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WA Inc is the furnace room of the world’s heat death. Why pretend otherwise?

Patrick Marlborough — Mon, 11 May 2026 03:41:39 +0000

Western Australia is ditching its emissions reduction targets, instead legislating targets for carbon capture and storage, green exports and renewable energy generation. The question we should ask: 'Why lie?'

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How One Nation is riding a wave of anger over water towards a federal breakthrough

Oliver Jacques — Tue, 05 May 2026 00:14:55 +0000

In the Farrer by-election, water is the key issue likely to decide the electorate's next federal MP, and One Nation is taking advantage.

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Trump’s energy crisis helps restore Tesla to top of the electric heap

Bernard Keane — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:33:24 +0000

The Iran war has boosted electric vehicle sales, including those of Tesla, helping it overcome the Trump-induced reversals of 2025. But no matter which EV you go for, China wins.

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Local councils are calling to freeze AI data centre construction

Cam Wilson — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:36:15 +0000

Data centres are already delaying houses being built because of their demands for electricity and water, councils have claimed in a first-of-its-kind inquiry into the impact of the digital infrastructure in Australia.

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Mumbrella conference caught in PR firm ‘gaslighting’ controversy as Hannah Ferguson cancels in solidarity

Daanyal Saeed — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:32:53 +0000

A group of Murujuga traditional owners have sought legal advice after the listing for a Mumbrella panel referenced a 'misinformation' campaign.

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Direct from the insanity of the US, Australia’s fossil-fuelled data centre moment has arrived

Ketan Joshi — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:03:37 +0000

Fossil-fuelled data centre development is the rule in the US, not the exception, induced by the nutty cultural and political conditions in which this growth is occurring. And now, it has hit Australia.

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Australia’s data centre lobby stumbles in its dance to avoid real regulation

Ketan Joshi — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:25:35 +0000

Google's new data centre is entirely self-sufficient when it comes to power. Sounds like a good thing, right? Think again.

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‘Conflict of interest’: Nationals-aligned think tank questioned by Nationals senators in Senate committee

Daanyal Saeed — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:40:36 +0000

Nats Senator Matt Canavan has disclosed his 'conflict of interest' in questioning the CEO of an Nationals-aligned thinktank in the Senate this week.

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It’s a record 48.9°C summer. The media doesn’t care, and there’s a few reasons why

Jeff Sparrow — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 22:18:41 +0000

It's getting hotter, but politicians — and crucially, the press that pushed them — don't seem to care. It's all the result of the slow but steady collapse of global stability.

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In killing K’gari dingoes, we prove we value holidays and tourism over natural life

Georgia Harper — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:59:55 +0000

Humans assign value to other sentient beings in very polarising ways, more often than not linked to economic priorities — in this case, tourist money.

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