$215bn industry could create 53k jobs
The untapped value of an up-and-coming industry that could create thousands of jobs has been revealed in a new report.
Sustainability
Major changes to popular maps app
Aussies will be encouraged to take the most fuel-efficient route next time they plug in an address in this maps app.
Major change to Aussie kitchen staple
Environmentally conscious households will soon be able to save more soft plastics from going to landfill through this new recycling program.
Green subsidies no ‘free for all’: Chalmers
Amid warnings over the government’s recently announced Future Made in Australia plan, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said taxpayer funds would not be wasted.
‘Out of touch’: Swan blasts PC boss
The ex-treasurer has slammed Australia’s chief productivity adviser who was hand-picked by his own former chief of staff, Jim Chalmers.
400 workers strike at ‘pig-headed’ giant
Hundreds of workers will strike for 24 hours in a long-running pay dispute with an electricity giant after the company allegedly rejected a new offer from the union.
Notorious tax Aussies want to introduce
A controversial tax is taking off across the world, from Bali to Amsterdam, and it seems Aussies want a cut of the action too.
‘Terrified’: Shock plan for tourist hotspot
The federal government has proposed developing an offshore wind farm in the middle of a massively popular tourist destination.
EU presses ahead with nuclear option
With the government and opposition at odds over the proposal, the EU’s energy chief has made a surprise intervention.
Brutal rift over major gas claims
A war of words has erupted between two Labor ministers with each other pointing the finger over a major shortfall facing Victoria.
Aussie company spruiks new $800m wind farm
The chief executive of a growing renewable energy company says the proposed location for a new 300MW wind farm “ticks all the boxes”.
‘Bombing’: Horror reality of deadly bushfires
A horrific picture of Australia’s Black Summer bushfires has been released in a massive coronial investigation detailing the tragic last moments of 25 Aussies who perished.
Albo’s $1bn pledge to transform industry
The Prime Minister will pledge $1bn to significantly bolster a key industry needed to transform the country to net-zero.
‘Intensifying’: Chilling warning after fatal fires
The coroner who led a wide-ranging two-year inquiry into the horror Black Summer bushfires has warned of escalating ‘ risks’ to Australians.
‘Genocide’: Elder hits out after arrest
An 80-year-old Aboriginal elder has accused the government of “genocide against forests” after he was arrested during a protest.
Big miner’s call on issue dividing investors
Australia’s biggest company has just made a big call on its ambitions and it could influence corporates everywhere.
‘Hypocrites’: Premier blasts nuclear plans
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan promises she did not get all her views on nuclear power from The Simpsons and Mr Burns’ radioactive power plant.
Most expensive car to own revealed
A new comparison site has revealed the most expensive fuel guzzling cars to own, with some popular models achieving a rating of only 0.5 stars out of six.
‘Who’s paying for these?’: Nuclear push grilled
The Coalition’s policy to develop nuclear power generation in Australia would require taxpayer funding to get off the ground, its energy spokesperson has admitted.
Dutton ramps up nuclear push
Peter Dutton won’t back down on the Coalition’s desire to take its nuclear energy policy to the next election.
’Cruel hoax’: Picture has state up in arms
Battlelines have been drawn in one Australian state where a heated war is brewing over a 40,000-hectare bombshell.
‘Bulldust’: Twiggy lampoons nuclear push
A push by the Coalition to develop nuclear energy generation in Australia has been slammed by mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest.
Why this photo sent suburb into meltdown
A single photo shared to a local Facebook group sparked uproar this week, with the council forced to clarify an outrageous rumour.
‘Humanity’s destruction’: $1.6b project war
A massive $1.6 billion windfarm project is under threat over a seemingly small detail that has some up in arms.
Push to ban beloved home design trend
It’s the popular trend you’ll see almost everywhere, from The Block to high-end magazines, but experts want it urgently forbidden.
How to make rubbish worth billions
The federal government could raise almost $1.5bn per year with an EU-style business tax on plastic packaging, according to new research.
$2.3bn project held to ransom over pay demand
Striking workers have put a $2.3bn green energy build at risk over demands of a 17 per cent uplift in pay.
Mayor’s fury at late BOM storm warning
A prominent Mayor has slammed the Bureau of Meteorology over issuing storm warnings while his city was being hit with wild weather.
‘All the flies’: Garbage spills onto streets
Bins in one local council area are overflowing post-Christmas as garbage workers continue industrial action.
Moment home collapses in bushfire
One state is battling three emergency-level bushfires, with the latest threatening lives and homes within the capital’s metro area.
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