The Eraring bill will max out at $450 million. It’ll be much worse if the lights go out
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The Eraring bill will max out at $450 million. It’ll be much worse if the lights go out

The deal struck with Origin Energy is far more palatable than most expected. But it is not without risk.

  • byAlexandra Smith

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NSW government throws Eraring power station a lifeline until 2027
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NSW government throws Eraring power station a lifeline until 2027

Australia’s largest coal-fired power station will continue operating for another three years.

  • byAlexandra Smith andMichael McGowan
End to a secret deal that locked in coal exports and Sydney truck traffic
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End to a secret deal that locked in coal exports and Sydney truck traffic

The Port of Newcastle has paid $13 million so that it is no longer prohibited from competing with Port Botany and can diversify away from coal.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Collie’s Premier Coal back in black with huge revenue jump

Collie’s Premier Coal back in black with huge revenue jump

WA’s biggest coal miner Premier Coal has returned to profit after an $84 million loss the year before on the back of increased prices for its fuel sales.

  • byPeter Milne
Payments for coal plants and urgent reform needed for renewables switch

Payments for coal plants and urgent reform needed for renewables switch

Energy policy is a mess and governments will have little option but to prop up ageing coal plants until more clean energy comes online,the Grattan Institute warns.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano
Australian miner loses bid to avoid sanctions over Russian coal

Australian miner loses bid to avoid sanctions over Russian coal

A mining company backed by billionaire philanthropists Paul Little and Jane Hansen has lost a legal challenge against Australia’s strict sanctions regime.

  • bySimon Johanson andSumeyya Ilanbey
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Australia’s fossil fuel giants set to take multibillion-dollar hit

Australia’s fossil fuel giants set to take multibillion-dollar hit

Australia’s gas and coal exporters face a tricky next five years with prices expected to keep tumbling.

  • byNick Toscano
Keeping the lights on at Eraring could cost taxpayers $150 million a year

Keeping the lights on at Eraring could cost taxpayers $150 million a year

The Minns government has so far not disclosed the terms of its negotiations with Origin Energy ahead of a likely extension beyond 2025.

  • byMichael McGowan
Victoria’s power dilemma:Reliability,resilience and a 40-year-old plant

Victoria’s power dilemma:Reliability,resilience and a 40-year-old plant

The Latrobe Valley’s Loy Yang A is Victoria’s largest coal-fired power plant. It’s also old and unreliable – leaving taxpayers exposed.

  • byJosh Gordon
Fake coal ‘fraud’:Whistleblower takes aim at EY,Peabody over contracts

Fake coal ‘fraud’:Whistleblower takes aim at EY,Peabody over contracts

A whistleblower has alleged the global coal player and the consulting giant,along with two testing labs,falsified coal quality.

  • byMichael Bachelard andNick McKenzie
Cheaper renewables pile into grid and slash power costs

Cheaper renewables pile into grid and slash power costs

Record amounts of renewable energy are driving coal from the power grid,cutting emissions and electricity costs.

  • byMike Foley