A burgeoning renewable energy company is hoping to expand its green power footprint in Queensland with a new $800m wind farm. Renewable Energy Partners, which boasts a sweep of wind, solar and pumped hydro developments across the state, wants to implant a further 48 wind turbines in a 300MW farmContinue Reading
Climate change could cost Australia about $1.8bn in crop losses alone within 30 years if drastic action isn’t taken, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned. In a speech to the national drought forum in Rockhampton, Dr Chalmers unveiled the latest Treasury modelling which reveal the economic impact of inaction. Dr ChalmersContinue Reading
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
An Australian working at the leading edge of fusion power says the revolutionary new energy system could one day cut down household power bills by 90 per cent. Dr Warren McKenzie, co-founder of private fusion power company HB11, made the startling claim in the same week Sydney’s UNSW announced studentsContinue Reading
Users of gas cookers and heaters in the home have a message for any potential move to ban them: hands off. Polling of more than 2500 gas consumers found that more than half viewed their home gas connection as “essential”, while 90 per cent said they intended to keep usingContinue Reading
Climate change could force tradies to stop working during the hottest parts of the day, leading to millions of hours in lost productivity and stripping up to $423bn from the budget from over the next four decades. The “acute” and “chronic” impacts of climate change on Australia’s economy over theContinue Reading
The government will be forced to slash spending or hike taxes for Aussies if it wants to avoid a widening hole in the nation’s balance sheet over the next 40 years, a new report has revealed. Released by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Thursday, the sixth Intergenerational Report (IGR) – revealsContinue Reading
Moscow said on Monday that its troops were battling a Ukrainian “sabotage” group that infiltrated the southern Russian region of Belgorod as locals fled the latest bout of fighting in the troubled territory. In a first since the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian authorities introducedContinue Reading
Origin Energy boss Frank Calabria has shared fears of electricity prices increasing by more than 20 per cent in multiple states from July 1 as Australia heads into winter. Mr Calabria’s bleak forecast comes days before the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) is expected to release its default market offer (DMO),Continue Reading