Mike Foley
Mike Foley is the climate and energy correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
‘Worst fears realised’: One-third of corals dead on section of Barrier Reef
The results of the first surveys of bleached corals after a mass bleaching event show severe damage to a section of Australia’s great natural wonder.
- by Mike Foley
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Your solar panel payments are running out – can you get paid to install a battery?
The sun is shining so brightly on the energy grid that household batteries must become the new frontier of power bill savings.
- by Mike Foley
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Electric vehicles
Range anxiety? EV owners are driving more than other motorists
Electric car drivers are churning out the kilometres as they charge their vehicles from home with solar panels.
- by Mike Foley
World’s biggest renewables hub planned for Australian desert
Donald Trump’s US election win is raising hopes for green investment growth in markets outside the US – and plans are afoot for Australia to capitalise.
- by Mike Foley
‘Free-range’ label to stay when chickens locked down to contain bird flu
A new strain of bird flu has infected the rest of the world and could enter Australia at any moment. When it does, poultry producers will be on red alert.
- by Mike Foley
Australia’s thin silver lining in Trump’s dark clouds for climate action
Donald Trump’s return could cause global climate policy chaos and slow the pace of emissions reduction. But there’s a ray of hope for Australia.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Parliamentary boss failed to record ‘close relationship’
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has been forced to defend his choice of car as senators enjoyed their last chance this year to grill ministers.
- by James Massola, Matthew Knott and Mike Foley
Too old, too expensive: Coal can’t wait for nuclear, says energy regulator
The high-stakes parliamentary inquiry into nuclear power examined Peter Dutton’s plan to build nuclear power plants across the country.
- by Mike Foley
Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades
Peter Dutton’s opposition has declared its plan will reach net zero by 2050 as it slams the Albanese government’s renewable energy goals.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Battery, solar schemes coming to zap household bills by up to $1000
The federal election is set to feature duelling household electrification schemes, as households battle the cost-of-living crisis.
- by Mike Foley
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Environmental protection
Wildlife emergency: Australia prepares for bird flu onslaught
A deadly strain of bird flu has swept the globe, and Australia is the last uninfected continent. Preparations for the carnage have just begun.
- by Mike Foley
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