The Latest Breaking News from Chris Bowen

Prof Lesley Hughes says there is ‘cognitive dissonance’ between Labor’s stated commitment to the climate crisis and its policies

Crowds chanted about no wind farms as energy minister Chris Bowen held a closed-door meeting with anglers.

The figure adds fuel to the growing political dispute over the pace and form of Australia’s energy transition

The government says replacing Australia’s retiring fleet of coal-fired power stations with nuclear energy would cost some $387 billion.

Coalition wants nuclear power to play a role in the nation's energy transition.

Huge rises in charges on short-term accommodation such as Airbnb are on the cards in Queensland and Victoria, and No camp’s key spokeswoman Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says Indigenous peoples don’t need a treaty because there was no ‘declaration of war’, and anyway, white settlement was a good thing.

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Chief executive says pumped hydro project remains ‘critical’ to energy transition away from fossil fuels

Australian Energy Market Operator says ‘imminent and urgent investment’ in energy is needed