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Ministers hose down talk over Palaszczuk's leadership

Ministers hose down talk over Palaszczuk's leadership

Queensland's treasurer has joined fellow senior ministers throwing their support behind Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk amid reports of discontent in Labor ranks.

Latest Fortescue CEO backs 'crazy vision', dividend cut

Latest Fortescue CEO backs 'crazy vision', dividend cut

Latest Fortescue CEO backs 'crazy vision', dividend cut

Latest Fortescue CEO backs 'crazy vision', dividend cut

Fortescue Metals Group has booked a lower full-year profit after a writedown, slashed the final dividend and shocked investors with another new CEO.

Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Australian companies face mandatory climate reporting as consumers and investors demand information they can trust and action to prevent even higher costs.

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Billion-dollar power link faces landowner resistance

Billion-dollar power link faces landowner resistance

A quarter of landowners whose properties are in the proposed path of a billion-dollar power line project are yet to give land access to project surveyors.

Lithium leader Pilbara posts electrifying $2.4b profit

Lithium leader Pilbara posts electrifying $2.4b profit

Pilbara Minerals reports a 326 per cent surge in net profit to $2.4 billion as the world rapidly electrifies and demands a secure supply of sustainable lithium.

Woodside offshore strike threat ends, Chevron pending

Woodside offshore strike threat ends, Chevron pending

Woodside Energy has agreed to a deal with workers on offshore gas platforms but the threat of stoppages still hangs over Chevron off the northwest coast.

WA lab to accelerate battery minerals manufacturing hub

WA lab to accelerate battery minerals manufacturing hub

A battery materials demonstration plant opened in Western Australian industrial heartland is another milestone to being a global hub, the premier says.

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BHP warns on tax, productivity after plunge in profits

BHP warns on tax, productivity after plunge in profits

BHP warns on tax, productivity after plunge in profits

BHP warns on tax, productivity after plunge in profits

Profits and dividends are down at BHP on lower commodity prices, but the mining giant says it is managing inflationary pressures better than its rivals.

Lithium mega-trend drives Allkem to record $525m profit

Lithium mega-trend drives Allkem to record $525m profit

Lithium mega-trend drives Allkem to record $525m profit

Lithium mega-trend drives Allkem to record $525m profit

Lithium producer Allkem credits hard-rock production in Australia and brine ponds in Argentina for an "outstanding" FY23 result as the world races for supplies.

Treasurer issues challenge over offshore gas tax change

Treasurer issues challenge over offshore gas tax change

Treasurer issues challenge over offshore gas tax change

Treasurer issues challenge over offshore gas tax change

The treasurer has challenged the opposition and the Greens to pass new laws taxing offshore gas companies and bringing forward revenue to boost the budget.

Aussie-led global consortium joins offshore wind frenzy

Aussie-led global consortium joins offshore wind frenzy

Aussie-led global consortium joins offshore wind frenzy

Aussie-led global consortium joins offshore wind frenzy

A powerful consortium has joined the bidding to add offshore wind to Australia's clean energy arsenal in Gippsland waters off the coast of Victoria.

Hydrogen policy revamp needed to cut truck pollution

Hydrogen policy revamp needed to cut truck pollution

Hydrogen policy revamp needed to cut truck pollution

Hydrogen policy revamp needed to cut truck pollution

Australia needs more hydrogen refuelling stations, central production facilities and more ways to transport the fuel to cut transport emissions, a study says.

Japan's industrial giants lead charge for Aussie nickel

Japan's industrial giants lead charge for Aussie nickel

Japan's industrial giants lead charge for Aussie nickel

Japan's industrial giants lead charge for Aussie nickel

A nickel explorer has industrial giants from Japan queuing for future supplies from under the red dirt out west as the battery minerals race accelerates.

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Origin Energy expects another tough year for cash-strapped customers after posting an FY23 net profit of $1.06 billion as it prepares for a foreign takeover.

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WA domestic gas update to 'safeguard' supply, growth

The West Australian government has moved to secure the domestic supply of gas for industrial development, but the sector warns it will stymie investment.

Push for green tariffs ushers in 'proxy carbon price'

Commodity-rich Australia is pushing the world closer to a 'proxy carbon price' as it moves to level the playing field for big emitters and keep jobs onshore.

Billion-dollar power link might be buried despite cost

NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe says multiple options are on the table as an inquiry looks into the feasibility of putting key transmission lines underground.

Tool exposes 'risky' assumptions behind climate pledges

Some companies are too reliant on "risky" carbon capture and storage assumptions when claiming they are meeting global climate targets, data shows.

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Cutting-edge hydrogen tech starts up in steel heartland

A next-generation hydrogen electrolyser is being commercialised to give steelmaking and other heavy industries a future in Australia's regions.

Early days for lithium as colts vie for talent, ports

Australia is urged to be bold in the race for high-purity lithium for electric cars and clean energy, as veterans and newcomers jostle for capital and ports.

Progress being made in talks with gas worker union

Talks between unions and Woodside over pay and conditions are progressing, as a second energy company, Chevron, awaits a ballot over industrial action.

AGL Energy posts $1.26 billion loss after writedowns

AGL Energy suffered a $1.26 billion loss after writing down the value of its coal-fired power plants and its energy derivatives contracts.

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Trust has not been broken between Western Australians and the government on heritage laws, nor is the Perth Mint a money launderer, the mining minister insists.

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

Australia holds a third of the world's vanadium, an element that's key to a kind of battery that may be the answer to the long-term storage of energy.

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

Australian battery minerals and base metals producers are determined to move up the value chain, whether on team US or for China and its mega-factories.

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