Why you’re being punished by power price rises
Consumers are suffering because of an abject failure of political leadership on electricity stretching back decades, writes Paul Starick.
Environment & Climate
Forget Qantas, Albo should be getting skewered over this broken promise
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese might be getting grilled over Qantas flight upgrades but the focus should be on his broken promise to cut electricity prices, writes Paul Starick.
Santos chief: SA can be national climate emissions leader
The boss of the state’s biggest company, gas producer Santos, says South Australia can hit a nation-leading emissions target.
Mali only half right as Aussies betrayed in power bill ‘disaster’
The “public policy disaster” the Premier warned of this week is actually far, far worse than he says, writes Paul Starick.
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Summer of blackouts risk intensifies as gas generators mothballed
South Australia is at heightened risk of electricity blackouts, authorities warn, as they seek emergency summer supplies.
Bond: Green electricity dream has turned a stark shade of black(out)
Australia has been sold a pup on renewable energy, and now our early exit from fossil fuels is leaving us very precariously perched, writes Caleb Bond.
Multiple SA homeowners caught in asbestos contamination fears
Residents with dream homes in some of SA’s most picturesque locations face plunging house prices after tonnes of “hazardous waste” was used on their properties, a lawsuit alleges.
Legal dust up as council and waste authority face asbestos row
Lawyers acting for a regional council and a local waste authority have issued extraordinary legal threats over claims reporting of an asbestos court row was akin to “contempt”.
‘Just makes sense’: Mali inks ‘historic’ deal with major US state
The Premier has hailed his deal with the government in charge of the world’s fifth largest economy as a historic collaboration.
‘Special and sacred’: Visitors face ban at iconic outback attraction
A new national parks draft management plan says banning visitors from recreational access would be part of recognising it as a sacred site for traditional owners.
The massive contradiction that’s so plain to see with Albo and Mali
There’s a big contradiction at the heart of Labor’s policy on nuclear energy and submarines, writes Paul Starick.
Blended gas the next step in SA’s hydrogen energy revolution
The government sees hydrogen as our state’s biggest clean energy opportunity, and a new project in the suburbs of Adelaide is already partly powering homes with it.
The tax tolls for thee: Free ride by electric cars needs overhaul
An unstoppable surge in electric vehicle drivers escaping fuel excise payments is triggering top-level calls for fuel excise reforms.
Revealed: The SA site earmarked for nuclear power station
The site of an old SA coal-fired power station has been earmarked for a nuclear reactor under a Coalition clean energy plan.
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