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Hunter needs far more from coal royalties, report says

The high-profile national policy think tank has joined calls for a public authority to coordinate economic transition in the Hunter…

Newcastle Herald

‘Industrial revolution’: Australia’s decarbonisation needs rigorous management, thinktank warns

Grattan Institute paper recommends allowing trading of carbon credits and a firm limit on emissions for country’s largest polluters

The Guardian - AU

Does Australia need Tasmania to become a multi-billion-dollar 'Battery of the Nation'?

As coal-fired power stations close down, there is a push for the renewables-rich state of Tasmania to become the "Battery…

ABC News

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UK inflation has hit a 40-year high. Here's what that means for Australia

Inflation is soaring to new highs in major global economies and Australia is not immune.

ABC News

‘High-risk’ energy overhaul could prop up fossil fuels, experts warn

Australian consumers may end up paying to extend the lifespan of fossil fuels unless a planned overhaul of the electricity…

The New Daily

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Wood on the unprecedented energy crisis

As the energy crisis continues to grip Australia’s east coast with consumers told to limit their consumption and warnings of…

The Conversation

AEMO has taken over the national energy market. Here’s what that means

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

The New Daily

Bowen faces calls to slug gas companies with windfall profits tax

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

The New Daily

How the planned 'hydrogen hub' near Whyalla could help Australia's gas crisis

The SA government has committed to building a "hydrogen hub" on the state's Eyre Peninsula. So what is being proposed,…

ABC News

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Snowy Hydro will not produce power until end of the decade, adding more pain to energy market woes

The signature energy reform piece of the previous government will not start producing electricity until late this decade, presenting another…

ABC News

Scientists warn backing fossil fuel projects like Woodside's Scarborough will make meeting climate targets more difficult

Climate scientists are warning now is not the time to back big new gas developments, as the new Albanese government…

ABC News

Peter Dutton hints at controversial shift towards nuclear power

New Opposition Leader Peter Dutton appears set to bring a debate about nuclear power back to the centre of Australian…

The New Daily

Newly installed federal government faces a tough test on gas prices

Long suffering energy consumers who have seen power prices spike now face rising gas prices from July 1, as shortages…

The New Daily

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‘Unprecedented’: Electricity customers told to find new retailers

Small energy retailers are urging their customers to switch to other companies in an unprecedented move driven by rising wholesale…

The New Daily

Energy retailer tells more than 70,000 customers to go elsewhere or face doubling of prices

ReAmped Energy chief executive says he would rather people were ‘getting better deals’ amid soaring wholesale prices

The Guardian - AU

Huge electricity price hike imminent as regulators jack up default offers

More than 700,000 Australian households will see their energy bills soar on July 1 after key regulators approved significant increases…

The New Daily

Power prices to surge up to 18.3 per cent as energy market turmoil flows through to households

Benchmark power prices will rise by up to 18.3 per cent as the energy industry watchdog seeks to pass on…

ABC News

Why there was more to Monaco than Leclerc’s Lauda Ferrari crash

The 13th Monaco Historique was about much more than Charles Leclerc’s unfortunate crash while demonstrating an ex-Niki Lauda Ferrari 312B3.

Autosport

Australia’s biggest industrial players are focusing on climate solutions – why isn’t the political debate?

Tomago Aluminium previously said shifting away from coal could lead to blackouts – now it’s publicly embracing renewables in the…

The Guardian - AU

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The Coalition-News Corp attack on Labor’s energy policy is all too familiar

A simplistic claim about power price hikes splashed across tabloid front pages on Tuesday could seed confusion and doubt

The Guardian - AU

Federal Election 2022: Scott Morrison pledges $140m for hydrogen hubs in WA

An investment in hydrogen hubs unveiled by Scott Morrison on Tuesday could open the door to Australia producing green steel…

ABC News

The Green Machine marks 40 years

The Canberra Raiders are more than a rugby league club - over 40 years they've become an essential part of…

The Canberra Times

As the owner of Australia's biggest coal plant locks in a closing date, others are ramping up

Tens of millions of dollars are being spent prolonging the lives of some Australian coal-fired power stations, despite some high-profile…

ABC News

Australians install record amounts of rooftop solar despite lockdown, supply chain pressures

Border lockdowns and supply chain disruptions fail to slow the rampant uptake of rooftop solar in Australia where householders installed…

ABC News

UK inflation jumps to 30-year high of 5.4% as cost of living crisis deepens – as it happened

Food prices, furniture, clothes and housing costs rise; unions urge government to tackle cost of living crisis as pressure builds…

The Guardian - UK