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Energy
‘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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Chevron exits North West Shelf after 40 years in major asset swap with Woodside
Woodside chief executive Meg O’Neill said the strategic and commercial rationale for the swap was “compelling”.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Energy
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
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Woodside Energy Group
Rare glimpse at stunning reef beside Woodside’s gas-drilling ambitions
Scott Reef is, in the words of author Tim Winton, the last “unspoiled” clear-water coral reef in Australia. It’s also near the site of a major gas-drilling proposal.
- by Bianca Hall
Analysis
Jacinta Allan
Victoria banned gas in new homes. Now it’s fast-tracking supply projects
Gas use has emerged as a thorny political problem for Labor as it seeks to balance its green credentials with criticisms that it is going too far with electrification.
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Opinion
Energy
Gas is burning our climate faster, and Australia’s part of the problem
Gas will be part of our energy mix but, despite industry claims, new gas production and infrastructure is not needed in the transition to renewable energy.
- by Lesley Hughes
Greens to call News Corp execs to greenwashing inquiry over gas ads
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says News Corp should explain its alleged attempt to disguise paid “propaganda” as news.
- by Calum Jaspan
Analysis
Energy
It’s dumb, but gas-rich Australia has little option but to import gas
Australia is one of the largest LNG exporters behind the US, so why are its most populous states at risk of running out?
- by Mike Foley
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
Opinion
Oil
Forget Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ mantra. The oil giants won’t go for it
Donald Trump wants a massive boost in US oil production to lower US petrol prices. The oil bosses, however, are more interested in boosting shareholder returns.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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