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Handing down his third budget, Treasurer Cameron Dick reveals Queensland will deliver a net operating surplus at the end of this month, thanks to surging coal and oil prices and a booming housing market.

Australia’s electricity generators would be paid extra money to be available even if they don’t actually generate any energy, under a new mechanism proposed by the federal government’s Energy Security Board (ESB).

Budget addresses issues for women but economic factors will determine whether it can deliver on promises

Hunter coal mining royalties have helped fuel a massive spending spree as part of a 'once in a generation reform' state budget.

A coal mining giant is fined $150,000 for causing surface cracks to rock formations estimated to be up to 10 million years old in NSW's Greater Blue Mountains, with fears more cracks will be discovered.

The unequivocal message voters sent the Coalition at the election is completely lost on new Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Europe's biggest Russian gas buyers raced to find alternative fuel supplies on Monday and could burn more coal to cope with reduced gas flows from Russia that threaten an energy crisis in winter if stores are not refilled. Germany, Italy, Austria and the Netherlands have all signaled that coal-fired power…

The suspension of the national electricity market could end as soon as this week, under a path forward by the market operator.

Minister will release five-yearly report which she says details ‘alarming story’ of native species extinction and cultural heritage loss

The German government says it remains committed to its goal of phasing out coal as a power source by 2030, despite deepening worries about a cut in Russia’s gas supplies

Fresh into a new mandate but without a parliamentary majority since legislative elections on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron will now have to hammer out an energy policy caught between the gas crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and an increasingly vocal green movement. Germany faces similar problems.