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James Purtill

Perth

Tech Reporter at ABC Science

Tech reporter @ABCscience, formerly with @triplejHack. Contact: [email protected]

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  • The 'Future Made in Australia' plan for solar panels relies on a crucial ingredient: Help from China

    3 weeks ago | johnmenadue.com | James Purtill

    May 5, 2024         Twenty-three years ago, a Chinese-Australian solar scientist moved from Sydney to Wuxi to build China’s solar panel manufacturing industry from scratch, using technology developed in Australian universities. Shi Zhengrong became the world’s first clean energy billionaire, nicknamed “The Sun King”.

  • Science Friction - ABC listen

    2 months ago | abc.net.au | James Purtill

    Take your favourite podcasts and radio with you

  • Air conditioning quietly changed Australian life in just a few decades

    2 months ago | abc.net.au | James Purtill

    Over the past three decades, one technology has snuck into the very centre of Australian life, shaping where and how we live. It influenced the design of our houses and offices, the cars we drive, and the length of our daily commute. It even changed our notion of comfort. It's everywhere, yet largely out of sight. It's plonked on rooftops, tacked to back walls, and piped under panels and upholstery. The technology is air conditioning.

  • Largely hidden commissions drive 'explosive growth' in affiliate marketing and Christmas gift guides

    Dec 18, 2024 | abc.net.au | James Purtill

    With less than a week until Christmas, the gift guides are out in force. Influencers are peddling perfumes. News sites are pumping out lists of knick-knacks. Bloggers are merrily reviewing gadgets. 'Tis the season of pervasive marketing. Now, can you guess what commission these influencers and publishers get for the products they push? 1 per cent? 5 per cent? It may be 20 per cent or higher.

  • Strata owners are increasingly banning electric vehicles from charging in apartment carparks

    Dec 16, 2024 | abc.net.au | James Purtill

    Strata committee meetings are the latest battleground in electric vehicle (EV) uptake, with some apartment residents banning EV charging in their basement carpark. At the heart of the issue is the question of EV battery fire safety, on which there's disagreement at the highest level. The Australian Building Codes Board, the EV Council and EV fire-safety experts broadly agree that EVs are no more likely to catch fire than petrol or diesel cars.

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28 Oct 24

RT @CarlSmithAUS: New *paid* 3-4 month residency for science journalists in Australia from @ScienceJournOz Full editorial independence, g…

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I don't tweet often but this is annoying. @Channel10AU's @theprojecttv interviewed me Thursday, after the ABC published my story about 23&Me on Wednesday. Their story on Sunday is v similar to mine + I'm the main talent, but doesn't mention (a) my story (b) I'm a reporter 1/

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21 Aug 24

RT @mmjukic: It's unbelievable how many dynamic companies broke their streaks of engineer-CEOs for the first time in the 2000s, installing…