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.
Environment & Climate
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.
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.
Debt raid to soften ‘catastrophic’ water bill blow
Plunging the state hundreds of millions of dollars further into debt is being considered to ease water bill hikes funding connections to major new housing developments.
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Meet the volunteer ‘killers’ SA couldn’t live without
Welcome to the frontline of the battle to save our endangered species, where a bunch of blokes with guns are among our fiercest protectors.
Losses push AGL to close gas power plant a decade early
AGL Energy brought forward the closure of its Adelaide gas plant after revealing it was losing millions of dollars amid a wave of cheap renewables and looming competition.
AGL given $20m as it cuts 100 jobs, closes SA power station
About 100 highly-skilled jobs will be cut as AGL Energy closes its gas power station nearly a decade earlier than planned – as the state government gives it $20m.
Ingenious SA invention chosen for the World Cup
What looks like a normal blue bin is anything but – and this Willunga-made invention is just one of several SA creations saving the world, writes Jess Adamson.
Heatwaves from hell: SA to bake and flood in decades to come
Within eight years, an extra week of extreme temperatures will hit Adelaide – and much less rain, an alarming report predicts. Read it here and see how your area will be affected.
Inside story: How man and machine are fighting to save Renmark
Renmark knows what’s coming down the mighty Murray, but time is running out to prepare the town’s defences.
The next plastic items in line for SA ban – and when
More single-use items – including cotton buds and common household goods – are set to be banned in SA within a year. And disposable coffee cups are next in line.
‘Remain vigilant’: Murray threat worse, longer than predicted
Riverland residents have been warned a floodwater surge down the River Murray is set to be worse than initially predicted, with massive flows to now last much longer.
There’s only one real way to tackle rising power prices
No way around it – electricity bills are going to soar. And there’s really only one viable solution, writes Michael McGuire.
‘Please don’t abandon us’: Riverland prepares for deluge
Riverland locals are holding their breath. They know there is a lot of water coming, maybe the most in 50 years. Are the devastated scenes in Echuca a sign of what’s to come?
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