Batteries Now Make More Sense Than Ever for Qld Homes
Your roof makes cheap power at midday. Your home needs it at dinner time. A battery connects the two, and a smart one does it without you lifting a finger, helping you maximise savings.
Innovative tech funded to deliver energy transition
Australian energy companies have received federal funding to address complex problems associated with the energy transition.
Aussie-led solar breakthrough slashes costs
An international research team led by Monash University has developed a world-first solar cell that replaces rare, expensive metals with cheap tin oxide to dramatically lower production costs.
New rules for AI as critics lash ‘energy vampires’
Australia will introduce laws to govern artificial intelligence and data centres in less than a year, but they can't come soon enough for some advocates.
Batteries Now Make More Sense Than Ever for Qld Homes
Your roof makes cheap power at midday. Your home needs it at dinner time. A battery connects the two, and a smart one does it without you lifting a finger, helping you maximise savings.
Homeless Australians trapped in ‘cycle of crisis’
Tens of thousands of homeless people could be helped by having their accommodation linked to mental health support services, amid a push from advocacy groups.
Battery storage shields Australian households from global energy price shock
While households in Europe and Japan face soaring power bills from the global energy crisis, new IEA data shows Australian electricity prices have fallen thanks to battery storage and renewables, cost-of-living relief that many other economies simply aren't getting.
Bird flu cases span across four states as tally climbs
A fast‑spreading strain of H5 bird flu may have reached a fourth state after a dead migratory seabird washed ashore north of Brisbane.
‘Deal with it now’: Hanson urged to sack senator
One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts should be sacked for boosting conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic tropes, his parliamentary rivals say.
‘Devastated’: family tribute for woman killed in crash
A vigil will be held for a 25-year-old woman killed in a horror crash during a man's alleged crime spree that has devastated her family and the local community.
‘Your heart just sinks’: horror siege victim pregnant
Police were in "grave danger" before an officer rescued a toddler during a seven-hour siege that left two people dead, including a pregnant woman.
Scandal-hit DNA laboratory audits hundreds of cases
A scandal-plagued DNA lab is auditing hundreds of criminal cases after finding widespread statement errors prompting another review.
Toddler survives siege in shattered outback town
Two adults are dead, and a young child has survived a terrifying overnight siege that locked down an outback town and left a tight-knit community in mourning.
Grandma’s killers ‘barbaric, devoid of human decency’
A judge has slammed the "shameless" conduct of two men who savagely murdered a grandmother before disposing of her body in bushland.
Star Head backs teammate to thrive in Top End Tests
Star Australia batter Travis Head has given an insight into how opening partner Jake Weatherald is shaping up ahead of the Tests against Bangladesh.
Defend like 2022: Drinkwater nails Cowboys path to top
North Queensland No.1 Scott Drinkwater is targeting a deep finals run before joining St George Illawarra as the Cowboys chase a key improvement in their game.
‘Can’t assume’: Sharks wary of lowly Dragons in derby
The surging Sharks won't be disrespecting the bottom-placed St George Illawarra in a crucial NRL derby for both arch-rivals.
Stuart pinning hopes on particular star to help Raiders
Canberra will play Newcastle in a wet and wild affair on Sunday, and it's led to Ricky Stuart's men relying on one special player to help them win.
Six years, 21 drafts earn hip-hop poet top book prize
Fuel prices can’t stop the music at outback festival
Batteries Now Make More Sense Than Ever for Qld Homes
How celebrity agent kept rape crimes secret for years
Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art
The 20th year of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair features an exhibition marking 40 years of Merrepen Arts, an NT arts centre recovering from record floods.
No panic buying or bowser rage despite fuel price surge
A surge in fuel prices is not translating to a spike in driver aggression at the bowser, despite fears servo owners would bear the brunt of a new costs crunch.
Challenge for native bird colony amid flu outbreak
Fears are growing for a native bird colony as residents report finding dead birds on beaches while the deadly H5 bird flu outbreak continues to escalate.
‘History makers’ win at national Aboriginal art awards
The prestigious $100,000 Telstra Art Award has gone to Ryan Presley, while winning works include dilly bags made from maps taken from the British Museum.
Graphic detail of shopkeeper attack aired, teens bailed
Four youths accused of a deadly attack on a good Samaritan grocery store owner have been bailed, as horrific details of the alleged bashing were aired in court.
US anticipates Iran-Oman deal so oil traffic can resume
US appeals court blocks Trump’s ballroom, work halts
Lawyers urge US judge for release of Tate brothers
Russian warehouse hit in Ukraine’s latest deep attack