1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (465+ words) Australia is subsidising rising diesel use, personal carbon footprints distract from systemic change, forest loss is accelerating and feral cats are killing even more native wildlife than we thought. Our taxes subsidise diesel’s killing ways Motor vehicles have as much…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (254+ words) The rapid shift from petrol cars to electric vehicles is eroding fuel excise faster than governments expected. A replacement road user charge is inevitable, but a rushed or fragmented scheme could create new problems of fairness, privacy and administration. Last…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (622+ words) New Zealand has recommended legalising plug-in solar, potentially opening rooftop-style savings to renters, apartment dwellers and others previously locked out of renewables. The New Zealand government has recommended legalising plug-in solar in Aotearoa, moving a crucial step closer to tapping…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (929+ words) Renewable energy, data centres and energy-intensive industries could shift economic growth towards regional Australia, where power can be generated and used closer to source. Australia has been a nation of cities pullulating on our shores, but the new industries emerging…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (280+ words) Australia is urging the world to electrify, but its own freight system remains overwhelmingly dependent on imported diesel when electric trucks could cut emissions, strengthen fuel security and lower costs. But congregations notice what the preacher practises, and what is…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (839+ words) Australia’s renewable energy transition is being made more expensive by poor planning, fragmented market structures and ideological battles, when what is needed is a slower, more technically grounded assessment of how to keep the grid reliable and affordable. Energy Minister…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (974+ words) A wind and battery hybrid could replace a coal plant – and outperform it at almost every level. Then next step for Australia is to create fully integrated renewable generation systems. Hybrid wind and battery projects could cover off almost all…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (897+ words) Australia is now the third-largest utility-scale battery market in the world, behind China and the US, but structural barriers are impeding i__nvestment in big solar and wind projects. The Clean Energy Council’s Clean Energy Australia 2026 report, published 26 May 2026, details a ‘breakthrough…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (218+ words) The federal budget increases investment in emissions reduction, batteries and clean energy infrastructure, but leaves major fossil fuel tax concessions and gas industry profits largely untouched. The Federal Budget looks to be a well-crafted effort at trying to balance multiple…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (682+ words) One Nation’s victory in Farrer places the party at the centre of major renewable energy and transmission projects in regional New South Wales, despite its strong opposition to the clean energy transition. One Nation’s win in Farrer has put the…...