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- 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
- Australian drivers facing heavy new fines for parking in electric vehicle charging spots Wed, 15 Mar 23, 12:56pmExperts liken act known as ‘ICEing’ to parking at a fuel bowser, and say high penalties are necessary to encourage EV uptake
- ‘It keeps on going’: driving the world’s first production-ready solar car Sat, 25 Jun 22, 4:00pmMakers of the €250,000 Lightyear 0 hope to convince drivers it can be a viable climate-friendly alternative
- Human nature is driving us to a climate dead end | Letters Wed, 10 Nov 21, 4:52amReaders Adam Manolson, Linda Marriott, Robin Bevis and Bob Taylor are not surprised at the findings of a survey which suggests many people don’t feel they need to do more to fight global heating
- Australia could become a net negative emissions economy. The technology already exists | Frank Jotzo Tue, 2 Nov 21, 10:36amTo understand our opportunities and pressure points we need an open, inclusive, genuine process
- ‘Low-hanging fruit’: Insulate Britain’s message makes sense, say experts Fri, 24 Sep 21, 9:46pmWhile its tactics are controversial, there is ‘widespread agreement’ with the group’s demands
- ‘Low hanging fruit’: Insulate Britain’s message makes sense, say experts Fri, 24 Sep 21, 9:46pmWhile its tactics are controversial, there is ‘widespread agreement’ with the group’s demands
- UK government backs scheme for motorway cables to power lorries Wed, 28 Jul 21, 1:55amE-highway study given £2m to draw up plans for overhead electric cables on motorway near Scunthorpe
- Rising oil price may speed shift to electric vehicles, says energy watchdog Tue, 13 Jul 21, 10:21pmIEA analysis offers hope for climate action but says inflated oil price may slow global economic recovery from Covid-19
- Concerns about caravan solar panels after triple fatality Wed, 14 Oct 20, 8:30amA Midland Highway crash prompted builder Graeme Twine to check the solar panel on his camper trailer and he was surprised by what he found.
- 'Everything we fit to the roof of a caravan has a screw or a bolt': Australia's biggest caravan manufacturer responds to concerns about solar panels Tue, 20 Oct 20, 8:30amThe company says there are also strict national and state-based governing bodies that conduct regular audits.
- Covid set back attitudes to public transport by two decades, says RAC Mon, 9 Nov 20, 11:01amMost Britons see their car as more important now and would not choose greener alternative