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- Gas lobby ‘scare campaign’ urges Victoria to scrap ban in new homes, leaked documents show Thu, 24 Sep 26, 1:00amExclusive: Australian Gas Infrastructure Group lobbying campaign warns energy bills could increase by $100 unless ban is reversed, despite experts disagreeing
- Angus Taylor pledges to repeal swathe of climate policies, saying ‘Australia has done its bit’ Wed, 23 Sep 26, 4:45pmSeveral measures were previously introduced or supported by Coalition, prompting claim Liberals and Nationals would ‘let climate change rip’
- ‘Negligent’ to talk about long-term risks to Australia without examining cost of climate crisis, experts say Tue, 22 Sep 26, 4:32pmOne academic says federal government’s intergenerational report, a snapshot of life in 2066, ignores the economic damage on the horizon
- ‘Negligent’ to talk about long term risks to Australia without examining cost of climate crisis, experts say Tue, 22 Sep 26, 4:32pmOne academic says federal government’s intergenerational report, a snapshot of life in 2066, ignores the economic damage on the horizon
- Labor claims Victoria’s new datacentre rules are strongest in Australia but critics point to ‘huge loophole’ Tue, 22 Sep 26, 5:00amNew rules include a ban near schools and require datacentres to source their own renewable energy, but won’t apply to projects already in pipeline
- Datacentres in Victoria to be banned in residential areas Tue, 22 Sep 26, 5:00amNew rules also include a ban near schools and childcare centres and require them to source their own renewable energy
- Australia’s renewables transition is well under way – but meeting its 2030 target will be ‘extremely challenging’ Sat, 19 Sep 26, 1:00amA gap looms between the Albanese government’s goal of 82% renewable energy and planned solar and wind projects
- Queenslanders’ rights to oppose mining projects ‘gutted’ by new laws, activists say Wed, 16 Sep 26, 9:39amAs minister says process needs to be ‘streamlined’, Greens and Lock the Gate say the legislation is ‘corrupt’ and tears up environmental protections
- One Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina Rinehart Tue, 15 Sep 26, 1:00amPauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The Populist
- A new energy scheme gives Australians three hours of free power a day – but there could be an expensive catch Fri, 28 Aug 26, 1:00amSolar Sharer program was designed for homes without rooftop solar, but observers say supply and peak use charges are ‘much higher’
- No special carve-out for states using fossil fuel to power datacentres, Chris Bowen insists, despite new conditions Fri, 28 Aug 26, 2:17pmEnergy minister says states can apply to use coal and gas supply to power datacentres but must prove it is cheaper than renewables
- Australia’s new environmental protection agency approves coal project, angering climate groups Thu, 3 Sep 26, 12:23pmQueensland open-cut Saraji mine will be able to keep digging until 2055 as Anthony Albanese denies tensions with Pacific leaders over fossil fuels
- Australia’s battery-powered revolution: inside the 5 June Guardian Weekly Thu, 4 Jun 26, 3:00amHow to change the energy market from within. Plus: Is Iran Trump’s Vietnam?
- ‘Waste colonialism’: Fiji says no to Australian billionaire’s incineration plan Thu, 4 Jun 26, 1:53pmGovernment rejects offshore rubbish being shipped to Fiji and burned after opposition from traditional landowners and tourism operators
- Gas usage has peaked and is now in structural decline across Australia, report says Mon, 1 Jun 26, 1:00amGrattan Institute calls on Labor to set policies that will further reduce the use of gas in order to meet net zero targets