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'Climate denialist': former PM goes nuclear on Dutton

'Climate denialist': former PM goes nuclear on Dutton

Paul Keating has described Peter Dutton as a 'peddler of danger' and says building nuclear plants undermines the work already done to establish renewables.

Nuclear showdown set to atomise federal parliament

Nuclear showdown set to atomise federal parliament

Nuclear showdown set to atomise federal parliament

Nuclear showdown set to atomise federal parliament

Heated debates over nuclear reactors, energy bills and the cost of living will ignite Parliament House as both houses return for the sitting week.

Dutton doubles down on nuclear, sledges PM

Dutton doubles down on nuclear, sledges PM

Dutton doubles down on nuclear, sledges PM

Dutton doubles down on nuclear, sledges PM

The prime minister is a “child in a man’s body”, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says, as he ensures nuclear energy policy will be a centrepiece of the election.

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Middle East and Europe 'exemplars' for nuclear plan

Middle East and Europe 'exemplars' for nuclear plan

Europe and the Middle East could provide a model for Australia to deploy nuclear energy but its development would be expensive, an advocate admits.

Nuclear conflict brews in coalition over renewables

Nuclear conflict brews in coalition over renewables

Australians are being asked to choose between two options for the nation's energy future, but the coalition is already arguing internally over renewables.

States power up to shut down nuclear ambitions

States power up to shut down nuclear ambitions

As the federal opposition attempts to force the construction of nuclear reactors, state leaders say they will not go down without a fight.

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.

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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.

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

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

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.

Rebuffed BHP wired for bigger Aussie 'copper province'

Rebuffed BHP wired for bigger Aussie 'copper province'

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.

White 'idiot' activists told to butt out of Top End

White 'idiot' activists told to butt out of Top End

White 'idiot' activists told to butt out of Top End

White 'idiot' activists told to butt out of Top End

Interstate environmental activists should stop blocking industrial projects that could benefit Indigenous people, a traditional owner has told a Senate inquiry.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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Tiwi Islanders take aim at bank's complaint rejection

ANZ has rejected a complaint from Tiwi traditional owners who say the bank's funding of fossil fuel projects contribute to adverse human rights impacts.

Streamlining new offshore gas fields still on the table

Changes to environmental approvals for new offshore gas will return to federal parliament after a review, despite being pulled in a recent deal with the Greens.

Australia out in the cold on uranium for energy pact

Australia has been left out of a strategic international pact for a secure global uranium market to replace Russian supplies, despite deep reserves.

Future gas plan 'deaf' to traditional owners' concerns

Crossbench senators have attacked the future gas strategy as a "morally bankrupt" plan that also misrepresents the views of Australia's traditional owners.

Wanted: funds to pollinate climate, nature start-ups

Investors are being tapped for funding for early-stage companies tackling the climate crisis, the energy transition, new foods and cleaner industry.

Experts want more big solar projects, less nuke talk

The number of large-scale solar projects in Australia needs to rise rapidly, but the nuclear power debate could derail progress, industry experts say.

Energy storage sites earmarked to keep the lights on

More power storage rather than nuclear reactors or gas will be crucial for long-term energy security, the industry says, with six more sites up for development.

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