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Watch again: Australia’s climate change minister speaks on country’s aim to become Renewable Energy Superpower

Watch live as Australia’s climate change minister Chris Bowen speaks on country’s aim to become Renewable Energy Superpower on Tuesday (21 November).

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023

More support for hydrogen needed to stop Australia lagging on clean energy, Japanese expert warns

Tatsuya Terazawa says Albanese government must also consider carbon capture and storage and small modular nuclear reactors

The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2023

WA hydrogen production hub funding as milestone reached

Front-end engineering and design has started at a hydrogen production development, as the federal government chips in $70 million to the BP Australia project.

AAP · Nov 17, 2023

Small modular nuclear reactor that was hailed by Coalition as future cancelled due to rising costs

Opposition climate and energy spokesperson had pointed to SMRs as a solution to Australia’s energy needs, but experts raise questions over price tag

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2023

Is nuclear the answer to Australia's climate crisis?

This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2023

Guardian Essential poll: most voters don’t believe Australia will meet Labor’s net zero by 2050 target

Almost three-quarters say development of renewables should not ‘come at the expense of local communities’ and half support nuclear energy

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2023

Pushing water uphill: Snowy 2.0 was a bad idea from the start. Let's not make the same mistake again

Last night ABC’s Four Corners investigated the problem-plagued Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro power station, focusing on a bogged tunnelling machine, toxic gas and an unexpected volume of sludge.

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023

Tassie next in line for potential offshore wind bonanza

A local community is being urged to have its say on a potential offshore wind zone in the Bass Strait off Tasmania's north coast.

AAP · Oct 24, 2023

Australia is already an energy superpower. We should be using that to drive the world towards renewables

The coal and gas we provide internationally makes us powerful – and we waste it being craven to the mining industry

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023

When Peter Dutton claims Labor isn’t horrified enough about Hamas, it doesn’t help anyone

All of this is bad enough without one side of politics misrepresenting the Australian government’s response, making unreasonable demands and trying to score points

The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2023