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The ‘idiot’ sale: How Ryanair is using Elon Musk’s Wi-Fi anger for marketing
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (722+ words) January 21, 2026 " 6:03pm Henry Innes, an Australian software firm founder, has had it with Qantas. After one too many trips missing valuable communication time when flying long-haul on the national carrier, which does not have Wi-Fi on all its international flights, Innes…...
Why we can’t keep delaying the closure of ‘old jalopy’ power stations
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (583+ words) Nothing draws the climate action battle lines quite like an announcement to extend the life of a dirty coal-fired power plant. But keeping the NSW Eraring coal station open for an additional two years until 2029 is the point where profit…...
Three hours of free power scheme could favour well-off: energy giants
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (488+ words) Major energy retailers have asked for more time to comply with rules forcing them to offer three hours of free daytime power, and warn the scheme needs more work to avoid disproportionately benefiting customers with batteries and electric cars while…...
The dirty secret in Australia’s love affair with rooftop solar
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (805+ words) Australia's rooftop solar love affair has a dirty secret, with nearly 4 million discarded panels being sent into landfill every year. But the Albanese government is now finally moving to tackle the underground waste problem with a national recycling scheme that…...
ASX to open higher after Wall Street hits record
1+ week, 2+ day ago (789+ words) The Australian sharemarket is set to open higher on Monday after Wall Street hit a record following a mixed report on the U.S. job market, one that may delay another cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve but does not…...
Chariot attracts further Chinese interest in Nigerian lithium play
1+ week, 6+ day ago (499+ words) Chariot Resources has partnered up with a China-based lithium trader to negotiate potential funding and an offtake deal for lithium from its recently acquired Nigerian project. Lithium-trader Fujian Jinjianqiao New Energy Technology has inked a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU)…...
WA solar project reboot puts Pilot in data-centre power race
2+ week, 1+ day ago (414+ words) Pilot Energy has taken another decisive step in its clean energy transition, striking a binding agreement with renewables partner SN Energy to jointly develop a hybrid solar and battery storage project at its Three Springs site in Western Australia. Under…...
Tesla loses title as world’s biggest EV maker as sales fall for second year
2+ week, 4+ day ago (505+ words) Tesla said that it delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9 per cent from a year earlier. Chief executive Elon Musk once dismissed Chinese rival BYD as a threat as Tesla's rise seemed unstoppable.Credit: Bloomberg Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 million…...
Tesla’s outlook darkens as BYD lifts global sales
2+ week, 5+ day ago (810+ words) Tesla ended last year on a roll, as investors increasingly bought into Elon Musk's ebullience about autonomous vehicles. Winning over actual car buyers was another story. Shares in the world's most valuable car company soared in the second half, largely…...
Chariot MOU eyes 200ktpa Nigeria lithium offtake to China
2+ week, 5+ day ago (588+ words) Chariot Resources Limited has executed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Shanghai GreatPower Nickel & Cobalt Materials Co. Ltd., a prominent China-based battery materials producer, to explore collaboration across its prospective Nigerian lithium portfolio. The MOU outlines potential offtake for…...