The CommSec State of the States report has been released for the March '24 quarter. S.A has retained its number 1 ranking, topping 4 of the 8 categories. We ranked fifth for population growth at 1.68%. Just mind-blowing that W.A's population has grown by 3.33%. Click on the link to see in more deta...

P-8A upgrade contract to see new South Australian jobs take flight Boeing Defence Australia has been awarded a $139.5 million contract to upgrade the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fleet of P-8A Poseidon aircraft, which will create a myriad of new jobs in South Australia. Fifty new highly skil...

Aero skills focus to boost South Australian technical college to new heights The Heights Technical College in Adelaide will add aero skills specialisation to its list of key pathways for students when it first opens its doors in 2026. The announcement paves the way for students in years 10 to 12 to...

Bugger it, block list it is. You'll feel alot better for it Nort, guaranteed. Not dealing with inane baseless thought bubbles are tiresome and frustrating and nearly impossible to counter is great especially because you can't argue on facts with some. Enjoy the peace and quiet and logical discussio...

Engineering contracts signed for Australia’s biggest concentrated solar plant Apr 15, 2024 Australian renewable energy and storage company Vast Renewables has signed key engineering contracts for the development of its 30MW/288MWh VS1 concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Port Augusta, South Aust...

Global Defence Company Accelerates Adelaide Headquarters Kongsberg Defence Australia has increased its commitment to South Australia’s burgeoning defence industry by fast-tracking development of its $25 million Australian manufacturing headquarters at Technology Park in Mawson Lakes. Development of...

Generation starts at what will be South Australia’s biggest wind farm goyder south wind farm neoen south australia RENEWABLES WIND Limited production has begun from the first stage of the 412 megawatt (MW) Goyder South wind project, which is destined to be the biggest wind farm in South Australia w...

Renewed calls for federal funding to help save Whyalla Airport ABC North and West SA / By Arj Ganesan Roughly 1,500 people used to fly in and out of Whyalla weekly.(ABC Eyre Peninsula: Jodie Hamilton) In short: Whyalla City Council is renewing calls for federal support to help improve the viability...

Additionally, as part of the national grid, when power gets exported/imported who gets paid?? Is there a windfall for state govt seeing we fund the infrastructure?? The buyer pays the wholesale cost of the elcetrcity......buyer pays electricity generator. The buyer pays the cost of transmission alo...

Using the boffins brains on this forum, can someone please explain why you u can't transport electricity with fibre optic cables?? I understand that they are not conductive so you would need to transfer electricity into light and then have receptors or converters at the other end (like solar panels...

Additionally, as part of the national grid, when power gets exported/imported who gets paid?? Is there a windfall for state govt seeing we fund the infrastructure??

Using the boffins brains on this forum, can someone please explain why you u can't transport electricity with fibre optic cables?? I understand that they are not conductive so you would need to transfer electricity into light and then have receptors or converters at the other end (like solar panels)...

Can i block abc too? Or do i need admin rights? You can only 'ignore' a user not 'block'. You still see every time they post but you can't read it (unless someone quotes it). That last part is why I think it's good to remind all to not feed the trolls. I urge all that are fed up with abc's constant...

I have and you're right, the forum is much better for it. Took me a bit ov time to figure that out though. Maybe the mods can ban certain people from eachother to have some civility back.

Why wouldn't you state that the JapNese population is falling by nearly 2 million and now 125 million with a GDP of 4.2 trillion which is about a 25% fall. Thats a little disingenuous. They are in deep trouble because of their ageing population. I'm aware of their ageing population. The point was t...