French Streamers Convicted in Case Related to Kick Livestream Death

NYT - Technology

By: Jonathan Wolfe

7 August 2026 at 01:17

The two men, users of the platform Kick, received suspended sentences and fines.

Why are Australian energy prices going up – and when will electricity bills come down?

The Guardian - Energy

By: Petra Stock

24 June 2026 at 16:00

Power prices are expected to fall from 1 July – but the savings, touted by Chris Bowen, won’t be passed on to many households and businesses

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As energy companies prepare to update their electricity offers from July, some are choosing to hit households with higher fixed costs in the form of supply charges, according to reports in the ABC and Australian Financial Review.

For some, the shift could mean higher prices overall, especially for those who don’t consume much energy.

Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president

The Guardian - Energy

By: Fiona Harvey in Bonn and Adam Morton

13 June 2026 at 01:00

Climate minister Chris Bowen says country must prepare for changing world and can play bigger role in reducing emissions

Australia will find exporting fossil fuels increasingly difficult but can switch to exporting clean energy products, the president of the next UN climate negotiations has declared.

Speaking at a climate conference in Bonn, Germany, Chris Bowen, Australia’s minister for climate change and energy, argued his country had led the global push to “transition away from fossil fuels” – based on the rapid growth of renewable energy and batteries in its domestic power grids – and that its economy could manage the switch.

The Physics of Creation | Day 6

Bible Science Forum

By: John Gideon Hartnett

21 January 2025 at 22:22

Day 6 of creation, God created air-breathing land animals and the first humans, Adam and Eve, who were to have dominion over all creatures. I discuss the theological and scientific implications of this creation, emphasizing the unique role of humans and the perfection of the original creation, free from all defects.

BHP ‘laughing’ at Australia’s key climate policy while pocketing hundreds of millions in tax breaks, Pocock says

The Guardian - Energy

By: Christopher Knaus · Adam Morton · Dan Jervis-Bardy and Graham Readfearn

26 May 2026 at 05:46

Outrage as leaked documents reveal mining giant’s backsliding on commitments to slash emissions

The independent senator David Pocock says leaked BHP documents show that the mining giant is “laughing” at Australia’s key climate policy while pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars through a generous diesel tax break.

An exclusive investigation based on documents leaked to by the Guardian and the ABC show BHP has scrapped a project to significantly reduce global emissions, delayed vast renewables projects in the Pilbara and war-gamed options to push the electrification of its polluting diesel truck and train fleets into the next two decades.

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