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.
Inside toddler’s rescue after parents’ murder-suicide
The mayor of a outback town has urged compassion and privacy as police reveal how officers broke cover in a siege to rescue a toddler from a family tragedy.
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.
Murder charge after ‘malnourished’, 29kg man’s death
Years after a non-verbal "malnourished" man with Down syndrome died, a 70-year-old woman has been charged with murder following a "complex" investigation.
Star Raider responds to best friends’ contract rumours
Sebastian Kris is the latest Canberra player rumoured to be leaving the club and winger Xavier Savage has mixed emotions about it.
Broncos old boys give Dolphins extra derby punch
The Dolphins had one foot on Brisbane's throat last year in the corresponding derby clash but took it off, a scenario they have no intention of replicating.
Scrutiny increases on AFL, Geelong over concussion case
The AFL and Geelong are under mounting scrutiny following revelations the Cats put a concussion waiver into a player's contract.
Carlton interim to make future call after Saints clash
Carlton interim coach Josh Fraser has been given additional time to decide whether he wants to pursue the full-time role.
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
Islamic leader defends controversial Hamas comments
Australia's imams council has defended a decision not to eject a cleric who declared he was elated shortly after the deadly 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel.
Smart glasses in sharp focus over privacy concerns
The attorney-general has urged for the privacy watchdog to examine issues with the growing use of smart glasses, following a surge in use.
Athlete changes Jones abuse evidence but denies lying
A former athlete admits his testimony has changed over the course of his mammoth questioning but denies news reports about Alan Jones prompted him to lie.
Tax changes get tick of approval from ratings agency
Tax hikes on property investors will help keep budget pressures under control, ratings agency S&P Global says in a check-up of Australia's fiscal health.
Fuel diplomacy sends Australia’s trade surplus tanking
A surge in fuel and electric vehicle imports in response to the Middle East conflict drove Australia's goods trade surplus to a nine-year low.