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- Queensland registers one new case of Covid as Scott Morrison announces new energy plan that diverts funding away from renewables. This blog is now closed
- Queensland registers one new case of Covid as Scott Morrison announces new energy plan that diverts funding away from renewables. Follow all today’s news
- Queensland registers one new case of Covid as Scott Morrison announces new energy plan that diverts funding away from renewables. Follow all today’s news
- Covid-19 restrictions ease in regional Victoria today as economists and international students call for expansion of jobkeeper. Follow all today’s news
- Adani quietly rebranding Abbot Point terminal as company hit with $107m damages bill Fri, 28 Aug 20, 2:05pmExclusive: Queensland supreme court says company engaged in ‘unconscionable conduct’
- Government finalises $3.6m Collinsville coal power plant grant despite disallowance motion Wed, 26 Aug 20, 3:29pmExclusive: Lawyers for Australian Conservation Foundation warned department issuing grant money before due process could be ‘improper’
- Labor to join Greens in opposing $3.3m grant for Collinsville coal power feasibility study Sat, 22 Aug 20, 6:00amThe parties will vote in the Senate against controversial grant to Shine Energy, but are likely to be outnumbered
- Labor asks for inquiry into how Shine Energy secured $4m grant for Collinsville coal plant study Mon, 27 Jul 20, 3:30amMark Butler asks auditor-general for investigation into how company invited to apply for grant two days after securing it
- Shine Energy: how a solar startup pivoted to coal and won a $4m federal government grant Sat, 25 Jul 20, 6:00amChief executive Ashley Dodd’s dream ‘is to become a big player in the power industry’. But Queensland politicians question whether more coal-fired power is needed
- Shine Energy invited to apply for Collinsville power station grant two days after securing it Fri, 24 Jul 20, 3:30amExclusive: Federal government gave proponent of coal-fired power plant a $4m grant despite having no energy sector experience
- Birriah elders accuse Shine Energy of using Indigenous links to promote coal-fired power Thu, 16 Jul 20, 3:30amExclusive: Shine Energy, which has proposed a new plant at Collinsville in north Queensland, describes itself as a ‘traditional owner company’
- New Acland coalmine fined just $9,461 for 34 separate noise violations Wed, 24 Jun 20, 2:38pmExclusive: environment groups accuse Queensland authorities of being a ‘toothless tiger’, saying ‘paltry’ fines ‘an insult to communities and farmers’
- Environment minister rejects Queensland wind farm project to save old-growth forest Tue, 9 Jun 20, 3:45pmConservationists welcome ruling to protect koalas and greater gliders but point to approved coalmine that required destruction of habitat
- A cold snap in Queensland cut the state’s solar power to just 5% of its average daily output Thu, 4 Jun 20, 4:11amAs Paul McArdle of WattClarity says: “the NEM* is becoming increasingly dependent on the weather“
- A cold snap in Queensland cut the state’s solar power to just 5% of its average output Thu, 4 Jun 20, 4:11amAs Paul McArdle of WattClarity says: “the NEM* is becoming increasingly dependent on the weather“