‘Very negligible’:Premier plays down explosion effect on power prices

‘Very negligible’:Premier plays down explosion effect on power prices

Long-awaited detail into the breakdown of a major Queensland coal power station in 2021 has added fuel to claims about its role in increased power bills.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Draft report finds broader failures behind Qld coal plant explosion

Draft report finds broader failures behind Qld coal plant explosion

The state will now appoint special advisors to the government-owned operator of the Callide power station,CS Energy,amid a review of all its power generators.

  • byMatt Dennien
Nuclear debate is getting heated,but whose energy plan stacks up?

Nuclear debate is getting heated,but whose energy plan stacks up?

Will the government’s renewables plan cost $1 trillion? Is nuclear energy cheaper? Can a reactor be up and running by 2037? We answer the nuclear debate’s biggest questions.

  • byMike Foley
‘Won’t stop us’:Dutton’s nuclear threat to Queensland election winner

‘Won’t stop us’:Dutton’s nuclear threat to Queensland election winner

The federal LNP leader’s claim that state opposition “won’t stop us rolling out our new energy system” heaps more pressure on his Qld counterpart.

  • byMatt Dennien
Dutton’s energy war spooks global investors

Dutton’s energy war spooks global investors

Major investors are already rethinking plans to keep ploughing billions of dollars into Australian renewable energy.

  • byNick Toscano,Mike Foley andPaul Sakkal
Some heaters are like trying to ‘heat your home with a hair dryer’. Do this instead

Some heaters are like trying to ‘heat your home with a hair dryer’. Do this instead

While many households will need more serious heating options in winter,good home design and the principle of heating the person,not the room,can go a long way.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
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Why Labor’s budget is not enough to reverse its two-year slump

Why Labor’s budget is not enough to reverse its two-year slump

It is not unusual for governments to suffer a slump after two years in power – it happened to John Howard in 1998 and he recovered. But there are danger signs for Labor.

  • byDavid Crowe
Everything you need to know about the $300 energy rebate

Everything you need to know about the $300 energy rebate

Here’s how the government will deliver the money,and what it could mean for inflation.

  • byRachel Clun
How the budget affects you – from students to retirees

How the budget affects you – from students to retirees

Young or old,single or married:this is how the 2024 budget will impact your life.

  • byRachel Clun andOlivia Ireland
Chalmers lists the five threats to the federal budget

Chalmers lists the five threats to the federal budget

The first threat,the treasurer will say,is rising global tensions,as he looks to repair the nation’s finances and reform the economy.

  • byShane Wright
PM signals budget help for families,small business

PM signals budget help for families,small business

Anthony Albanese will use a speech on Thursday to say more help to deal with high power prices is on the way in the May budget.

  • byJames Massola