Business
The economy
Renewables investment to halve in 2020 as policy vacuum saps confidence
Investment in renewable energy is set to slump heavily in the early 2020s as experts warn a policy vacuum has sucked confidence from companies in the sector.
- by Cole Latimer
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Mining
'Huge opportunities': Government plan to spur minerals boom
The government has a strategy to exploit the massive demand for minerals used in renewable energy, aerospace and other industries.
- by Darren Gray
Energy
Energy market operator calls for LNG imports to avoid gas shortages
The energy market operator has issued fresh warnings of gas shortages unless new gas pipelines and imports terminals are built.
- by Cole Latimer
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Aviation
Sydney's air traffic control 'at breaking point', disrupting flights
Flights at Sydney Airport are being disrupted more than once a month on average because there are not enough traffic controllers to keep it operating at full capacity.
- by Patrick Hatch
Opinion
School strike 4 climate
Generational conflict comes to a polling place near you
The generation in power needs to put its children’s interests ahead of its own.
- by Ross Gittins
Mining
Jobs and sales up in WA resources sector as lithium soars 34 per cent
The ore that is turned into lithium, spodumene, recorded sales of $1.6 billion, 34 per cent higher than the year before.
- by Hamish Hastie
Superannuation
Retail super funds suffer worst half year in six years
$1.3 billion was moved from retail superannuation funds in December as the impact of the banking royal commission on the industry continues to play out.
- by Cara Waters
Mining
BHP CEO Andrew Mackenzie downplays risks of China’s new silk road
Global miner BHP boss Andrew Mackenzie has downplayed rising concerns China’s international infrastructure program is being used to draw smaller nations into debt traps.
- by Cole Latimer
Mining
'Red Alert': BHP shuts iron ore port ahead of Cyclone Veronica
BHP has shut Port Hedland and urged workers to seek shelter as Cyclone Veronica bears down on the WA coast.
- by Cole Latimer
Energy
Energy regulator wants more power to fine monopoly electricity networks
The energy watchdog wants more power to fine poles and wires companies after they used their monopoly positions to give their affiliates unfair competitive advantages.
- by Cole Latimer
Wellbeing
'It's ridiculous how many I have': the pot plant fans reshaping nurseries
The rise of 'Planstagram' and the move to smaller home living has led to a surge in Australia's love affair with indoor plants.
- by Anthony Colangelo