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Angus Taylor’s energy policy is now a carbon copy of Hanson and Trump

Fri, 15 May 2026 22:38:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/angus-taylors-energy-policy-is-now-a-carbon-copy-of-hanson-and-trump/>

"One Nation leader Pauline Hanson probably summed it up best, accusing Liberal
Party leader Angus Taylor of stealing her party’s policies.

The ocean is fighting climate change and we’re trying to help it – here’s how

Fri, 15 May 2026 22:37:54 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-ocean-is-fighting-climate-change-and-were-trying-to-help-it-heres-how-271554>

"We replaced the stove with plywood, turning the kitchen of the dive boat into
an impromptu research lab. Plugging in wires and connecting tubing, we
assembled a scientific instrument within the cramped cabin.

War, inflation and Trump’s tariffs have shaken the US. Why does the stock market keep going up?

Fri, 15 May 2026 22:37:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2026/may/14/us-stock-market-war-inflation-tariffs-trump>

"It was a dark Friday for Wall Street on 27 March. Oil prices were climbing and
the war with Iran raged on. Markets responded accordingly, with the Dow and
Nasdaq entering correction territory, falling more than 10% below their peak,

Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of Solar System’s past

Fri, 15 May 2026 22:35:41 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/stardust-trapped-in-antarctic-ice-reveals-tens-of-thousands-of-years-of-solar-systems-past-279745>

"When you think of outer space, you’re likely picturing stars, planets and
moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma and stardust –
known as interstellar clouds.

The Great Global Museum Boom

Fri, 15 May 2026 22:31:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://theprogressnetwork.substack.com/p/the-great-global-museum-boom

"Something that gets lost in the inequality discussions that define the
zeitgeist in places like the United States is just how much the world as a
whole has been equalizing. In the past few decades, while the haves and

Trump‑Xi summit: 3 ways the US and China can compete without going to war

Fri, 15 May 2026 22:30:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/trump-xi-summit-3-ways-the-us-and-china-can-compete-without-going-to-war-281328>

"US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week may ease tensions at
the margins of the US–China rivalry. But it will not change a central fact:
neither side can escape the rivalry, and neither side can decisively win it.

Fix The News 338. Ten thousand shades of green. M̶e̶a̶s̶l̶e̶s̶. Koala. Glioblastoma 🪄✨. Water from air.

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:27:07 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://fixthenews.com/p/338-ten-thousand-shades-of-green

"This week’s top stories

* The news media was all over US vaccinations declining. Why so quiet now that

A real ‘intergenerational equity’ budget would address our unceasing environmental decline

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:25:44 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/a-real-intergenerational-equity-budget-would-address-our-unceasing-environmental-decline-282375>

"Last night, Labor unveiled a budget designed to tackle intergenerational
equity in Australia through bold tax reform. It comes at a time where politics
is consumed with the international shocks created by US President Donald Trump,

A Close Look at Security Envelope Patterns

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:25:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.inconspicuous.info/p/a-close-look-at-security-envelopes

"I noticed the other day that I was running low on envelopes (yes, I still mail
letters and other envelope-able items), so I went around the corner to the
dollar store and got a new box of them. As you can see above, the security

Bizarre planning rules that force new home owners to pay for gas connections, whether they want it or not

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:23:58 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/bizarre-planning-rules-that-force-new-home-owners-to-pay-for-gas-connections-whether-they-want-it-or-not/>

"South Australia leads the country, and the world, in the uptake of rooftop
solar – but it seems that builders are still locking 60 per cent of new homes
in South Australia into the fossil gas network, despite falling gas demand and