Origin holds no fear for Panther Crichton On a day when NSW coach Brad Fittler was an onlooker at Penrith training, 21-year-old centre Stephen Crichton says he is primed for the State of Origin arena. AAP · May 10, 2022
Funding pumps up Hunter hydrogen pilot plants Taxpayer funding for Origin, Orica and others in Newcastle hydrogen studies Newcastle Herald · Apr 28, 2022
Innovative industry could see new markets rise from the ashes of coal dams Coal dams have been at the centre of dust-ups between power stations, environmental groups and health advocates for decades, but a proposal to see the dams emptied could also lead to more jobs in the big smoke. Newcastle Herald · Apr 24, 2022
Origin to push on with Beetaloo Basin plan, saying it didn’t breach sanctions against Russian oligarch Australian government found gas exploration at NT site does not currently benefit Viktor Vekselberg, company says The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2022
Why Origin Agritech Stock Is Surging Origin Agritech Ltd (NASDAQ: SEED) shares are trading higher Thursday after the company announced it signed purchase agreements to sell two feedstock companies 50,000 metric tons of its corn for RMB150 million ($23.58 million). Benzinga · Apr 7, 2022
Angus Taylor in pre-election move to make coal plants give five years’ notice before closing Minister’s proposal comes after some plants said they would close earlier than scheduled as they struggled to compete with renewables The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2022
Switching off: Inside Eraring power station as staff come to terms with its closure Shock, denial, stress, anger. Workers are struggling to comprehend the early closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station and the plan for what comes next. ABC News · Apr 2, 2022
Russian share market reopens after month-long closure, ASX at two month high The Russian stock market surges after being closed for a month, and the ASX climbs on higher iron ore prices and a rise on Wall Street. ABC News · Mar 24, 2022
Australian sanctions against Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg unlikely to affect Beetaloo Basin gas exploration, says Origin Energy The Australian government's decision to sanction a Russian billionaire has revealed an unexpected link between the war in Ukraine and the remote Northern Territory. ABC News · Mar 18, 2022
Australia sanctions Russian billionaires with mining industry links Australia imposed sanctions on Friday on two Russian oligarchs with links to its mining industry, one of them a billionaire with an investment connection to Rio Tinto's Gladstone alumina refinery joint venture. Reuters · Mar 18, 2022
Australian companies are divesting from Russia, but some links to oligarchs remain Ethical investors are calling on Rio Tinto, Origin Energy and other entities to join the list of Australian comnpanies divesting from Russia. The New Daily · Mar 2, 2022
NSW death toll rises to five; more ‘high impact’ storms forecast for Queensland – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2022
Origin Energy and Rio Tinto urged to review joint ventures with Russian oligarchs Ukraine invasion prompts calls for Australian companies to ensure resources profits do not end up with Putin-linked investors The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2022
‘A train wreck’: what happens to workers and towns when the lights go out on coal power? Eraring, the country’s largest coal-fired power station, will shut in three years, but transition plans for employees, communities – and the grid – are lacking The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2022
The New Daily · Feb 18, 2022 Dropping coal will hike power costs – unless the government gets its act together Origin Energy's plans to close the country's largest coal fired generator in 2025 will push power prices much higher if government don't act quickly
ABC News · Feb 17, 2022 Exit of coal-fired power station Eraring 'unlikely' to hit prices, but grid stability's a concern Energy experts have hosed down concerns the early closure of Eraring coal-fired power station near Newcastle could spark electricity price spikes and throw the security of the grid into peril.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 17, 2022 The early closure of Australia’s biggest coal plant caught Angus Taylor by surprise – but it shouldn’t have The shift to a grid that runs on renewables is a manageable transformation, but the federal government’s approach still frustrates
ABC News · Feb 17, 2022 Uncertainty for Eraring power station workers after Origin Energy announces early closure The head of Origin Energy says he cannot guarantee all workers will be redeployed, after the plant's closure is brought forward by seven years to 2025.
The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022 Australia's largest coal plant will close 7 years early – but there's still no national plan for coal's inevitable demise In a major step forward for Australia’s clean energy transition, the country’s biggest coal-fired power station Eraring is set to close seven years early in 2025, Origin Energy announced this morning.
AAP · Feb 17, 2022 Govt anger at NSW power station closure Closing the country's biggest coal-fired power station seven years early could cause job losses and a spike in electricity prices, the NSW energy minister says.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2022 Australia’s largest coal-fired power station, Eraring, to close in 2025, seven years early Origin Energy says the 2,880MW black-coal generator in NSW is not well-suited to rapidly changing conditions in the national electricity market
AAP · Feb 16, 2022 Origin accused of 'folly' amid coal exit Origin Energy will shutter Australia's largest coal-fired power plant much earlier than expected, annoying the federal government and environmentalists.
ABC News · Feb 16, 2022 Origin Energy to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power plant, Eraring Power Station, by 2025 Origin Energy plans to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power plant seven years early, in 2025, with plans to replace it with a big battery on the same site.
ABC News · Feb 16, 2022 Wesfarmers takes a hit from COVID supply chain woes, as ASX trades up Australia's share market has ended in the green, as major companies — including Wesfarmers, Telstra, Origin and Whitehaven — post results.
Benzinga · Feb 7, 2022 Why Origin Agritech Shares Are Surging Today Origin Agritech Ltd (NASDAQ: SEED) is trading significantly higher Monday after the company said it expects full-year 2022 revenue to exceed 150 million RMB ($23.58 million).