A gas company is celebrating a ‘vindicating’ victory after a Territory court rejected the threat of ‘unsustainable greenhouse gas emissions’ as a relevant environmental risk for a Beetaloo fracking project.
Territory Traditional Owners fighting to expand Kakadu National Park have called out what they claim are ‘disrespectful’ comments by mining bosses and an anti-Voice campaigner.
As Territorians in Kakadu celebrated the end of a 40-year threat to their lands, a uranium mining company’s stock price plummeted, its deals fell apart and its leaders were left blindsided, according to court documents. Now the resources giant is seeking an appeal.
Hospitals, roads, schools and everything else on SA’s wishlist could easily be paid for if the state makes a hard choice, the former foreign minister and Liberal leader says.
Australia has been sold a pup on renewable energy, and now our early exit from fossil fuels is leaving us very precariously perched, writes Caleb Bond.
The government sees hydrogen as our state’s biggest clean energy opportunity, and a new project in the suburbs of Adelaide is already partly powering homes with it.
The site of an old SA coal-fired power station has been earmarked for a nuclear reactor under a Coalition clean energy plan.
The site of an old SA coal-fired power station has been earmarked for a nuclear reactor under a Coalition clean energy plan.
The controversial Middle Arm development is under greater scrutiny, with a new environmental report suggesting how the Territory could instead invest the $1.5bn project into clean energy, expanded ports and a major housing rollout.
Premier Peter Malinauskas will spearhead a three-day economic summit in a bid to supercharge his plan to capitalise on the green industrial revolution.
Tax reform promises to lure miners to the NT, but critics warn Territorians will lose millions in royalties over the next 20 years.
From hip-pocket furphies and what you don’t know about AI, to our biggest political challenge and weather weirdness – these are the key things to watch out for now the holidays are over.
South Australia is primed for one of the biggest eras of industrial growth in the state’s history if it can capitalise on one thing, a leading economist says.
Kevin Gallagher, the head of SA’s biggest company, says demonising fossil fuels and energy producers will drive away investment and derail clean fuel initiatives.
Net-zero emissions policies don’t have to cost jobs – this Adelaide engineering firm is thriving thanks to an ambitious project hidden away in the desert.
Tenders go out for the state government’s landmark hydrogen power precinct but the Liberals call the fine print a “damning document”.
Environmentalists and Traditional Owners are pushing for a moratorium on water extraction licences over concerns related to the Beetaloo Basin.
On of the country’s biggest gas projects has promised to stop drilling following a Federal court challenge. Find out why.
With the government set to lock in Australia’s 2030 emissions target, the focus will now move from the 43 per cent figure, to how the cuts will actually be achieved.
But if the PM can’t get his side on the same page on his net zero target, then Bill Shorten can tell him what will happen next.
Labor’s Pat Conroy doesn’t regret “one iota” his comments about the impact of the party’s coal mine plan. It comes after the Coalition was allegedly caught “walking both sides of the street”.
Australia could create more than 60,000 jobs by replacing the energy produced by a single coal-fired power station with solar. This is how it would work.
Labor has let it slip coal mines would not be entirely exempt from provisions to help Australia reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
After weeks of waiting, the government has released the economic modelling it used for its net zero strategy.
Greta Thunberg called it a failure, but observers reckon the COP26 summit in Glasgow has shifted global climate politics forever. Here’s how the world changed.
Aussie farmers are leaders in finding solutions to climate change by capturing and storing carbon in the soil – putting us on a path to net zero.
More young business savvy Aussies are stepping up to meet the challenges of climate change – and attracting the attention of leading investment firms.
Solar drove average daytime prices in Victoria to just 1c per megawatt hour during August and September, as a move to renewables picked up pace.
People are being lied to by politicians who say we can take climate action while extracting, burning and shipping off coal and gas for decades to come. We can’t, says Adam Bandt.
Australian governments should take practical actions now to create momentum towards the net zero goal. They need to do three things.
There are more than 1800 threatened species in Australia, but the government is prioritising 100 for its conservation efforts. See the full list.
Claims the Nationals will be paid out with $250bn for agreeing to net zero has triggered stunning scenes in parliament.
WATCH: In our Mission Zero 360 Roundtable, experts have revealed just how close we are to getting to net zero by 2050.
Aussie business leaders will unveil a roadmap to achieving major emissions reduction by 2030. See who is involved and what to expect.
Australia is looking a gift horse in the mouth, right when it should be capitalising on its coal and gas, writes Senator Matt Canavan.
Climate change has been argued about for years, but a major shift is underway that could finally end the climate wars that have divided Australia.
An Aussie farm has rejected conventional farming to create healthier cattle and a more drought-resilient property that’s carbon-negative.
Australians mowing their lawns could be the secret weapon in the quest for net zero. This is what a farming expert says we need to do.
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has created the world’s largest solar farm from the Simpson Desert to Singapore. Here’s how the incredible scheme works.
A $130 million joint gas-fired power station and hydrogen generation plant in the NSW central west could play a pivotal role in ensuring Australia hits a net-zero emissions target by 2050.
Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s vision of a green energy and green steel future has prompted me to invest in his business.
Hundreds of billions of dollars are being poured into zero-carbon, and Aussies who invest into this mega-trend will do well. See the list of the best stocks around.
Rogue Liberal Senator Alex Antic says net zero is “nothing more than a slogan” – and what do regional SA MPs think?
A secret Chinese campaign to infiltrate global environmental bodies with their own agenda threatens united efforts to move to net zero.
Barnaby Joyce has said Scott Morrison’s net zero plan won’t get support from the Nationals as he warned they will not be threatened or pushed into it.
Aussie mining tycoon Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has reassured the mums and dads on Struggle Street the nation has a greener future with more jobs.
Those from the Upper Hunter in NSW know there is a change coming. But miners need to know their jobs have a future.
The CFMMEU is backing an energy transition and isn’t against a net zero by 2050 target, but they have concerns about how it would happen and create jobs.
Victorians can make simple, fast changes to their energy usage and petrol bills by choosing greener ways to live.
Queenslanders can make simple, fast changes to their energy usage and petrol bills by choosing greener ways to live.
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