No Musk, but creating efficiency a must in Australia too
One of Donald Trump’s most eye-catching moves this week was appointing Elon Musk and fellow tech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy as outside efficiency experts to the US federal government.
One of Donald Trump’s most eye-catching moves this week was appointing Elon Musk and fellow tech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy as outside efficiency experts to the US federal government.
Should Opposition leader Peter Dutton aim to be more like incoming president Donald Trump?
One woman was weeping, people were hugging, some dancing to the periodic bursts of Trump’s trademark favourite by YMCA over the sound system; most were whooping and cheering.
Anthony Albanese will use a speech to mining industry workers to call for a defence of the Government’s same job, same pay laws, which have been slammed by industry, ahead of their implementation this week.
Australian farmers are making a big push into India as an alternative market to China, with a 50 per cent jump in agricultural exports since a new trade agreement came into force last year.
Mining giant Rio Tinto and its partner in the Rhodes Ridge joint venture have informed Federal environmental regulators that they would no longer push ahead with a long-awaited proposal to mine the Giles Mini deposit near Newman due to its impact on potential roosting sites for the vulnerable Ghost Bat.
The Albanese government is facing a loss of social licence for its energy transition, particularly in regional areas. A recent survey confirmed this decline, with less than half of the respondents (47 per cent) feeling positive about the renewables transition compared with the peak of 70 per cent in August 2022.
It was meant to be the last piece of the net-zero jigsaw – green hydrogen. The renewable energy plus batteries pieces were (sort of) in place. Green hydrogen, using electrolysis powered by renewable energy, would be the means whereby hard-to-decarbonise sectors could achieve net-zero emissions.
IN the current agricultural landscape, it’s hard to talk about industry issues without talking about politics.
Everything from crippling overregulation to the stagnation of grain and livestock prices was on the agenda at the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA’s 2024 annual convention.
National Farmers Federation board member Lisa Minogue says the sector will find it increasingly difficult to produce food unless Canberra starts listening to the concerns of rural Australia.
Frustrated voters across the world are getting less and less from their countries’ administrations that are all continuing to grow and grow.
