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It seems reasonable to call the Coalition’s policy what it primarily is: a proposal to expand fossil fuels

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Power prices force Hunter manufacturer to consider Vietnam.

Energy officials warn of "stubbornly high" power prices as coal plants stutter towards an exit, with no guarantee bills will fall in the next five years.

Alerts to possible power shortfalls have become a familiar occurrence. But experts say it won’t be long before the opposite is common

Bayswater Power Station produces record low levels of power.

Not enough skilled workers to build renewable energy projects.

The electricity workforce will need to double in five years to achieve Australia’s 2030 renewable energy target, our new report finds. More than 80% of these jobs will be in renewables. Jobs in energy storage alone will overtake domestic coal and gas jobs (not including the coal and gas export…

So far there are no costings and no details on what type of reactors there would be, their size or who would build them

Energy minister Chris Bowen says Peter Dutton must explain what happens to national grid over next decade if opposition stops building renewables

It’s no secret Australia has abundant and cheap renewable energy, especially wind and solar power. But yes, there are times when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. We need energy storage to get us through those still nights and dreary days.