@obenpotter.bsky.social
David Scaysbrook says Queensland's clean energy fundamentals are a more important driver of Quinbrook Infratsructure Partners' investment decisions than the Crisafulli state government's "mixed messages" on renewables
theenergy.co/article/qlds...
theenergy.co/article/qlds...
Quinbrook bullish on Queensland despite government's mixed messages
Leading developer says the sunshine state’s natural attributes offer benefits for future export industries governments will get behind
theenergy.co
September 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
David Scaysbrook says Queensland's clean energy fundamentals are a more important driver of Quinbrook Infratsructure Partners' investment decisions than the Crisafulli state government's "mixed messages" on renewables
theenergy.co/article/qlds...
theenergy.co/article/qlds...
Amber Electric is keen to embrace the Tim Nelson-led review of the National Electricity Market for the rapidly growing fleet of home batteries, EV chargers and other "consumer energy resources" to participate more actively and visibly in NEM bidding and forecasting .... theenergy.co/article/reta...
Amber eyes NEM bidding amid CER turf war
A popular retailer for people connecting their solar and battery assets to the grid has welcomed the NEM review goal of greater participation and visibility for consumer energy resources
theenergy.co
August 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Amber Electric is keen to embrace the Tim Nelson-led review of the National Electricity Market for the rapidly growing fleet of home batteries, EV chargers and other "consumer energy resources" to participate more actively and visibly in NEM bidding and forecasting .... theenergy.co/article/reta...
Open and shut case for class action against perpetrators of climate change....
Global warming is expected to impede the fight against malaria, with most of the harm concentrated in Africa. Countries are already scrambling to adapt
How climate change could spread malaria
And how scientists are scrambling to stop it
econ.st
August 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Open and shut case for class action against perpetrators of climate change....
This is a story I developed after conversations with Pollination director and former AEMO CEO Audrey Zibelman about energy tech startups doing helping networks get match fit for high renewables grid mixes and other pain points in the transition...
lnkd.in/gg_gX5Tz inside.org.au/a-silicon-va...
lnkd.in/gg_gX5Tz inside.org.au/a-silicon-va...
A Silicon Valley for energy? • Ben Potter
Australian solutions to renewable energy’s teething problems are attracting international interest
inside.org.au
June 24, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This is a story I developed after conversations with Pollination director and former AEMO CEO Audrey Zibelman about energy tech startups doing helping networks get match fit for high renewables grid mixes and other pain points in the transition...
lnkd.in/gg_gX5Tz inside.org.au/a-silicon-va...
lnkd.in/gg_gX5Tz inside.org.au/a-silicon-va...
Crikey — abandoned by The Aust! Cue even more hysterical catastrophism from Advance, Australians for Prosperity, Coal Australia, Nuclear for Australia, Mums for ☢️ …. Newspoll: Women voters abandon Dutton ahead of final fortnight www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/polit...
www.theaustralian.com.au
April 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Crikey — abandoned by The Aust! Cue even more hysterical catastrophism from Advance, Australians for Prosperity, Coal Australia, Nuclear for Australia, Mums for ☢️ …. Newspoll: Women voters abandon Dutton ahead of final fortnight www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/polit...
Someone’s had a plunge on the Hawks — odds were the reverse only a few hours ago
April 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Someone’s had a plunge on the Hawks — odds were the reverse only a few hours ago
A great antidote to the current waves of fear and loathing
April 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
A great antidote to the current waves of fear and loathing
Seems like a tinely book….. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/s...
Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How You’re Wired
In her new book, “The Ideological Brain,” the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod outlines what makes some people prone to rigid thinking.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Seems like a tinely book….. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/s...
Raise your gaze from your super/pension fund balance for 42 minutes: here is a very informative Drumtower discussion about China's "surprising opportunity" in the face of Washington's war on everyone -- comes with caveats .... open.spotify.com/episode/7gxA...
Trump 2.0: China’s surprising opportunity
Economist Podcasts · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Raise your gaze from your super/pension fund balance for 42 minutes: here is a very informative Drumtower discussion about China's "surprising opportunity" in the face of Washington's war on everyone -- comes with caveats .... open.spotify.com/episode/7gxA...
Holy guacamole -- Lachlan torched, Bill Barr torched....decision unlikely to be overturned.....Prue, Liz and James hold all the cards.....Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/m...
Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama (Gift Article)
More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert’s empire.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Holy guacamole -- Lachlan torched, Bill Barr torched....decision unlikely to be overturned.....Prue, Liz and James hold all the cards.....Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/m...
Handy corrective trom a former Macquarie banker Andrew Low to the old grey, verging-on-hysterical pessimism one often reads about Australia on supposedly grown up platforms such as LinkedIn … www.afr.com/policy/econo...
Amid global chaos, we are still the lucky country. Here’s why
Australians should step back and recognise the strength of the institutions that underpin our world-beating prosperity, writes Andrew Low.
www.afr.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Handy corrective trom a former Macquarie banker Andrew Low to the old grey, verging-on-hysterical pessimism one often reads about Australia on supposedly grown up platforms such as LinkedIn … www.afr.com/policy/econo...
February Superswim challenge to raise money for the outstanding Starlight Foundation —which raises money for sick children — has officially begun. If you’d like to support their work please consider clicking on my page below and donating. Thankyou search.app/ca3DuBP4WwGy...
Layout
Make a donation today to help make a splash for sick kids in hospital
search.app
February 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
February Superswim challenge to raise money for the outstanding Starlight Foundation —which raises money for sick children — has officially begun. If you’d like to support their work please consider clicking on my page below and donating. Thankyou search.app/ca3DuBP4WwGy...
