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Commonwealth green lights 40-year extension to Australia’s biggest gas plant
Energy
Monday September 15 2025

Commonwealth green lights 40-year extension to Australia’s biggest gas plant

The Commonwealth Government has signed off on plans to extend the life of Australia’s biggest gas plant by 40 years.

Renewables still Australia’s lowest cost technology: CSIRO
Energy
Wednesday July 30 2025

Renewables still Australia’s lowest cost technology: CSIRO

Renewable energy generation supported by storage and additional transmission remains Australia’s cheapest form of energy, the latest report suggests.

Industry Hits Back at Victorian Gas Ban
Green
Monday December 16 2024

Industry Hits Back at Victorian Gas Ban

Industry lobby groups have hit out proposed extensions to gas bans in Victoria, saying that the moves will saddle gas dependent businesses with higher costs, stifle...

Plumbers Raise Concern at Gas Exclusion from Sustainable Ratings
Civil
Tuesday July 16 2024

Plumbers Raise Concern at Gas Exclusion from Sustainable Ratings

Australia’s plumbing industry has raised concern about what it says are contradictory policy positions from the Federal Government in respect of gas.

Victoria Pushes Harder to Phase Out Gas
Green
Friday December 15 2023

Victoria Pushes Harder to Phase Out Gas

Victoria is set to consider options for electrification of all new residential buildings and most commercial buildings as the state moves further to transition away from...

Plumbers Slam Sydney’s Proposed Gas Ban
Residential
Friday August 25 2023

Plumbers Slam Sydney’s Proposed Gas Ban

A leading plumbing industry association has slammed proposed bans on new gas connections in the City of Sydney and other local council areas across New South...

Australia’s emissions fell 0.9pc last year
Energy
Monday June 1 2020

Australia’s emissions fell 0.9pc last year

Australia's emissions fell 0.9 per cent last year, with decreases in electricity, agriculture and transport partially offset by increases in other sectors.

Energy
27 Mar, 2019
Energy Projects in Line for Underwriting

The federal government is planning to underwrite projects for power generation so the electricity grid becomes more reliable.

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Energy
27 Sep, 2018
South Australian Gas Trial Free to Proceed

An underground gas extraction trial will be allowed to proceed in South Australia's far north, after an Aboriginal group lost its bid to stop the project.

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Environment
10 Apr, 2018
QLD: Linc Energy Found Guilty of Pollution

Serious environmental harm was caused by failed Queensland company Linc Energy's underground coal gasification operations on the Darling Downs.

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Mining
31 Jan, 2018
Energy Group Ignored Toxic Gas Warnings: Crown

A failed energy company accused of knowingly and illegally polluting a significant part of Queensland's Darling Downs has faced trial in a landmark criminal case in...

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Environment
24 Jan, 2018
Warning Zone Lifted from Queensland Contamination

Queensland's environment department has lifted a warning zone from a contaminated site on the Darling Downs linked to former underground coal gasification project.

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Environment
17 Jan, 2018
Consultation for SA Gas Trial to Go Ahead

A gas technology blamed for polluting hundreds of square kilometres of Queensland farmland is one step closer to going ahead in South Australia.

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