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Electric utes rolling to Australia, mining sites first

Electric utes rolling to Australia, mining sites first

Australian mining companies will have more electric ute options after a local company partnered with Rivian to bring its low-emission vehicles to the country.

'Once-in-a-generation' change in corporate reporting

'Once-in-a-generation' change in corporate reporting

'Once-in-a-generation' change in corporate reporting

'Once-in-a-generation' change in corporate reporting

Smaller firms may be wary of new reporting obligations but the big end of town is calling for rapid passage of laws requiring honesty on climate-related risks.

'Why not walk?' Google Maps to roll out green features

'Why not walk?' Google Maps to roll out green features

'Why not walk?' Google Maps to roll out green features

'Why not walk?' Google Maps to roll out green features

Tech giant Google will introduce a series of features designed to save fuel or car trips to celebrate Earth Day.

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Ute-turn: electric, hybrid utes ready for Aussie launch

Ute-turn: electric, hybrid utes ready for Aussie launch

Electric and hybrid utes are queuing up to launch in Australia following policy changes, and experts say they offer benefits which could attract new fans.

Sustainability: a price Australia can afford to pay?

Sustainability: a price Australia can afford to pay?

Australia's mining bosses have been challenged by a former trade negotiator on sustainability standards and the social impact of extracting resources.

Government told to 'hold its nerve' on clean tech push

Government told to 'hold its nerve' on clean tech push

Clean energy groups want the federal government to stay the course on its industrial policy aimed at seizing a once-in-a-century decarbonisation opportunity.

Call for rebates to help apartment dwellers go green

Call for rebates to help apartment dwellers go green

People who live in apartments are less likely to benefit from solar power or efficient electric appliances and they need targeted help, a conference has heard.

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Extreme weather sparks higher wholesale energy prices

Extreme weather sparks higher wholesale energy prices

Extreme weather sparks higher wholesale energy prices

Extreme weather sparks higher wholesale energy prices

Some of the most extreme weather Australia has ever seen is proving to be the "X-factor" for power bills as wholesale energy prices rise.

BHP's energy coal fires up, axe swings over nickel jobs

BHP's energy coal fires up, axe swings over nickel jobs

BHP's energy coal fires up, axe swings over nickel jobs

BHP's energy coal fires up, axe swings over nickel jobs

Thousands of workers face uncertainty as BHP considers the fate of nickel operations amid a global glut of the metal, but coal for power plants is firing up.

World-first generator turns greenhouse gas into power

World-first generator turns greenhouse gas into power

World-first generator turns greenhouse gas into power

World-first generator turns greenhouse gas into power

Queensland scientists have created a way to produce electricity using carbon dioxide in a development they say could power phones and computers.

Critical minerals loan will help export sector grow: PM

Critical minerals loan will help export sector grow: PM

Critical minerals loan will help export sector grow: PM

Critical minerals loan will help export sector grow: PM

Anthony Albanese says a $400 million loan to the critical minerals sector will help expand exports into nearby southeast Asia.

Sweat-powered fitness trackers possible in two years

Sweat-powered fitness trackers possible in two years

Sweat-powered fitness trackers possible in two years

Sweat-powered fitness trackers possible in two years

Fitness gadgets that track your vital signs could be powered by sweat in the future after a research into nanogenerators by Australian universities.

Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy has taken aim at China's "unchecked exploitation" of Indonesia and other nations that risks destroying the supply of clean minerals.

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid cars have more than doubled in popularity in the past year, surpassing electric vehicles and eating into petrol and diesel car sales.

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Support critical for Australia to reap battery wealth

Western Australia has warned that taxpayer support for critical minerals will be crucial to overcoming investor reluctance and market distortion.

Woodside defends 'honest' response to climate change

Woodside Energy's chair Richard Goyder has defended the gas giant's response to climate change in the face of fierce criticism of expansion plans.

Holy cow: coal, gas giants on notice over methane plume

A toxic gas is turbocharging heatwaves, bushfires and coral bleaching, and going largely unreported under "faulty" emission safeguards, satellite data suggests.

News outlets risk using fake photos without AI policies

Only one in three media outlets have strict rules about generative AI tools and editors are concerned about spreading artificial images, a study has found.

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Call for home battery cash to support solar milestones

Solar power is breaking records, and reigniting calls for a home battery saver program of up to $6500 to allow households to get more value from their rooftops.

Renters could save $1300 a year with solar rollout

Renters, apartment dwellers and low-income households could save thousands on energy bills if the government staged a national solar rollout, a study has found.

Tesla and Hyundai reveal plans to replace taxi drivers

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised to reveal a self-driving robotaxi in August but transport experts say autonomous technology is not ready for the road.

Deeper cuts to carbon emissions under draft 2035 target

Australians will compete for public funds, electricity supply and land access under plans for the nation to cut its emissions by up to 75 per cent by 2035.

Two cryptocurrency companies collapse owing $160m

Two separate Australian cryptocurrency companies have collapsed while federal court proceedings are being pursued against the directors of the businesses.

PM downplays commission criticism on manufacturing push

The chair of the productivity commission has raised concern the Future Made in Australia Act could increase reliance on government funds.

Origin Energy adds wind power, batteries for coal exit

Origin Energy has snared a construction-ready $4 billion wind and big battery project as it races to plug the gap left by phasing out coal-fired power.

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