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The road into Little River.

Residents opposed this solar farm. Then the government changed the rules

A massive solar farm near Geelong will be fast-tracked after opponents, including Catriona Rowntree, waged a campaign against it

  • Bianca Hall

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Peter Dutton and nuclear.

Activists are spending big on pro-nuclear ads, but it’s Dutton’s silence that has Labor’s attention

An analysis of Meta’s advertising library shows the Liberals last funded a push of its nuclear power policy back in November.

  • Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
Homes and businesses in NSW and Victoria are facing winter gas shortages by 2028.

Bowen fired up for election clash as Labor delivers gas supply boost

Energy Minister Chris Bowen is lashing out at the former Coalition government’s “bin fire” gas policy as he clashes with Peter Dutton on energy.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Power bills set to rise by up to $200 in election headache for Albanese

The spectre of power prices jumping in July will loom over the federal election campaign widely expected to begin within weeks.

  • Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
A wind farm project has been halted due to the prospect of Opposition leader Peter Dutton, who has pledged to ban projects around the country, forming government.

In the doldrums: Dutton’s anti-offshore wind agenda halts project

Offshore wind farm developer BlueFloat has paused its offshore wind project, as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton pledges to bar the industry in most locations.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Elderly voters will play an important role at the federal election on May 21.

Be careful what you wish for at election time – just look at America

The reality in Australia is that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is a largely unknown and untested quantity, with very few original policies, writes one reader.

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Penny Nelson recently bought a Toyota Rav 4 hybrid vehicle.

They’re cleaner and greener, so why won’t the government give hybrids tax breaks?

Australians bought 172,696 traditional hybrids – which have a diesel or petrol engine as well as an electric motor – last year, up 76 per cent on 2023.

  • Mike Foley
The government and opposition will compete in the election campaign over their plans for renewable and nuclear energy.

Five battles that will define Australia’s climate war election

Climate action will play a major role in the federal campaign. The political clash has kicked off over nuclear energy, but it will end in the family home.

  • Mike Foley
A new ‘essentials’ range of the BYD Dolphin hatchback will retail for $29,990 plus on road costs.

Chinese giant brings first EV for under $30,000 to Australia

BYD’s cheap electric vehicles coincide with government-backed low-cost finance loans for clean car buyers.

  • Mike Foley
In Victoria, Ventura’s Ivanhoe depot has been converted to accommodate the state’s largest fleet of zero-emissions buses.

Global warming surged last year, but there is also good news

Confirmation that the world had hit 1.5 degrees of warming last year shocked observers, but innovations in the way we generate, move and use energy are working.

  • Nicholas Osiowy

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