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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announces the Coalition’s nuclear costings.

Millions fewer Australians to drive electric cars or have rooftop solar under Dutton’s vision

Dutton’s $331 billion plan hinges on running coal plants for potentially decades longer than current forecasts and building the first nuclear plant by 2037.

  • Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal

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Melbourne has experienced a cold snap.

Two stars out of 10: Why most Australian homes are poorly heated

Homes built before 2003 are typically inefficient, leading to higher energy bills and increased greenhouse emissions. But experts say there are simple things you can do.

  • Bianca Hall
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and energy spokesman Ted O’Brien need to sell nuclear power to Australians.

Coalition moves to calm investors spooked by nuclear pitch

The opposition’s energy spokesman will attempt to reassure clean-energy businesses that the Coalition sees a central role for wind and solar power after comments by the Nationals leader rattled the industry.

  • Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
CS Energy’s Callide power station near Biloela has not been running at full capacity since 2021.

Draft report finds broader failures behind Qld coal plant explosion

The state will now appoint special advisors to the government-owned operator of the Callide power station, CS Energy, amid a review of all its power generators.

  • Matt Dennien
Peter Dutton has a fight on his hands to convince voters of his nuclear power plans.

Dutton’s nuclear plan is surrounded by false claims and policy gaps – but people are listening

Australians are still paying a price for the energy policy disputes of the past. The nuclear proposal is unlikely to end the argument.

  • David Crowe
Some 41 per cent of voters supported the use of nuclear power in Australia, a new poll shows.

Voters split on nuclear but most see renewables as way forward

Many Australians are willing to consider nuclear power even if they are not sure, raising the stakes for Labor and the Coalition in an election fight on energy.

  • David Crowe
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Coalition rift emerges over Dutton’s nuclear plans

Concerns over political risk have slowed the opposition energy plan, casting doubt on the Coalition’s previous aim of announcing six possible nuclear sites before the May budget.

  • Paul Sakkal
Power lines came down in the You Yangs following strong winds.

Ageing Victorian energy network faces fresh inquiry after blackouts

Victoria’s opposition is gathering support for an inquiry into the state’s ageing electricity infrastructure after transmission lines came down and half a million homes lost power in heavy winds.

  • Annika Smethurst and Broede Carmody
Australia is the world’s largest exporter of alumina, the mineral feedstock for aluminium production, with the industry contributing about $7.5 billion to the nation’s bottom line.

Blindsided: The crash that rocked boardrooms and Australia’s wealthy investors

Nickel was a rising star of Australia’s battery-driven green energy mining boom, but then events in Indonesia changed everything.

  • Simon Johanson and Colin Kruger
Ukranian Energy Minister German Galushchenko speaks at a conference.

Ukraine desperate for Australian coal to avoid Russia-caused blackouts

Kyiv has made a fresh plea for a shipment of Australian coal amid fears of major blackouts as Russia targets Ukraine’s energy supply.

  • Rob Harris

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