Does Australia have a future with coal?
Coal is a massive export earner and a huge employer but bad for the atmosphere. Here’s why the coal question is trickier than you might think.
Mission Zero
Coles, Woolies, Qantas’ low price move to help Aussies
Australia’s biggest companies will make buying groceries, boarding a plane or heating a home more sustainable without the bigger price-tag for customers.
‘Basically junk’: Aussie companies busted for dodgy climate claims
Australia’s corporate cops are reviewing whether big businesses’ climate change claims really stack up and are taking misleading ‘greenwashing’ claims to court.
Hot $40 trillion investment Aussie businesses are making
Australians’ desire for investments with positive environmental and social impacts is giving a small Australian organisation a global name.
Australia’s net zero future with gas
Some say natural gas is ultimately incompatible with net zero – and others say it will be absolutely essential. This is how it will play a role.
Business Council boss: ‘It’s time to come together’
As the world transitions to a cleaner, green future we need to remember we’re all in this together, says Business Council of Australia CEO Jennifer Westacott.
Coles to be powered by wind and solar
The grocery giant has reached agreements to power its assets by clean energy farms across Victoria, NSW, South Australia and Queensland.
Twiggy’s bold message to ‘cop out’ MPs
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest delivered a warning to climate deniers.
38k QLD jobs: New mineral mining boom
Global demand for nickel, cobalt and other precious commodities is set to surge, and it could create thousands of jobs in Queensland.
‘Cost taxpayers billions’: Gina Rinehart’s climate warning
Australia’s richest woman, Gina Rinehart, has warned rushing to reduce greenhouse emissions would cause farmers and consumers financial pain.
Wind, solar, hydro: Could they run Australia’s power grid?
Australia’s energy is increasingly coming from the sun, the wind and other natural sources. But opinions are divided over how much we should rely on renewables.
$6m worth: Aussies hungry for local solar
Australia’s only solar panel maker in South Australia has splashed millions on a new factory and production line as it hopes to spark a revolution in local manufacturing.
4.6k Vic jobs: New mineral mining boom
Global demand for nickel, cobalt and other precious commodities is set to surge, and it could create thousands of jobs in Victoria.
25k NSW jobs: New mineral mining boom
Global demand for nickel, cobalt and other precious commodities is set to surge, and it could create thousands of jobs in NSW.
80k SA jobs: New mineral mining boom
Global demand for copper and other precious commodities is set to surge, and it could create thousands of jobs in South Australia.
70,000 jobs at stake: Carbon tariff warning
The Australian economy could be in for a pounding if countries follow the EU’s lead and introduce carbon tariffs, with some states to cop more pain than others.
‘Spinning a big lie: Nuclear beats renewables’
A new Sky News documentary will lift the lid on renewable energy, and reveal why nuclear power is the answer to Australia’s energy challenges.
What rising seas could do to our cities
Sydney’s Opera House and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Melbourne could become virtual islands if sea levels continue to rise.
Secret deal behind Australia’s nuclear ban
The powerbroker who proposed the 1999 nuclear power ban has broken her 22-year silence on the little deal that changed Australia in a big way.
Cobar miner: ‘I do want to see a greener Australia’
Blue-collar mine worker Donald Hunt believes climate change is real and he wants a better future for his kids as we move to a net zero world.
Union boss: China threat means we must go nuclear
The nation’s top blue collar union has declared a nuclear industry is essential to protecting our sovereignty and achieving net zero emissions.
‘Climate emergency is Australia’s jobs opportunity’
Chris Bowen will today reveal a major repositioning of Labor’s climate stance, which will place blue-collar workers front and centre.
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