Accidental export: Aussie green iron tech goes global An Australian made machine that can boost the quality of iron ore without using water is ready to be shipped to the US after word of its creation spread. AAP · Aug 4
Steel trap: Australia must make green metal or risk ore Australia's richest export market could be at risk unless it takes urgent action to manufacture green steel on home soil, according to a study. AAP · Jul 29
Competition puts Australia's green iron edge at risk Australia's renewable energy and rich iron ore deposits make it a potential leader in green iron and steel but other nations may be closing the gap. AAP · Apr 29
Australia’s most costly anti-climate policy hits taxpayers for $30m a day as calls mount to wind back fuel tax credits The government will hand over $10.8bn this financial year under the scheme that makes it cheaper for miners and other industries to use diesel and petrol The Guardian - AU · Feb 24
Australia risks missing net zero without China's aid China has emerged as the world's biggest spender on clean energy technology and its lack of investments in Australia could be cause for concern. AAP · Dec 7, 2025
Call to screw the cap on $11 billion diesel subsidy More mining giants may clean up their operations if the government capped generous credits on diesel fuel and incentivised green projects, a report finds. AAP · Aug 19, 2025
Australia urged to spearhead regional carbon tariffs Billed as the tariff the world actually needs, the case has been made for a regional carbon border adjustment to help cut emissions from heavy industries. AAP · Jun 4, 2025
Halfway there: Australia on track for renewable goal If current momentum gained in the six months is sustained then Australia can reach its 2030 renewable energy target, think tank research suggests. AAP · Dec 17, 2024
Australia may miss billions in green Chinese investment Chinese investment in Australia has fallen, despite the nation's growing budget for renewable energy projects in the transition to net zero emissions by 2050. AAP · Oct 2, 2024
Australia risks missing $250b green iron opportunity Urgent reforms are being called for to allow Australia to become a world leader in the production and export of iron produced with renewable energy. AAP · Aug 12, 2024
'Even more confident' Eraring will close in 2025: new energy report Climate Energy Finance report argues that Eraring Power Station should close in 2025 Newcastle Herald · Jan 18, 2024
Investors and unions press Labor to invest $100bn to compete in global green economy Exclusive: Stakeholders at Australian Renewables Summit hope to influence government before decisions are taken on clean energy investments in mid-year update The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2023
Coal communities 'getting screwed': the case for progressive royalties The NSW government is investigating increasing mining royalties. Newcastle Herald · Jul 27, 2023
Australia's energy crisis makes winners out of fossil fuel exporters and losers of everyone else, expert says Record high energy prices are proving to be no picnic for the country's biggest power providers. So who is 'making out like a bandit'? ABC News · Aug 19, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2022 Replacing NSW coal plant with renewables would create thousands more jobs than gas, report says Solar and wind could bring ‘jobs boom’ to regions that have previously depended on coal, Australian Conservation Foundation says