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- NSW Labor’s tough talk on Eraring undermined by boost to coal royalties Thu, 7 Sep 23, 1:00amThe demise of the coal cap leaves the government little time to secure a deal with Origin Energy to extend the power plant
- NSW considering ‘all options’ to keep power bills down as coal cap end date looms Thu, 27 Jul 23, 1:00amCoal industry could face further intervention as Minns government begins consultation on expiry of price controls
- NSW delays decision about future of country’s biggest power station until after energy security review Sat, 15 Jul 23, 1:00amOwner Origin Energy say ‘nothing has changed’ on plan to shut the coal-fired Eraring plant no sooner than August 2025
- $5.9bn and rising: Snowy 2.0 wrestles with delays and budget blowouts Sun, 18 Jun 23, 6:00amMuch is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately needed
- ‘Mind-boggling how big’: Snowy 2.0 dogged by delays, budget blowouts and politics Sun, 18 Jun 23, 6:00amMuch is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately needed
- NSW renewable energy zones up to two years behind schedule Thu, 25 May 23, 1:00am‘We are not going to allow the lights to go off,’ state energy minister Penny Sharpe vows
- Coalition of independent NSW candidates vow to slow or halt coal and gas projects Thu, 9 Mar 23, 1:00amExclusive: group will outline key policies on Thursday, including reforms to stop coal seam gas development on Liverpool Plains
- NSW government called out on net zero goal as own data projects coal and gas emissions until 2050 Sat, 4 Mar 23, 1:00amData also shows land sector will absorb more carbon than it emits from 2015 despite passage of laws that make land clearing easier
- How does the NSW government’s renewable energy plan stack up against Labor’s? We asked the experts Mon, 20 Feb 23, 1:00amThe NSW Coalition and the state opposition are putting major funding on the table for clean energy – with both sides recognising action is needed
- NSW calls on Anthony Albanese to block Pep-11 licence after proposing offshore drilling ban Wed, 15 Feb 23, 5:21pmTreasurer Matt Kean says federal Labor needs to ‘match the NSW Liberals and Nationals in banning it forever’
- Teals and other NSW independents seek to kill controversial Pep-11 gas permit Sat, 4 Feb 23, 1:00amExclusive: Candidates hoping to hold the balance of power to push for state-level development bans
- Eight more bans for Melbourne football violence – as it happened Thu, 22 Dec 22, 6:33pmThis blog is now closedScott Morrison’s poor standing led to Liberals’ ‘most serious’ election loss, party review findsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPrivate hospitals nurses...
- Australia news live: eight more bans for Melbourne football violence; tropical cyclone warning for NT and WA Thu, 22 Dec 22, 4:56pmFollow all the day’s newsAustralia’s lobster industry hopeful China will drop trade sanctionsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPrivate hospitals nurses to walk off the job for first...
- Australia news live: eight more bans for Melbourne football violence, Liberal party releases damning review of election loss Thu, 22 Dec 22, 1:59pmBans range from five to 20 years after chaotic scenes at the weekend caused A-League Men’s Melbourne derby to be abandoned; review by Liberal party calls 2022 loss the ‘most serious loss for the party in its history’
- Australia news live: flood peaks expected in parts of SA, private hospital nurses to strike in NSW for first time in decades Thu, 22 Dec 22, 11:00amSouth Australian SES revises dates for expected peak flows with Renmark and Berri expected to peak today; nurses at two major private hospitals in Sydney to walk off the job at 1pm