Australia to Require Up to a Quarter of New Gas for Local
(Bloomberg) — Australia will require natural gas exporters to reserve as much as a quarter of new production…
New large-scale battery approval laws in Queensland draw mixed reaction
Standing on her cattle property in rural Queensland, producer Therese Creed feels like “collateral damage” amid the country’s…
Government-formed agency recommends against NSW coal industry expansion
Coal mining extensions and expansions will continue, the New South Wales premier says, despite a government-appointed agency finding…
Carbon dioxide import plan could see Darwin become world’s climate pollution ‘dumping ground’, say activists
An ambitious plan for the Northern Territory to become one of the first places in the world to…
Australia Passes Landmark Law Overhauling Nature Protection
(Bloomberg) — Australia passed a landmark bill to overhaul the nation’s environmental laws after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s…
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley guarantees she will remain leader until next election
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says she can “guarantee” voters that she will lead the Coalition into the next…
Rio Tinto scraps $215m research centre and BioIron product after decade of development
Rio Tinto has scrapped a $215 million research centre touted last year as a key staging ground for…
Sussan Ley scrabbling to retain leadership after net zero capitulation puts one advantage at risk
John Howard often repeated that “politics is governed by the iron laws of arithmetic” and right now, basic…
Energy chiefs say net zero ‘irreversible’ even though bills unlikely to fall ‘for a decade’
Australia’s energy chiefs have warned against the country turning away from its net zero ambitions, but cautioned that…
Coalition plans to strip climate from energy operator’s objectives
The Coalition would reduce emissions “year on year” considering the “real performance” of other developed countries and strip…
Nationals leader happy to let Liberals ‘dream’ of net zero in Coalition deal on climate
Nationals Leader David Littleproud says he is happy for inner-city Liberals to have their “dreams” of welcoming a…
Despondent Liberal moderates fear electoral oblivion in metropolitan seats after net zero scrapped
Liberal moderates are split on whether they can sell the party’s “compromise” climate policy, with several warning city…