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- Chinese ‘state-affiliated’ organisations behind cyber-attacks on MPs and Electoral Commission, Dowden says – as it happened Tue, 26 Mar 24, 5:03amDeputy PM says international partners, including the US, will also be making statements today about similar Chinese cyber-attacks. This live blog is closed
- Chinese ‘state-affiliated’ organisations behind cyber-attacks on MPs and Electoral Commission, Dowden says – UK politics live Tue, 26 Mar 24, 5:00amDeputy PM says international partners, including the US, will also be making statements today about similar Chinese cyber-attacks
- Labour’s reduced home insulation plans ‘simply not enough’ Sat, 10 Feb 24, 5:00pmHousebuilders and campaigners warn of cold, damp homes and UK missing legally binding targets
- Thousands left without power in SA heatwave as other states issue alerts – as it happened Fri, 8 Dec 23, 5:56pmThis blog has now closedAustralia heatwave: temperatures set to soar on weekendGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJames Ashby to stand for One Nation in Queensland seat
- Australia news live: Daniel Andrews fires up over ‘Dictator Dan’ moniker; festival-goers warned about heatwave conditions Fri, 8 Dec 23, 4:56pmFormer Victorian premier gives first interview after resignation, saying ‘the haters hate and the rest vote Labor’. Follow the day’s news live
- Australia news live: Daniel Andrews fires up over ‘Dictator Dan’ moniker and Sky After Dark ‘bullshit’ Fri, 8 Dec 23, 2:00pmFormer Victorian premier gives first interview after resignation, saying ‘the haters hate and the rest vote Labor’. Follow the day’s news live
- Australia news live: Donald Trump Jr again postpones live Sydney appearance; Extinction Rebellion protest blocks Melbourne traffic Fri, 8 Dec 23, 10:54amSon of former US president’s July tour was first postponed to September, then pushed back to December before most recent postponement. Follow the day’s news live
- Heat pumps are handy – but only if homes are well built | Letters Fri, 1 Dec 23, 5:13amReaders respond to an article on Norway’s use of heat pumps, and point out the problems of adopting similar technology in the UK
- Green house upgrades are hobbled by VAT rules | Letter Tue, 24 Oct 23, 4:03amDeborah Henderson suggests introducing VAT exemption on retrofitting if measurable energy efficiency targets are met
- Solar power and a composting toilet: what it takes to live off the grid in regional Australia Tue, 3 Oct 23, 1:00amThere are no electricity bills but also nobody picks up the rubbish. So why are off-the-grid homes growing in popularity?
- Solar power and a compostable toilet: what it takes to live off the grid in regional Australia Tue, 3 Oct 23, 1:00amThere are no electricity bills but also nobody picks up the rubbish. So why are off-the-grid homes growing in popularity?
- Instead of tilting at turbines we should see them for what they are: beautiful | Rowan Moore Sun, 10 Sep 23, 1:02amBritons should learn to love onshore renewables as part of a long tradition of robust, practical, rural structuresGrowing up in the countryside, it was a feature of drives with my parents that electricity pylons would be...
- These low-cost housing solutions are made from bamboo Tue, 1 Aug 23, 3:30amThe Housing NOW project addresses home insecurity in a variety of affordable, efficient and sustainable ways. Started by Blue Temple, an architecture design studio based in Myanmar, the structures are constructed using bamboo...
- Victoria announces ban on gas connections to new homes from January 2024 Fri, 28 Jul 23, 11:02amNew residential properties, as well as government buildings, will only be powered by electricity
- Fixing UK’s draughty homes could add £40bn to economy, says Citizens Advice Tue, 20 Jun 23, 9:01amReport finds that raising minimum energy efficiency standards by 2030 could have huge impact beyond bills