Pole position: contentious EV charging plan to go ahead Power providers in one state will be allowed to install electric vehicle chargers on their power poles despite opposition to the proposal. AAP · Oct 23, 2025
Australia urged to show ‘true climate leadership’ as Pacific Islands Forum begins – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2024
Strobe lights and black outs: Australian power companies seek to reduce bat electrocutions Loss of habitat and food sources driving fruit bats closer to urban centres, leading to bat deaths, power outages The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2024
Ten must pay Wilkinson’s legal fees, court rules – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2024
Power company fined $407k after life support threatened A registered life support equipment user was among 43 people not notified about planned power outages in Melbourne's north. AAP · Dec 1, 2023
Households keen but confused by renewable energy change Research has uncovered more than 50 emerging trends in how households are using energy, potentially helping consumers and networks avoid costly mistakes. AAP · Oct 11, 2023
When facing a potential power blackout, who decides when the electricity goes off and to which areas? When the demand for electricity is set to exceed supply, power can be cut to some areas in a process known as load shedding. Here is what you need to know to get you up to speed. ABC News · Jun 15, 2022
A community battery 'like a corner store': Is this the future of home energy storage? Quietly humming crate-sized batteries may become a familiar sight in suburbs, towns and and inner-city areas within the next five years. So what are community batteries, and are they better than home ones? ABC News · Apr 4, 2022
Family 'devastated' after daughter's tree cut down by power company A peach tree planted to celebrate the birth of Andrew Lavars' daughter 16 years ago has been all but destroyed after CitiPower contractors came in on Monday to cut back trees near powerlines. ABC News · Jan 19, 2022