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Australia news LIVE: Greta Thunberg detained by IDF as Gaza aid flotilla intercepted by Israel; US government shutdown to continue with no end in sight
Opposition energy spokesperson Dan Tehan has said there is a “nuclear renaissance” taking place in the United States, calling the power generation along with solar and wind “the safest form of energy on the planet”. “There is basically a nuclear...

Australia news live: Dan Tehan says Liberals want to revive nuclear policy; a third of big companies paid no tax
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature Dan Tehan hails global 'nuclear renaissance' The Liberal’s shadow minister for energy and emissions reduction, Dan Tehan, has put nuclear energy back on the agenda, after...
Australia news LIVE: Gaza aid flotilla intercepted by Israel; US government shutdown continues
Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie has said that “nuclear has to be part of the mix of a rich and prosperous country”, in response to Liberal MP Dan Tehan’s claims that Labor’s net zero policy was not working, and that nuclear energy should...

PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them?
Have you heard offshore windfarms kill whales? (They don’t.) Or that electric vehicles catch fire more often than petrol cars? (It’s the opposite.) Perhaps you’ve heard “natural” gas is clean? (It can be worse than coal.) This is what climate...

Net Zero Australia reaffirms critical role of gas and CCUS in transition
A new report from Net Zero Australia confirms natural gas and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) are essential to Australia’s net zero ambitions. The Topical Report #1: Updated Net Zero Pathways for Australia highlights the scale of...
Vopak secures key vessel for Australia LNG import project
Vopak VPK has entered into an exclusive agreement with shipping firm Seapeak to provide a floating and regasification unit for its liquefied natural gas import terminal project in Australia, the Dutch tank storage firm said on Tuesday. The...
PM spruiks Australia as power player in defence and energy technology
Reuters reported that France, whose President Emmanuel Macron met Albanese last week in New York, was also interested in Australia’s reserves. Reuters also reported the G7 nations were considering trade measures to prevent rare earth price-dumping...

InterviewSnoc 'hopeful' of finding more gas in Sharjah
Sharjah National Oil Corporation plans to continue exploring gasfields in the emirate and is “hopeful” of discovering more reserves amid growing energy demand. “We started our ambitious exploration programme in 2016 by launching a seismic survey...

Victorian energy retailers embrace new laws for vulnerable customers
The Victorian Government has made changes to the Energy Retail Code of Practice, in an effort to lower energy bills and increase protections for customers experiencing financial hardship. Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily...

Taylor Swift brought special 'energy' to Selena Gomez's wedding
Taylor Swift brought a special "energy" to Selena Gomez's wedding. The Cruel Summer hitmaker was in attendance to watch her pal marry Benny Blanco over the weekend and the bride's Wizards of Waverly Place onscreen father, David DeLuise, admitted...
Live: Coalition opens the door to revamped nuclear energy policy
11m agoWed 1 Oct 2025 at 9:19pm AMA 'losings patience' over drawn out health funding negotiations The nation's doctors have weighed into the latest funding spat over public hospitals with a simple message: we just need more money, no matter who...

Australia: AGL’s 1,000MWh Liddell BESS in New South Wales registers with AEMO
The Liddell BESS has been aided in its development via an AU$35 million grant awarded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as part of its Advancing Renewables Program and a Long-Term Energy Service Agreement (LTESA), arranged by ASL...

Solar homes worth more; GBCA joins global database; Energy experts next gen; DCCEEW tyre waste bust
Solar panelled homes are worth more A new report by Cotality finds that homes with solar power systems are valued 2.7 per cent more than homes without, which at the national average means around $23,100 more. According to report calculations, each...

Investing in Renewable Energy: How Decree 57 Reshapes Vietnam’s Regulatory Framework
Decree 57/2025/ND-CP (“Decree 57”) introduces capped tariffs, rooftop solar limits, and wholesale market integration for Vietnam’s renewable energy sector. Let us understand the new compliance, pricing, and infrastructure challenges that this...

Maharashtra-Australia skills hub to boost education-industry collaboration: Minister Chandrakant Patil
The government will set up a Maharashtra-Australia Innovation and Skills Hub (MAISH) to link the state's industrial and educational ecosystem with Australian expertise, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil said here on...

Engie sees 250MW solar PV power plant registered with AEMO in Australia
It lies between the regional centres of Shepparton and Wangaratta, will sit on around 630 hectares of land, and will connect to the newly constructed Goorambat East Terminal Station, operated and maintained by AusNet. As previously reported by PV...

On yer bike! Australia needs to remove 5 million ICE vehicles by 2035, how we do it is up to us
While listening to the Never Strays Far podcast last week, I heard British Tour de France commentator Ned Boulting in conversation with writer, adventure cyclist and former cycle courier Emily Chappell. They discussed the safety, comfort and...

Australia Gas Market Interventions Fail, Regulator Finds
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said that the government's recent efforts to increase gas supplies and lower prices in Australia have largely been unsuccessful and could even be increasing the risk of shortage, according to the...

ASL to open 500MW firming tender for Sydney-Newcastle-Wollongong in NSW, Australia
ASL CEO Nevenka Codevelle emphasised that the tender opening represents an opportunity for eligible projects to secure long-term revenue contracts that will help accelerate project development and provide operational income certainty. “The firming...

Physical AI - Building The Energy Infrastructure For Data Centers
VILARDEVOS, OURENSE GALICIA, SPAIN - JUNE 21: The Vilardevos solar park, on 21 June, 2023 in Vilardevos, Spain. 55% of data centers in Spain operate with renewable energy Europa Press via Getty Images Energy needs for data centers is significant...