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.
Murder charge for seven teens after serious assault
A week after a man died following an alleged attack, seven children have been charged with murder and face life sentences under a state's controversial laws.
Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card
Efforts to cut pollution in waterways feeding Australia's Great Barrier Reef are making progress but still falling short of targets.
Minister under pressure as alleged DV murders mount
A domestic violence murder case has been mentioned in court, adding to mounting pressure on a senior state minister.
Retrial for baby death accused doctor delayed by a year
Jury members ignored a court order not to do their own research into a doctor accused of negligent manslaughter during a home birth, a judge has heard.
‘Extremely serious’: ex-NRL star to face assault trial
A former Maroons and Kangaroos player has been accused of an "extremely serious assault" that left marks on a young child and has been committed to stand trial.
Minor premiership up for grabs as Dockers welcome Crows
Fremantle missed a chance to secure the minor premiership against the Demons, but will be aiming to make amends when they tackle Adelaide in Perth.
‘No excuses’: Groundhog Day for Australia’s top order
Steve Smith insists there are ways to thwart good bowling in tough conditions and has encouraged the underperforming Australian top order to work it out.
Cherry-Evans makes contract promise over NRL exit links
Sydney Roosters half Daly Cherry-Evans has addressed rumours linking him with a surprise move to the Super League.
Roosters go top of NRL as Panthers’ form slump rolls on
Penrith have led the NRL all season but their quest for the minor premiership is now in doubt after a 12-6 loss to the Sydney Roosters.
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Batteries Now Make More Sense Than Ever for Qld Homes
Housing nosedive: biggest cities have the most to lose
Soaring property values in mid-sized capital cities could cushion them against a housing downturn forecast to be hardest felt in the biggest centres.
‘This cannot have been for nothing’: NDIS report due
An inquiry report into Labor's proposed cuts to the national disability fund is due to be published, as advocates fear their concerns will be ignored.
Alan Jones’s second alleged victim to testify in court
The second of six men accusing veteran broadcaster Alan Jones of non-consensual sexual touching is set to enter the witness box.
States to reignite dispute over ‘cash cow’ GST deal
A resource-rich Western Australia says other governments view it as a "cash cow" as the state defends its controversial GST deal on the eve of a major report.
Boozy ex-Catholic bishop convicted of sex abuse crimes
A Catholic bishop who stepped down amid sex abuse claims has been found guilty at trial of abusing two young Indigenous men.
Down the drain: Penfolds maker falls into the red
Energy giant isn’t sweating after warmer winter
‘Accountability taken’: Telstra execs pay outage price