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The Dawson mine in Queensland that Anglo American owns in a joint venture.

Coal to power Queensland ‘as long as sensible and needed’

Treasurer David Janetzki says the LNP will take a more aggressive approach to using fossil fuels and extend the use of gas and coal.

  • Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

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Higher power bills to kick in from July

Price caps for the hardest-hit electricity regions will spike 9.7 per cent for the coming 12 months.

  • Mike Foley
The “true cost” of the power line from the coast to Mount Isa is now expected to be $13.9 billion.

Critical Queensland energy project price balloons again

A closer examination of the project revealed extra costs associated with connecting mining and renewable energy projects, the state government said.

  • Savannah Meacham
Premier Roger Cook said 130 poles caught fire over the long weekend.

Mass power outages plunge thousands across WA into darkness on long weekend

As the mercury is predicted to soar to 37 degrees on Tuesday, thousands of residents are still without power and are worried and frustrated at the delays. 

  • Holly Thompson
The Kemerton Battery Energy Storage System was approved by the WA regional Development Assessment Panel on December 4.

Big BESS: State’s largest power bank to be built in WA’s South West

A $400 million Battery Energy Storage System will use lithium-ion battery technology to support the WA power grid through wind and solar energy.

  • Claire Ottaviano
David Crisafulli again dodged questions on nuclear power at Parliament house on Wednesday.

‘You know my position’: The other question the LNP struggles with

David Crisafulli will not say whether – or how – he would thwart Peter Dutton’s plan for nuclear reactors in Queensland.

  • William Davis
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People in Havana during a countrywide blackout on Friday.

How a country of 10 million people was left without power

The entire population of Cuba was plunged into a countrywide blackout on Friday. But how did it get to this point?

  • Dave Sherwood
The Florence tunnel boring machine is jammed again.

Florence the machine to get a boring friend at Snowy 2.0

A fourth giant tunnelling machine will be added to the Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro project in a bid to keep it on track.

  • Mike Foley
Synergy bill shock

Western Power ignored my broken meter and made wild guesses at my usage instead

I wasn’t too worried about the issue at first. But when I saw the bills showing Synergy getting creative on how much power it decided I used, I got uneasy.

  • Sarah Brookes
Check your bill: are you being charged properly for your usage?

Bill shock: Why almost 50,000 West Australians could be paying more than they should for power

Bill estimation is common practice around the world, but just how prevalent is it in WA?

  • Sarah Brookes

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