Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals
Treasurer Scott Morrison is under fire for blocking the sale of NSW electricity assets to China.
Farmers fight spill response
Indonesian seaweed farmers are fighting for more than $200 million in compensation after a 2009 oil spill in the Timor Sea.
Asbestos arrivals reviewed
Federal authorities have reviewed the ways that asbestos-laden products make it into Australia.
BP Bight plans highlighted
Sea Shepherd is sending a vessel to fight plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight.
Call for safer tech cemetaries
The world needs to stop dumping its e-waste on developing nations, experts say.
Coal clean-up could bury QLD
Reports say Queensland taxpayers face a bill of over $3 billion to clean up the state's coal mines.
Tasmanian power plays questioned
Tasmania’s Opposition says businesses are still skittish after the failed sale of...
Vic considers empowering people
The Victorian Government could help residents source their own power.
Climate cuts undone, partly
Australia appears to have a science minister again, and he appears to be in favour of science.
Mine conference sees golden days
Mining bosses say a global climate for fear could be good for gold prices.
Council responds to SA power claims
The Climate Council has responded to criticism of South Australia’s renewable energy network.
Power firm cuts fire grants
WA’s Western Power has cut an $80,000 a year grants program for volunteer firefighters.
Mining money makes friendly links
A new report uses six key mining projects to show the cosy and secretive relationships between political parties and the mining industry.
Friendlier fracking on the way
Industrial researchers at CRCMining say they have come up with a safer alternative than gas fracking.
Waste dump planner slammed
Environmentalists have questioned the independence of a key figure in SA’s nuclear waste dump plan.
Musk's trucks to mark new age
The future could run on electric autonomous trucks, according to Elon Musk.
Sun-power circumnavigation success
Solar Impulse has landed in Abu Dhabi, becoming the first aircraft to travel around the world without expending a drop of fuel.
SA solar plan could expand
South Australia might lose its title as the state with the most expensive electricity.