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- Forget nuclear: would Peter Dutton oppose a plan to cut bills and address the climate crisis? | Adam Morton Tue, 19 Mar 24, 12:27pmWe should focus on rooftop solar – Australians love it
- Queensland farming lobby launches legal challenge against Great Artesian Basin carbon capture trial Tue, 19 Mar 24, 1:00amAgForce is seeking a judicial review of a 2022 decision that found the project did not need to be assessed under federal environmental laws
- Rural Australia believes in self-sufficiency, so let’s set the terms of the renewable energy boom | Gabrielle Chan Tue, 13 Feb 24, 1:00amThe consultation and planning around the energy rollout has been lacking – so let’s knock the edges off and get investment that works for our communities
- Reckless or reasonable? Factchecking the claims of anti-renewable activists Thu, 8 Feb 24, 1:00amA protest at Parliament House featured claims about higher bills and dystopian images of disused turbines. But is there any basis for this?
- One in five Australians lack ‘basic’ electricity protections against issues such as disconnections during heatwaves Mon, 5 Feb 24, 1:00amRemote and Indigenous communities disproportionately energy insecure, with inequities to become more apparent due to climate change, study co-author says
- Plan to power Cowra with biogas in doubt after regional investment fund shuttered Mon, 5 Feb 24, 1:00amConstruction of $26m Clean Cowra biomass generator was scheduled to begin this year, but operators yet to secure a new funding source
- One in five Australians lack ‘basic’ consumer electricity protections, research finds Mon, 5 Feb 24, 1:00amRemote and Indigenous communities disproportionately energy insecure, with inequities to become more apparent due to climate change, study co-author says
- Gina Rinehart says renewable energy could use one-third of Australia’s prime agricultural land. Is she right? Fri, 22 Dec 23, 1:00amThe figure is based on an Institute of Public Affairs report, but its extrapolations have been described as ‘ridiculous’
- 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
- NSW minerals lobby advertising blitz doesn’t come clean on the dirty realities of coalmining | Temperature Check Thu, 23 Nov 23, 10:56amState’s Minerals Council says campaign aims to educate the public – but its claims of responsible, low-emissions mining don’t stack up
- 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?