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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has met privately with Adani executives to assure them that the Carmichael mine will go ahead.
Big cuts could halve heatwaves
A new report says there is still time to avoid some heatwaves by aggressively cutting carbon emissions.
Big step in printed graphene
Researchers have printed electronic transistors using layered materials, opening up a new way to create next-gen devices.
Committee calls for death of coal
A Labor-led Senate committee has recommended retiring Australia’s coal-fired power stations and not funding new ones.
Economists aim at gas billions
A new report says the Federal Government could make nearly $3 billion a year by forcing offshore petroleum companies to pay a flat royalty on the gas they extract and export.
Gas activists line up Pilliga push
A fresh round of environmental fighting could kick off over Santos’ plan to produce coal seam gas (CSG) in the Pilliga State Forest.
SA hits renewable target
South Australia has hit its target is for 50 per cent renewable energy by 2025.
Adani given free rein on water
The $16b Carmichael coal mine has been granted unlimited access to groundwater ...
Experts want action on dust disease
Experts are rallying together to call for stronger regulations against black lung.
'Clean' Carmichael claim questioned
Media reports have cast doubt on the claim Australia will send India its cleanest-burning coal.
NT gas review seeks more info
The Northern Territory's fracking inquiry has commissioned more independent reviews of the industry.
Powerful plant shapes tapped
Australian engineers are working on a new energy storage system based on the design of a leaf.
SA unveils $1b solar plan
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has announced plans to build a $1 billion battery and solar farm ...
Westinghouse files for bankruptcy
Westinghouse Electric has filed for bankruptcy after billions of dollars of cost overruns at four nuclear reactors under construction in the US.
New ruling lets Japanese reactors fire
Japan’s nuclear power industry has won a legal victory against an injunction that was preventing it from running two key reactors.
ACCC lines up power price check
The Federal Government has ordered the ACCC to look at retail electricity prices.
Activists attack CBA over coal
Activists have scaled the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Sydney headquarters to protest coal financing.
Detailed data for efficient fix
CSIRO scientists have helped develop a way to measure the real-time energy use of every device in a household.
Ex-ETSA boss backs nuclear
South Australia should switch to nuclear power, according to a former Electricity Trust of South Australia (ETSA) chief.