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@aussie.zonehttps://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/best-place-in-the-world-to-manufacture-solar-can-australia-break-chinas-pv-grip/
SunDrive Solar is one of a handful of companies trying to establish a solar supply chain in Australia. Wyatt Roy, SunDrive's strategic advisor, says it's a global race – but Australia has a decent head start.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/15/indigenous-communities-overwhelmingly-voted-yes-to-australias-voice-to-parliament?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Polling catchments where Indigenous Australians form more than 50% of the population voted on average 63% in favour of the voice
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-08/hemp-potential-as-major-agricultural-industry-building-products/102939484?
Hemp is one of the toughest plants on the planet and its potential uses range from bulletproof vests in the US to waterproof flooring for housing and other robust building products in Australia.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/move-faster-engineers-join-call-to-fast-track-australias-net-zero-target-to-2035/
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering joins calls for government to be more ambitious with its energy targets – net zero by 2035.
https://thedriven.io/2023/09/28/decision-to-allow-wider-truck-bodies-paves-way-for-electrification-of-big-rigs-in-australia/
Decision to allow wider trucks on Australian roads should pave the way for the electrification of heavy duty transport.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/23/lachlan-murdoch-endorses-tony-abbott-to-join-fox-corporation-board-of-directors?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Former Australian prime minister’s nomination revealed a day after Rupert Murdoch retired as chair of Fox and News Corp
https://reneweconomy.com.au/theyre-gone-labor-bins-kyoto-carryover-credits-shuts-carbon-accounting-loophole/
Labor bins hundreds of millions of Kyoto “carryover” carbon credits, permanently removing the option to use them to shirk Australia’s climate responsibilities.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/moving-beyond-baseload-nsw-turns-to-consumers-and-local-storage-to-fill-eraring-gap/
NSW announces $1.8 billion, including a new focus on consumer energy resources, such as neighbourhood batteries, in its Energy Security Corp.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/10/labor-closing-loopholes-bill-wage-theft-superannuation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Labor says non-payment of super should be in the same category as wage theft, but the ATO has never used existing criminal powers