Combustable assets
March 15, 2021 • Episode 62
The Yallourn power station is breaking down and everyone won't shut up about NFTs, so we chat talk about mining for coal and mining for cryptocurrencies.
Labor landslide
- Mark McGowan has led Western Australia’s Labor party to a landslide victory.
 - Liberal party leader Zak Kirkup used to have a business card calling himself “Future Prime Minister”.
 - Labor are talking about keeping WA’s border restrictions going indefinitely.
 
Gas rorts
- The Federal government has spent millions of dollars in consulting fees to work out how to give millions of dollars to the gas industry.
 - The AEMO already does this!
 
Stop Yallourn, I can hear you already
- The Victorian Yallourn coal power station is scheduled to close in 2028, 4 years earlier than previously planned.
 - Angus Taylor is big mad.
 - The Hazelwood power plant closed with six months notice, and a murky fund to support workers.
 
NTFs? Not Fuckin Talking-about-them
- Bitcoin is bad, but Ketan Joshi’s article is good.
 - NFTs are bad too. How bad? Really bad.
 - I dunno about this very expensive art either.
 - The real world art market sucks too.
 
Shoutouts
- Follow @RAFFWU on Twitter for updates on Readings worker’s EBA.
 - Listen to the 7AM Podcast.