Energy
Australia’s biggest gas company roasted for going soft on emissions
Investors, including big industry super funds, have staged another revolt at Woodside’s annual general meeting which was disrupted by a contingent of protesters.
- Nick Toscano and Angus Delaney
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Nuclear fallout: Coalition’s energy policy proved toxic to voters
After three years of uproar against renewable energy’s impact on regional communities, they embraced offshore wind and rejected nuclear power.
- Mike Foley
Most Australians believe wind turbines are not really green. This is what we found
We debunk myths ranging from “there’s no point in acting until China does” to “we need nuclear for baseload power”.
- Nick O'Malley, Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
Regulator approves higher electricity charges in Queensland
Homes across Queensland will pay more in their electricity bills to maintain power lines after the state’s network operators were cleared to raise the maximum revenue they can recoup.
- Nick Toscano
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- Renewables
A political tide is turning across Europe, and at its centre is a hard truth
A plan to ban hybrid cars has been quietly delayed and a third runway at Heathrow is back on the table as easy green promises crumble under the weight of harsh reality.
- Rob Harris
Trump wants to unleash more US gas. This Australian energy giant will help sell it
Australia’s biggest oil and gas producer has signed off on building a $27 billion project that will liquefy more US gas and ship it to the rest of the world.
- Nick Toscano
‘Voldemort policy’: Labor, Coalition deny hiding energy plans in nuclear election
An earthquake shook a region slated for one of Peter Dutton’s nuclear plants and the PM visited another in a campaign in which the energy debate has been quietly shifted off stage.
- Mike Foley
Petrol prices to tumble further amid turmoil on global oil market
Australian petrol prices are expected to continue dropping in the lead-up to the Easter and Anzac Day holidays as oil markets reel from Donald Trump’s tariff war.
- Nick Toscano
Victoria wants to burn more waste for energy – in someone else’s electorate
While the government has sought another lift to the cap on how much rubbish can be burned each year, proposed waste-to-energy projects are meeting community backlash and regulatory barriers.
- Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
‘Unanswered questions’: Dutton’s plan to cut gas bills under fire from experts
The Coalition is facing pressure to explain how its plan to cause a gas glut will lead to sustained bill relief, as experts rubbish its new modelling.
- Nick Toscano
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