The 110-metre smoke stack for the shuttered Bell Bay power station, one of the last oil-fired generators in the country, has been demolished.
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The owners of a competing renewable energy hub have had a minor court win in their push back against Fortescue's giant 2GW wind project in the Pilbara.
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A boom in solar PV saw output overtake that of lignite power stations and help keep the share of renewables in Germany's grid stable at 55.9 pct in 2025.
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Victoria’s household gas prices have jumped 208 per cent since 2009, the biggest increase in Australia. New analysis of St Vincent de Paul Society and Alviss Consulting’s annual tariff tracker shows Victorians are the most exposed to long‑term gas price inflation with prices soaring far above the national 134 per cent rise. …According to analysis of Essential
Queensland flags "call ins" for two giant battery projects in the heart of its coal region,
A bill seeking to make Greenland the 51st US state has been introduced in the House of Representatives, escalating a controversial push by President Donald Trump to bring the Danish territory under American control.
Charts from TME. The golden rocket channel holds. It ain’t specs. ATH again and again. Daily RSI OK. Monthly RSI whoa! Bugger fake gold. Japanese connection holding. Miners up and away. Explorers and juniors fly as it boils over. But cheap if you believe. “In the short term, a 100pt increase Geopolitical Risk Index translates
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Westpac measures headed for Hades. In January, Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment fell 1.7% to 92.9. The move is driven by deteriorating perceptions of the near-term prognosis. Now, over two thirds of customers anticipate an increase in mortgage rates in 2026. Customers are less optimistic about their employment prospects. Most people between the ages of 18
Once upon a time, there was a country in which you grew up in a good house and played in abundant green space. Occasionally, you visited your grandparents in some suburb near or far. Life was good. Now the kids will be emptying their grandparents’ Tenna support pants instead. In an attempt to combat the
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As protests continue on the streets of cities across Iran against the government of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, it’s worth reflecting on why this nation at the heart of the crossroads between Central and West Asia is so vital. At its narrowest point, the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf is only 39 km across
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Last week, the Canadian government, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, announced that it would no longer accept sponsorship applications for parent and grandparent visas. In 2013, the Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank, estimated that the lifetime cost to taxpayers for the 70,000 parents and grandparents admitted to Canada between 2012 and 2014 would
Iron ore and coking coal are obliterating steel mill margins. Scuttlebutt is crazed. China’s cabinet held a meeting on Friday about implementing a package of fiscal and financial policies to boost domestic demand, including initiatives to spur household consumption, state broadcaster CCTV reported. A need for restocking as well as decreasing global iron ore shipments from Australia
Locals who say they overwhelmed by three neighbouring big battery projects force one gigawatt proposal to be reviewed by independent panel.
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I would observe this with relief. In a short statement on X, former prime minister Kevin Rudd thanked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong for their kind words. “It has been an honour to serve as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States over the last three years,” he wrote. “I also thank
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