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

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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
Sydney students building nuclear device to unlock the energy of stars

Sydney students building nuclear device to unlock the energy of stars

A tokamak harnesses the power of a star to generate carbon-free energy. For the first time,students are making one.

  • byAngus Dalton
Australia in a ‘sweet spot’ to benefit from clean energy transition,say researchers

Australia in a ‘sweet spot’ to benefit from clean energy transition,say researchers

The world is on a 2.5-degree warming trajectory under today’s policy settings – even when factoring in a steady advancement of low-carbon technologies.

  • bySimon Johanson
$85 for a cheap piece of plastic? Push to overhaul green government scheme

$85 for a cheap piece of plastic? Push to overhaul green government scheme

Victorian businesses have pocketed $178 million in carbon credits this year for installing LED light bulbs and cheap plastic door and vent covers through a program that industry insiders say needs a rethink.

  • byKieran Rooney
Power play:Is one department keeping coal’s light on?

Power play:Is one department keeping coal’s light on?

NSW’s planning department is “actively hostile” to renewables,industry says.

  • byNick O'Malley
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‘Once-in-a-generation transition’:NSW Labor commits $800m to fast-track transmission lines

‘Once-in-a-generation transition’:NSW Labor commits $800m to fast-track transmission lines

The Minns government is investing in new overhead powerlines to link regional renewable energy projects to the grid.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Climate change comes second to Labor staying in power

Climate change comes second to Labor staying in power

When it comes to its environmental credentials,a risk-averse Minns’ government is favouring short-term fixes over long-term reform.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Where there’s smoke there’s ... NSW Labor preparing us for coalkeeper
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Where there’s smoke there’s ... NSW Labor preparing us for coalkeeper

The only thing that upsets climate and energy ministers more than the risk of climate change is the threat of blackouts,so get used to more coal.

  • byNick O'Malley
NSW government to work with Origin to keep Eraring power station open

NSW government to work with Origin to keep Eraring power station open

However,Energy Minister Penny Sharpe could not say how much it would cost to extend the life of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station,or how much longer it would operate for.

  • byAlexandra Smith andColin Kruger
Keeping the lights on at Eraring will only add to NSW energy risk

Keeping the lights on at Eraring will only add to NSW energy risk

We can’t justify keeping the unreliable coal power generator at Eraring on life support as it enters terminal decline.

  • byTim Buckley