Energy
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Nuclear energy
Bowen makes ‘hypocritical’ nuclear claims as Dutton accuses scientists of bias
Energy Minister Chris Bowen says he is happy to take expert advice after the nation’s top science agency had a second go at working out the cost of competing forms of energy.
- by Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal
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Opinion
Opinion
Gas is burning our climate faster, and Australia’s part of the problem
Gas will be part of our energy mix but, despite industry claims, new gas production and infrastructure is not needed in the transition to renewable energy.
- by Lesley Hughes
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Nuclear energy
Dutton to claim nuclear rollout will end up cheaper than renewables
The opposition leader will reveal his costings for seven nuclear plants as soon as next week.
- by Paul Sakkal
Energy price sweetener on cards for Albanese re-election plan
Energy subsidies are due to end in the middle of next year. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has noted that the government had previously found space in the budget to deliver cost-of-living relief and could do so again.
- by Shane Wright
Analysis
Analysis
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?
- by Mike Foley
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AI
Every time you use ChatGPT, half a litre of water goes to waste
Tech giants including OpenAI, Meta and Google are being urged to tackle AI’s dirty secret – its massive power problem.
- by David Swan
Victoria, NSW risk gas shortages unless they turn to imports
Homes and businesses are in danger as soon as the winter of 2026 as local supplies fall far more quickly than demand.
- by Nick Toscano
Eyes of the energy world on WA vanadium battery tech
A deep-storage battery being trialled in Kununurra in the Kimberley region of Western Australia could solve the clean energy challenge for some of the nation’s most remote communities.
- by Marion Rae
Green group to pay millions after failed bid to thwart Santos pipeline
Australia’s top climate legal service will pay $9 million to gas giant Santos after a court rejected its bid to block a pipeline near the Tiwi Islands.
- by Nick Toscano
Bogged, blown out by $10 billion, but not beaten: Snowy 2.0’s rocky path to power millions
Hampered by challenging expectations from the outset, the team behind this ambitious mega-project – set to power 3 million homes – is finally feeling optimistic.
- by Mike Foley
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Climate policy
Playing a major role in saving the planet could make us rich
Australia’s aspiration to forge a greener future by becoming a global “superpower” is a realistic idea.
- by Ross Gittins