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Newcastle Herald · Dec 11, 2022

Wide support for National Transition Authority

Energy companies and unions have expressed broad support for a Greens' proposal to establish a national transition authority to manage the energy transition.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 8, 2022

Small lots may make Huntlee hot property, but not how you think

Lots this small forces developers to remove all trees on the estate, leaving the homes with no heat cover and small lots prevent any planting of new trees.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 28, 2022

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How AGL's closure of Torrens Island gas-fired power station will affect SA's power prices and energy stability

AGL has announced it will close its Torrens Island B gas-fired power station a decade earlier than planned. So where will the closure leave the state's power supply?

ABC News · Nov 25, 2022

Afternoon Update: Labor, Coalition team up on anti-corruption bill; ABC reboots Mother and Son; and a heartbreaking paramedic response

Legislation on federal anti-corruption body has passed lower house without amendments to strengthen its powers

The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2022

AGL to close its Torrens Island 'B' gas power station in South Australia in 2026, nearly a decade early

The energy giant says the facility is losing millions of dollars and it is moving towards integrating more renewable energy. The decision leaves the power plant's 120 workers facing an uncertain future.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

AGL to close South Australia’s main gas power station, citing new grid link and cheaper renewables

The closure of the Torrens B 600MW gas-fired plant will happen by mid-2026, instead of 2035 as previously planned

The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2022

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AGL to close South Australia power plant

AGL has announced plans to close a gas-fired power station in Adelaide in 2026, following extensive consultation with stakeholders.

AAP · Nov 23, 2022

After Mike Cannon-Brookes’ shake-up, AGL now faces the challenge of pivoting away from power stations

Boardrooms around Australia will be noting what shareholders can do if you don’t take climate change issues seriously

The Guardian - AU · Nov 17, 2022

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2022

Cannon-Brookes shakes up AGL: what now for Australia's biggest carbon emitter

“What is a grok?” asked a shareholder at AGL’s 2022 annual general meeting at the Melbourne Recital Centre on November 15, as those assembled struggled with the reality being forced on Australia’s biggest carbon emitter by Australia’s third-richest person.

The Conversation · Nov 15, 2022

AGL shareholders overrule board to elect directors nominated by Mike Cannon-Brookes

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes scores a resounding victory at AGL's annual general meeting, with all four of his independent director candidates appointed to the energy giant's board.

ABC News · Nov 15, 2022

Mike Cannon-Brookes succeeds in shaking up AGL board

All four of the billionaire Atlassian co-founder’s proposed new directors secured seats on the board of Australia’s largest carbon emitter

The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2022

Billionaire secures AGL board overhaul

Four candidates nominated by billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes' private company, Grok Ventures, have been elected to AGL Energy's board of directors.

AAP · Nov 15, 2022

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2022

AGL shareholders will speak this week – and Australia’s energy market will be listening

On show at the company’s AGM may be the final big demonstration of shareholder activism in the nations’s electricity generation space

The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2022

Origin Energy to be split in half and invest in renewables under new $18.4bn takeover bid

The energy giant would be divided into electricity generation and gas firms in order to hit Australia’s climate targets

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2022

Almost a third of Australia’s large companies pay no income tax

Tax Office finds more than half major mining, energy and water companies paid nothing in 2020-21, a three-year high

AAP · Oct 23, 2022

Billionaire fires next salvo in AGL stoush

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is rallying shareholders for a larger board at AGL Energy to speed up the leading electricity firm's exit from coal-fired power.

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Newcastle Herald · Oct 14, 2022

Renewable revolution in the coalfields

One of the world's largest integrated energy projects is taking shape on the site of Liddell and Bayswater power stations.

AAP · Oct 10, 2022

AGL to campaign on 'crucial' board vote

AGL Energy has vowed to fight billionaire shareholder Mike Cannon-Brookes' plan to revamp the board of directors ahead of a 'crucial vote' next month.

The Conversation · Oct 9, 2022

The end of coal-fired power is in sight, even with private interests holding out

If future historians pick a point in time when Australia comprehensively turned its back on coal-fired generation, they may well point to AGL’s decision to bring forward the closure of Loy Yang A, the cheapest (excluding emission costs) power generator in the energy market spanning eastern Australia.

AAP · Oct 7, 2022

AGL dismisses billionaire's board overhaul

AGL Energy is preparing for another showdown with billionaire shareholder Mike Cannon-Brookes after largely rejecting his plan for a board renewal.

ABC News · Oct 2, 2022

Loy Yang A power station's early closure prompts Latrobe Valley locals to ponder their future

The identity of Victoria's Latrobe Valley is firmly rooted in its history as a centre of coal-fired power, but plans to shut the Loy Yang A power station early have locals questioning where to from here.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

Australia's great energy transition reaches a 'tipping point' as clock winds forward for coal

Everywhere you looked over the past few days it seemed the super-charged transition from coal-fired power to renewable energy was on display. So what's next?

The Conversation · Sep 30, 2022

So long, Loy Yang: shutting Australia’s dirtiest coal plant a decade early won’t jeopardise our electricity supply

AGL Energy – Australia’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases – announced this week it will shut the Loy Yang A power station in Victoria’s LaTrobe Valley in 2035, a decade earlier than planned.

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