⏱️This edition of the National Account’s newsletter is a five-minute read.
👋 G’day everyone, Archie here.
What do a Facebook page, an apartment in Mascot and something called “Dragon’s blood” resin have to do with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation?
I’ve got the story.
Let’s find out 🗞️
Dragon’s Blood is a deep red botanical resin from the Croton lechleri tree, sustainably harvested in the Amazon region.
🗣️ Why did it say that?
One News Australia has 40,000 Facebook followers and a steady diet of pro-One Nation content.
When we started digging, we found it shares an address with a company selling $4,000 bottles of Dragons Blood resin.
So who’s behind the site?
For my full rundown, check out today’s video:
In case you missed it 🫵
Data centres currently use about two percent of Australia's East Coast power grid, and by 2050 that could hit 10 percent.
Last week, the Prime Minister made a big promise about forcing data centres to build their own energy rather than drawing on the grid the rest of us rely on.
This week I took a dive into what this could look like and what it may mean for energy bills.
For my full rundown check out this video:
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I’ll be back on Wednesday.
Cheers, Archie