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Not enough gas, higher prices, factories close: Dire warning issued about gas supply

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The Federal Government has been urged to consider intervention in energy markets, amid fears a gas shortage could lead to higher prices, according to a recent report by the consumer watchdog. Key points: ACCC report projects biggest domestic gas supply shortfall since 2017 The projected shortfall could put further pressure on prices Concerns arose that some manufacturers could be shut down The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released an interim report on its investigation into gas supplies along the east coast. It said that while Australia has “relatively abundant gas resources”, most of it is produced for export and large volumes are needed for the domestic market next year to avoid shortages. “The outlook for 2023 is very worrying and is likely to put further pressure on prices, which could result in some commercial and industrial users being unable to operate,” the report said. “This is a significant deterioration in conditions ...

2023 Cupra Born priced close to $60,000 in Australia with a range of 550km

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The first electric car of the new Spanish brand Cupra is set to cost around $60,000, with a range of up to 550km and a 0-100km/h time of seven seconds. 0 See 10 pictures See 10 pictures Previously “>Next It 2023 Cupra Birth of electric car will come to Australia early next year with a Golf GTI performance, up to 550km range and a price of around $60,000. The Cupra version of the Volkswagen ID.3, Born’s small electric hatchback will target the heart of the petrol hot hatch, with price, driving range and performance on par with select Volkswagen Golf GTIs. Cupra Australia’s head of product and planning, Jeff Shafer, told Drive This week Born will be launched in Australia in one model class, priced at “$50,000 high or $60,000 low” – targeting the Cupra’s petrol-powered Golf GTI twin, the Leon VZ ($56,990 drive). For the money, the buyer will get the largest battery available overseas, a 77kWh package (can be used), powering the rear-mounted electric ...

A mission concept to fly a solar neutrino detector close to the sun

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This is one of the new images of the Sun from ESA’s Solar Orbiter’s closest approach on March 26, 2022. Credit: ESA Astronomers have proposed a concept mission to fly a neutrino observatory into orbit around the sun to get a better picture of what’s going on in the sun’s core. Astronomers have very few tools to peer into the heart of the sun. Fortunately, the constant nuclear reactions taking place in the sun’s core as hydrogen combine to form helium release a relentless flood of neutrinos. Neutrinos are tiny, ghost-like particles that almost never interact with matter. On Earth we’ve built giant detectors to catch the occasional neutrino. Astronomers have used these neutrinos to understand the nuclear processes taking place inside the sun and to probe the edges of known physics. But our observatories on Earth are basically limited because our planet is so far from the sun. So what if we took the ne...

Kate Middleton receives tragic news about her close friend

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, mourns the death of a friend and confidant who helped her prepare for the birth of Prince George. Kate and her husband, Prince William, visited Christine Hill – an antenatal expert – ahead of the birth of their first son in July 2013, Hello reported. They reportedly seek expert advice and medical knowledge. For more news and videos related to the Royal Family, check out the Royal Family >> However, Hill has died at the age of 74, with a family spokesperson confirming to Daily mail : “He will be greatly missed”. Hill had previously shared his fondness with the Duchess, told England Telegraph that she is a “nice girl”. Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, mourns the death of a friend and confidant who helped her prepare for the birth of Prince George. Credit: Visionhaus / Visionhaus/Getty Images “What you see is what you get,” he said. The tragedy has brought Kate’s struggles with extreme morning sickness back...

A massive asteroid the size of BUS will make a very close approach to Earth today

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A massive asteroid the size of BUS will make a very close approach to Earth today – and astronomers only detected it three DAYS ago The asteroid, called 2022 NF, is between 5.4 and 12 meters in diameter It will come within 54,843.9 miles of our planet at approximately 2:45 p.m. BST Experts only found the asteroid on July 4th using a telescope in Hawaii By Shivali Best For Mailonline Published: 05:38 EDT, 7 July 2022 | Updated: 05:39 EDT, 7 July 2022 An asteroid the size of the London bus will make a very close approach to Earth today, although it was only detected a few days ago. The asteroid, called 2022 NF, will be within 54,843.9 miles of our planet at approximately 2:45 p.m. BST, according to NASA. To put it in perspective, that’s just over a quarter of the distance from the Moon at its closest point to Earth, which is 225,623 miles away. Fortunately, NASA’s calculations suggest that the massive space r...