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Grattan warns Australia must plan for a future with less gas

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Australia needs to stop assuming gas will remain a permanent feature of the energy system and begin actively managing its decline, according to new research from the Grattan Institute. In a report, Out of Gas: Managing the decline of gas in Australia ...

Top ASX200 contributors to biodiversity loss revealed

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
A latest report by Biodiversity Council found energy, materials, industrials and consumer staples consistently emerged as the highest impact sectors for biodiversity loss. Cracking the code: Using nature data to understand the impact of the ASX200 assessed ...

What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Oxford Economics has hypothesised an extreme scenario of "zero migration" globally and found while destination economies, mostly advanced, would see significant declines in output per capita, origin economies would have modest gains as retained labour ...

Australia needs a gas transition plan, fast: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
As the use of gas across Australia declines, the Grattan Institute said the government needs a strong gas transition action plan to ensure the process is not costly, chaotic and inequitable. "Australia is at a critical juncture in energy policy. The ...

QIC launches tender process to boost energy reliability

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
QIC has launched a competitive tender process for 400MW of new gas-fired generation capacity in Central Queensland as the state pushes to bolster energy reliability amid the transition toward renewables. The tender, announced under the Queensland Energy ...

ESG implications of the US-Iran conflict

LIZ HARRISON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The US-Iran conflict is doing more than lifting oil prices. It is reshaping the environmental, social and governance (ESG) realm through energy security, food inflation, health risks and national preparedness. Echoes of the 1970s: Energy shocks, security ...

Podcast: The real cost of tariffs

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... study setup 04:30 Key findings explained 06:27 Lessons for Australia 07:37 Why impacts are overlooked 09:37 Staggering consumer costs 12:04 Building better toolkits 14:27 What the government can do We record on Gadigal land and we pay our respects to ...

Australian Ethical pressures QBE over climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical co-filed shareholder resolutions with investment platform SIX, calling on QBE to improve disclosures around how climate change will impact its business. To be voted on at the QBE annual general meeting today, the proposals call on ...

Podcast: Banking on green loans

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026  |  NEWS
This week on The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar chats with Grace Tam, head of consumer finance at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), on how the Australian government, through the CEFC, is driving record levels of green loan applications. ...

Australia expects AI developers to support energy transition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian government said it expects artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure developers to support its national interests and energy transition plans. These expectations come after the release of the government's National AI Plan in December ...
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