Resources minister urges gas companies to work ‘constructively’ with government,not lawyer up
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Energy

Resources minister urges gas companies to work ‘constructively’ with government,not lawyer up

As the gas sector weighs up its next steps in response to the federal government’s controversial market intervention,Resources Minister Madeleine King said companies should work with government,not embark on a costly advertising blitz or legal action.

  • byLisa Visentin

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NSW businesses call for help to reach net zero
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Energy

NSW businesses call for help to reach net zero

A new Business NSW report has found that businesses are struggling with how to reduce their energy costs and emissions.

  • byAnna Patty
‘There is need for government intervention’:PM says free market failed on energy
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Energy

‘There is need for government intervention’:PM says free market failed on energy

Anthony Albanese has intensified a debate about state power and his willingness to impose tough laws on business.

  • byDavid Crowe
What does the government’s energy plan mean for your power bill?
Coal

What does the government’s energy plan mean for your power bill?

The federal government’s bill to rein in soaring energy costs has passed,with measures to temporarily cap gas prices and deliver $1.5 billion in targeted relief. Here’s what we know so far.

  • byRachel Clun andJosh Gordon
Energy price cap bill guaranteed after Greens win household gas switch deal
Chris Bowen

Energy price cap bill guaranteed after Greens win household gas switch deal

Gas companies have made a last-ditch attempt to win concessions in the bill,which is now certain to pass the parliament.

  • byLisa Visentin andNick Toscano
East coast gas supply pact at risk as price controls loom
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East coast gas supply pact at risk as price controls loom

An emergency plan to cap gas prices is threatening to shatter a deal between gas exporters and the Albanese government to avert domestic shortfalls.

  • byNick Toscano
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Labor drafts $1.5 billion law to challenge Dutton on power bills
Energy

Labor drafts $1.5 billion law to challenge Dutton on power bills

Parliament is being recalled to vote on a price cap on gas but Labor is likely to combine its $1.5 billion compensation measure,daring the Coalition to reject the package.

  • byDavid Crowe
Government’s bait and switch has caught gas producers flatfooted
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Gas

Government’s bait and switch has caught gas producers flatfooted

The gas industry was always going to complain about price caps,but the federal government’s expanded intervention has sent many operators into crisis mode.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Labor’s energy plan could go beyond price cap in ‘declaration of war’ on the industry
Chris Bowen

Labor’s energy plan could go beyond price cap in ‘declaration of war’ on the industry

Energy producers fear price controls will last beyond a temporary cap negotiated last week after a long-term “reasonable price provision” was included in a consultation paper.

  • byDavid Crowe andNick Toscano
Coal producers to get up to $500 million compensation for price caps
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Anthony Albanese

Coal producers to get up to $500 million compensation for price caps

Energy Minister Chris Bowen promised the caps on the price of black coal and gas are a “temporary and targeted measure”.

  • byAnthony Galloway andCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Plibersek in push to halt extinctions,but defends reef stance
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Biodiversity

Plibersek in push to halt extinctions,but defends reef stance

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek warns the world is heading down an “unsustainable” path but doesn’t want Australia singled out on the Great Barrier Reef.

  • byAnthony Galloway