Australian miner loses bid to avoid sanctions over Russian coal

Australian miner loses bid to avoid sanctions over Russian coal

A mining company backed by billionaire philanthropists Paul Little and Jane Hansen has lost a legal challenge against Australia’s strict sanctions regime.

  • bySimon Johanson andSumeyya Ilanbey

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Australia’s fossil fuel giants set to take multibillion-dollar hit

Australia’s fossil fuel giants set to take multibillion-dollar hit

Australia’s gas and coal exporters face a tricky next five years with prices expected to keep tumbling.

  • byNick Toscano
Keeping the lights on at Eraring could cost taxpayers $150 million a year

Keeping the lights on at Eraring could cost taxpayers $150 million a year

The Minns government has so far not disclosed the terms of its negotiations with Origin Energy ahead of a likely extension beyond 2025.

  • byMichael McGowan
Victoria’s power dilemma:Reliability,resilience and a 40-year-old plant

Victoria’s power dilemma:Reliability,resilience and a 40-year-old plant

The Latrobe Valley’s Loy Yang A is Victoria’s largest coal-fired power plant. It’s also old and unreliable – leaving taxpayers exposed.

  • byJosh Gordon
Fake coal ‘fraud’:Whistleblower takes aim at EY,Peabody over contracts

Fake coal ‘fraud’:Whistleblower takes aim at EY,Peabody over contracts

A whistleblower has alleged the global coal player and the consulting giant,along with two testing labs,falsified coal quality.

  • byMichael Bachelard andNick McKenzie
Cheaper renewables pile into grid and slash power costs

Cheaper renewables pile into grid and slash power costs

Record amounts of renewable energy are driving coal from the power grid,cutting emissions and electricity costs.

  • byMike Foley
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Ukraine desperate for Australian coal to avoid Russia-caused blackouts

Ukraine desperate for Australian coal to avoid Russia-caused blackouts

Kyiv has made a fresh plea for a shipment of Australian coal amid fears of major blackouts as Russia targets Ukraine’s energy supply.

  • byRob Harris
Coal companies to reap up to $1 billion compensation before price cap winds up
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Coal companies to reap up to $1 billion compensation before price cap winds up

Chris Bowen is ready to lift the cap on the coal price,but he has not yet made the final call.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Rooftop solar drives out coal,wind and grid-scale solar

Rooftop solar drives out coal,wind and grid-scale solar

Australia’s 3.5 million rooftop solar installations are pumping out so much energy on sunny days,they’re forcing large-scale wind and solar farms – as well as coal plants – to reduce generation.

  • bySimon Johanson
Renewables surge,but higher coal exports fuel Greens’ ire

Renewables surge,but higher coal exports fuel Greens’ ire

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says a boom in wind and solar farms will transform Australia into a clean energy superpower.

  • byMike Foley
Doing things by halves:Glencore’s $10.6b plan to shake up the mining world
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Doing things by halves:Glencore’s $10.6b plan to shake up the mining world

Ivan Glasenberg wanted to buy Canada’s Teck Resources to bulk up Glencore’s base metals and coal operations. His successor now is halfway there.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz