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.
‘Let us down’: Swans coach, captain blame five players
Sydney coach Dean Cox isn't taking any blame for the Swans scandal that has left the AFL club reeling and players potentially facing legal action.
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.
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.
Childcare rapist step closer to interstate transfer
An attorney-general has lost a bid to fast-track the transfer of a notorious former childcare worker to another state to face hundreds of sex offence charges.
Huge cocaine bust sparked by drugs floating in water
An ongoing probe into Australia's largest cocaine seizure - almost three tonnes of the drug - has led to two men being charged with a string of offences.
Alleged rapist caught after returning to crime scene
A 32-year-old man has been accused of raping a woman on her morning walk before heading off to work in an attack police say has shocked a community.
No free rides: cheap e-scooters fail to win commuters
Providing e-scooter and e-bike riders more convenient parking options could make more of a difference than cutting the price of a ride.
Solar exec claims tea bag bribe a ‘cultural thing’
A Chinese solar energy businessman hid a $20,000 cash bribe in a gift of tea and offered it to a Commonwealth official, saying it was a "cultural thing".
Dolphins swallow Eels, close in on top-four finish
The Dolphins trailed 10-0 before piling on the pain in a 34-16 defeat of Parramatta to ensure they remained nestled in the NRL's top-four.
Lions seal top-four spot as star Pie Pendlebury injured
Logan Morris kicked eight goals as Brisbane sealed a top-four AFL berth with a 63-point win over Collingwood, who lost Scott Pendlebury to injury.
Perham the hero as Broncos spoil Papali’i’s party
Canberra's hopes of winning Josh Papali'i's final home NRL game have fallen short, as they suffered another gut-wrenching loss to Brisbane.
Kostecki quick to make an impression at Ipswich
Supercars driver Brodie Kostecki pipped Broc Feeney to clock the fastest time at Queensland Raceway on Friday ahead of the weekend's Ipswich Super 440.
Royal family gather at Balmoral as Harry, Meghan return
King Charles and the Prince and Princess of Wales have arrived at the royal family's Scottish estate of Balmoral.
Harry, others face million pound bill over lost lawsuit
Prince Harry and six others, including Elton John, have been ordered to pay several million pounds to the publisher of the Daily Mail.
Slash ‘humbled’ after snake species named after him
Scientists have named a newly discovered species of snake after Guns N' Roses guitarist and lifelong serpent lover Slash.
Intimate picture marks end of National Portrait Prize
Artist Nathan Beard has won the National Photographic Portrait Prize in its final year, with an image of his aunt in the months before her death.
Slain grocer’s safety fear revealed as teen cleared
A high street shop owner raised public safety concerns months before his alleged homicide as a teen was cleared of involvement.