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Electric car tax looms for one state unless PM steps in

Electric car tax looms for one state unless PM steps in

One state is prepared to charge ahead with a tax on electric vehicle drivers unless the federal government introduces a national scheme.

Steel trap: Australia must make green metal or risk ore

Steel trap: Australia must make green metal or risk ore

Steel trap: Australia must make green metal or risk ore

Steel trap: Australia must make green metal or risk ore

Australia’s richest export market could be at risk unless it takes urgent action to manufacture green steel on home soil, according to a study.

Pacific summit to put 'human face' on climate change

Pacific summit to put 'human face' on climate change

Pacific summit to put 'human face' on climate change

Pacific summit to put 'human face' on climate change

With seawater regularly consuming half its land, one Pacific nation wants world leaders to see the effects of climate change up close.

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Power struggle: data centre energy rules spark concerns

Power struggle: data centre energy rules spark concerns

Future data centre proposals may need to come with renewable energy plans but not all governments or organisations agree with the change.

Coal and gas exports 'undoing' progress on clean energy

Coal and gas exports 'undoing' progress on clean energy

Australia is undermining its hard work to cut emissions by failing to address growing fossil fuel exports, a former defence chief reckons.

Half-price power: record renewables push prices down

Half-price power: record renewables push prices down

Wholesale energy prices have fallen by more than 60 per cent in one state, powered by growing use of wind farms, solar panels and batteries.

Renewable energy projects must power data centre boom

Renewable energy projects must power data centre boom

Australia's growing number of large-scale data centres must be powered by renewable energy, groups say, or they risk raising power prices for all users.

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'Millionaires' factory' boss to leave with vast fortune

'Millionaires' factory' boss to leave with vast fortune

'Millionaires' factory' boss to leave with vast fortune

'Millionaires' factory' boss to leave with vast fortune

Macquarie Group shareholders have backed the pay of its chief executive, who will retire in November with company shares worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Renewables, batteries shield Australia from oil crisis

Renewables, batteries shield Australia from oil crisis

Renewables, batteries shield Australia from oil crisis

Renewables, batteries shield Australia from oil crisis

Australia has been spared from the Middle East energy crisis because of its rapid build-out of renewables and battery storage, a global energy body says.

Key state falling short on emissions reduction targets

Key state falling short on emissions reduction targets

Key state falling short on emissions reduction targets

Key state falling short on emissions reduction targets

One of Australia's most polluting states is on track to fall short of its emissions reduction targets with renewable energy projects well behind schedule.

Commission warned more coal, more insurance pain

Commission warned more coal, more insurance pain

Commission warned more coal, more insurance pain

Commission warned more coal, more insurance pain

Insurance bills of up to $14,000 to cover flood-prone homes have been used to argue against a major coal mine extension in the same region.

Leaders want Pacific voices heard on climate change

Leaders want Pacific voices heard on climate change

Leaders want Pacific voices heard on climate change

Leaders want Pacific voices heard on climate change

Pacific and First Nation Australians are presenting their lived experience in hopes that their voices can be at the centre of COP31 negotiations.

Heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in US

Heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in US

Heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in US

Heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in US

A dangerous heat dome is expected to affect as much as two-thirds of the continental United States, with temperature records expected to be broken.

Retrofit rewards to usher in new era of fire-safe homes

Retrofit rewards to usher in new era of fire-safe homes

Retrofit rewards to usher in new era of fire-safe homes

Retrofit rewards to usher in new era of fire-safe homes

The promise of lower insurance premiums in return for ember screens and other bushfire-safe upgrades has more households retrofitting for the future climate.

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Watchdog warns battery gripes could undermine trust

Home batteries are flying off shelves and the consumer watchdog wants stronger protection to maintain confidence in the devices and accompanying products.

Protect us all: pact a new era for 'Pacific family'

Australia and PNG have welcomed their alliance coming into force after a diplomatic blitz from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Clean energy investors upbeat as data centre boom looms

Growing energy demand from data centres is viewed positively in a survey by most renewables investors, as long as it is does not delay coal retirement.

Australia eyes next key deal amid gaps in Pacific voice

Australia has bagged a major diplomatic win over China in its battle for influence in the Pacific as attention turns to remaining gaps in the region.

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'Meet common danger': Australia, Fiji seal new alliance

Fiji has become Australia's newest ally under a mutual defence pact that leaves the door open to including other Pacific nations as China jostles for influence.

China test fires missile in Pacific as alliance struck

China has confirmed it fired a sea-based missile in the Pacific, just hours after Australia signed a landmark defence alliance with Fiji.

Albanese touches down in Fiji ahead of new Pacific deal

The prime minister has reached the first stop of his Pacific tour, receiving a warm welcome in Fiji after arriving to ink a major security deal.

Reef dodges 'in danger' World Heritage listing again

United Nations' concern over the water quality on the Great Barrier Reef has triggered a call for action from environmentalists.

Cities cannot outrun hotter climates with air-con alone

Mechanical cooling should be treated as the last line of defence against climate change, not the first, says an urban heat expert following European heatwaves.

Warning 'dire combination' poses regional food crunch

Australia is ill-prepared for a possible regional food crisis as El Nino, climate change and higher farming inputs collide, a former defence chiefs say.

Pacific ocean a 'forever chemical' hotspot for whales

Widespread, long-living and top of the food chain, dolphins and other toothed whales are thought to be ideal indicators of forever chemical exposure in oceans.

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