Climate campaigner defends ritzy private jet
An Aussie billionaire and ardent climate change campaigner has just bought a private jet, but says he feels a ‘deep internal conflict’ about it.
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Aussie greats’ bid to change Olympics forever
LA will host the next Olympics coming after fires devastated the city that prompted a host of Games legends to call for drastic change.
‘Good chance’: Rich-lister tips 23-seat win
A rich-lister believes at least 23 out of the 35 candidates backed by his Climate 200 group have a “very good” chance of winning at the federal election.
Snowy Hydro delays resuming work amid worker unrest over safety
The decision means further delays to a project already behind schedule, but Snowy Hydro can ill-afford to lose the support of its 700-strong workforce.
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Activists charged over coal port protest
Three climate activists have been arrested on the water and charged following a protest at the Newcastle Coal Port on Saturday.
Future Fund tweak ’won’t speed up energy transition’
Labor will use the Future Fund to help deliver its policy agenda, but energy industry figures say it alone cannot drive the transition away from coal.
AirTrunk intensifies green energy push as Oracle goes nuclear
Unlike Oracle, AirTrunk believes it can achieve net zero by the end of the decade with renewable energy rather than nuclear power.
Huge change to Aussie nest egg fund slammed
Jim Chalmers has defended the sweeping changes to help “modernise” Australia’s $230bn sovereign wealth fund to prioritise issues like housing and renewable energy.
Construction giant’s $437m ASX listing
Symal Group will make its $437m ASX debut on Thursday, amid a $1.3bn pipeline of work underpinned by major government infrastructure projects.
‘Sensible policy’: State floats use of gas to underpin power grid
One state could be the first to pay gas developers to be a backstop to renewables, a scheme long advocated by the Australian energy industry and curtailed by environmentalists.
‘Action’: Australia’s big climate pledge
Australia is making a major commitment to help poorer countries weather the effects of climate change.
Worrying sign for Great Barrier Reef
Climate change-driven heat and cyclones have caused a large chunk of the Great Barrier Reef to drop in health, with some areas reporting the largest coral decline in 39 years.
Queensland’s coal royalty ‘sugar hit’ won’t last: BHP
BHP Australia President Geraldine Slattery says the ‘sugar hit’ Queensland receives from coal royalties won’t last, as the resource sector is at a `pivot point’ in the transition to new forms of energy.
Aus could go nuclear in under 12 years
Two world-leading nuclear experts have said Australia is poised to build its first nuclear reactor in less than 12 years, in a strong backing of the Coalition’s policy.
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