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.
Identity of high-profile Queensland man stays secret
The Supreme Court has refused a media bid to identify a high‑profile man linked to an alleged domestic violence extortion case.
Two arrested after shot fired at police helicopter
Two men have been charged with multiple offences after going on an alleged spree, threatening police and the public.
Tough-on-crime state backs ‘breach bail, go to jail’
Mandatory 12‑month sentences for serious offences on bail are at the centre of a new crime crackdown, with a victims' advocate urging other states to follow.
Small-time author argues Indiana Jones stole her plot
An author has claimed her original ideas around time travel and an ancient Greek mathematician have been used without permission for a Hollywood blockbuster.
‘Deeply unserious’: funding boost for bird flu slammed
The federal government has announced a boost to its bird flu response, but a conservation group says it amounts to a "drop in the ocean".
Sharks squander top-four hopes with shock loss to Eels
Cronulla are set to finish the regular season in fifth place after a shock loss to Parramatta at CommBank Stadium.
Cats defy AFLW injury carnage to see off youthful Suns
Star Geelong midfielder Georgie Prespakis has produced a scintillating performance as the Cats overcame carnage on the injury front to beat Gold Coast.
Hawks ready for toughest trip in footy
Hawthorn are ready to stare down one of the toughest trips in the AFL and cause an almighty qualifying final boilover against Fremantle.
Dragons stun Warriors, Brigginshaw’s Broncos thump Eels
St George Illawarra have picked up a rare win, and five-eighth Ali Brigginshaw has returned to help Brisbane get their NRLW season back on track.
Labor hears battle cry against “far right populists”
Anthony Albanese has warned of the threats of One Nation in a critical speech to Labor faithful in Queensland, with Pauline Hanson's party on the rise.
Economic growth data next milestone for Reserve Bank
GDP figures will headline the week in economic data, while central banks in Canada and New Zealand will meet to set interest rates.
Pacific summit no shows won’t impact Albanese’ visit
Anthony Albanese will head to Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum despite multiple leaders in the regional pulling out.
Social media opt-out mulled to stem harmful content
How to limit misogynistic content in social media feeds and a potential ban on strangulation in pornography are being weighed up by the government.
Anti-migration rally turns on Hanson amid policy muddle
Police have attempted to keep a large group of anti-mass migration protesters and counter demonstrators separate as tensions flared outside a state parliament.
Aussie families cling to hope in Nepal flood search
‘Blessed’: Aussie feared missing in Nepal found safe