Energy security
WA quietly shuts door on more exports of onshore gas
The WA government has quietly announced that no onshore gas fields will receive the economic advantage of access to international markets that the Waitsia field owned by Japan’s Mitsui and Kerry Stokes-backed Beach Energy gained in 2020.
- by Peter Milne
Latest
A million WA households use gas. Could their days be numbered?
West Australian Premier Roger Cook thinks his Victorian counterparts may come to regret their decision to ban gas connections in all new homes from 2024. But experts say the tide must turn – and soon.
- by Sarah Brookes
Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project hit with new delays, cost blowouts
Fresh delays of up to two years and added cost blowouts have hit the federal government-owned Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
NSW Treasurer hopes to even the playing field with coal scheme
Thermal coal companies in NSW will need to set aside between 7 and 10 per cent of their output for the domestic market, but the decision has been met with outrage by the industry.
- by Laura Chung
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Emissions
No room for new coal and gas under Labor’s climate plan: modelling
Australia’s newly legislated climate change target will clash with a looming energy supply shortfall, creating a dilemma for the Albanese government.
- by Mike Foley
Gas exporters in frame as government looks for revenue boost
Jim Chalmers says he would “seriously” consider the advice of a Treasury review into the petroleum resource rent tax, opening the door to increasing taxes on gas exporters.
- by Lisa Visentin
Israel and Lebanon agree on maritime deal for gas-rich area
The US-brokered deal settles a maritime border dispute in a gas-rich part of the Mediterranean Sea.
- by Gwen Ackerman and Omar Tamo
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Santos
Santos chief says fossil fuel bans adding to energy security woes
Santos’ Kevin Gallagher says demands to shut down the fossil fuel industry are delaying efforts to reach net-zero emissions by mid-century.
- by Rob Harris
Energy grid chief warns of looming electricity supply shortfall
The energy market operator has warned new investment in the power grid is needed to deliver a smooth transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.
- by Mike Foley
Gaines blasts snail-pace towards gender equality for chief executives
Corporate Australia needs to move faster on employing more women as chief executives, says outgoing Fortescue boss Elizabeth Gaines.
- by Peter Milne
Opinion
Environmental protection
Overwhelmed by environmental disaster? Here’s a scorecard to inspire optimism
The nation’s environment report card is inescapably bleak, but that doesn’t mean there is no good news or reason to believe in positive action.
- by Claire O'Rourke