Spot prices point to mid-year energy relief for households

Spot prices point to mid-year energy relief for households

Households may get some relief from high electricity prices by the middle of the year as forward spot prices in the wholesale electricity market fall.

  • bySimon Johanson

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Labor takes on Greens over gas with deal to add supply,lower price

Labor takes on Greens over gas with deal to add supply,lower price

The federal government will reveal two energy deals to fix a looming gas shortage under an industry regime the Greens are seeking to block.

  • byDavid Crowe andMike Foley
Big gas producers accused of predatory pricing

Big gas producers accused of predatory pricing

A mandatory code of conduct is vital to protect households and businesses from gas producers’ unfair market power,users say.

  • bySimon Johanson
Gas surplus on the cards as ACCC flags higher exports in 2024

Gas surplus on the cards as ACCC flags higher exports in 2024

A surplus is good news for households grappling with a cost of living crisis,after the watchdog in June flagged a shortfall for heating and electricity.

  • bySimon Johanson
Gas not the enemy but vital for clean energy shift,says mining boss

Gas not the enemy but vital for clean energy shift,says mining boss

Mineral Resources wants to build a $1.5 billion facility to process and export liquid natural gas from its promising Perth Basin fields in West Australia.

  • bySimon Johanson
Yearning for the old woodheap in a winter of confusion
Tony Wright’s column
Energy storage

Yearning for the old woodheap in a winter of confusion

In a time of climate change,with coal-fired power on the nose and citizens being urged to ditch gas,the author recalls a vanished,uncomplicated period.

  • byTony Wright
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Your top budget questions answered:Our experts explain the details

Your top budget questions answered:Our experts explain the details

From energy prices to housing affordability,here’s what you wanted to know about the federal budget.

  • byRoss Gittins andRachel Clun
State,federal governments at loggerheads over fix for winter gas shortfalls

State,federal governments at loggerheads over fix for winter gas shortfalls

A national brawl is brewing over how to fix the eastern states’ lack of gas supply for the energy grid.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano
Kean’s PEP11 ‘ban’ is all hot air
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Gas

Kean’s PEP11 ‘ban’ is all hot air

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean came out swinging against a controversial gas exploration project off the NSW coast,known as PEP11. But he can’t stop it.

  • byAnne Hyland
‘Implacable opposition’:Court overturns Scott Morrison decision on gas field

‘Implacable opposition’:Court overturns Scott Morrison decision on gas field

The Federal Court has given a consent order that nullifies the Morrison government’s decision to stop the controversial PEP11 gas project,which runs past pristine beaches along the NSW coastline.

  • byAnne Hyland
Scott Morrison’s decision to stop controversial NSW gas field to be overturned
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Gas

Scott Morrison’s decision to stop controversial NSW gas field to be overturned

A gas field off the NSW coastline,which runs past pristine beaches and tourist destinations,is back on the agenda ahead of the state election.

  • byAnne Hyland