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.
‘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".
‘Stalked my kids’: ex-public servant’s teary claims
A former top public servant says she quit a stellar career after CFMEU figures allegedly tracked her daughter's movements, hurled vile abuse in union meetings.
A shot of microplastics a jolt for coffee drinkers
Takeaway coffee drinkers are getting more than they bargained for with their caffeine, new research shows.
Roaches to the rescue: cyborg insects to deliver aid
Swarms of cyborg cockroaches could deliver critical care to people trapped in a tight spot, with researchers turning tiny insects into search and rescue titans.
Weeding out crims ‘problematic’: ex-union administrator
The former CFMEU administrator has told an inquiry identifying infiltration by organised crime figures that it remains an issue for the embattled union.
Final frontier for Aussie trio in US Open qualifying
Three Australians - Chris O'Connell, Tristan Schoolkate and Storm Hunter - will play in the final round of qualifying for the US Open at Flushing Meadows.
Where to now for Nikita after controversial draw
Experienced manager Glen Jennings is taking a glass half-full approach to Nikita Tszyu's controversial draw in a world title eliminator against Ben Mahoney.
Bulldogs shake off COVID-19 for crucial clash
Canterbury had been battling an outbreak of COVID-19 ahead of their big clash with Penrith but the Bulldogs are now fit and firing again, says Cameron Ciraldo.
Next step looms in era-defining transition for Manly
Young gun Onitoni Large could debut for Manly against St George Illawarra, with the teenager viewed as a long-term halves partner of Joey Walsh.
Gas customers face higher bills sooner as exodus grows
Australians who remain connected to gas could face rising prices under reforms proposed to deal with changing energy use.
‘I’ll hurt you’, developer allegedly told building boss
A fugitive developer threatened to harm a building watchdog boss who held up the sales of apartments in his potentially defective project, a probe has heard.
Off the rails: premier deflects as secret tax scrapped
A newly minted premier has washed his hands of involvement in a secret levy on public transport tickets and is pledging to dump it.
Boys among Australians missing in Nepal flood disaster
Australians taking part in separate pilgrimage and tour groups are among those missing after destructive flash flooding ripped through northern Nepal.
Whale feeding a delight for both tourism and science
A collaboration between Australian researchers and tourism operators has unearthed surprising results about the feeding habits of migratory humpback whales.
Qantas accelerates retirement of iconic wide-body jet
Banks tip more hikes as spending surge adds to RBA woes
US states, Meta agree to settle claims over child harms
‘And we’re back’: more Aussies booking overseas trips
Floods kill 162 in Nepal, 34 Australians among missing
Severe storms, floods threaten south-east states