The top ten purchasers are US allies (then comes China …
I stopped by the liquor store to say farewell to the massive selection of Kentucky bourbon on the shelves.
We are the number one export market for Kentucky spirits. On Tuesday, all American booze is being pulled off the shelves.
We will drink Canadian whiskey.
True. North. Strong. Free of bourbon.
We are the number one export market for Kentucky spirits. On Tuesday, all American booze is being pulled off the shelves.
We will drink Canadian whiskey.
True. North. Strong. Free of bourbon.
February 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The top ten purchasers are US allies (then comes China …
Potentially seismic if lower court decision that scope 3 emissions (from customers burning produced oil, gas or coal) must be considered at approvals stage is confirmed …Shell boss vows to take Jackdaw gasfield battle to UK’s highest court
January 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Potentially seismic if lower court decision that scope 3 emissions (from customers burning produced oil, gas or coal) must be considered at approvals stage is confirmed …Shell boss vows to take Jackdaw gasfield battle to UK’s highest court
How on earth will this help them get re-elected? www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Labor shelves crackdown on gambling ads until after election
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s timidity on the gambling advertising debate was evidence of his alleged weakness of character.
www.theage.com.au
January 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
How on earth will this help them get re-elected? www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Protection…. Trump opens a divide between US and EU over Big Tech - Yahoo Finance
January 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Protection…. Trump opens a divide between US and EU over Big Tech - Yahoo Finance
For my miniscule followership here, Hi - I've signed up for this swim challenge for the February -- if you want to support the fabulous Starlight Foundation please consider making a donation to them via this link. Thank you.
superswim.org.au/o-potter?fbc...
Layout
Make a donation today to help make a splash for sick kids in hospital
superswim.org.au
January 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
For my miniscule followership here, Hi - I've signed up for this swim challenge for the February -- if you want to support the fabulous Starlight Foundation please consider making a donation to them via this link. Thank you.
superswim.org.au/o-potter?fbc...
Very droll from the @FT …. Alphaville LLC issues new research report on Greenland
January 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Very droll from the @FT …. Alphaville LLC issues new research report on Greenland
Solid swipe at Frontier Economics’ “bogus analysis” on nuclear costings versus renewables in Australia in this Michael Liebreich-Briony Worthington Xmas-NY special…. open.spotify.com/episode/1v7d...
Petrostate USA vs Electrostate China — Place Your Bets | Ep191
Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change · Episode
open.spotify.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Solid swipe at Frontier Economics’ “bogus analysis” on nuclear costings versus renewables in Australia in this Michael Liebreich-Briony Worthington Xmas-NY special…. open.spotify.com/episode/1v7d...
Some serious public service journalism here…. www.smh.com.au/goodfood/tip...
Which vanilla is all-killer? 11 ice-cream tubs put to the taste test
Good Food raids the supermarket freezer aisle and ranks vanilla ice-creams from the ordinary to extraordinary.
www.smh.com.au
January 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Some serious public service journalism here…. www.smh.com.au/goodfood/tip...
This ExxonMobil dummy spit-toys-out-of-the-cot suit in the oil-and-gas-friendly jurisdiction of Texas comes as Los Angeles battles winter wildfires, the US elsewhere faces a polar vortex and the Caribbean steams up….could redefine the Streisand effect …. www.afr.com/companies/en...
Exxon accuses Forrest-linked charity of helping billionaire’s interests
The oil and gas giant has described philanthropic organisations connected to the businessman as “corrupting influence of foreign money”. They deny those claims.
www.afr.com
January 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This ExxonMobil dummy spit-toys-out-of-the-cot suit in the oil-and-gas-friendly jurisdiction of Texas comes as Los Angeles battles winter wildfires, the US elsewhere faces a polar vortex and the Caribbean steams up….could redefine the Streisand effect …. www.afr.com/companies/en...
ICC clearly wants to see more of this type of behaviour in tests — that’s a feeble slap on the wrist for Kohli ….. www.theage.com.au/sport/cricke...
Kohli free to play after ‘absolutely unnecessary’ clash with Konstas
Virat Kohli is free to play in the Sydney Test after avoiding a suspension for his physical altercation with Australia’s boy wonder Sam Konstas.
www.theage.com.au
December 26, 2024 at 8:37 PM
ICC clearly wants to see more of this type of behaviour in tests — that’s a feeble slap on the wrist for Kohli ….. www.theage.com.au/sport/cricke...
Attention @Peter Dutton
Russia aims to be global leader in nuclear power plant construction
https://www.ft.com/content/4e78c20a-dad8-4ce5-b2c9-90106c5bea31
https://www.ft.com/content/4e78c20a-dad8-4ce5-b2c9-90106c5bea31
Russia aims to be global leader in nuclear power plant construction
Vladimir Putin’s envoy says more than 10 units are being built in countries such as China, Iran and Turkey
www.ft.com
December 23, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Attention @Peter Dutton
Good to see a mainstream columnist getting to this theme belatedly; it’s often met by a lot of misinformed pushback from legacy carmaker apologists and other Westerners — www.afr.com/world/north-...
China’s staggering manufacturing muscle needs to be seen to be believed
Since Trump was last in office, Beijing has doubled down on its efforts to gain global supremacy in electric cars, robots and rare materials. America could be toast if it doesn’t respond.
www.afr.com
December 22, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Good to see a mainstream columnist getting to this theme belatedly; it’s often met by a lot of misinformed pushback from legacy carmaker apologists and other Westerners — www.afr.com/world/north-...