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Data centre ambitions no obstacle to net zero: CDC CEO
Greg Boorer said unused capacity in Australia’s power system represented an opportunity to create an export industry that could dwarf the mining sector.
Tech CEOs call for sovereign digital infrastructure investment
Technology executives say the “economy is toast” without the ability to operate AI models on Australian soil, and we can’t rely on temperamental allies.
Infrastructure challenge mirrors Australia’s economic weaknesses
The persistent challenge will be to secure and grow the pool of private dollars to fund the next generation of infrastructure.
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November
Liveris confident Brisbane 2032 Olympics infrastructure will be ready
The Brisbane 2032 boss said he was confident deadlines could be met despite potential headwinds caused by workforce and supply chain pressures.
Federal Labor signals billions more for Suburban Rail Loop
Catherine King says the rail line through Melbourne’s outer suburbs “is happening” despite concerns over the cost and business case for the project.
Proposed high-speed rail needs ‘realistic costing’, Labor
A high-speed rail line between Sydney and Newcastle is moving ahead as a surge in renewable energy projects intensifies competition for infrastructure investment.
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October
Super wars strike back at AFR Summit
Super was designed to give Australians dignity and independence in retirement – a purpose too important to be subordinated to short-term fiscal or political goals.
Retail super’s rise turns liquidity risk: UniSuper
A veteran of the industry says retail funds are regaining market share as concerns about liquidity grow at some of the nation’s biggest pension providers.
1000 more financial advisers set to quit in 2026
The exodus of financial planners is ongoing, but some super fund executives hope AI will help get affordable advice to more people.
Winning over regions crucial to a ‘hard and fast’ energy transition
The renewables transition must do more than simply keep the lights on for Australia’s regional communities, energy experts have warned.
Energy industry searches for signals
Australian households are enthusiastic about rooftop solar and batteries, but large-scale investment in the transition to renewables is more mixed.
Labor should seize the decarbonisation policy certainty challenge
Albanese’s government should focus on nailing down the policy settings needed to accelerate emission cuts and connect more clean generation and storage to the mains.
Bowen lashes Queensland government plan to keep coal firing for longer
The energy minister says a strategy that could mean fossil fuel generation runs for decades could create investment uncertainty for new renewable power.
Labor’s climate chief takes aim at ‘insane’ diesel subsidy
Climate Change Authority chairman Matt Kean said the rebate, heavily backed by resources companies, would better be spent on electrification technologies.
Energy’s ‘sliding doors moment’ is about politics, not technology
The rooftop solar boom shows what happens when the right tech meets the right policy settings. But the investment settings across energy are still not right.
Energy users warn of industrial ‘tragedy’ from ‘broken’ gas market
But big industrial gas consumers including Rio Tinto say any government intervention should be a bridge to the future, and not become a permanent subsidy.
Origin chief warns Australia ‘out of time’ to tinker with energy shift
Frank Calabria said the government had one final chance to put in place policies to encourage long-term investment as other executives called for certainty.
‘Run out of time’: Same old problems link energy and housing crises
It’s a familiar story – years of underinvestment, poor policy decisions and rising costs. In energy, crunch time has arrived.
‘You are the user’: Scroggie flips the data centre power debate
Data centre owners’ biggest non-financial risk is that one day when they apply to connect a new site to the grid, the energy market operator might say no.
WA promises climate target next year as states clash on gas exports
The West Australian government said it would legislate its ambitions next year, joining eastern states on top of the Commonwealth’s emissions reduction goals.
NSW energy boss says bad renewables developers a ‘contagion’
Paul Binsted, who also chairs Queensland’s Stanwell Corporation, pointed to Victoria’s west where opposition to “heavy-handed” development was causing angst.