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Mark Ludlow

September

Winning over communities: cheap pricing near large renewables projects could help.

How to win over communities to renewables

The UK is considering incentives, such as cheaper power prices, to encourage communities to back renewables. Could it work here?

July

Gutted: The Matildas are holding on by a thread after a 2-1 defeat to the US in Marseilles.

Matildas’ dream over after gut-wrenching defeat

The Matildas lost 2-1 to the US in a match riddled with errors and yellow cards. It was the team’s second loss in a group stage, meaning they are now headed home.

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July

Londoner Mat Morrison voted Labour for the first time in the UK election.

How London turned against the Tories

London might be the home of the professional and business elite but the UK election result effectively shut the Tories out of the English capital.

May

Five bespoke whiskies are based on the five foundations of taste – bitter, sour, salt, umami and sweet.

If you love single malt, food and a good craic, try this $10k pairing

An Australian chef with a two Michelin-starred restaurant in Dublin has collaborated with an Irish whiskey maker to create something exceptional and very exclusive.

April

Tritium chief executive Jane Hunter has failed to save the Brisbane-based company.

Inside the rise and fall of EV player Tritium

Brisbane fast-charger company Tritium listed on the Nasdaq with a $2 billion valuation in 2022, but it didn’t take long for things to go awry.

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March

Alva Beach. The Great Barrier Reef has had five mass coral bleaching events in the past eight years.

How the McLaren F1 team is helping save the Great Barrier Reef

British Formula One race team McLaren deployed engineers to help the Great Barrier Reef Foundation speed up its coral spawning program.

Tritium has closed its Brisbane factory and consolidated its operations in the United States to ensure its financial survival.

Nasdaq poised to kick Brisbane-based Tritium off the exchange

This is the second delisting notice the fast charger company has received from the US exchange after the underperformance of its stock, and it says it will appeal.

Returning to live in London after 20 years, here’s what I learnt

After two decades away, this journalist discovers a city that still has an undeniable buzz – yet in other ways it’s grinding to a halt.

Tritium has closed its Brisbane factory and consolidate its operations in the United States to ensure its financial survival.

Embattled Tritium plans share consolidation to save Nasdaq listing

The Brisbane electric vehicle charging group hopes the move will prevent it from being removed from the bourse after shares crashed to well below $US1.

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February

Mining executive Brian Flannery has cashed in his stake in Tritium.

Coal baron sells stake in embattled Tritium

Coal baron and Queensland businessman Brian Flannery has sold his shares in Brisbane fast-charger company Tritium which is struggling financially for survival.

December 2023

Annastacia Palaszczuk, as she was sworn in as Queensland Premier by Governor Paul de Jersey in February 2015.

Palaszczuk knew her time was up

The Queensland Premier might have won three consecutive state elections but she realised winning a fourth term in 2024 was a bridge too far.

November 2023

Tritium will close its Brisbane factory and consolidate its operations in the United States.

I’m not going anywhere, says Tritium chairman

Brisbane fast charger company Tritium said it was hoping to become profitable in 2024, with chairman Robert Tichio saying he was not going anywhere.

Tritium chief executive Jane Hunter has tried to get funding from state and federal governments.

Taiwan electronics giant runs the numbers on endangered Tritium

Lite-On Technology has been in Brisbane this week to conduct due diligence on buying a stake in the Brisbane EV fast-charging pioneer.

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The Palaszczuk goverment said the Bruce Highway - which runs from Brisbane to Cairns - was the “backbone of the state”.

Queensland projects worth $14b at risk from federal cuts: Miles

Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles said he would be seeking answers to the big infrastructure cuts to his state when he meets federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King in Canberra on Wednesday.

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Greens threaten to blow up gas supply deal

Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the 300 petajoules of new supply secured from two gas companies would be scrapped if the Greens’ succeeded in blocking the gas code of conduct.

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Protesters in kayaks and canoes blockaded Newcastle port on Sunday.

Anti-coal kayakers cut shipping with port blockade

Climate protestors shut down Australia’s largest coal port for 30 hours over the weekend, potentially costing hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue.

A glut of solar power in the middle of the day has resulted in negative prices.

Bowen’s energy plan might cost taxpayers ‘tens of billions’

Labor’s freshly minted Capacity Investment Scheme is being hotly debated by energy experts, with most agreeing the Commonwealth faces a “significant” exposure.

Energy Minister Chris Bowen.

Fears taxpayers exposed under Bowen’s new green scheme

Industry and energy experts welcome the expanded scheme to help Australia reach 82 per cent renewables by 2030, but there are concerns about the cost.

The Liddell Power Station wiill now become the site of mega-battery after its coal-fired power station permanently closed in April 2023

Bowen dramatically expands green energy support

The Albanese government will underwrite green energy and storage projects in a bid to rescue its clean energy transition goals.

Tritium chief executive Jane Hunter has tried to get funding from state and federal governments.

Taiwanese electronics giant in talks to recharge Tritium

The Brisbane fast-charging company is in talks with Lite-On to buy a stake that could secure the cash-strapped firm’s future.

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