Crown cops it but doesn’t lose license yet
The Bergin inquiry report found Crown Sydney Gaming to be not a suitable ‘person’ to hold Sydney’s second casino license and the new Barangaroo Casino will remain closed. Commissioner Patricia …
Don’t mention electric vehicles!
Announcing its Future Fuels Strategy on the ABC last week, the Energy Minister was at pains to claim that plug-in hybrids are the natural choice, together with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Anything but fully …
Hooray for citizen action on coal
This week the people had decisive wins for climate change, challenging the expansion of coal mining and the dodgy practices of coal fired power generators. Led by 84 year old …
Remember the banking commission?
The findings of the Haynes Royal Commission into Banking and Financial Services shocked us all – $1b stolen from customers, misconduct and greed on a grand scale. Two years on …
Right to repair reform overdue
Have you ever been unable to get your mobile phone or tablet repaired or the repair costs a ridiculous amount? The truth is that manufacturers are making repairs harder by …
Our big coal and gas customers getting out
The Coalition’s attachment to fossil fuels is not just about donations they receive from the sector or their conservative rump of MPs in coal mining areas. Coal earned Australia $23 …
Juukan – a defining story of our nation?
The blasting of Juukan Gorge alerted Australians to the scant regard mining company Rio Tinto had for the traditional owners of the land – the Puutu Kunti Kurrama Pinikura. They …
President Biden, embracing greater ambition on an epic scale
If we can harness all of our energy and talents, and unmatchable American innovation, we can turn this threat into an opportunity to revitalize the U.S. energy sector and boost …
January 26
January 26. The day we call Australia Day. A day that marks the British colonisation of Australia. A day that also marks the start of centuries of genocide, dispossession, oppression, …
Oh what a day!
Remember when Australia Day used to be a bit of a yawn, particularly for women who got so few gongs? This year will surely go down as the most controversial, …
