Anti-coal protesters clear court hurdle for kayak flotilla near port
Climate crisis

Anti-coal protesters clear court hurdle for kayak flotilla near port

“The Minns government can’t arrest their way out of the fact that people are freaked out about climate crisis and angry that the government is continuing to approve new coal and gas projects,” said protest organiser Alexa Stuart.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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‘Sugar hit’ coal royalties scaring investors away,BHP boss warns

Hefty coal royalties have propped up state government coffers since 2022. But BHP says the tax scheme will not benefit Queensland in the long term.

  • bySavannah Meacham
How third-party players are spending big to influence Qld’s election
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How third-party players are spending big to influence Qld’s election

Mining companies,unions and other groups with skin in the game are trying to sway the election amid new funding laws.

  • byMatt Dennien
Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades
Energy

Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades

Peter Dutton’s opposition has declared its plan will reach net zero by 2050 as it slams the Albanese government’s renewable energy goals.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano
Coal plants are powering down to survive Australia’s rooftop solar surge
Energy

Coal plants are powering down to survive Australia’s rooftop solar surge

Energy giant AGL last month carried out an Australia-first trial of taking one of the units in NSW offline for five hours and returning it to service in the afternoon.

  • byNick Toscano
Why Tanya Plibersek is ‘absolutely prepared to put the blowtorch on Peter Dutton’
Environmental protection

Why Tanya Plibersek is ‘absolutely prepared to put the blowtorch on Peter Dutton’

The environment minister is fighting back at the criticisms of her political opponents as global green leaders descend on Australia.

  • byMike Foley andNick O'Malley
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Australia’s fossil fuel giants are facing a $30 billion hit
Energy

Australia’s fossil fuel giants are facing a $30 billion hit

Tens of billions of dollars from Australia’s coal and gas exports could be wiped out in as little as two years as prices keep tumbling.

  • byNick Toscano
Britain flicks the off switch on coal-fired power after 140 years
Emissions

Britain flicks the off switch on coal-fired power after 140 years

The source of energy that made the Industrial Revolution possible has been abandoned by the UK earlier than expected,making the country a G7 leader.

  • byRob Harris
Who’s buying our dirty,polluting coal mines?
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Who’s buying our dirty,polluting coal mines?

Acquisitive billionaires are sniffing big profits in Australia’s coal sector,and they’re willing to go where other investors fear to tread.

  • bySimon Johanson
Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions
Tanya Plibersek

Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions

The environment minister has approved decades-long extensions to three coal mines,while her plan to create an Environment Protection Authority remains in limbo.

  • byMike Foley
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Energy

Why is Australia still burning so much coal? Inside the power plant that just can’t close

Australia’s energy transition has a timing problem:we have enough renewables to undermine coal,but not enough yet to replace it. That means plants like Origin Energy’s Eraring are being forced to stay in the mix.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano