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Policy & Planning

Climate Authority’s “misinformation” report hit a nerve at News Corp for a reason
Few organisations have so consistently campaigned to stymie climate action – possibly anywhere on the planet. So why is News Corp so worked up about the recent CCA report?
Peter Hannam

Sep 4, 2026

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Storage

Big battery owner slapped with hefty fine for pushing up power prices and “profit maximising”
State owned company cops hefty fine for “profit maximising” and electricity price “distorting,” through battery bidding it says was caused by a software glitch.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 3, 2026

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Renewables

Here’s how many wind and solar projects Victoria stands to lose if VNI West is dumped
Using loss factors and line congestion risk, we’ve tallied how far the damage could spread if the VNI West transmission link is cancelled, as promised by the Coalition and One Nation.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 3, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Scrapping VNI-West will “guarantee a massive increase” in power bills, former energy minister warns
Scrapping VNI-West and other projects designed to support renewable energy will result in “massive” electricity bill rises, says Victoria’s former energy minister.
Peter Hannam

Sep 2, 2026

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“Complex and innovative:” Compressed air energy storage project cleared to support blackout-prone grid
A groundbreaking compressed air energy storage project that promises to provide up to eight hours of storage for the blackout prone Broken Hill grid has the green light from the market operator.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 2, 2026

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Renewables

Outgunned: Five fossil fuel lobbyists spent $553,000 on Meta ads in August, the renewables industry just $3,090
Fossil fuel lobbyists are flooding social media with ads, outgunning the minimal effort of the renewables industry, which is leaving the work to cash-strapped NGOs.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 1, 2026

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Renewables

“Doing what we built it to do:” Rinehart-backed lithium mine runs on 80 pct renewables for second year in row
As the party backed by Gina Rinehart burns effigies of renewable energy infrastructure, one of her key mining investments is operating at more than 80 pct wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 1, 2026

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Renewables

Fresh hope as huge hybrid wind and battery project reaches financial close in Sunshine State
A huge Queensland wind and battery project has achieved the rare feat of financial close for both a CIS winner and for a hybrid renewables project under the state LNP’s strict new planning regime.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 31, 2026

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Solar

Pressure mounts to make “balcony solar” legal in Australia, as it goes on sale in the UK
As plug-in solar hits stores in the UK, lobby groups are reminding governments and regulators that the same is possible in Australia – and within the space of a year.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 29, 2026

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Policy & Planning

‘No carve-outs’ for states over renewables mandate for data centres, Bowen says
Bowen firmly rejects suggestion that Coalition states and territories have won fossil fuel carve-outs from the renewable energy mandates for data centres.
Peter Hannam

Aug 28, 2026

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Renewables

The NEM’s first solar battery hybrid is sending power to the grid at 10pm, and helping reshape the energy game
It’s the middle of winter. It’s cold, it’s dark, it’s 10 pm, and the first solar-battery hybrid built in Australia’s NEM is sending power back to grid.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 27, 2026

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“Intimidation and bullying:” As some anti-wind farmers stage a “fightback,” others are counting the cost
As one group wages war against “renewables multinationals,” farmers wishing to host transmission towers or wind turbines are caught in an increasingly nasty crossfire.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 26, 2026

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