Gerry McGovern@gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green

Free electricity anyone!? Move to Australia and they'll give you free electricity because of those amazing solar machines!

Australia must be so green, clean and renewable, right?

Australian coal production rebounds as exports surge amid global demand
thecoalhub.com/report-presenta

Australia’s coalmine emissions are increasing. Is this how a major policy to cut climate pollution is meant to work?
theguardian.com/environment/20

The Coal Hub | Coal Market Analysis and InformationAustralian coal production rebounds as exports surge amid global demand | The Coal HubAustralia’s 2025 Energy Statistics highlight coal’s enduring strength in the national energy mix and export profile. Black coal output rose 3% in 2023–24 to 427 Mt (11,398 PJ), while brown coal grew nearly 4%, reversing several years of weather-related disruptions. Coal remained Australia’s dominant source of primary energy, with 88% of black coal production exported,
Jul 5, 2026, 15:46 UTCen
Brad Macpherson@brad@1040ste.net

Replying to @gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green

@gerrymcgovern You underestimate Gina's influence and the stupidity of pollies. Plus, everyone's still buying the lie that fiat spending is limited by anything other than rules set by those who decide what to spend the "limited" money on.

Instead of taxing the existence out of coal mining and establishing a fully comprehensive recycling industry for *all* "waste", the ALP are trying to appease mining unions while doing little to develop our ability to live within our planet's means.