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Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 223 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 223 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 223 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 223 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
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140,000 homes are currently being left vacant in Australia. 32,000 homes in Melbourne alone!
Air BnB has 160,000 homes on its books.
There are thousands of developers land banking properties in our cities.
We could legislate the end of a housing crisis very quickly.
Air BnB has 160,000 homes on its books.
There are thousands of developers land banking properties in our cities.
We could legislate the end of a housing crisis very quickly.
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
140,000 homes are currently being left vacant in Australia. 32,000 homes in Melbourne alone!
Air BnB has 160,000 homes on its books.
There are thousands of developers land banking properties in our cities.
We could legislate the end of a housing crisis very quickly.
Air BnB has 160,000 homes on its books.
There are thousands of developers land banking properties in our cities.
We could legislate the end of a housing crisis very quickly.
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The ARC is due to appear before Senate Estimates tonight. As usual, they're last on the schedule, at 9pm (Canberra time) ▶️ parlwork.aph.gov.au/committee/de... ("live" schedule).
I hope the committee asks about the job losses & restructure the ARC are proposing👇
I hope the committee asks about the job losses & restructure the ARC are proposing👇
ARC are considering a restructure in which jobs there will be lost, a source tells me.
This seems ridiculous when they're about to completely overhaul the entire grants system – they've never undertaken anything so large before!
I've long said ARC needs MANY MORE staff, & should do more, not less.
This seems ridiculous when they're about to completely overhaul the entire grants system – they've never undertaken anything so large before!
I've long said ARC needs MANY MORE staff, & should do more, not less.
December 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The ARC is due to appear before Senate Estimates tonight. As usual, they're last on the schedule, at 9pm (Canberra time) ▶️ parlwork.aph.gov.au/committee/de... ("live" schedule).
I hope the committee asks about the job losses & restructure the ARC are proposing👇
I hope the committee asks about the job losses & restructure the ARC are proposing👇
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Improve the grocery shopping experience for disabled people - Sign the Petition! c.org/JrKhHyPKp9 via @ChangeAUS
Sign the Petition
Improve the grocery shopping experience for disabled people
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December 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Improve the grocery shopping experience for disabled people - Sign the Petition! c.org/JrKhHyPKp9 via @ChangeAUS
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In the Netherlands, where the Dutch invest in safe cycling, the over-65s cycle around a quarter of their journeys, while the over-80s cycle around 10% of theirs.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and cycle lanes don't 'restrict freedom', they expand it.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and cycle lanes don't 'restrict freedom', they expand it.
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In the Netherlands, where the Dutch invest in safe cycling, the over-65s cycle around a quarter of their journeys, while the over-80s cycle around 10% of theirs.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and cycle lanes don't 'restrict freedom', they expand it.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and cycle lanes don't 'restrict freedom', they expand it.
In other words “sure we believe in corporate social responsibility but only if it doesn’t cost too much and we can make some nice PR story about how we are better than our competitors at something”
Mandating the electrification of company fleets puts an excessive burden on businesses, Raluca Marian, director of the IRU, argues at our #POLITICOSustainableSummit 👇
“Our sector says a clear no to any form of mandate," she says.
Follow live: www.politico.eu/article/sust...
“Our sector says a clear no to any form of mandate," she says.
Follow live: www.politico.eu/article/sust...
December 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
In other words “sure we believe in corporate social responsibility but only if it doesn’t cost too much and we can make some nice PR story about how we are better than our competitors at something”
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December 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Strands #640
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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“If the AFL deems the management of an established Gold Coast stadium financially unviable, questions must be asked about why they are forcing Tasmania to build a similar asset.”
They must… and our politicians should be asking them instead of living in a fantasy land.
#politas #auspol #queensland
They must… and our politicians should be asking them instead of living in a fantasy land.
#politas #auspol #queensland
December 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
“If the AFL deems the management of an established Gold Coast stadium financially unviable, questions must be asked about why they are forcing Tasmania to build a similar asset.”
They must… and our politicians should be asking them instead of living in a fantasy land.
#politas #auspol #queensland
They must… and our politicians should be asking them instead of living in a fantasy land.
