Eastern Australia faces the threat of gas shortages during the height of winter, thanks to increased demand and a shortfall in supply. Strained LNG production owing to unplanned production outages, reduced renewable generation and heightened demand during a winter cold snap risks creating a shortfall in gas supplies across Australia’sContinue Reading
A manufacturing boss says it has become almost impossible to hire Gen Z workers because they “don’t want to get their hands dirty”. It comes as the Albanese government revealed their plans for the future of Australian manufacturing this month, with a $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund designed to createContinue Reading
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
Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has refused to detail the cost of the government’s landmark green energy scheme amid Coalition criticism over its financial exposure to taxpayers. On Friday, Minister Bowen announced an expansion of the Capacity Investment Scheme which will underwrite funding for 32 gigawatts of newContinue Reading
Australia’s largest mining company will power its coal operations with wind and solar energy in a power purchase agreement that will help sustain four large-scale renewable energy projects. BHP will buy wind and solar energy from CleanCo, a government-owned renewable energy retailer, to power up to 50 per cent ofContinue Reading
Opinions may be divided over the pace and rollout of renewable energy assets but some operators are adopting strategies that benefit entire communities, not just the landholders hosting the infrastructure. Squadron Energy, an Australian-owned operator of wind farms, is offering residents in regions where it operates a chance to shareContinue Reading
Mike Cannon-Brookes, one of Australia’s richest men, has announced he is separating from his wife after more than a decade of marriage. The Australian Financial Review reported on Saturday the tech billionaire was separating from fashion designer Annie Cannon-Brookes. The couple married in 2010 and have lived with their fourContinue Reading
The Australian Greens’ declaration of war on the Australian Labor Party is the very reason why their eye-wateringly moronic and supremely narcissistic plan is doomed to fail. The Greens have long believed that their destiny was to exploit their electoral alliance with Labor until they were strong enough to stealContinue Reading
Vladimir Putin’s secret weapon has fizzed. He turned off the taps. He blew up his own pipelines. But gas prices in midwinter Europe have fallen to pre-war levels. “We will not supply anything at all if it is contrary to our interests,” he warned in September. “No gas, no oil,Continue Reading