Eastwood apartment owners Caroline and Graeme Edwards

Home batteries for renters? A solution could be coming soon

Electricity retailers say they could plug a gap in the clean energy shift and balance rewards for renters and home owners.

  • Mike Foley andNick Toscano

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Two humpback whales breaching off near Manly earlier this week.

Whale watchers advised to start early as climate change hastens migration

As ocean temperatures rise,whales are setting off earlier on their arduous breeding migrations along the east coast.

  • Mike Foley
The federal government has selected several projects to start development of offshore wind farms near the Gippsland coast.

Turning ocean winds into electricity is getting harder

Some prospective developers of the first Australian offshore wind projects have withdrawn from their early feasibility studies already.

  • Nick Toscano andMike Foley
Australian workers have been robbed of $500,000 by the slowdown in productivity over the past 25 years,according to former Treasury head Ken Henry.

Australians robbed of half a million dollars each:Henry

Anthony Albanese is holding a three-day talkfest next month to find ways to lift productivity levels. Ken Henry says poor productivity has already cost Australians $500,000.

  • Shane Wright andMike Foley
Former Treasury head Ken Henry.

If Albanese can’t pass this test,‘we should stop dreaming’:former Treasury boss

Ken Henry says overdue environmental reforms must happen before any thought is given to challenges facing the economy.

  • Mike Foley
Home batteries.

Sick of power bills? What you need to know before buying a home battery

Battery sales are booming as buyers seek to slash power bills. But without learning the key facts,they risk squandering thousands of dollars.

  • Mike Foley andNick Toscano
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Blowouts for key transmission lines is risking further extensions to coal plants and increased greenhouse emissions from the energy grid.

Strung out:Power line problems put nation’s renewable rollout on backburner

Cost blowouts and delays on key transmission-line projects are risking Australian coal plants staying open for longer,and sending greenhouse emissions in the wrong direction.

  • Mike Foley andNick Toscano
Former Defence Minister,Senator Linda Reynolds.

‘What parent would want their daughter to enlist?’ Former defence minister in despair

Linda Reynolds and veterans groups have warned the crisis of sexual abuse in the military is affecting recruitment at a time when the ADF is trying to rapidly expand.

  • Mike Foley andNick Bonyhady
5/07/2025 Allan Lancaster pictured with Haidyn Boothey from 1KOMMA5° at his home in Truganina where he’s having a solar battery installed. Photo:Aaron Francis/ The Age NEWS

Battery boom:Australians charge into next phase of solar revolution

A national rebate scheme for solar households has kicked off,but experts have urged battery customers to think before they buy.

  • Mike Foley
Electric vehicle sales are slumping.

‘We’re just not getting the uptake’:Electric car sales hit a bump in the road

Industry figures reveal battery-powered EV sales are slumping,while hybrid vehicles continued to grow.

  • Mike Foley andNick Toscano