An ABC host’s clash with an Opposition MP over nuclear energy has earned laughter from a live studio audience. Liberal MP Ted O’Brien drew fierce questioning from Q+A host David Speers after he criticised a previous policy from Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen. Mr Bowen was commenting onContinue Reading
Replacing Australia’s retiring coal-fired power stations with the Coalition’s suggested nuclear energy model would cost taxpayers up to $387bn, new modelling suggests. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, backed particularly by junior Coalition partners the Nationals, has previously suggested that Australia could “convert or repurpose coal-fired plants and use the transmission connectionsContinue Reading
Spring has kicked off with a bang in many Australian cities with temperatures already pushing the high 20s, but according to the Bureau of Meteorology, the much-predicted El Niño has still not begun. In its latest climate driver update, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) kept the El Niño status onContinue Reading
At least three capital cities could “challenge their September heat records,” next week, a forecaster has said. “It’s going to get very hot into the start of next week, in particular in the southeast,” said Sky News Weather meteorologist Rob Sharpe. But before that, Perth is looking at some wildContinue Reading
Window-seat passengers who have flown to the UK in recent years will not have missed the abundant white wind turbines sticking up in the waters surrounding that green and pleasant land. Great Britain is now encircled by an astonishing 2595 individual turbines, capable of generating 14 gigawatts (GW) of electricity.Continue Reading
Workers are up in arms following one state’s decision to reject a proposed offshore wind energy zone, saying the move undercuts net zero ambitions and puts thousands of jobs at risk. The South Australian government wrote to Energy Minister Chris Bowen last week to formally oppose the proposed Southern OceanContinue Reading
Residents in southern Queensland are being warned to brace for catastrophic bushfire conditions for the first time in almost three years. On Monday, residents of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt regions, which includes Toowoomba and Warwick, will face the highest fire threat rating. The neighbouring Maranoa and Warrego regionsContinue Reading
A Canadian energy minister says nuclear power is the North American nation’s “only pathway to net zero”, and has told Australia to consider going down the same road. Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith joined 2GB’s Ben Fordham on Thursday morning to discuss the topic, particularly the largest Canadian province’s proposedContinue Reading
Mounting issues facing Snowy 2.0 hydro were hidden from the public by the former Coalition administration, according to Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen, who has reset a new timeline for the embattled scheme. Rising construction costs and tunnelling issues have prompted the federal government to renegotiate with contractors working onContinue Reading
One state is bucking a push for more wind farms in Australia due to fears the gigantic renewable energy generators could damage vulnerable ocean wildlife and put hundreds of fishermen out of work. South Australia has officially notified the federal government it does not support a proposed Southern Ocean offshoreContinue Reading