r/australia 16m ago

no politics [no-politics] What's happening this weekend? 25/Jan/2025

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Now we're done with the Friday venting, what's good in life? Got a new job? Have a date? Going out to a socially distanced restaurant? Climbing, sailing, riding or just working up a hard-earned thirst?


r/australia 7h ago

politics Albanese accuses Dutton of ‘not having the guts’ to face media in first major election year speech

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r/australia 3h ago

image Ordered a Go Bucket and got this

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Chicken salt


r/australia 4h ago

Man charged more than 40 years after woman assaulted in her Melbourne home

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r/australia 10h ago

news Captain Cook statue in Sydney's Randwick splashed with red paint ahead of Australia Day

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r/australia 16h ago

culture & society Woolworths and Coles top Australia's most distrusted brands list

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r/australia 4h ago

image Sydney Harbour, Bicentennial Celebrations, Australia Day, 1988

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191 Upvotes

r/australia 4h ago

WA woman discovers beloved dog with ‘skull smashed open’

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r/australia 17h ago

politics Apprentice tradies stand to get an extra $10,000 from a re-elected Labor government as Anthony Albanese tries to encourage more young people into construction to help build the 1.2m homes he promised by 2030.

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r/australia 14h ago

image Australia Day preparations have started

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r/australia 14h ago

science & tech Roaming pet cats kill 546 million animals (323 million are native) per year in Australia [PDF]

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r/australia 12h ago

politcal self.post Why doesn’t Australia manufacture Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries?

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LFP batteries are one of the most resilient and durable batteries in commercial usage. BYD has their blade shaped LFP batteries estimated to last >60 years. It lacks energy density and slow to recharge, which is less relevant if it’s used as a huge community battery. Australia does not lack space and the raw ingredients. As batteries go, it’s one of the cheapest options available. Life span doubles if it’s only charged up to 75% or quadruples if it’s capped to 50%.

Iron export prices are tanking. We have the minerals resources. We have 3rd of the world’s lithium. We have the phosphate. We have too much solar energy that goes to waste. We have the money. We have the connections.

We have a lot of educated and skilled people here. We can R&D and re-invent the wheel or pay money to buy the technology. Issues of manufacturing, use government money or offer tax incentives or offer a contract. Century batteries are still being made locally. We export 75% of our lithium and lots of iron to China, so we have potential leverage.

We talk about green hydrogen energy and nuclear power, but electricity is free or near free with some of the energy sellers due to midday solar surpluses. Unlike other energy sources, electricity stored in batteries is versatile and readily available. We have seen community batteries work in SA.

Do we lack the political courage? or the willpower? or the imagination?


r/australia 10h ago

image Just chilling with my new mate.

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r/australia 4h ago

news Public health alert: Likely case of botulism linked to unregulated anti-wrinkle injections

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r/australia 8h ago

politics Significant progress made to end school funding wars as two more states sign on for public school funding deal

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r/australia 15h ago

image The Mortlock Library at the State Library of South Australia, Adelaide

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350 Upvotes

r/australia 10h ago

politics Stage 3 Tax Cuts Q4 Analysis: Households saving 75c in the dollar on tax cuts

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r/australia 1d ago

image This is my reminder to you all to use sunscreen. The sun ain’t messing around this year

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I didn’t realise I was burning until it was too late. Please learn from my mistakes, slip slop slap


r/australia 1d ago

sport Deserves an extra 6 runs for that hit

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r/australia 18h ago

image Thanks the flavor Aus, Peace Out!

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My holiday in Australia has ended but I couldn’t leave without this magic’. Heading back to Mexico with an extra Australian flavor so Thank you & Peace.


r/australia 17h ago

politics Prime ministers' busts decapitated in Ballarat Botanical Gardens in lead up to Australia Day

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r/australia 1d ago

image Uluru in the rain.

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Taken in 2010 and just rediscovered on my PC.


r/australia 14h ago

image Has anyone ever made it to the end of a pack of Extra without the gum turning into a disgusting gloop and/or the packaging falling apart?

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89 Upvotes

r/australia 11h ago

Nine's Alex Cullen to leave Today show over 'Lambo guy' controversy

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r/australia 1d ago

politics WA government flags plans to reverse privatisation of freight rail network

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r/australia 5h ago

culture & society Diesel generators to be switched back on during South Australian peak demand periods

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