As the Bureau of Meteorology pulls back on its international obligations, increasing automation and a lack of experienced staff has made forecasts less reliable.
The decision to extend the life of Eraring’s power station is a sign of desperation as ageing fossil fuel plants contribute to gaps in supply amid a shortage of renewables.
A doggedly proud Yindjibarndi man, with the enduring support of his tiny community, has flipped the script and humbled a mining magnate in a long-running legal dispute.
Labor’s Future Gas Strategy has demonstrated the extent to which the party is prepared to risk losing urban seats to the Greens, with a policy largely dictated by the interests of Western Australia and Queensland.
Having pushed for nuclear power as a signature energy policy, National MPs are now divided over where to build reactors – which will be disproportionately located in their seats.
As the environment minister faces criticism for delayed notification of a pipeline approval for Santos’s multibillion-dollar Barossa project, doubts are gathering about the company’s plans to address its emissions.
Australia’s largest carbon offset project type is failing, with experts suggesting the scheme should be referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
