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.
Four charged over pork meat industry ‘financial crimes’
Four people in the pork meat industry have been accused of keeping $10 million off the books and moving $30 million interstate over almost 10 years.
One Nation demands action over staffer’s attack at show
One Nation is demanding four teens who allegedly spat on and punched a staffer, leaving the woman with a broken rib, be tracked down and held to account.
Teens accused of online ambush murder oppose DNA test
Police have sought DNA samples from seven teenagers to match it to footwear and a car linked to a man who was allegedly lured to his death via online messages.
Seven teens charged over man’s murder remain in custody
Seven children facing life sentences under a state's controversial legislation will remain in custody after being charged with murder over an alleged assault.
Baby Lyla born after police station driveway delivery
A late-night dash turned into a driveway delivery when a quick-thinking officer at a police station helped deliver baby Lyla in the back seat of a car.
Canterbury, Brisbane NRLW players face two-game bans
The Bulldogs' Tamika Jones and the Broncos' Brianna Clark are facing two-game suspensions after the weekend's round of NRLW matches.
Raiders enforcer hangs up boots after glittering career
Josh Papali'i, the most-capped Canberra Raider, has announced his retirement from rugby league after knocking back offers from England for family reasons.
AFL kicking guru helps Dolphins star strike it Rich
Dolphins co-captain Isaiya Katoa is gearing up for his first NRL finals with the support of former Brisbane Lions defender and kicking expert Daniel Rich.
Rapist talent manager’s prison ‘hell’ in daily lockdown
A talent manager to the stars, now convicted rapist, has complained about being in "living hell" as he details the struggles in prison cell lockdown.
US actress, ‘Heroes’ star Hayden Panettiere dead at 36
Be heart smart to get a head start in the marathon
Six years, 21 drafts earn hip-hop poet top book prize
Fuel prices can’t stop the music at outback festival
Third teachers’ strike off as bitter pay dispute ends
A third statewide strike of public school teachers has been cancelled after unionised educators swung in behind a sweetened pay offer.
Coalition, One Nation revive push on abortion crackdown
Conservative politicians have joined with a Christian lobby group on the lawns of Parliament House to request healthcare for babies born alive via abortions.
‘Don’t stuff it’: Labor relishes One Nation super fight
A call to expand early access to retirement funds to tackle cost-of-living pressures from Pauline Hanson has given the government a boost in a busy week.
Rapist talent manager’s prison ‘hell’ in daily lockdown
A talent manager to the stars, now convicted rapist, has complained about being in "living hell" as he details the struggles in prison cell lockdown.
Fiji signs up to Pacific Rugby League Partnership
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has signed his nation up to the landmark Pacific Rugby League Partnership.
Hot, dry conditions fuel major wildfires across Europe
Iran advances bill to curb ‘hostile’ media interactions
DR Congo Ebola outbreak deadliest in country’s history
Russia hits steel plant with new strikes on Ukraine
Rapist talent manager’s prison ‘hell’ in daily lockdown
Sales drop triggers share plunge at retail bellwether
Steelmaker brings it home, after rejecting predators
US envoy meets Hamas in push for a Gaza road map