Indigenous crime fiction is rare, but Darug writer Julie Janson's new novel Madukka the River Serpent explores systemic violence and connection to Country within a story centred on the mysterious disappearance of an “ecological hero” in an outback town.
The picture that’s emerged since Winter Storm Elliott is one of inaccurate forecasting of how much electricity would be needed, and large-scale fossil fuel plant failures and gas shortages that left grid operators scrambling to find enough power to meet demand.
A joint Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and North American Electric Reliability Corporation inquiry into the power system’s performance during the storm is ongoing.