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- More efficient cars could almost halve Australians’ yearly petrol costs, new analysis shows Wed, 21 Feb 24, 1:00amAustralians spending much more at bowser than most overseas drivers but government’s proposed fuel efficiency standards could change that
- Australia’s wholesale power prices fall by almost half as carbon emissions drop Thu, 25 Jan 24, 1:00amVictoria and NSW set records for the wholesale electricity prices at zero or negative levels
- Albanese government secures further gas supply before meeting on cost-of-living relief Mon, 22 Jan 24, 1:00amDeal aimed at keeping energy bills affordable will see 260 petajoules supplied to gas-fired power stations in Australia’s south-east coast until 2033
- Shop around and turn off appliances: ways to beat Australia’s energy price hikes Fri, 17 Mar 23, 1:00amLooking for the best deal and saving energy around the home can help keep power bills under control
- ABC staff to walk off job next week – as it happened Wed, 15 Mar 23, 6:50pmThis blog is now closed.Paul Keating labels Aukus submarine pact ‘worst deal in all history’ in attack on Albanese governmentGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastActing prime minister...
- Australia news live: Greens to push for repeal of ‘unjust and cruel’ NSW anti-protest laws after Violet Coco jail sentence quashed Wed, 15 Mar 23, 5:00pmFollow the day’s news livePaul Keating labels Aukus submarine pact ‘worst deal in all history’ in attack on Albanese governmentGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastActing prime minister...
- Australia news live: Aukus submarine deal worst Labor decision in more than a century, Keating says Wed, 15 Mar 23, 2:01pmFormer PM says Australia has ‘accommodated the strategic wishes of the United States, uncritically’. Follow the day’s news live
- News live: Federal and South Australian governments sign Aukus cooperation deal as Pocock questions ‘enormous’ cost Wed, 15 Mar 23, 11:01amAgreement on ‘massive endeavour’ includes headline commitment to work together to deliver Aukus project. Follow the day’s news live
- Exploitative gas pricing is causing debt and distress for many Australian households | Gerard Brody Mon, 5 Dec 22, 12:38pmIt is not fair for people to be paying such wildly varied prices for the same level of gas consumption – equity must be central to any market intervention
- Lower house to return on Friday – as it happened Thu, 1 Dec 22, 7:04pmThis blog is now closedBill Shorten orders review into Stuart Robert ‘lobbying scandal’ claimsAnalysis: Labor’s industrial relations bill was progressing ‘relatively quickly’...
- Australia politics live: Tony Burke says lower house will return on Saturday after bills stall in Senate Thu, 1 Dec 22, 4:57pmFollow the day’s news liveIndigenous voice vote: foreign donations expected to be banned and campaigns forced to raise own cashGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe government services...
- Politics live: Australia on track for 40% emissions reduction by 2030, but Bowen sees ‘cause for optimism’ that 43% target will be beaten Thu, 1 Dec 22, 1:57pmClimate change and energy minister says Labor’s policies should lift Australia’s 2030 emissions reductions to at least 43%. Follow the day’s news live
- Politics live: women feel pay pinch hardest; a quarter of Australians already skipping meals due to cost-of-living pressure Thu, 1 Dec 22, 11:01amThe Australia Institute has released new polling on how Australians feel about their wages. Follow the day’s news live
- Australian politics live: Albanese ‘confident’ of reaching agreement on a plan to ease energy costs Thu, 1 Dec 22, 7:56amThe government has been working on a plan that reportedly will include caps on wholesale power prices. Follow the day’s news live
- Soaring power bills being used as cover for more lies about renewable energy, Labor claims Wed, 2 Nov 22, 1:00amClimate minister Chris Bowen says opponents of climate action have seized on cost-of-living crisis to resume campaign against clean energy transition