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Dutton goes nuclear in bid to blow open election race

Dutton goes nuclear in bid to blow open election race

Labor has blasted Peter Dutton's dream of powering Australia with nuclear energy as "economic insanity" but the mining lobby has backed the coalition's plan.

Challenge worth $100m aims to lower solar energy cost

Challenge worth $100m aims to lower solar energy cost

Challenge worth $100m aims to lower solar energy cost

Challenge worth $100m aims to lower solar energy cost

Australia will host a $100 million competition for innovators around the world to create ways to lower the cost of large-scale renewable energy.

Self-driving cars are safer, just not at dawn or dusk

Self-driving cars are safer, just not at dawn or dusk

Self-driving cars are safer, just not at dawn or dusk

Self-driving cars are safer, just not at dawn or dusk

Autonomous vehicles cause fewer accidents than cars driven by humans, an analysis shows, but they are more likely to crash in some conditions.

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Following the money, not hot air, for more wind farms

Following the money, not hot air, for more wind farms

Australia's green bank and international firms are generating more renewable energy projects, even as the political stoush over the nation's future warms up.

Female AI workforce grows but few women climbing ladder

Female AI workforce grows but few women climbing ladder

Artificial intelligence is growing its female workforce but the number of women thins higher up the ladder, prompting calls for more equitable training.

Rebuffed BHP wired for bigger Aussie 'copper province'

Rebuffed BHP wired for bigger Aussie 'copper province'

South Africa's Anglo American may have rejected BHP's recent bid but the energy transition will drive copper demand for decades, including from South Australia.

Lies, bad ads, no rules - social media under scrutiny

Lies, bad ads, no rules - social media under scrutiny

Academics at six universities are teaming up to create a national body to investigate online misinformation, social media risks and missing regulations.

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Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Thousands of dollars are being cut from the price of some electric cars as brands battle to lead the market and Chinese automakers face global taxes.

Saving your brains for the good stuff, not 'grunt work'

Saving your brains for the good stuff, not 'grunt work'

Saving your brains for the good stuff, not 'grunt work'

Saving your brains for the good stuff, not 'grunt work'

Artificial intelligence tools can take the "grunt work" out of safeguarding vital systems against weakness and loss, according to energy companies and banks.

Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

The federal government has given the green light to a downsized offshore wind farm zone stretching along the NSW Illawarra coast, south of Sydney.

Crunch time for divestment of climate-harming companies

Crunch time for divestment of climate-harming companies

Crunch time for divestment of climate-harming companies

Crunch time for divestment of climate-harming companies

Big investors are using "stewardship" to get more nosy about what companies say they are doing and what they're actually doing to reduce their carbon footprint.

Commercial buildings next on the block for carbon cuts

Commercial buildings next on the block for carbon cuts

Commercial buildings next on the block for carbon cuts

Commercial buildings next on the block for carbon cuts

Saving on emissions and energy bills for commercial premises is a "no brainer", according to the Property Council, as a push begins for greater electrification.

Domestic gas inquiry gives itself more time on deficit

Domestic gas inquiry gives itself more time on deficit

Domestic gas inquiry gives itself more time on deficit

Domestic gas inquiry gives itself more time on deficit

Facing a possible domestic gas deficit, export powerhouse Western Australia has delayed putting the squeeze on producers with a crucial inquiry given more time.

Farm waste may help power Australia's biofuel future

Farm waste may help power Australia's biofuel future

Farm waste may help power Australia's biofuel future

Farm waste may help power Australia's biofuel future

Tax breaks and emission targets will be considered as part of a consultation into Australia's emerging biofuel industry that could power air and road travel.

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Many meetings could be emails: survey finds work waste

Many work meetings are wasting workers' time, according to a global study by Atlassian, and companies are too slow to use AI tools despite their benefits.

Not the size of the energy build, but how we use it

Many households are reducing their carbon footprint but without efficient homes or smart meters they may not be getting the best value out of clean energy.

Call to cut exports, not follow 'wrong' future gas plan

A phase-down of gas exports and reserving supplies for dwindling local use would be a "real future gas strategy" for Australia, according to a climate body.

Four popular training courses facing critical AI risk

An analysis of vocational training has identified four courses at high risk from artificial intelligence technology even though they are in high demand.

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Why all smartphones are adding artificial intelligence

Apple has revealed plans to put ChatGPT in iPhones and, with Google and Samsung embracing AI tools, experts say they will soon be ubiquitous.

Grants for homes 'save billions on big energy projects'

Incentivising households and landlords into renewable tech such as batteries and solar would save billions on large-scale infrastructure, a report says.

Electric cars are not the only fix for green transport

Governments will need to look at more than just electric vehicles to make significant transport emission cuts, modelling from Monash University says.

Australian workers lead AI race but do not trust it

More office workers are testing artificial intelligence technology in Australia than in many other nations, a survey has found, but most do not trust it.

First Nations people key to blue carbon projects: study

Indigenous people have rights to undertake carbon projects along most of Australia's coast, but opportunities to enter the market are limited, a study has found

Wanted: Geoscientists for jobs in old and new energy

Energy leaders are warning of a shortage of geoscientists for oil and gas exploration and carbon storage and a skills gap for seismic surveys for offshore wind.

Winds of fortune: 'Job for life' in former coal regions

A gusty $20 billion in investment will blow in from a mere three offshore wind projects that one team plans to build to help rewire industrial heartlands.

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