Sunshine Coast morning briefing

Queensland renewables investment under the pump

Good morning, Sunshine Coast. Tuesday is here, 14 degrees and partly cloudy, so here is the news over your coffee.

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14C, Partly cloudy

Queensland is making cheaper power harder to build
Queensland's state government playbook is clear: cancel targets, erase end dates, protect old assets and starve new renewables of capital, making cheaper power harder to build.
brisbanetimes.com.au
‘It is ideology, not economics’: Queensland accused of driving away renewables investment
The relationship between the renewables sector and the LNP government has become increasingly hostile, with Queensland accused of driving away renewables investment based on 'ideology, not economics'.
brisbanetimes.com.au
Bugs’ Jordan Brunoli is 30 and may have weeks to live – but the band is making the most of their time together
Brisbane band Bugs' Jordan Brunoli is in palliative care for colorectal cancer but the band has a new album and two live shows to play, reflecting on friendship, facing terminal illness and 'taking each day as it comes'.
theguardian.com
Is this the most expensive subject your child could pick?
Experts warn that changes to the curriculum will leave schools, and parents, footing the bill, potentially making some school subjects very expensive.
brisbanetimes.com.au
ASX set to slide as oil prices rise; $A stronger
European stocks were weighed down by higher oil prices and a drop in Novartis following the failure of a heart drug, while Wall Street was closed for the Labor Day holiday and the $A is stronger.
brisbanetimes.com.au

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