Energy prices
Falling power bills contingent on no delays to renewables, industry warns
Household energy prices are expected to fall more than $150 from July 1, but this could be jeopardised by any further delays to major projects, according to the industry.
- James Hall
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- Federal Reserve
Trump has handed his man a poisoned chalice
Donald Trump has finally got what he wanted, with Kevin Warsh taking over as head of the Federal Reserve. But the president’s actions will make it difficult for his hand-picked choice to deliver on his promise.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Editorial
- Gas
Gas reservation a welcome stop, but it’s not the destination
There are questions remaining about the taxation return to Australians from the exploitation of our resources.
- The Age's View
Australia’s battery boom has doubled in a year – and is rewiring the energy grid
Once described as the missing link for renewable energy, batteries are transforming the electricity market and absorbing the worst of the global oil shock.
- Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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- Bills
Backlash against scheme to raise grid costs for solar, battery owners
Energy giant AGL is raising alarm over a proposed overhaul of the way customers are billed for the upkeep of the electricity grid.
- Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Qld announces inquiry into federal environment law as it chases fossil fuel goals
The state treasurer has tasked the Queensland Productivity Commission with investigating whether the new laws slow down major projects and lead to higher costs.
- Julius Dennis
‘Nothing is off the table’: Labor war-games budget plan to boost fuel supply
As motorists confront petrol prices well above $2 a litre, the government is now looking at the budget to deliver a lift in the nation’s oil supplies.
- Shane Wright, James Massola and Brittany Busch
New data reveals Queensland’s cost-of-living pain from fuel crisis
Treasurer David Janetzki blamed the previous Labor government for households being under pressure when asked about the figures on Monday.
- Dominique Tassell
Labor under fire for confusing, condescending fuel-saving campaign
The “every little bit helps” campaign launched on Monday, but was quickly labelled “patronising” by the opposition.
- Nick Newling
- Updated
- Middle East at war
Singapore all but guarantees fuel supply as Albanese hails trip a ‘win-win’
The deal between the two nations did not include a guarantee that Australia would be at the front of the queue if Singapore’s refineries kept reducing output.
- Paul Sakkal