Les Johnston

"Mr Coal" and hater of the home battery rebate is the new leader of the National Party Fierce critic of net zero, renewables and home battery rebates chosen to lead the National Party, with a deputy who might have different views.

"Mr Coal" and hater of the home battery rebate is the new leader of the National Party. Gives the finger to farmers. reneweconomy.com.au/mr-coal-and-...

Queensland's "prepare and repair" disaster economy – brought to you by coal and climate change Queensland is more or less actively encouraging more state disasters via coal and gas investment. This means “prepare and repair” will continue to offer investment opportunities.

LNP Queensland's "prepare and repair" disaster economy – brought to you by coal and climate change reneweconomy.com.au/queenslands-...

The NACC has been an utter waste of public money. Its sole achievement so far is to further persuade everyone that consequence-free corruption and bastardry are fixed features of government in this country.

Australia is sending an aircraft and personnel to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war? Even though the deployment is defensive in nature, it could still be seen by Iran as support for the US-Israeli air offensive.

Sucking up to the UAE USA war mongers. Australia is sending an aircraft and personnel to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war? theconversation.com/australia-is...

AUKUS is binding Australia to a dangerous, unpredictable leader. We need a Plan B now There are three major, unresolved questions with AUKUS that illustrate why this plan is not right for Australia, given the changing nature of the US.

AUKUS is binding Australia to a dangerous, unpredictable leader. We need a Plan B now
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Snail trails and uncertainty: Australia’s emissions are not falling fast enough The latest quarterly update on emissions is great opportunity to check in on Australia's climate progress – and a great reminder of the scale of the challenges ahead.

Snail trails and uncertainty: Australia’s emissions are not falling fast enough reneweconomy.com.au/snail-trails...

How much more evidence do we need? The ultra-rich and the governments supporting them will destroy everything for the sake of profit, power and pride. Nothing is precious to them - not human life, not the living world - except their own wealth and status. Our survival depends on resisting them.

One Nation senator who hates renewables, backs nuclear, owns shares in solar-battery company A One Nation senator who campaigns against renewable energy, and for nuclear power, has been found to own shares in a solar and battery company.

One Nation senator who hates renewables, backs nuclear, owns shares in solar-battery company reneweconomy.com.au/one-nation-s...

Trumpuppet remains totally untrustworthy.

In contrast to the coverup of the EPSTEIN crimes here in America, there are ongoing investigations in the UK, France, Turkey, Poland, Latvia & Lithuania that is sure to expose his central, filthy role in the largest crimes against humanity case in world history. #AccountabilityIsComing

How Strikes On Gulf Desalination Plants Could Trigger A Global Crisis The War That Put Water in the Crosshairs

Why we know Trumpet and his side lick are stupid. How Strikes On Gulf Desalination Plants Could Trigger A Global Crisis open.substack.com/pub/mandisse...

The illegal war of the duopoly puts Australia in an extreme risk. The aggressors initiated the war for personal reasons based on zionist ideology. It is shameful that Wong fails to grasp the idiocy of the mad cult leaders and has no idea of the resilience of Iran in neutralizing these idiots.

Penny Wong says the reason the war on Iran is worth supporting is it will
“keep Australians safe”

Supporting an illegal war for regime change with no evidence of a threat will not keep us safe. It will create a new wave of terrorist groups & who hate us like after Iraq. #auspol

War on Iran signals urgent need for Australia to end risky imported oil dependency The widening conflict in the Gulf has exposed Australia’s extreme reliance on imported oil. With minimal fuel reserves and a $12 billion annual diesel subsidy to mining, energy security has become a n...

The false arguments re diesel fuel rebate. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

The Re-Rise of Iran: Did US-Israeli Aggression Revive the Islamic Revolution? By Ramzy Baroud

The Re-Rise of Iran: Did US-Israeli Aggression Revive the Islamic Revolution?
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Israel-US deliberately targeted Iranian girls’ school, killing 165 children, investigation reveals Israeli-Americans are replicating their Gaza tactics in Iran

Israel-US deliberately targeted Iranian girls’ school, killing 165 children, investigation reveals
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Australia can no longer be complacent about Trump’s America. It’s time to chart a new course This begins with an honest recognition of the changing direction of US policy, stated plainly and directly to the Australian people.

