Big business goes green at Glasgow talks
A host of big Australian business players across green energy have held high level talks with Scott Morrison at the COP26 meeting.
Mining Energy
Austral down on Tinkler legal threat
Austral Resources shares opened down 20% on the copper miner’s first day of trading, as the company confirmed it was the target of legal threats from Nathan Tinkler.
Redman named as Transgrid boss after AGL exit
Brett Redman – who shocked the industry when he walked away from AGL Energy earlier this year – will take on the top job at Transgrid.
Swan becomes mining firm chairman
Former deputy prime minister Wayne Swan has been appointed chairman of listed mining explorer Diatreme Resources.
Overcast skies force UK to turn on gas and coal for Glasgow
As Boris Johnson was in Glasgow demanding we all abandon fossil fuels, a cloudy Britain was forced to rely on some coal-fired power generation just to keep the lights on.
Branson: Fortune favours the brave
Richard Branson and Atlassian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes say Australia should stop romanticising the past and instead embrace a renewable future.
Business makes the case for nuclear future
The BCA will call on political leaders to consider dropping a decades-long ban on a nuclear industry to help decarbonise the economy, secure the nation’s security and prosperity, and take advantage of a resources stockpile.
Fossil fuel subsidies ‘anathema’: Forrest
It makes no sense that we would keep fossil fuel subsidies roaring along, says mining billionaire Andrew Forrest.
Funds for gas search ‘invalid’
The failure of Keith Pitt to consider the climate implications of a $21m government grant for NT oil and gas exploration means the commitment is invalid, lawyers say.
Tinkler threatens to sue over copper float
Austral Resources was to be Nathan Tinkler’s corporate comeback but the former billionaire says he’ll sue ‘for shareholder oppression’, having sold his shares.
Beach Energy CEO unexpectedly quits
The Kerry Stokes-backed Beach Energy has announced chief executive Matt Kay has suddenly resigned.
Whyalla in pole position for hydrogen, and ‘very profitable’
GFG Alliance executive chairman says the company’s Whyalla operations are hitting records in steelmaking and mining, and says the city has a bright future in hydrogen.
Green means gold in Glasgow
On the first day of the COP26, Australian energy company Fortescue Future Industries signed one of the first major export deals for green hydrogen.
Santos green lights Moomba carbon storage
Santos will go ahead with one of the largest carbon capture and storage projects in the world, with the $220m project set to start operating in 2024.
AusNet backs $10.2bn Brookfield bid
AusNet is set to fall under Canadian control after it agreed to a $10.2bn takeover offer from a consortium led by Brookfield.
Returns the golden rule for Newcrest chief
After a six-year stint leading Australia’s largest listed gold miner, CEO Sandeep Biswas has Newcrest where he wants it.
‘Fixed it’: Fortescue hijacks Woodside’s green pitch
Andrew Forrest’s energy upstart has escalated a spat with rival Woodside over its green hydrogen claims.
An activist investor aims to break up Shell
The accelerating race to decarbonise the global economy has put the world’s oil companies in a bind. Meanwhile activist shareholder Dan Loeb wants to free Shell value.
Santos’ $21bn Oil Search merger suffers delay
Santos and Oil Search have suffered a delay on a key plank of their $21bn merger.
Grid risk rises in switch to solar
Victoria needs targeted investment in electricity transmission infrastructure as surging renewable supplies limit electricity stability.
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