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As coal-fired power station shut down, Australia needs to attract foreign investors to support the shift to cleaner energy
The New Green Economy
The fast-track gas supply plan to fix shortfalls in SA, Victoria
Imported gas could soon be flowing into SA and Victoria and powering industrial users, as part of a plan to fast-track new supplies by a Dubai-based company.
Wind farm fury pitting mate against mate in the bush
Farmers are warning rural communities are being torn apart by the march of wind turbines across Australia’s paddocks.
Everybody’s a loser from Labor’s disastrous energy policies
The chorus of complaints against Labor’s energy policies are finally growing too loud to ignore.
ALP ‘up to decade late’ on renewables target: Triguboff
Billionaire real estate developer Harry Triguboff has forecast that Labor will be five to 10 years late in hitting its 82 per cent renewables target.
Too late to avert a gas crisis in Victoria, says Woodside
Woodside Energy says it’s too late to avoid an economically damaging gas shortfall in Victoria thanks to a decade of political opposition to the fossil fuel industry.
Tipping point: Rio flags battery power future as coal costs rise
Rio Tinto’s aluminium boss says its smelters in NSW and Queensland are doomed if they rely on coal-fired power stations, as cheaper battery storage for green energy becomes more viable.
Cheap energy an imperative for Australia: Woodside chief
Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O’Neill says it will be a major government policy failure if Australia cannot deliver cheap and reliable energy.
Renewables-only sceptics putting lives at risk: Bandt
Adam Bandt has lashed the food distributors of Australia for questioning Labor’s renewables-only strategy and claimed they are ‘putting Australian lives at threat’.
GrainCorp sounds policy alarm over BP’s renewables retreat
GrainCorp, which planned to build large-scale oilseed crushing plants in WA, has taken a swipe at the nation’s renewable fuels policy after BP put a $600m investment on hold indefinitely.
Woodside CEO home protester flags police complaint
An activist awaiting sentencing over his role in an attempted protest at the home of Woodside Energy’s CEO says he plans to lodge a complaint against WA police after an officer pulled a gun on him.
Crisafulli cans Queensland’s hydrogen pipe dream
Australia’s largest green hydrogen project has collapsed, with Queensland’s Crisafulli government pulling funding from construction of the $12.5bn plant and pipeline in Gladstone.
Government must focus on serious productivity growth
How does a nation as rich in minerals, energy and skills as Australia lose its standing as a global resources hotspot?
Federal Labor on a collision course with miners over green push
The federal government has made a powerful enemy for itself in the west after the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA said it would fight Labor’s push for so-called nature-positive laws.
ASX soars to record high on tech, rate cut hopes
The sharemarket has jumped to a record high of 8515.7 points, amid positive leads from Wall Street after big tech reports and Reserve Bank rate cut hopes. DeepSeek will not derail Microsoft’s $US80bn AI investment this year. Zip and MinRes drop.
Carbon credits surge as corporates seek abatement
The value of Australian carbon credits increased by almost a third to $1.1bn last year, a report by research and advisory company RepuTex has found.
ESG backlash could prompt funds to ‘renege’ on climate targets
Australia’s most powerful super funds appear to be laying the groundwork to potentially back track on their climate stated targets.
Cbus climate targets in danger
The construction industry super fund may water down its climate targets and shift how it engages with companies on sustainability due to the strengthening anti-ESG movement.
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