

The brilliant David Rowe (editorial cartoonist, Australian Financial Review) delivers again ..!

"My entire life is a lie" she said after scrolling the news. chaser.com.au/general-news...

Japan, South Korea and Singapore are heavily reliant on Australian LNG (and even more so noting Qatar’s LNG is now unavailable). Australia is heavily reliant on Japanese, South Korean and Singaporean refined fuel. I hope our diplomats are thinking what I’m thinking. #auspol