Chris Bowen announces long-awaited policy aimed at lowering energy prices on Australia’s east coast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The country’s three major LNG companies will be forced to set aside as much as a quarter of their gas for … Read more
While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% last financial year, in what the Albanese government says is the largest annual drop … Read more
Labor MP backs independent’s call for cheaper energy on the east coast by forcing producers to sell cheaper fuel for Australian use Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Ed Husic has demanded strong action to end “profiteering” among gas exporters and to force them to sell cheaper fuel for Australian … Read more
SunCable says massive energy project proposed in NT could position Australia as global leader, but critics are concerned about scale Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Energy company SunCable says a massive solar farm it has proposed building in the Northern Territory could power an AI data … Read more
The International Energy Agency, once known for an anti-renewables bias, now says a more ambitious transition will lower prices Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Just as the Liberal party walked away from a firm net zero emissions target, the International Energy Agency report told the world … Read more
Labor announces ‘solar sharer’ program for households in NSW, south-east Queensland and South Australia Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australian households in three states will be promised access to at least three hours a day of free solar power, regardless of whether they have rooftop panels, the federal government … Read more
More than $3bn in public money has been given to Australia’s smelters and steelworks in an alarmingly ad-hoc way Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Will 2025 be remembered as the year of the bailout? More than $3bn of taxpayer money has been committed to propping up the country’s hugely … Read more
Exclusive: Rainforest Reserves Australia has published submissions naming nonexistent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A conservation charity known for its anti-renewables stance has made submissions to federal and state inquiries that name non-existent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm, and cite scientific articles … Read more
Labor backbencher is calling for drastic intervention to secure supplies for the east coast Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Labor backbencher Ed Husic is demanding an intervention to combat Japanese gas companies re-selling Australian … Read more