Australia can no longer be complacent about Trump’s America. It’s time to chart a new course
theconversation.com/australia-ca...

Networks seek rule change to cut investment "red tape," critics see a new door to gold-plating A rule change request from Energy Networks Australia seeks to shift some projects out of the onerous public cost-benefit test.

Network operators want more money for nothing. Networks seek rule change to cut investment "red tape," critics spy a new door to gold-plating reneweconomy.com.au/networks-see...

Sarah Hanson-Young accuses Labor of supporting the new Iran War while refusing to answer on if they believe it’s legal after “every legal expert in the world is saying it isn’t”
“They can’t even get some basic parameters of whether Aus is backing an illegal war or not”💥 #auspol

Windy February sets new generation records, big batteries put the squeeze on gas The Australian electricity grid has closed out the summer of 2025-26 with a month of new renewable generation records – not from solar, but from the nation's wind assets.

Gas going downhill. Windy February sets new generation records, big batteries put the squeeze on gas reneweconomy.com.au/windy-februa...

Breaking: AG Michelle Rowland has announced today’s Standing Council of Attorneys-General (SCAG) will focus on one type of racism, Antisemitism.

I guess they can’t discuss other forms of racism when Jillian Segal, tied to extremist group Advance, is also attending.🙄 #auspol

How Australia’s new fuel efficiency scheme quietly created a carbon currency for cars - and it’s working Australia’s new fuel efficiency standards are already working to cut emissions – but the real story is behind the scenes.

How Australia’s new fuel efficiency scheme quietly created a carbon currency for cars - and it’s working
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Is algae smarter than politicians? The world’s coral reefs are undergoing a fourth mass die-off, driven by rapidly accelerating global heating. As Julian Cribb explains, the science is clear – and the political failure to respond is no...

"The corals of the world are telling us something that most government and politicians – whether through corruption, fear or impenetrable ignorance – are unwilling to divulge: our planet is now heating at catastrophic rates."
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Gas the "stealthy price setter" of Australia's high electricity bills, as batteries continue to bite New report pinpoints gas as the main driver of rising electricity prices over the past decade, and chief eroder of the "bill-busting benefits" of cheap solar and wind.

It's a gas! Gas the "stealthy price setter" of Australia's high electricity bills, as batteries continue to bite reneweconomy.com.au/gas-the-stea...

Higher fixed network tariffs could erase the benefits of the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate New analysis finds that raising fixed network charges could snatch back the savings promised to solar households through the federal battery rebate.

AEMC fails economics 101. Increase fixed charges - dumb. Higher fixed network tariffs could erase the benefits of the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate reneweconomy.com.au/higher-fixed...

Coal miner cops "substantial penalty" for polluting Blue Mountains waterways State EPA orders coal mining company to pay major fines and penalties for dumping untreated water into a river near the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.

Great to see the polluter pays. Coal miner cops "substantial penalty" for polluting Blue Mountains waterways reneweconomy.com.au/coal-miner-c...

Transgrid's latest cost blowout raises a key question: What was the point of privatising energy networks? If the shareholders in network monopolies aren’t prepared to wear the core and highly obvious risks associated with their business, why did we privatise these things in the first place?

Transgrid's latest cost blowout raises a key question: What was the point of privatising energy networks? reneweconomy.com.au/transgrids-l...

It’s time for federal leadership on truth-telling and Treaty Together for Treaty is a growing national movement of First Nations people and allies, building momentum for Treaties this decade. Sign the open letter for a Federal commitment to truth-telling and Tr...

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: It’s time for federal leadership on truth-telling and Treaty. Sign here: act.togetherfortreaty.org.au/petitions/it...

If Albo is right that children are obliged to lie in the bed that their mother made, why is he sleeping at the Lodge and not a public housing flat, while the children of the "ISIS brides" must remain in a refugee camp in Syria? Seems a little inconsistent, logically, just saying.

I have a question for @tonyburkemp.bsky.social.

Have any of the Australian women currently trapped in Syria been accused of sniping kids in the head for sport, raping hostages to death, or firing 335 bullets into a car to murder a 6yo girl who'd survived the original attack?

Please advise.