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.
Landmark deal secures future for electric freight
Woolworths is rolling out a landmark fleet of 148 electric delivery trucks across Australia in a major partnership with Zenobē to make suburban grocery deliveries cleaner and quieter.
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.
How first-time homebuyers can save $8,500 in taxes
A little-known scheme allows first-time homebuyers to use their superannuation fund as a tax-advantaged method for saving for a deposit.
Vision for Olympic site shown as critics slam ‘fantasy’
Public consultation is being invited on a state government's Olympic plans amid bitter opposition to the use of a heritage-listed park.
Greenhouse network to yield 175,000 meals for SEQ students
Four Southeast Queensland schools have launched high-tech hydroponic greenhouses to grow fresh produce and supplement 175,000 meals a year for local communities.
Families may wait longer for triple murder crash trial
A man accused of murdering his girlfriend, a good Samaritan and a random motorist in a highway crash might not keep his trial date due to an absent prosecutor.
Woman ‘exterminated’ and body dumped over theft claims
A woman received a disturbing phone call from her partner after he had planned to confront and tie up another woman he suspected of theft, a jury has heard.
‘On holidays’: flatmate’s claim after mum went missing
A woman reported her mother missing after a housemate claimed she had taken a holiday but personal items had been left behind, a murder trial jury has heard.
‘I believe’: coach full of confidence in surging Sharks
The Sharks are circling the top two as they look to add a second NRL premiership, a decade after their elusive first.
Beaten finalist celebrates Games win for judo
Australian judoka Maria Swan settled for silver but took plenty of positives from her Commonwealth Games defeat to England's Emma Reid.
Unwanted slice of Tigers history beckons for Benji
Wests Tigers' mid-season implosion could mean club great Benji Marshall finishes the year with the worst win rate of any coach in the NRL side's history.
Golden Glasgow: Aussies finish with mammoth medal haul
Australia has completed its domination of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with 70 gold - more than double England's tally - and 171 medals in total.
Didgeridoo rumble as Garma Festival bursts into life
Artist’s spirit returns as Whiteley studio reopens
Pauline Hanson’s high-end summer Eurotrip draws heat
Brisbane Startup Fights Food Waste One Loaf at a Time
Garma eyes life after mining and a new land rights era
At the NT's Garma Festival, Yolngu leaders have marked 50 years of land rights, confronted the end of a Rio Tinto mine and push for a future on their terms.
Diggers to discuss the deal on AI, fuel at mining meet
AI infrastructure, gold, critical minerals, and the Middle East conflict will be on the minds of thousands of delegates attending a mining forum in remote WA.
One Nation edges back in front in federal poll
A Redbridge poll suggests One Nation is slightly ahead of Labor again, with the two parties repeatedly trading places over the last four months.
Alan Jones to face court over sex abuse claims
Longtime talkback host Alan Jones is set to face court for the first day of his fight against allegations of indecent assault and sexual touching.
Motorists, truckers face fuel shock with excise rise
Motorists, truckers and farmers will all feel the impact of a fuel tax discount ending as the government says there needs to be a return to "situation normal".
Diggers to discuss the deal on AI, fuel at mining meet
Motorists, truckers face fuel shock with excise rise
House price decline speeds up as downturn spreads