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It’s not the first time this stretch of sunburnt country in outback Queensland has been tipped as ideal for solar. While previous attempts have failed, almost 2,000 panels now shimmer against the red dirt, feeding into Windorah’s isolated energy grid. Engineers and locals hope this solar and battery project will deliver the resilience the community…
Hello and welcome to our federal politics live blog. It’s great to have you join us here early this Wednesday morning! I’m Josh Boscaini joining you like from Parliament House in Canberra, here and ready to bring you all of the day’s federal politics news. The federal government has announced it will extend the 15…
Coaches Billy Slater and Laurie Daley have voiced their support for State of Origin referee Ashley Klein after his gambling history was made public. Speaking at the pre-Origin press conference in Melbourne, Slater was asked about Klein and the Queensland coach said he felt it was “unfair” the referee’s personal life had been made public….
A gym in South Melbourne has been targeted by arsonists for a second night in a row. Fire crews were called to the Rare Breed gym in Montague Street about 3:13am this morning. Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) said firefighters arrived within seven minutes to find smoke and flames coming from the single-storey building. “FRV crews…
The Queensland government is rolling out a new recycling target and giving councils almost half a billion dollars in a bid to curb the amount of rubbish going to landfill. Environment Minister Andrew Powell will unveil the government’s new waste strategy on Tuesday, which includes a statewide recycling target of 65 per cent by 2035….
Can democracy survive the existence of trillionaires? French economist Gabriel Zucman, one of the world’s foremost experts on wealth taxation, raised that question last week. He said anyone celebrating Elon Musk’s US$1 trillion fortune needed to understand the fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. “The explosion of billionaire wealth has…
A New South Wales regional councillor is managing a tobacco shop, which the ABC has found sells illegal cigarettes. Rohit Mahajan was elected as a councillor in the Upper Hunter town of Muswellbrook in 2024. Council disclosure documents state he is the manager of TSG Muswellbrook. The ABC was able to purchase illegal cigarettes from…
Childcare workers have scrapped a plan to walk off the job in July after the federal government agreed to fund a 15 per cent pay rise for another 18 months at a cost of $3.6 billion. The wage rise was initially funded in 2024 and applied to the pay packets of about 200,000 early educators,…
Reptile remains found dumped on the side of a road in suburban Adelaide have been confirmed to be from a saltwater crocodile, but how they came to be there remains a mystery. In a statement, a Department for Environment and Water spokesperson said staff collected the remains which were found among other litter at Coleman…
Interest-free loans and cash subsidies are being offered by the New South Wales government to encourage the uptake of renewable energy measures like solar panels and household batteries. From today, home owners with a combined household income of $210,000 or less can apply for a 10-year loan of up to $15,000 at zero interest. The…