Gas
‘Looks and smells like a tax’: Dutton’s gas plan flagged as unconstitutional
Dutton’s Australian gas scheme could spark a High Court battle with fossil fuel giants and legal experts warn the policy appears discriminatory.
- Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
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EPA urges Chevron to overhaul environmental panels, pull staff to safeguard integrity
WA’s environmental watchdog has recommended Chevron pull staff from expert panels governing quarantine at its Gorgon gas project on Barrow Island to prevent their impartiality being compromised.
- Jesinta Burton
- Updated
- How To Poison a Planet
State must crack down on Chevron’s toxic soil use in WA, say advocates
The US oil and gas giant is “privileged” to operate its export plant in a biodiversity haven off the WA coast. But the pollution of the site has become a concern.
- Emma Young
‘Unanswered questions’: Dutton’s plan to cut gas bills under fire from experts
The Coalition is facing pressure to explain how its plan to cause a gas glut will lead to sustained bill relief, as experts rubbish its new modelling.
- Nick Toscano
- Opinion
- Australia votes
Energy’s a big part of living costs, but fixing it won’t be cheap
Voters seem permanently obsessed with energy prices, and they’ve figured in most election campaigns for decades. But it’s mainly been smoke and mirrors.
- Ross Gittins
Dutton reveals details of campaign pledge to cut power prices
After years attacking Anthony Albanese for his broken promise to lower power prices, Peter Dutton has made a campaign pledge of his own.
- Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
Woodside firms up US export dream despite oil price plunge
Australia’s biggest energy company is edging closer to approving a huge liquefied gas project in the US, even as Donald Trump’s tariff war sends commodity prices tumbling.
- Nick Toscano
Gas use has fallen as manufacturers close. Some say this spells economic trouble
Closures of large gas-reliant manufacturers have helped spare Victoria from gas shortages. But it has raised alarms over the state’s economy.
- Kieran Rooney and Hannah Kennelly
- Analysis
- Australia votes
More fossil fuels? Inside Peter Dutton’s shock new gas proposal
The opposition leader’s Robin Hood-like plan may sound like a dream in theory, but lowering household energy bills is a bit more complex in reality.
- Bronte Gossling
Dutton’s gas plan will chill investment, warns global energy giant
Global energy major Shell is warning Peter Dutton that his plan to curb Australia’s gas exports will stunt investment and fail to boost supplies of the fuel.
- Nick Toscano
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