Opinion: Labor govt expert in pulling wool over our eyes
When it comes to the ancient art of wool pulling, our federal Labor government is up there with the world’s best, writes Mike O’Connor.
Our energy policy is in the hands of the incompetent
The spectacular fire at the Viva Energy refinery in Geelong is yet another reminder not only of our increasingly fragile fuel security but how pathetically we’ve been governed.
MCA backs push to cut red tap
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has backed a call by industry groups to slash red tape by 25 per cent, warning slow and complex approvals are undermining the nation’s competitiveness for mining investment.
Why the 2028 election will be defined by Gen Z’s energy reality check
This generation drove the movement that strongly advocated for carbon emissions to be slashed.
Recycling solar panels ‘uneconomic’, and landfill could poison soil and water
Australia faces a glut of old solar panels polluting the environment by leaching toxic chemicals into landfill with no viable reuse or recycling solutions available, the government’s own Department of Climate Change and Energy has warned.
Chalmers’ retrospective tax grab shocks investors
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shocked foreign investors in local mining, energy and infrastructure by imposing a retrospective capital gains tax dating back 20 years to raise billions of dollars for the federal budget, sparking warnings he is discouraging future investment in Australia.
‘Compliance nightmare’: Companies to pay truckies’ fuel costs
Companies at the top of road transport supply chains such as Coles and Wesfarmers will be forced to cover the fuel cost rises of truckie owner-drivers under landmark orders proposed under Labor’s laws, as unions also seek to lift their minimum wage claim this year beyond 5 per cent.
Open Letter to Albo in Singapore begging for fuel
While you are in Singapore perhaps you should ask your hosts why Australia, the most RESOURCE RICH country on earth and a NET EXPORTER of fossil fuels/energy, has to beg for essential liquid fuels from Singapore, a county with ZERO oil or gas of its own, Zero mineral resources, Zero raw materials for industry, and has to IMPORT EVERYTHING from food, fuel, minerals, metals, manufacturing inputs, building materials, and even has to import drinking water for its citizens?
Monumental bureaucracy has Australia’s gas juniors in a world of pain
Producers’ complaints about unwieldy and costly approvals processes have taken on an extra edge amid worries on domestic shortages and a global LNG squeeze.
Dookie farms under threat
Farmers in northern Victoria’s Dookie region said they were blindsided by plans to declare the area a Renewable Energy Zone, warning the move threatens some of the most productive cropping land in the state.