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Climate

“Uncharted territory:” Weather whiplash sparks tree die-off and ramps up bushfire risk
Eastern Australia is not yet in the grip of a terrible 2019-20-like drought but early signs of drying out as a mega El Nino builds have communities and researchers on edge.
Peter Hannam

Sep 25, 2026

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Renewables

Australia’s most pro-coal state is still a hot spot for wind and solar, even after ripping up renewables target
Queensland has ripped up its renewables target and cancelled projects, but it remains a hot spot for wind and solar and has now overtaken NSW on renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 25, 2026

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Commentary

Coalition’s pursuit of Agent Orange climate policies will deliver an investment apocalypse soon enough
Dan Tehan’s attempt to win the climate wars carried a whiff of napalm – dropped on the Opposition itself, and of course the industry.
Peter Hannam

Sep 24, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Gas lobby bid to halt home electrification falls flat as Labor says it will stay the course
State government says it has no plans to water down or pause a regulated phaseout of gas from homes and businesses, despite the bidding of one of Australia’s largest gas infrastructure corporations.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 24, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Dumb and desperate:” Coalition panned after vowing to scrap renewable, EV and climate policies
Federal Coalition vows to detonate most of Australia’s efforts to decarbonise “within 30 days” of winning power, including the advance of renewables and the emissions-curbing policy it introduced.
Peter Hannam

Sep 23, 2026

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Renewables

Hold the front page! Cost of clean energy transition just shrank by $100 billion
The Murdoch media has come up with some Very Big Round Numbers in reports on the cost of the transition to renewables. So where do they come from? And why has one of them just been shaved by $100bn?
Peter Hannam

Sep 23, 2026

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Renewables

Huge landowner-led wind project seeks green tick, despite looming threat to transmission link
A landowner-led wind farm is seeking state and federal environmental approvals, but could struggle to proceed if a hotly contested transmission line doesn’t go ahead.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 22, 2026

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Renewables

“Like spinning 42 plates in the air at the same time:” How this impossible project broke Australia’s wind drought
The biggest wind project to begin construction in Australia this past year faced multiple hurdles. And perhaps the most difficult of all is the cost of capital.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 22, 2026

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Renewables

Global wind giant expects lower costs from new turbine equipped with extra-long blades
Powerful new wind turbine adds longer blades to reduce costs and boost output, and comes at critical time for the struggling Australian wind industry.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 22, 2026

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Policy & Planning

NSW takes lead on mandatory solar panel recycling as ministers call for urgent action on rising tide of waste
NSW takes lead on mandatory recycling for solar panels that could set a national benchmark, and bypass a roadblock created by stalled federal scheme.
Peter Hannam

Sep 21, 2026

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Chart of the day

Renewables hit more than 80 pct of grid demand for first time – despite heavy throttling of wind and solar
Updated: Renewables met more than 80 per cent of total grid demand for first time over a weekend that also saw record levels of rooftop PV and new demand lows.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 19, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Massive loophole:” Consultation paper stokes doubt on data centre emissions, wind and solar mandates
Federal Labor’s determination to power new data centres with renewables, and to minimise emissions and waste, have been questioned following release of consultation paper.
Peter Hannam

Sep 18, 2026

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