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Battery owners face big losses under proposed scheme
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (811+ words) April 23, 2026 " 12: 01am Australia's ambitious household battery rollout is being threatened by a proposal to raise the cost of connecting to the electricity network, say energy experts who warn recommendations of the energy regulator could leave household solar and battery owners several…...
Mining giant hits out at diesel tax credits
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (34+ words) SMH. com. au A television advertisement from Fortescue's campaign for reform of the diesel tax credits system. Updated April 21, 2026 " 6: 35pm, first published 6: 33pm...
Are electric vehicles inconvenient?
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (63+ words) The current oil crisis has sent sales of EVs in Australia skyrocketing. But is crucial infrastructure, like fast-charging stations, keeping pace with the demand? Updated April 21, 2026 " 5: 51pm, first published April 20, 2026 " 1: 05pm...
Good luck finding a charging station for your EV
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (387+ words) April 21, 2026 " 4: 33pm The Iran war has inadvertently driven electric vehicles onto centre stage and swept away many of the fears that kept the technology a fringe interest and most Australian motorists loyal to petrol and diesel. However, there are not enough…...
Why Queensland will splash hundreds of millions on complex spinning machines
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (573+ words) April 20, 2026 " 8: 07pm Queensland has secured four huge machines worth hundreds of millions of dollars to keep the state's power system stable when it transitions to renewable energy and avoid the chaotic delays forced on the planned shutdown of the Eraring generator…...
NSW's $1 billion clean energy fund yet to invest a single dollar
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (529+ words) April 19, 2026 " 5: 00am The state government's flagship $1 billion renewable energy investment fund is yet to invest a single dollar, almost three years since Labor took office. The Energy Security Corporation (ESC) offers investments between $25 million and $150 million to get renewable projects off…...
Bigger fuel reserves, EV trucks on Labor's agenda after "major shock' prompts rethink
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (1010+ words) April 16, 2026 " 6: 02pm Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has signalled bigger fuel reserves and a trucking rule change to reduce Australia's reliance on diesel and offset oil shocks as the government locks in fuel supply into June. Prime Minister Anthony…...
$100 million plan for EV hubs in regional NSW
1+ week, 1+ day ago (80+ words) NSW Premier Chris Minns says a plan to upskill regional mechanics to be able to work on electric vehicles is part of a plan to ease reliance on Middle Eastern oil amid the fuel crisis. Updated April 14, 2026 " 6: 44pm, first published 6: 41pm...
Revealed: The Sydney suburbs with zero EV chargers
2+ week, 5+ day ago (808+ words) April 3, 2026 " 5: 00am Electricity network providers are lobbying the Minns government to scrap rules preventing them from entering the EV charging market, pointing to a swath of suburbs across Sydney which have little to no access to public chargers as evidence of…...
The steps NSW is taking to keep up with rising demand for EVs as petrol prices bite
1+ week, 1+ day ago (680+ words) April 14, 2026 " 5: 00am Hundreds of new electric vehicle chargers will be rolled out in suburban Sydney and regional blackspots and more funding will be directed to businesses to electrify their heavy vehicle fleets as part of a new strategy to keep up…...