From the Sacred Cow to the VC-25B Bridge: The aircraft that carried US presidents

The arrival of a former Qatari Boeing 747-8 as an interim Air Force One marks the latest chapter in more than 80 years of presidential air travel

https://www.airdatanews.com/from-the-sacred-cow-to-the-vc-25-b-bridge-the-aircraft-that-carried-us-presidents/

#TopNews #News #Boeing #SacredCow #theVC25BBridge

@RaymondPierreL3 #sacredcow has more of a cosmetic facelift than sent to the abattoir.

#JohnQuiggin argues the case for part public ownership in the national electricity market (#NEM ). And it makes absolute sense to do that. Maybe, just maybe, if #Labor is game enough… well, you never know, we just got a #Tax #SacredCow sent to the abattoir.

Read John’s article here:
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260514-i-wouldnt-start-from-here-fixing-australias-national-electricity-market

“Australia’s energy market operator should be split in two and the national transmission network brought back under a public ownership model, according to a new report that is calling for a “fundamental overhaul” of the National Electricity Market.
The analysis, published this week by The Australia Institute, is authored by University of Queensland economics professor John Quiggin, a long-time critic of the National Electricity Market (NEM) for – as he put it almost 10 years ago in 2017 – consistently failing to achieve its purpose.” (Source: https://reneweconomy.com.au/aemo-should-be-split-in-two-transmission-put-in-public-ownership-in-new-push-for-overhaul-of-failed-nem/ )

#Energy #Electrification #ClimateAction #AusPol

I wouldn't start from here: Fixing Australia's National Electricity Market

The National Electricity Market (NEM), the system which connects more than 80% of Australians to one electricity grid, needs a fundamental overhaul according to a new report by Professor John Quiggin, published by The Australia Institute.

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