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The dirty secret in Australia’s love affair with rooftop solar
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (782+ words) January 18, 2026 " 9:00am 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…...
ASX to open higher after Wall Street hits record
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (776+ words) January 12, 2026 " 7:47am 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…...
$260b mega-merger of Rio Tinto, Glencore back on the table
1+ week, 1+ day ago (333+ words) January 9, 2026 " 8:20am International mining company Glencore has revealed it has re-engaged with Rio Tinto about a deal that would create the world's biggest mining company, a little over a year after talks between the two companies collapsed. Glencore said on Friday…...
Chariot attracts further Chinese interest in Nigerian lithium play
1+ week, 2+ day ago (504+ words) Brought to you by BULLS N" BEARS January 8, 2026 " 3:11pm 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…...
WA solar project reboot puts Pilot in data-centre power race
1+ week, 4+ 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, 1+ 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…...
The future is electric: Hot metals are exposing the fossil fuel fantasy
2+ week, 4+ day ago (626+ words) The past year began with a promise from President Donald Trump to deliver a future of "peace through strength" by unleashing America's fossil fuel supplies. To judge by the direction of commodity prices, the opposite is happening. That's because the…...
I was wrong about Elon. But he was wrong too
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1150+ words) I was wrong, as it turns out, about Elon Musk. At least on this occasion. In May, the Wall Street Journal reported that Tesla's board, with "Tesla's stock sinking and some investors irritated Musk's White House focus, had gotten serious…...
Trump has changed the future of the car industry
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1194+ words) For decades, US car manufacturers have pursued global strategies based on global platforms and global supply chains. Ford's decision to take a $US19.5 billion ($30 billion) writedown of its electric vehicle assets and investments represents a major retreat from that strategy. In…...
Wind and solar, and not nuclear, the key to cheaper energy: CSIRO
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (516+ words) A mix of solar farms, onshore wind turbines, energy storage assets and gas is the cheapest option for the future of Australia's electricity grid, new CSIRO modelling has found, but adding nuclear energy, carbon capture or offshore wind projects will…...