Morrison's Fall and a Shake-up in Canberra

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/21/1100533342/australia-scott-morrison-concedes-election

I wanted to comment on this a couple of weeks ago but like many readers I'm getting pretty beat up right now financially and work is consuming a lot of my time. At present a forecast of rain means a loss of income for the day but it gives me some time write and catch up on things.

The Liquid Hydrogen Test Run

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/worlds-first-hydrogen-tanker-ship-test-cargo-australia-japan-2022-01-20/

This experiment is noteworthy because if successful it could be transformative and mark the beginning of a new energy economy. Utilising coal, Australia has produced hydrogen which is then liquefied. It is now being brought to Japan by tanker where it can be used in a variety of industries and applications.

India's Coal Monopoly

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-coal-modi-idUSKBN13Q45W?il=0

It is important to understand that while breaking up monopolies is perceived as anti-market and an imposition of the regulatory state, it can just as easily prove a boon to the corporate Establishment.

Breaking up a nationalised public-private monopoly is a means of extending privatisation. Union contracts are negated and can be dismantled. It's yet another application of divide and conquer.