Australia

Just read about this in my part of the world. What are the locals' thoughts on this?

• The Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation will co-develop a massive 10 GW renewable energy hub in the Pilbara, WA.

• The project will involve large-scale solar and wind farms, green hydrogen production and battery storage. It aims to power local industry and export clean energy.

• Ngarluma traditional owners will have an equity share and be actively involved in planning and operations. This represents a new benchmark for Indigenous leadership in renewables.

• The hub will displace coal and gas in the Pilbara, support thousands of construction jobs, and create new economic opportunities for Indigenous communities.

• This project demonstrates the huge potential for renewable energy on traditional Aboriginal lands. It paves the way for greater Indigenous involvement in Australia's clean energy transition.

• Australia must rapidly transition away from gas to renewable energy for environmental and economic reasons.

• Gas is not a transitional fuel, and its climate impacts may be underestimated due to methane leakage across the supply chain. Phasing out gas is critical to meet climate targets.

• Electrification powered by renewables can meet energy needs more cheaply and cleanly. Heat pumps, induction cooktops and electric vehicles are mature technologies ready to replace gas.

• Gas demand is declining globally while renewables are booming. Investing further in gas risks billions in stranded assets. Renewables create more jobs than fossil fuels.

• Government policy should support electrification, ensure no new gas infrastructure is built, and assist workers transition from gas industries. Phasing out gas by 2030 is feasible with political will. Our future depends on acting swiftly.

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• The siege began after 12.15pm on Sunday
• About 8.50am on Monday a woman emerged from the home
• An investigation into the surrounding circumstances continues

Dyldam was once a towering force. Its apartments still line the streets and light up the skyline of western Sydney.

But for more than a decade, the Dyldam group has left a trail of misery behind it that includes bankrupt businesses, unpaid taxes, tradies denied payment for work they've done, suppliers ripped off, and anguished apartment buyers stuck with defective buildings — one built so badly it posed a hazard to human life.

Time and again, a litany of potential law-breaking has been identified by those brought in to clean up the mess left by busted Dyldam companies.

Yet, for years the corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), took no action.

Only now are events finally catching up with a key figure in this property development empire.

Courts in Brisbane and Sydney are hearing charges levelled against the director of Dyldam Developments, Sam Fayad, for criminal breaches of company law.

The question is, why did it take so long?

University of Sydney law school professor Jason Harris, an expert on insolvency, said it was symptomatic of a wider problem: ASIC's unwillingness, or inability, to pursue more than a tiny fraction of the many thousands of reports of misconduct it receives each year.

"The sad fact about this is that the bad guys know full well that this is how the system works. So, if you're a director and you want to break the law … you're highly unlikely to be prosecuted," he said.

"ASIC has to be far more effective in being seen to enforce the law because, at the moment, they're really the watchdog without teeth."

Even now, the Dyldam empire lives on – allowed to trade, and develop shoddy buildings under a new name.

--‐-‐‐----- The article then continues to go into further detail of the exploits of Dyldam group and how ASIC did nothing about it for years even though they received multiple complaints lodged against them.

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Looking for some advice. Going camping in winter in vic. Got my eye on the 23Zero swag https://www.snowys.com.au/dual-swag-1100mm Or maybe the Coleman swagger darkroom https://www.snowys.com.au/instant-swagger-3p-darkroom Wondering if anyone’s got any experience or opinions? I’ve got a decent self inflating mat so I wouldn’t need to purchase that. I prefer the idea of the swag for longevity, but the tent for when the little fellas old enough to join me.

That list is so wrong.

DMA'S cover was iconic from the start and now it's been etched into the history books forever as the first ever Hottest 100 of Like A Version winner.

Definitely a good cover, though I think Illy deserved the top spot for his medley, and AB Original with Paul Kelly for Dumb Things was my number 2 pick.

That, or Horses.

The Woolworths Group is continuing with their plans to develop a Darwin Dan Murphy superstore in the vicinity of three dry Aboriginal communities, despite strong opposition from local community leaders and over 150,000 Australians protesting the development.

4ZZZ reporter Teagan Laszlo spoke with Olivia Williams, Founder of Blak Business and John Patterson, CEO of the Northern Territories Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance to discuss why they believe the proposed development is unethical, and the broader issues surrounding how corporations and governments interact with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Australians are driving bigger, heavier, dirtier cars and it's alarming both climate and road safety experts.

A decade ago, sedans and hatchbacks were the most popular cars in Australia. Today, Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and American-style utes dominate new car sales and advertising.

Legal ramifications are sinking in for bureaucrats and former ministers after damning findings from the robo-debt royal commission. By Rick Morton.

This is in no way good news, much harder to verify someone's age if they're online, let alone other factors. Especially if they can pay with credit cards.

Forest Lake, an urban reservoir near Brisbane, Australia, ranks as the sixth most polluted lake globally in terms of microplastic contamination, according to a landmark international study.

Just listening to Josh Earl’s brilliant 100% Hits Vol. Pod podcast this morning (link to that is here: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iWBbmY9EbLAwLZLVYLf9u?si=6dfLxjtvRm-Oxs28LjxiWA) and this classic was the final song that he and Lizzy Hoo discuss. Banger.