The federal government will reveal two energy deals to fix a looming gas shortage under an industry regime the Greens are seeking to block.
Some of the world’s biggest biggest renewable firms are waiting for an imminent decision on wind farm licences in Gippsland.
Melbourne Airport will be part of a major trial to shift energy demand from peak times and use renewable power when it is more abundant to put downward pressure on the electricity grid.
Large industrial facilities are being asked to reduce electricity usage over summer as officials ready for a long and hot season.
Trade Minister Don Farrell and key cabinet ministers will seek to convince Japan of Australia’s reliability as an exporter in high-powered trade talks.
Risks of power outages this summer have been raised with state and federal leaders amid escalating closures of ageing coal-fired power plants and delays to new energy projects.
The WA government has quietly announced that no onshore gas fields will receive the economic advantage of access to international markets that the Waitsia field owned by Japan’s Mitsui and Kerry Stokes-backed Beach Energy gained in 2020.
West Australian Premier Roger Cook thinks his Victorian counterparts may come to regret their decision to ban gas connections in all new homes from 2024. But experts say the tide must turn – and soon.
Fresh delays of up to two years and added cost blowouts have hit the federal government-owned Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme.
Thermal coal companies in NSW will need to set aside between 7 and 10 per cent of their output for the domestic market,but the decision has been met with outrage by the industry.
Australia’s newly legislated climate change target will clash with a looming energy supply shortfall,creating a dilemma for the Albanese government.