Renovation nation: Aussies plan $85b in energy upgrades
Spending on home energy upgrades such as insulation and solar panels is on the rise but renters and younger households may be left behind.
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.
Australia’s AI business opportunity lies with expansion
One of Australia's major banks has told an inquiry that expanding AI models and data centres could create opportunities for local businesses to grow.
One Nation funding linked to delay in electoral reforms
One of the nation's leading public law academics has suggested electoral reforms were delayed to give major parties more time to harvest big donations.
Coal demand set to plunge as the world goes electric
Increasing global use of electricity is set to be a major focus at the COP31 summit in Turkey, but a report finds progress is falling short.
Australian tech giant taps into community solar farm
One of Australia's largest technology companies has signed a decade-long deal with a community-owned solar farm to help power a landmark building.
Stunning AFL grand final breaks TV viewing records
Brisbane's epic AFL grand final comeback triumph over Fremantle was also a big win for the Seven Network and the league, with record viewing numbers.
‘Underhanded’: fears IR reform hits essential workers
Ambulance officers, hospital workers and public servants with psychological injuries could soon find it harder to claim workers' compensation.
Widower’s compassionate wish for killer stuns courtroom
A man has offered compassion for a youth who killed his wife of almost 50 years while speeding and affected by drugs, as she drove home from church.
Mum’s tears as daughter’s brutal murder faces appeal
A man jailed for at least 25 years for slashing the throat of a young woman walking her dog has claimed the crime was no more serious than other murders.
‘Feral flesh’: pedophile screamed at before extradition
One of Australia's most notorious former childcare abusers has had vitriol hurled at him before the pedophile was extradited interstate to answer more charges.
‘Really bad’: woman driving with five kids unrestrained
A baby being held by a five-year-old was allegedly among five kids who were found to be unrestrained in a car driven by an unlicensed woman caught speeding.
Kiwis fears for Ponga as injury outlook revealed
There are fears Kalyn Ponga's World Cup campaign could be in jeopardy after he suffered a suspected broken arm in New Zealand's loss to Australia.
Green back batting, but second Test is too soon
Cameron Green has been all but ruled out of Australia's second Test against South Africa, with the allrounder only returning to light duties at training.
Next world No.1 serves up misery for Demon in Shanghai
Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur has found soon-to-be-crowned world No.1 Alexander Zverev too hot to handle in the quarter-final of the Shanghai Masters.
Jack comes up trumps as Kangaroos clinch Cup thriller
Jack Bostock has scored a hat-trick on debut for Australia in a stunning 24-22 World Cup win over New Zealand at a packed-out Allianz Stadium in Sydney.
Jurors hear Brand accuser say he had ‘snake-like’ body
A jury has been played a police interview of a woman who alleges Russell Brand raped her saying she "found his body quite snake-like, disgusting".
Tech giant says AI visas, bots in kindergarten needed
Tweaks to visa pathways are among the options pitched by one of the world's biggest companies for Australia to best reap artificial intelligence's benefits.
Sectors dig in to weather nation’s job market slowdown
The unemployment rate has risen to a five-year high, but parts of the economy that benefit from higher commodity prices and the AI boom are going strong.
Plan to send girl to cult triggered ‘extreme’ warning
Child safety officers were warned a young diabetic girl's mother would refuse her insulin two years before the child was found dead, a coroner has heard.
Regional lender plots return to home-loan growth
Bank of Queensland is stepping back into the mortgage market with aggressively priced owner-occupier home loans originated by its digital-only brands.
‘We’re done’: Zelenskiy overrides Trump’s energy truce
Yemeni Houthi rebels hit presidential palace in Aden
Trump says military execution will not be livestreamed
Brand’ rape trial hears from first alleged victim
Climate change raises major disease risks for Australia