Peertube has live streaming, not sure if there is a community like RPAN though.

Internet archive to the rescue!

https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.smh.com.au/national/in-australia-why-do-people-who-produce-nothing-get-rewarded-the-most-20230824-p5dz4w.html

Canberra is moving toward full electrification. It’s been renewables (with offsets I think) since 2019. Hopefully more cities make the choice to grids with energy storage to reduce load on old coal and gas plants.

https://energy.act.gov.au