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.
Man charged after drone drops drugs into big house
A drone carrying an alleged million-dollar package of drugs and syringes has been intercepted in a prison complex, resulting in charges.
Family offers big reward to help lasso cattle rustlers
A cattle farming couple are making a call-out for information after the theft of more than 140 prized stock from their rural property.
Pioneering company returns with whodunnit dance theatre
Scorched Earth is a mix of dance, theatre, cinema and murder mystery - and it asks how far people will go to hold onto their land.
Childcare rapist step closer to interstate transfer
An attorney-general has lost a bid to fast-track the transfer of a notorious former childcare worker to another state to face hundreds of sex offence charges.
Huge cocaine bust sparked by drugs floating in water
An ongoing probe into Australia's largest cocaine seizure - almost three tonnes of the drug - has led to two men being charged with a string of offences.
Rapist celebrity agent to learn fate as he mulls appeal
Entertainment industry figure Ralph Carr is expected to learn whether a potential jail sentence will be delayed ahead of his appeal.
McVeigh tipped to approach Hird for Bombers AFL role
James Hird was overlooked for the Essendon job, but Bombers legend Matthew Lloyd thinks new coach Mark McVeigh would still be keen to have him on the staff.
‘Clear standout’: Bombers confirm McVeigh as new coach
Essendon have confirmed Mark McVeigh will be their new AFL senior coach ahead of candidates including James Hird, ending a tumultuous selection process.
Reynolds’ return shelved in sad end to NRL career
Adam Reynolds' bid to return to the field for Brisbane before the end of the season is over, meaning he has played his 323rd and final NRL game.
Ditching diesel could save Pacific nations almost $1b
Replacing fuel imports with renewable power could save Pacific countries millions of dollars if they can secure enough investment to make the switch.
Not in your backyard: PM blocks data centres near homes
Data centre developers will be forced to avoid sites that could be used for housing instead, under new standards planned by the federal government.
Rapist celebrity agent to learn fate as he mulls appeal
Entertainment industry figure Ralph Carr is expected to learn whether a potential jail sentence will be delayed ahead of his appeal.
Power hungry: data centre energy use set to skyrocket
Artificial intelligence is set to make a major impact on Australia's electricity network, with a report warning about soaring demand from data centres.
Fallen officers honoured ahead of tragic anniversary
Two slain police officers are set to be farewelled almost a year on from a fatal shooting that sparked one of Australia's largest manhunts.
Mediator to hold talks in Iran on US ‘economic D-Day’
Leaders join Zelenskiy for Ukraine’s Independence Day
NZ to introduce bill banning social media for children
US vows ‘economic D-Day’ as Iran threatens to halt oil
Not in your backyard: PM blocks data centres near homes
Supermarket giant to reveal earnings amid pressures
UK PM urges allies to do ‘everything’ to back Ukraine
‘In it to win it’: liquor group sees more GenZ buyers
Severe storms, floods threaten south-east states