#politas #auspol #queensland
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It is an acceptable risk that some people who don’t “deserve” it accidentally get help, if it means everyone who needs it is guaranteed to get help.
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It is an acceptable risk that some people who don’t “deserve” it accidentally get help, if it means everyone who needs it is guaranteed to get help.
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I don’t even live in Vic, but I’ve seen gorgeous pics. It’s Trumpian to want to close down parts of a beautiful State library. Some things are worth funding for historical purposes, and just in case. Thoughtless tearing down of humanities achievements built up over years is just so short sighted.
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I don’t even live in Vic, but I’ve seen gorgeous pics. It’s Trumpian to want to close down parts of a beautiful State library. Some things are worth funding for historical purposes, and just in case. Thoughtless tearing down of humanities achievements built up over years is just so short sighted.
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Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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In all the discourse on the TAS stadium build no mention of the unsuitability of the chosen site. It’s infuriating.
December 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
In all the discourse on the TAS stadium build no mention of the unsuitability of the chosen site. It’s infuriating.
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Yesterday a discussion on the ABC about house sharing for older Aussies..."Could this be a solution to our housing crisis?"
I sent a text in. To their credit, they read it - "We're literally going to explore every Mickey Mouse idea EXCEPT neg. gearing & property hoarding, aren't we?"
I sent a text in. To their credit, they read it - "We're literally going to explore every Mickey Mouse idea EXCEPT neg. gearing & property hoarding, aren't we?"
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Yesterday a discussion on the ABC about house sharing for older Aussies..."Could this be a solution to our housing crisis?"
I sent a text in. To their credit, they read it - "We're literally going to explore every Mickey Mouse idea EXCEPT neg. gearing & property hoarding, aren't we?"
I sent a text in. To their credit, they read it - "We're literally going to explore every Mickey Mouse idea EXCEPT neg. gearing & property hoarding, aren't we?"
Exclusive: Australian government’s full talking points on Gaza accidentally sent to Palestinian advocacy group www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: Australian government’s full talking points on Gaza accidentally sent to Palestinian advocacy group
Government notes reveal they won’t back Gaza hospital proposed by Dr Mohammed Mustafa
www.deepcutnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Exclusive: Australian government’s full talking points on Gaza accidentally sent to Palestinian advocacy group www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
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Totally agree. Not only have our #FossilFuels industry systematically mined and fracked our land and sea, created a #ClimateCatastrophe, but also they have entangled our #laws and #economy in ways that will be terminal unless we together challenge their power and REFORM.
#auspol
#DEECW
#auspol
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“Australian nurses pay more tax than some of the biggest gas corporations in the country. That tells you everything about how broken the system is.
Greens say new gas won’t fix shortages as research links exports to soaring prices
The Greens have put the Albanese Government on notice, warning they’ll block any gas-shortage response that includes funnelling more public money into new gas fields.
thepoint.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Totally agree. Not only have our #FossilFuels industry systematically mined and fracked our land and sea, created a #ClimateCatastrophe, but also they have entangled our #laws and #economy in ways that will be terminal unless we together challenge their power and REFORM.
#auspol
#DEECW
#auspol
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Algorithms overriding clinicians: Aged care’s IAT assessment flaws laid bare hellocare.com.au/algorithms-o...
Algorithms overriding clinicians: Aged care's IAT assessment flaws laid bare - Hellocare
Australia’s new IAT assessment system is under fire as clinicians report being overruled by rigid algorithms. Older people with clear vulnerabilities are being under classified and left without the su...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Algorithms overriding clinicians: Aged care’s IAT assessment flaws laid bare hellocare.com.au/algorithms-o...
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Uruguay's energy miracle youtube.com/shorts/QD7qj... via @YouTube
Uruguay's energy miracle
YouTube video by DW Planet A
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December 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Uruguay's energy miracle youtube.com/shorts/QD7qj... via @YouTube
Agree.
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Agree.
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Floods across Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka have killed nearly 1,000 people in less than a week.
Rescue efforts under way after severe floods across Asia kill nearly 1,000
Floods across Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka have killed nearly 1,000 people in less than a week.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Floods across Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka have killed nearly 1,000 people in less than a week.