Bills
Renewables’ half-hour of power on the east coast
Australia’s energy transition reached a record this week as renewables hit 74 per cent of the electricity mix for a half-hour period.
- by Nick Toscano
Latest
Why a global cocoa crunch will sour chocolate for years to come
But spare a thought for the small family farms of West Africa, who aren’t getting their fair share of soaring commodity prices.
- by Mike Foley
Australia running risk of gas crunch next winter, warns ACCC
Homes and business in eastern Australia are running short of gas amid new warnings that supplies are tightening ahead of next winter.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Analysis
Nuclear energy
‘Cheaper with nuclear’: What will Dutton’s nuclear plan really cost
The opposition says it will release the costings of its nuclear policy on its own timeline, but its ambitious claims have raised fresh doubts.
- by Mike Foley
Power giant fined $14m for misleading consumers on electricity prices
EnergyAustralia misled consumers about power prices as bills were spiking due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
- by Nick Toscano
Opinion
Supermarkets
The cruellest part? Coles and Woolworths appeared to target battlers
In their duopoly, the big supermarkets have a licence to print money, which is premised on them not bleeding the Australian public dry.
- by Allan Fels
Revealed: How much power bills could rise to pay for nuclear plants
Power bills would rise by hundreds of dollars a year to pay for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s signature policy, new modelling shows.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
‘Once they max out, they come to us’: Pawnbrokers buoyed by cost of living
The industry says it’s providing a line of credit to people with nowhere else to go amid financial pressures, but advocates say it’s a legislative blind spot.
- by Penry Buckley
Opinion
Opinion
How Dutton is recruiting Labor to do his job for him
For Labor, talking about its own policy somehow keeps turning into an ad for the opposition.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
Cost of living
Cook’s free Zoo tickets mean the die is well and truly cast for WA
After almost eight years in power, this government has got lazy, unimaginative, crass and ever-ready to use taxpayer dollars to grab happy headlines and votes.
- by Gary Adshead
How David’s home renovation stopped his son’s asthma attacks
Charlie used to wheeze through the night and was sometimes raced to hospital. Now the family has been able to throw away his puffer.
- by Sue Williams
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