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“His singing and song choices defy the standard norms of cis masculinity in rock”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Jeff Buckley's Lilac Wine

In recognition of Grace's 30th anniversary, we put one of the album's highlights under the musical microscope

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Coal Generates Less Than 50% Of Australian Electricity For First Time

Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged, data showed Wednesday.

International Business Times

Australia’s north-west reefs teem with life – but they are also at the centre of a massive fossil fuel expansion

Woodside’s designs on the country’s largest untapped gas basin around Scott Reef are, some say, just another example of fossil fuel companies getting their way in what has become a petrostate

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‘Raises red flags’: Coalition nuclear power plan met with widespread scepticism from business groups

Australian energy sector and industry groups warn of risk of cost blowouts and destroying private sector investment

The Guardian - AU

NSW to announce life extension of Eraring, Australia’s largest coal-fired power station

Exclusive: Decision to keep the ageing plant operating for up to four more years could cost taxpayers as much as $150m a year

The Guardian - AU

Government told to 'hold its nerve' on clean tech push

Clean energy groups want the federal government to stay the course on its industrial policy aimed at seizing a once-in-a-century decarbonisation opportunity.

AAP

‘They said I was worse than the Sex Pistols!’: folk legend Linda Thompson on trashing dressing rooms and losing her voice

Her struggles with spasmodic dysphonia has led her to write an album for a bevy of other stars to sing. She talks about trauma, ageing and stealing an audience member’s car

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Australia PM Unveils Plan To Overhaul Economy, Invest In Green Energy

Mining superpower Australia will on Thursday announce a US-style scheme to pour public money into manufacturing and clean energy industries, joining the global race to build a cleaner and more resilient economy.

International Business Times

“When I drank, I was going to be the best drinker in the bar, or take the most drugs or whatever. When I did give up the drink I was going to be the best at that:” The bottom-end drive that made Danny Thompson’s name

Rejecting criticism from those who wondered why he bothered playing folk music, the always-in-demand bassist’s attitude led to experiences with John Martyn, Kate Bush, David Sylvian, Tim Buckley and many others

Louder

Taxpayers slugged $120m to $150m a year to keep Eraring open: report

Report puts cost of keeping Eraring open at $120m-$150m a year

Newcastle Herald

State faces huge bill for major coal-plant's lifeline

A leading energy analyst is urging the NSW government not to extend the life of a major coal-fired power plant and instead invest in zero-emissions solutions.

AAP

NSW may be forced to pay $150m a year to extend life of coal-fired plant, energy expert predicts

‘If ever there was a perfect case-study of the negative impacts on taxpayers of privatisation of strategic public assets, Eraring is it,’ Tim Buckley says

The Guardian - AU

Spectre of ‘climate wars’ looms in Queensland as LNP urged to back government’s emissions reduction target

Premier Steven Miles’ bill targets 75% cut in carbon emissions by 2035 but Queensland opposition wants to see modelling before responding

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s wholesale power prices fall by almost half as carbon emissions drop

Grid faces fresh strains as heatwave roasting inland Queensland and NSW extends to Sydney

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'Even more confident' Eraring will close in 2025: new energy report

Climate Energy Finance report argues that Eraring Power Station should close in 2025

AAP

Lights to stay on if biggest 'coal clunker' powers down

Recent progress on renewable energy in NSW after a "growing industry clamour" about red tape and delays suggests there is no need to run on coal for longer.

The Guardian - AU

NSW can avoid electricity shortages without paying hundreds of millions to keep Eraring open, expert says

New renewable energy and battery projects will provide enough capacity when Australia’s largest coal-fired power station closes, report finds

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This Video of the Phillies' Grand Slam With No Announcers and Just Natural Stadium Sound is So Cool

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Newcastle Herald

Coal communities 'getting screwed': the case for progressive royalties

The NSW government is investigating increasing mining royalties.

Newcastle Herald

'Lights will stay on': Eraring can close on time

'Stop worrying about gold-plating the grid.'

AAP

Australia urged to invest $100b in battery industry

A think tank has called for a critical minerals compact with South Korea to electrify the start of an onshore battery minerals processing industry in Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Australia set for cheaper solar power as supply of panels soars, says report

Climate Energy Finance calculates the price of systems will fall by 10% thanks to cheaper raw materials and more production in China and US

Louder

Amazing Grace: how Jeff Buckley got started on the album that defined his genius

Jeff Buckley’s move to New York in the early 90s was the flashpoint for Grace, the classic album that would outlive him. Collaborator Gary Lucas remembers a star who burned bright and fast

ABC News

$100m spent on underground mapping before tunnelling woes, Snowy Hydro boss admits

Following the revelation made by Dennis Barnes at a Senate estimates hearing, an analyst predicts the project cost will blow out to at least five times the original figure.

ABC News

World's biggest carbon capture plant running at one third capacity, Chevron Australia reveals

The future of carbon capture technology is up in the air as United States oil and gas giant Chevron admits to an Adelaide audience that its flagship project is running at just a third of capacity six years after opening.

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