Half a million Victorians are without power after all four units at AGL Energy’s Loy Yang A power station shut down. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) described the outage as “a significant power system event”. In Victoria, the Moorabool to Sydenham 500 kilovolt transmission lines tripped, multiple generators disconnectedContinue Reading

Hundreds of workers have lost their jobs after a manufacturing plant in Newcastle “effectively ended steelmaking” in the Hunter. Molycop announced the decision by saying it was restructuring its steelmaking operations in the region. The decision will affect 250 of the 540 roles at the Waratah site. Molycop Australasia presidentContinue Reading