This Month
Spending addiction fuels a new decade of deficits
This pre-election budget includes $300 in power bill discounts for every household, $1.9 billion in rent assistance and $14 billion in tax credits for critical mineral miners and green hydrogen producers.
- Phillip Coorey
April
Green fuels are not the future – they’re just about here
Porsche-backed HIF Global wants to build a plant in Tasmania. Others are eyeing Townsville. But they need the government to push customers their way.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
‘Australians will have to pay more for energy in future’: Alinta CEO
Jeff Dimery called for an honest debate about the costs of the energy transition and said consumers would inevitably have to pay more.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Queensland to make up Victoria’s gas shortfall this winter
The outlook for July, August and September comes after the Australian Energy Market Operator last month warned of a deterioration in Victoria’s medium-term gas supply.
- Ronald Mizen
March
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- ACCC
Victoria’s gas aversion is driving emissions higher, energy users say
Industry figures say Victoria’s attitude is raising energy prices and emissions and preventing the closure of coal power stations
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Australia dropped the ball on energy security: Exxon
Forecast gas shortfalls in the southern states cannot be blamed on Queensland’s LNG exports, one of the east coast’s biggest gas suppliers says.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Gas CEOs dial up warnings as ‘crunch time’ looms
Senex CEO Ian Davies and APA Group’s Adam Watson will warn of a “desperate” need for new gas supply to help cut emissions, and prevent higher costs for customers.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
How this Deloitte auditor got his chance to rescue AGL as CEO
Becoming a CEO was never a goal that drove Damien Nicks’ career, but when the energy company hit its lowest point, he knew it was the right time to step up.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
‘Not a single cent’: Orica meets pushback on clean products
Chief executive Sanjeev Gandhi said regulations forcing companies to switch to cleaner products are needed to overcome a refusal to pay more.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Expanded renewables scheme to spur $67b of energy projects
The scheme is intended to put Australia back on track to reach 82 per cent renewables by 2030 but how much it will cost taxpayers remains unclear.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Eraring closure ‘tall order’ as plant underpins supply in heat spike
The country’s largest coal power generator is scheduled to shut in 18 months as negotiations between its owner, Origin Energy, and the NSW government drag on.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
February
Power market in the dark as negotiations over Eraring drag on
A burst of heat in NSW on Thursday looks set to reinforce how vital the generator is for keeping the lights on, adding pressure to the ongoing discussions.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Samantha Hutchinson
Woodside heads for fresh clash on climate as profits slide
The oil and gas producer’s pursuit of growth projects met with criticism from activist shareholder groups as benchmark profit dropped 37 per cent.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Tamboran records better-than-expected fracking results at Beetaloo
The latest well drilled in the basin has proved the resource is commercial, with initial gas supplies targeted for NT buyers in early 2026, the company said.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
EnergyAustralia lauds ‘marked improvement’ as losses narrow
The electricity retailing and generation giant’s Hong Kong parent, CLP Group, said the company was on “a path to recovery” after several years of major losses.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Inside Snowy 2.0: getting a $12b mega-project back on track
The Florence tunnel boring machine will need to pick up the pace to 12-15 metres a day to stay on target as the scheme pursues Australia’s renewables dream.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
More than 3000 still without power a week after Victoria storms
Premier Jacinta Allan says her government will review last week’s mass outages which saw 530,000 homes and businesses lose power.
- Gus McCubbing
EnergyAustralia’s big gas bet arrives as hydrogen runs down the clock
EnergyAustralia has started up its Tallawarra B gas plant south of Sydney, with CEO Mark Collette saying gas will play a vital role to keep power supply secure.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Victoria’s mass outage boosts call to bury power lines
Energy expert Tony Wood says Victoria’s mass outage this week due to wild weather means underground transmission lines are worth considering.
- Gus McCubbing
‘Better if we are stronger’: Origin CEO defends profit surge
The power and gas supplier has raised guidance for profits in its energy markets business for the full year, but advised that figure will likely fall next year.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
