Ageing well is a state of mind – it doesn’t require cosmetics

Ageing well is a state of mind – it doesn’t require cosmetics

Changing society’s attitudes to growing old remains an uphill battle.

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It’s dumb,but gas-rich Australia has little option but to import gas
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Energy

It’s dumb,but gas-rich Australia has little option but to import gas

Australia is one of the largest LNG exporters behind the US,so why are its most populous states at risk of running out?

  • byMike Foley
Cook defends accepting donations from gas players while developing new policies that benefit them

Cook defends accepting donations from gas players while developing new policies that benefit them

This is despite his own government accusing the National Party of being “owned by the gun lobby” a week ago for accepting a $50,000 donation from the Sporting Shooters Association of WA.

  • byHamish Hastie
East coast gas crisis to hit sooner than expected:ACCC

East coast gas crisis to hit sooner than expected:ACCC

The competition watchdog says major new supplies needed by 2027 to stop homes and businesses running short.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano
Spot prices point to mid-year energy relief for households

Spot prices point to mid-year energy relief for households

Households may get some relief from high electricity prices by the middle of the year as forward spot prices in the wholesale electricity market fall.

  • bySimon Johanson
Labor takes on Greens over gas with deal to add supply,lower price

Labor takes on Greens over gas with deal to add supply,lower price

The federal government will reveal two energy deals to fix a looming gas shortage under an industry regime the Greens are seeking to block.

  • byDavid Crowe andMike Foley
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Big gas producers accused of predatory pricing

Big gas producers accused of predatory pricing

A mandatory code of conduct is vital to protect households and businesses from gas producers’ unfair market power,users say.

  • bySimon Johanson
Gas surplus on the cards as ACCC flags higher exports in 2024

Gas surplus on the cards as ACCC flags higher exports in 2024

A surplus is good news for households grappling with a cost of living crisis,after the watchdog in June flagged a shortfall for heating and electricity.

  • bySimon Johanson
Gas not the enemy but vital for clean energy shift,says mining boss

Gas not the enemy but vital for clean energy shift,says mining boss

Mineral Resources wants to build a $1.5 billion facility to process and export liquid natural gas from its promising Perth Basin fields in West Australia.

  • bySimon Johanson
Yearning for the old woodheap in a winter of confusion
Tony Wright’s column
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Yearning for the old woodheap in a winter of confusion

In a time of climate change,with coal-fired power on the nose and citizens being urged to ditch gas,the author recalls a vanished,uncomplicated period.

  • byTony Wright
Your top budget questions answered:Our experts explain the details

Your top budget questions answered:Our experts explain the details

From energy prices to housing affordability,here’s what you wanted to know about the federal budget.

  • byRoss Gittins andRachel Clun