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Anthony Lynham

October 2020

LNP Leader Deb Frecklington wants cheaper electricity for manufacturers.

Palaszczuk uses subsidies to reach 50 per cent renewables target

The Palaszczuk government wants to reach 50 per cent renewables by 2030, but it will come at a cost.

  • Mark Ludlow
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a further easing of border restrictions with NSW.

Palaszczuk's election pitch goes all in on border policy

When Annastacia Palaszczuk asks Queensland's governor to dissolve state parliament on Tuesday, she'll launch an election campaign in which she's cast herself as the underdog in true Queenslander style.

  • Mark Ludlow

September 2020

The Palaszczuk government wants to build more renewable projects, like Lakeland Solar and Storage project in Far North Queensland,

Palaszczuk's $500m clean energy buying spree

Energy experts say the Queensland government risks squeezing out private investors in its desperation to reach its renewable energy target by 2030.

  • Mark Ludlow

May 2020

Large-scale solar projects, like Swan Hill in Victoria, surged 135 per cent in the past year.

Large-scale solar leads Australia's renewable energy revolution

A new report shows renewable energy now makes up 20 per cent of Australia's electricity generation.

  • Mark Ludlow

March 2020

Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor wants energy companies to look after small businesses hit by the cornavirus.

Contingency plans for power grid to keep the lights on

Federal and state ministers will discuss contingency plans at Friday's COAG energy council meeting to ensure the grid does not fail over the next six months.

  • Mark Ludlow
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February 2020

A new report suggests mining managements may be skimping on tougher safety precautions to save costs.

Qld mines stuck in 'fatality cycle': Report

Twelve Queensland miners are likely to die every five years unless the industry dramatically overhauls the way it deals with safety, according to an independent report released on Thursday.

  • Mark Ludlow and Liam Walsh
Queensland Mines Minister Anthony Lynham says the new industrial manslaughter laws will bring mining into line with other sectors.

Executives could face 20 years in jail for mining deaths

Tough new laws have been introduced in Queensland's Parliament following the death of eight workers in mines or quarries in the past two years.

  • Mark Ludlow

December 2019

Queensland Energy Minister Anthony Lynham and Deputy Premier Jackie Trad want CleanCo to drive investment.

Qld backs 50pc renewables target to drive investment

The Palaszczuk government has backed a $2 billion wind farm as its moves to reach 50 per cent renewable energy by 2050.

  • Mark Ludlow

November 2019

Mitchell Services says industry is growing at a measured pace, compared to last boom.

Driller says manslaughter laws will boost industry safety focus

Mitchell Services, meanwhile, has taken shot at the issue of mining service operations paying dividends.

  • Liam Walsh

October 2019

CleanCo new chief executive Maia Schweizer said the company will lower wholesale prices in Queensland.

Queensland's CleanCo targets energy 'duck curve'

Queensland's new power generation company, CleanCo, will begin trading into the National Electricity Market on Thursday.

  • Mark Ludlow
Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor believes early closure of the Callide B station could destabilise the energy grid.

'Premature' closure of Qld coal plant 'dire': Taylor

The federal Energy Minister warned Queensland is risking a repeat of the "mess" in Victoria created with the early closure of the Hazelwood power station.

  • Mark Ludlow

September 2019

Problems emerged in investigations, a confidential review found.

Flaws found in mining safety investigations

The confidential government-commissioned report found that Queensland's mining watchdog suffered problems with investigating safety breaches.

  • Liam Walsh
Queensland Energy Minister Anthony Lynham recently bemoaned he couldn't get his federal counterpart Angus Taylor on his phone.

Queensland warned about its ambitious renewable energy target

The Palaszczuk government's 50 per cent renewable energy target will be discussed at its urgent stakeholder energy meeting in Brisbane.

  • Mark Ludlow
New Hope's Acland mine expansion is set to return to the Land Court.

Future of New Hope's Acland mine expansion unclear

A Court of Appeal decision on New Hope Group's $900 million expansion of New Acland mine has not resolved long-running uncertainty over the project.

  • Mark Ludlow

August 2019

Anthony Lynham waits forlornly for Angus Taylor's call.

Anthony Lynham can't get Angus Taylor on the phone

"I've tried to contact him personally with no response," said the Queensland energy minister.

  • Myriam Robin
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Queensland Resources and Energy Minister Anthony Lynham can't get his federal counterpart on the phone.

Qld admits ambitious renewables target will squeeze out coal, but not until 2030

Queensland Energy Minister Anthony Lynham says coal and clean energy can co-exist in the state's energy mix.

  • Mark Ludlow

July 2019

A wind farm off the coast of Whitstable on the north Kent coast in England.

Queensland underwrites 10 big renewable projects

A string of 10 large-scale wind, solar and battery storage projects have been chosen for the Palaszczuk government's "reverse auction" to help it reach its ambitious 50 per cent renewable energy target by 2030.

  • Mark Ludlow
Time for a safety reset across the Bowen Basin says Qld mines minister

Mines minister pushes safety reset in Qld coal

It's time to draw a line in the sand of safety across the Bowen Basin.

  • Matthew Stevens

June 2019

Incitec Pivot CEO Jeannes Johns proves that gas brinkmanship really can workl

Gibson Island saved as very big gas comes to the party

Incitec Pivot's doomed Brisbane plant has been given a reprieve by Queensland's biggest gas exporter.

  • Matthew Stevens

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