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'Myrtle' plant to turn industrial emissions into solids

'Myrtle' plant to turn industrial emissions into solids

Australia's flagship carbon capture utilisation plant will trap emissions and turn them into solid materials for export to Japan, Europe and the United States.

'New phase' of carbon markets seeks impact not offsets

'New phase' of carbon markets seeks impact not offsets

'New phase' of carbon markets seeks impact not offsets

'New phase' of carbon markets seeks impact not offsets

New ways of generating carbon credits in Australia are being developed but experts warn investors are wary and could take their billions elsewhere.

Call for more biofuels to keep trucks, utes on the road

Call for more biofuels to keep trucks, utes on the road

Call for more biofuels to keep trucks, utes on the road

Call for more biofuels to keep trucks, utes on the road

Aussies are lagging on decarbonisation and risk paying an ongoing "green premium" for alternative fuels without changes to government policy and carbon markets.

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Rio Tinto energy pact cuts Gladstone's carbon footprint

Rio Tinto energy pact cuts Gladstone's carbon footprint

Rio Tinto will bankroll hundreds of construction jobs and industrial production in Queensland with a renewable energy supply deal for a smelter and refineries.

Green energy, mining investment eases sting of slowdown

Green energy, mining investment eases sting of slowdown

Mining and utilities are tipped as "bright spots" for construction and engineering jobs to offset broader economic pain as business investment stalls.

Pacific Green grows fleet of big batteries down under

Pacific Green grows fleet of big batteries down under

A British renewable energy leader plans to build one of Australia's largest battery hubs in Portland, Victoria, to help shore up the state's electricity supply.

Origin Energy to plug in big battery alongside gas

Origin Energy to plug in big battery alongside gas

Origin Energy says it will build a $400 million big battery in Victoria to maintain a reliable power supply and support Australia's transition to renewables.

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Liddell battery 'milestone' for end of coal-fired power

Liddell battery 'milestone' for end of coal-fired power

Liddell battery 'milestone' for end of coal-fired power

Liddell battery 'milestone' for end of coal-fired power

Australia's biggest polluter AGL Energy has made a final investment decision on a big battery that marks another milestone in the end of coal-fired electricity.

Key Olympic projects, Gabba rebuild to be reviewed

Key Olympic projects, Gabba rebuild to be reviewed

Key Olympic projects, Gabba rebuild to be reviewed

Key Olympic projects, Gabba rebuild to be reviewed

Key Brisbane Olympic infrastructure projects like the controversial Gabba rebuild will be reconsidered by a new-look Queensland government.

Infrastructure boom drives skills and labour shortage

Infrastructure boom drives skills and labour shortage

Infrastructure boom drives skills and labour shortage

Infrastructure boom drives skills and labour shortage

Australia is facing a gap of more than 200,000 infrastructure workers, as booming investment leaves demand outstripping supply.

Talks on Queensland infrastructure funds keep trucking

Talks on Queensland infrastructure funds keep trucking

Talks on Queensland infrastructure funds keep trucking

Talks on Queensland infrastructure funds keep trucking

Queensland has made the case for more federal funding for roads and rail after the Commonwealth slashed infrastructure funding for projects around the country.

Green Bridge rises above Brisbane as masthead installed

Green Bridge rises above Brisbane as masthead installed

Green Bridge rises above Brisbane as masthead installed

Green Bridge rises above Brisbane as masthead installed

The 25-metre mast set to anchor a landmark $300 million Green Bridge is being installed after a tight squeeze up the Brisbane River.

Indian rescuers reach 41 men trapped in tunnel

Indian rescuers reach 41 men trapped in tunnel

Indian rescuers reach 41 men trapped in tunnel

Indian rescuers reach 41 men trapped in tunnel

Rescuers have made a breakthrough in reaching 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India, and are closer to bringing them out.

States push back on cuts to infrastructure spending

States push back on cuts to infrastructure spending

States push back on cuts to infrastructure spending

States push back on cuts to infrastructure spending

Queensland is spending more on infrastructure than the federal government is "in the whole of Australia", the state's premier says.

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Work complete on nation's biggest weir since WWII

Construction is complete on the largest weir built in Australia since World War II, with the vast body of water captured to be used in agriculture and industry.

Qld government labels infrastructure cuts 'outrageous'

The Queensland government has lashed out at federal Labor after commonwealth funding for nine of the Sunshine State's infrastructure projects was axed.

Tradies, skilled workers needed for clean energy shift

Tradies and uni graduates with clean energy skills and sustainability credentials are in demand but Australia needs tens of thousands more to hit climate goals.

Land power link the 'correct approach' despite critics

A NSW inquiry has recommended overhead transmission lines, despite fierce opposition from members of local communities advocating for underground cables.

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Snowy Hydro confirms project's six-fold cost blowout

Snowy Hydro says its Snowy 2.0 project will now cost $12 billion, six times more than was originally forecast for the energy scheme.

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.

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.

Workers return to cross-river rail after dangerous fall

A worker remains in hospital with critical injuries following a fall at Brisbane's multibillion-dollar cross-river rail construction project.

NSW to pay for light rail construction nuisance

Two businesses have succeeded in claims the construction of the Sydney light rail created nuisance, with damages for other businesses to be determined.

Deadly silica dust contaminates museum collection

Part of the National Museum of Australia's collection has been stored next to a concrete factory and contaminated with deadly silica dust.

Silicosis fears prompt union to sue John Holland

Construction giant John Holland has been accused of preventing union officials from monitoring for hazardous silica dust in a Sydney tollway being built.

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