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Call for export controls on east coast gas to save jobs

Call for export controls on east coast gas to save jobs

Slashing industrial gas use and new controls on exports would protect manufacturing jobs and reduce exposure to "predatory" pricing, a union says.

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Farming with wind and solar provides a lifeline, landholders say, as economic modelling shows billions are flowing to bush communities from energy investment.

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' strike

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' strike

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' strike

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' strike

Ukrainians fear more damage to their hobbled energy system as Russia's first big missile attack in months prompts Poland to scramble its air force.

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Green iron export bonanza: invest or look like 'morons'

Green iron export bonanza: invest or look like 'morons'

A think tank urges Australia to bankroll green iron or concede market leadership to China, which is racing ahead on decarbonising steel supply lines.

Gas producer slams ideological folly, warns of shortage

Gas producer slams ideological folly, warns of shortage

A domestic gas producer has warned of rising power bills and energy shortages if significant headwinds, including green tape and activism, go unchallenged.

Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget

Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget

Extraordinary growth in renewable energy is not enough to offset the "humungous challenge" of Australia's fossil fuels, a carbon tracker warns.

Trump factor unlikely to reverse clean energy momentum

Trump factor unlikely to reverse clean energy momentum

The "Trump factor" is unlikely to derail renewable energy momentum, a peak body says, as data on financial commitments suggests Australia is back on target.

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'Trump II' not the end of the world for clean energy

'Trump II' not the end of the world for clean energy

'Trump II' not the end of the world for clean energy

'Trump II' not the end of the world for clean energy

A second Trump presidency may be a "bump in the road" but it cannot stop the transition to clean energy the world started over 20 years ago, investors say.

Moves to firm power after blackouts wrack outback town

Moves to firm power after blackouts wrack outback town

Moves to firm power after blackouts wrack outback town

Moves to firm power after blackouts wrack outback town

Further compensation could be paid to residents of an outback town after a week of power outages as their network operator faces the prospect of fines.

Households face more bill stress as energy prices rise

Households face more bill stress as energy prices rise

Households face more bill stress as energy prices rise

Households face more bill stress as energy prices rise

Energy debt is expected to escalate even more than anticipated, sparking a review of payment difficulty protections for households and small businesses.

Fess up! Independents push parties on climate targets

Fess up! Independents push parties on climate targets

Fess up! Independents push parties on climate targets

Fess up! Independents push parties on climate targets

Independent MPs are demanding that Labor reveal its 2035 climate target, saying voters deserve to know as climate change is contributing to higher living costs.

Call for heat pumps to cut industrial carbon footprint

Call for heat pumps to cut industrial carbon footprint

Call for heat pumps to cut industrial carbon footprint

Call for heat pumps to cut industrial carbon footprint

Australia is ignoring a technology that rival manufacturers are using to replace fossil fuels and keep factories open, energy economists say.

Power transmission line riles landholders in its path

Power transmission line riles landholders in its path

Power transmission line riles landholders in its path

Power transmission line riles landholders in its path

The preferred path of high-voltage transmission through Victoria's central northwest riles up landowners as the rollout agency defends its consultations.

When the lights are off, but everyone's home

When the lights are off, but everyone's home

When the lights are off, but everyone's home

When the lights are off, but everyone's home

As thousands of Australians again live through an annoying energy blackout, the nation is reminded of more widespread supply vulnerabilities.

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Energy plan to protect Aussie war-fighting capabilities

"Practical and sensible" action on climate change is part of the military's mission under new plans for phasing in alternative energy use and sovereign sources.

'$400 covers the milk': support trickles into outback

Telecom and power outages have left nurses sleeping on the floor of a health centre as an initial support package rolls out to outback communities.

Olympian out, premier in: angry locals to grill leader

A major power outage has halted swimming legend Kyle Chalmers' visit to Broken Hill but locals will get a chance to grill the NSW premier over relief.

Energy market operator 'can't guarantee' lower bills

Energy officials warn of "stubbornly high" power prices as coal plants stutter towards an exit, with no guarantee bills will fall in the next five years.

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Union slams 'false hope': jobs at risk in nuclear push

Nuclear energy is a dangerous distraction from the real decisions facing Australia, the Electrical Trades Union warns members ahead of the Queensland election.

Inquiry coming after outback failures leave 20k in dark

Communities in western NSW are again without power after problems with two generators including one resulting in the ruin of essential medication.

Milestone for Australia's giant connection cord to Asia

Solar energy from a massive array on a former cattle station, sent through a subsea cable, could soon power Singapore after conditional approval was granted.

'Low-hanging electrons' ripe for harvesting lower bills

Most of the roughly 10 million residential customers in the national electricity market are missing out on savings because their homes are not "smart" enough.

Back on track for clean energy overhaul, investors told

A jolt of investor interest has put Australia back on track for 82 per cent renewable energy in the electricity grid by 2030, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says.

Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Queensland could revert to coal central as calls grow for a power plan from the energised LNP, days out from voters heading to the polls in the Sunshine State.

Generators chase peaks as wholesale energy prices spike

Batteries are setting the price in the electricity market more often than a year ago but gas is the dominant price-setter as generators chase lucrative spikes.

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