The Latest Breaking News from Tony Wood

Clive Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal suggested proposed coalmine is a ‘greater economic powerhouse’

The high-profile national policy think tank has joined calls for a public authority to coordinate economic transition in the Hunter and says the NSW government should direct far more coal royalties back to the region.

Australian consumers may end up paying to extend the lifespan of fossil fuels unless a planned overhaul of the electricity market is handled carefully.

As the energy crisis continues to grip Australia’s east coast with consumers told to limit their consumption and warnings of blackouts Tony Wood, director of the energy program at the Grattan Institute, speaks with Michelle Grattan about why this has happened and what can be done to fix the system.

Australia's energy crisis reached a high point on Wednesday when AEMO suspended the national electricity market to control runaway prices.

The Albanese government is facing renewed calls to introduce a windfall profits tax on the mostly foreign-owned gas industry.

The SA government has committed to building a "hydrogen hub" on the state's Eyre Peninsula. So what is being proposed, and how could it be used to help our energy-hungry world?

The signature energy reform piece of the previous government will not start producing electricity until late this decade, presenting another energy market headache for the country.

Climate scientists are warning now is not the time to back big new gas developments, as the new Albanese government throws its support behind Woodside's mega Scarborough gas projects.