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Australia missed 'starters' gun' in race for green jobs

Australia missed 'starters' gun' in race for green jobs

Rebuilding the nation's manufacturing sector is crucial for decarbonisation but Australia has been distracted by "climate cultural wars", a union has warned.

Long-range missiles to be built in new weapons facility

Long-range missiles to be built in new weapons facility

Long-range missiles to be built in new weapons facility

Long-range missiles to be built in new weapons facility

A local weapons factory will produce long-range missiles capable of destroying enemy ships in a partnership the government says will improve maritime defences.

PM issues Greens challenge on manufacturing plan

PM issues Greens challenge on manufacturing plan

PM issues Greens challenge on manufacturing plan

PM issues Greens challenge on manufacturing plan

Anthony Albanese has called on the Greens to support the government's signature Future Made in Australian plan, as negotiations begin on the proposal's future.

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Clean energy economy 'needs skills training rebalance'

Clean energy economy 'needs skills training rebalance'

Post-secondary education needs rebalancing to meet the economy's changing needs, warns the chief of Australia's jobs and skills agency.

Aussies join fight to clean up world's 'dirty' ships

Aussies join fight to clean up world's 'dirty' ships

The outlook for green methanol to replace emissions-dirty shipping fuel is bright, as the inking of a new multi-billion dollar deal in Australia shows.

Submarine workers walk off docks over pay dispute

Submarine workers walk off docks over pay dispute

Maintenance work has halted on navy submarines after workers walked off the job amid a pay dispute with their employer ASC.

History lovers to gather for two-day stagecoach journey

History lovers to gather for two-day stagecoach journey

Regional towns across southern Queensland will celebrate the centennial of Cobb & Co's final stagecoach run, the last of its kind in Australia.

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Australia may not be the quarry Asia requires for steel

Australia may not be the quarry Asia requires for steel

Australia may not be the quarry Asia requires for steel

Australia may not be the quarry Asia requires for steel

Australia needs to act quickly or lose out to faster movers on green iron and steel elsewhere, an industry decarbonisation expert warns.

Australia could play critical role EVs, solar minerals

Australia could play critical role EVs, solar minerals

Australia could play critical role EVs, solar minerals

Australia could play critical role EVs, solar minerals

Rising demand for minerals needed to make electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines could deliver a unique opportunity for Australia, a report finds.

Ramp up research or risk falling behind, event told

Ramp up research or risk falling behind, event told

Ramp up research or risk falling behind, event told

Ramp up research or risk falling behind, event told

Australia is falling behind other nations in research and development and needs to make bigger investments and engage Indigenous knowledge, an event has heard.

Deal for 'clean, reliable power' despite gas shortfall

Deal for 'clean, reliable power' despite gas shortfall

Deal for 'clean, reliable power' despite gas shortfall

Deal for 'clean, reliable power' despite gas shortfall

Another state has signed a federal renewable energy agreement, anticipating rising power demand in coming decades from new refineries and low-carbon industries.

Renewable energy key to forging 'green iron corridor'

Renewable energy key to forging 'green iron corridor'

Renewable energy key to forging 'green iron corridor'

Renewable energy key to forging 'green iron corridor'

Australia can provide "corridors" of green iron for steelmakers in other countries as coal-fired furnaces become more risky, says a report surveying investors.

Clean energy sector rallies against nuclear 'mistruths'

Clean energy sector rallies against nuclear 'mistruths'

Clean energy sector rallies against nuclear 'mistruths'

Clean energy sector rallies against nuclear 'mistruths'

A clean energy industry body has sounded the alarm on "bad faith actors" who are accused of using misinformation to mislead Australian voters on nuclear power.

PM pledges prosperity through powering up manufacturing

PM pledges prosperity through powering up manufacturing

PM pledges prosperity through powering up manufacturing

PM pledges prosperity through powering up manufacturing

A multibillion-dollar push to increase manufacturing in renewables and critical minerals will set Australia up for decades to come, Anthony Albanese says.

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Audacious Aussies chase lithium in the Canadian outback

As allies seek to end China's market power, intrepid Aussie lithium explorers could fast-track Canada's efforts to build a North American battery minerals hub.

Industrial-scale change gives energy to small producers

Less obvious sources of greenhouse gases - including wine and pet food producers - have been awarded grants to lead the way in reducing industrial emissions.

Jitters from Reserve Bank dent consumer confidence

An unsettled economic narrative has consumers on edge and worried about another interest rate hike.

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.

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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.

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.

Dutton doubles down on gas, rejects support for mining

Domestic gas production will expand, approvals will be fast-tracked and nuclear reactors rolled out to keep the lights on under a coalition government.

Australia urged to work with China in clean energy push

Australia's $22.7 billion manufacturing push towards net-zero emissions must involve China and will eventually need to tax fossil fuels, an ex-ACCC chair says.

Divided nation not yet 'supercharged' for climate race

Generous tax incentives could help get critical minerals projects over the line but climate advocates want to see them partnered with strong emissions targets.

'Massive incentive' to replace diesel with hydrogen

Hydrogen-powered transport could give diesel-powered cars, utes and trucks a run for their money and reduce Australia's reliance on imported fossil fuels.

Consumers miss out on utilities' maintenance windfall

The utilities sector is expected to have the slowest growth in maintenance spending as higher-cost fossil fuel generators are replaced by renewable energy.

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