In 2019, China was a minor player in Australia’s car market. Seven years later, it’s now the biggest supplier of new vehicles overall – including about 80% of Australia’s electric vehicles (EVs). The shift to EVs has accelerated markedly this year amid oi... See more
A Golspie community leader has been hailed a “local hero” as she attended the opening ceremony of the Scottish Parliament as the guest of Highlands and Islands Regional MSP Maree Todd. Claire Hamilton, a Youth Development Officer with the Golspie Youth Ac... See more
In the Pilbara, where giant haul trucks, locomotives and gas-fired power stations keep billion-dollar mines running, the choice is now stark: keep extending the diesel-and-gas model, or build an electrified, renewable industrial system that turns emission... See more
Mining giant BHP has come under fire for spending hundreds of millions of dollars on new diesel trucks in the Pilbara, despite promising a transition to electric trucks in its climate strategy. Like other mining companies, BHP’s diesel-driven fleet is eli... See more
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief. The first two parts of this series made a clear case: Australia will not solve housing, transport, affordability and emissions by continuing to spread ... See more
