What Australia can learn from California’s approach to electric vehicles
Based on the remarkable improvements in electric vehicle technology and what has been learned in California and elsewhere, Australia is well placed for rapid market growth.
Net zero vs reality: Bridging the chasm for Australian businesses
The disparity between Australian businesses knowing they need to devise and action net zero plans and the reality of achieving those goals is huge.
Up to 90% of Australia’s fuel imports could be threatened if conflict escalates in the South China Sea
With its growing navy and air force, and the bases it has built throughout the area, China is increasingly capable of disrupting shipping lanes crucial to Australia’s exports and imports.
Canberra electric vehicle summit kicks off as Labor pledges to make zero-emission vehicles cheaper
Lawmakers, industry advocates, and car-lovers alike have descended on Canberra for a major electric vehicle summit, designed to increase EV uptake and remove barriers to their adoption by Australian drivers.
Scott Morrison “shocked” Keith Pitt by secretly swearing himself into Resources portfolio
Former prime minister Scott Morrison swore himself in as a second resources minister when Keith Pitt had the portfolio in the previous Coalition government and killed off a gas project.
Australian business at ‘significant risk’ from 2023 gas shortage, ACCC warns
More Australian businesses could close if the government does not stage a drastic intervention to correct an "alarming" 10% gas shortfall forecast in 2023.
Okra Solar’s US$2.1 million raise will help the Aussie deep tech startup bring electricity to more than 1 million people
The startup will scale up distribution of its product and electrify more than 290,000 off-grid homes in Nigeria and other countries in the next three years.
Enova Energy forced into voluntary administration due to “the current diabolical state of the energy market.”
Australia’s first community-owned energy retailer Enova Energy has been placed into voluntary administration, with the “diabolical state of the energy market” forcing the company out of business.
John Durie: With its energy investigation, the ACCC is in danger of becoming a government lap dog
ACCC boss Gina Cass-Gottlieb should be wary about raising expectations in the wake of the extraordinary focus on her utterly expected inquiry into electricity pricing.
ACCC investigating energy market profits and potential market manipulation as SMEs bear weight of high prices
Australia's consumer watchdog says it is prepared to take action against energy market participants "distorting or manipulating" prices, as households and small businesses feel the brunt of extreme cost increases.
Energy ministers to discuss financial support for businesses as gas prices push 82-year-old family-owned brickworks to the edge
Natural gas prices have surged from an average of between $6 and $8 a gigajoule to in excess of $30 a gigajoule in some regions, as international and domestic factors drive demand.
AEMO has suspended the national electricity market. Here’s what that means, and what happens next
Australia’s energy crisis reached a high point on Wednesday when the Australian Energy Market Operator suspended the national electricity market to control runaway prices.
