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Afternoon Update: Energy Australia apologises to 400,000 customers; Gina Rinehart criticises media ‘gloating’; and The Who drummer fired for second time in a month

Energy company agrees to settlement after parental advocacy group makes allegations of greenwashing over carbon offset claims

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Energy Australia apologises to 400,000 customers and settles greenwashing legal action

Energy Australia says carbon offsetting ‘not the most effective way’ to reduce emissions

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Energy Australia is in court accused of greenwashing. What is the case about and why is it significant?

Climate group alleges energy giant misled 400,000 customers about ‘Go Neutral’ product, arguing that carbon offsets don’t actually remove emissions

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Energy giant fined $170k over power station fire

Energy Australia is considering a decision to convict and fine it over a fire at Yallourn power station, after the company fought to be spared conviction.

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Energy Australia pushes for no conviction over fire

Power giant Energy Australia is seeking to avoid a conviction after admitting it breached health and safety laws when a fire broke out at one of its plants.

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Here’s what we know about the Coalition’s seven planned nuclear power sites

Peter Dutton has revealed the Coalition would use existing power stations in Queensland, NSW, Victoria and WA for nuclear energy. But from there it gets tricky

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Electricity bill rises in ACT kept just below inflation over past year

Gas costs rose by 14 per cent, well above inflation.

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Turning off the gas and switching to induction: What you need to know

Gas stoves are getting a bad rap, with many citing health concerns as a key reason for switching to electric or induction cooking.

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Energy Australia fined $1.5 million after 2018 workplace death at Yallourn Power Station

The family of a Yallourn Power Station worker killed while performing routine maintenance in 2018 labels WorkSafe Victoria's initial decision not to prosecute Energy Australia as "cruel".

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Energy Australia's $1.5m fine after worker's death

Energy Australia has been fined $1.5 million after admitting the death of a worker working on high voltage cables at its Yallourn power station was preventable.

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Pumped hydro dam planned for culturally significant mountain near Lithgow concerns Wiradjuri people, locals

Wiradjuri people around Lithgow in New South Wales are concerned about plans for a 40-metre-high concrete reservoir on top of a mountain that holds great importance to them.

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Energy Australia pleads guilty after death of Yallourn power station worker Graeme Edwards

The County Court heard Graeme Edwards' death while performing maintenance at the Yallourn power station was avoidable and preventable.

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Freedoms don't mask rises in COVID-19 case numbers if you're vulnerable

It seems that most have been lulled into a false sense of security by the abrogation of government responsibility.

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Why are there so many data breaches? A growing industry of criminals is brokering in stolen data

New details have emerged on the severity of the Medibank hack, which has now affected all users. Optus, Medibank, Woolworths, and, last Friday, electricity provider Energy Australia are all now among the household names that have fallen victim to a data breach.

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What is off-peak electricity? What hours are considered off-peak? Am I eligible for off-peak electricity rates?

The end of the day is usually when most of us start to unwind – but that's when Australia's energy market experiences the biggest strain. Here's what you need to know about off-peak electricity.

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Rising gas prices blamed as Advance Bricks says its oven will go cold after 82 years in Stawell

Once-thriving Advance Bricks in Stawell goes to the wall, wiping out 23 jobs because it can no longer afford the power bill to fire its oven.

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Huge Yallourn coal-fired power plant operating at half capacity as energy crisis pressures mount

Half of the Yallourn power station in Victoria's Latrobe Valley is offline, placing extra pressure on the national electricity grid.

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Gas-fired Tallawarra power station increases supply, sister facility to be hydrogen-capable, as energy crisis bites

Energy giants of the Illawarra are responding to the national gas crisis by increasing supply and talking up both renewable and coal seam gas options.

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