Climate
Bigger house, bigger bills
RACHEL BAXENDALEMalcolm Turnbull pays bigger power bills than the average house despite using solar panels and batteries.
ANZ turns a coal shoulder
RICHARD GLUYASThe ANZ Bank said it was unlikely to finance any transaction on the Liddell coal-fired power station in NSW.
Demolition casts cloud over future
MICHAEL OWENExplosive charges were used yesterday to bring down key parts of the Northern Power station in Port Augusta.
Labor pressed on station future
JOE KELLYMalcolm Turnbull is challenging Bill Shorten to declare his hand on the future of the Liddell coal-fired power station.
Gore grad now AGL point man
BRAD NORINGTONAGL’s head of government relations is a graduate of Al Gore’s climate change leadership program.
Bureau blames old hardware
SAM BUCKINGHAM-JONESAn expert review has found old hardware and outdated management to blame for errors at the Bureau of Meteorology.
Turnbull seeks more coal options
DAVID CROWE, RACHEL BAXENDALEThe federal government is looking at more options to extend the life of coal-fire power stations.
Transition talk fuels debate
DAVID CROWELabor has rubbished Malcolm Turnbull’s bid to extend the life of the Liddell power station in NSW.
Renewables rush as coal cools
ANDREW WHITECoal-fired power generation is heading to extinction by 2058, but a boom is under way in wind and solar development.
Power crisis: bill shock looms
DAVID CROWEAustralians are at risk from a shortfall in baseload power that could drive up electricity bills, a new report says.
Plan to ramp up coal power
DAVID CROWEA federal plan is under way to encourage more capacity at the nation’s biggest coal-fired power stations.
Abbott‘s ‘daring’ climate speech
Graham LloydTony Abbott will give the annual lecture to one of the world’s leading climate-change sceptic think tanks.
Feathering our nests
Tim FlanneryDinosaurs and birds have an important shared characteristic — the threat of extinction.
The cost of going green: $60bn
ADAM CREIGHTON, JOE KELLYTaxpayers will have paid more than $60 billion through federal renewable energy subsidies by 2030.
Turnbull’s new coal flashpoint
DAVID CROWEThe Coalition risks another revolt on energy policy as MPs urge the PM to scale back plans for a clean energy target.
Power is PM’s big renewal hope
Simon BensonTurnbull will go back and draw from the well he believes will help the government revive its political fortunes.
DIY power to avert bill shock
Damon KitneyAnthony Pratt says his Visy Group will generate more than half its own power in the future from clean-energy plants.
Vic energy plan ‘a dog’s breakfast’
SAMANTHA HUTCHINSONThe Andrews government faces a new row over electricity policy.
Energy no place for ideology
JOSH FRYDENBERGFrom networks to green schemes, the government is working to cut power costs.
Solar project hit by funds split
MICHAEL OWENThe government’s $110m promised for solar thermal technology in SA may be shared between different projects.
