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‘Time is running out’: Victoria, NSW turn to gas imports as energy crisis nears
Governments are rushing to kickstart Australia’s first-ever gas imports, despite the nation being a top global exporter of the fossil fuel.
- by Nick Toscano
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Energy giant AGL fined a record $25m for wrongly taking welfare money
AGL, one of the nation’s biggest energy retailers, has been dealt a record fine of $25 million for wrongly taking money from hundreds of welfare recipients.
- by Nick Toscano
Why is everyone talking about nuclear energy?
Australia’s leaders are divided on how to power our energy future. What’s really up for debate?
- by Hannah Hammoud and Nick Toscano
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Victoria eyes new bans on appliances to get homes off gas
Victorians would be forced to replace broken gas heaters and hot-water units with electric versions from as early as 2026 under the state government’s favoured plan.
- by Nick Toscano, Kieran Rooney and Mike Foley
As billions of dollars pour into renewables, a planning backlog stalls the rollout
The Albanese government is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to dislodge the backlog of projects stuck in the planning system.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
The map, songline and pipeline. How legal experts misused Indigenous culture
“OMG, we win again!!!” wrote one campaigner about the fight with oil and gas giant Santos. But then the court changed its mind.
- by Nick Toscano
Multibillion-dollar plan to convert coal into ‘clean’ hydrogen falters
The controversial plan was billed as a lifeline for the Latrobe Valley’s ageing brown coal industry.
- by Bianca Hall and Nick Toscano
Victoria, NSW risk gas shortages unless they turn to imports
Homes and businesses are in danger as soon as the winter of 2026 as local supplies fall far more quickly than demand.
- by Nick Toscano
Green group to pay millions after failed bid to thwart Santos pipeline
Australia’s top climate legal service will pay $9 million to gas giant Santos after a court rejected its bid to block a pipeline near the Tiwi Islands.
- by Nick Toscano
Adani bribery charges spark calls for review of Australian coal mine
The billionaire chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, which owns a controversial mine in Australia, has been indicted in New York.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Australia needs to get ready for a future without coal: Origin CEO
The boss of Origin Energy warns Australia is drifting closer toward a decade of extraordinary upheaval for the power grid.
- by Nick Toscano
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