Rural and remote services
On average, Australians living in rural and remote areas have shorter lives, higher levels of disease and injury and poorer access to and use of health services, compared with people …
Rural and remote communications
Telecommunication services are essential services, as important to our health and way of life as the electricity and water in our homes. We rely on phone and internet services in …
A Just Transition for Fossil Fuel-Exposed Regional Economies
The clean transition will be critical to mitigating the worst impacts of global warming, and its happening whether the Government is supporting it or not.
Sweet spin deal for the boys the latest rort
Richard Forbes, former media adviser to Nationals leader Mark Vaile, made a proposal to the PM and was given a contract, sans tender, for $189k for a project to show …
Regen farming – a heartening story
The ABC’s Australian Story, 28 Sept 2020, produced a very compelling program about Charlie Massy – a fifth generation sheep farmer who turned his back on over-grazing and chemicals to …
Not a good day for job-keeping
~2.2 million Australians are relying on the supplement for JobSeeker, Youth Allowance and parenting payments and this week JobSeeker payments will reduce by $300 to $1,200. Those who worked less …
One Million Jobs Plan
Beyond Zero Emissions has just released a plan they say is: ….nation building, transformative projects that can upgrade our economy, modernise our industry, reskill our workforce and deliver a bright …
Decarbonisation critical for economic recovery – ARENA
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency says climate change is now central to resetting the economy post-Covid-19 – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a more resilient and prosperous Australia. We agree. …
No easy solutions to the drought
Listening again to the words of Paul Murray (Sky News) on his own podcast in January: I just don’t understand why they just don’t pump all that water from the …
Grids of microgrids – now there’s an idea
As Australia’s climate becomes more extreme, it’s not the coal fired power stations that will come to the rescue with their mythical ‘base loads’. Indeed coal fired generators are given to …