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.
Child abuser jailed over juice bottle meth scheme
Canadian police intercepted and replaced 300 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine hidden in juice bottles that were on their way to Australia, a judge has heard.
P-plate plonker: teen drink-driving with seven in ute
A P-plater has been charged with multiple offences after being nabbed drink-drinking with seven passengers in a ute including three in the back tray.
Bikies tried to infiltrate construction, inquiry told
A notorious bikie gang schemed to infiltrate the lucrative construction industry by setting up their own companies, an inquiry into a rogue union has been told.
Neighbour ‘tried to save’ man fatally stabbed in home
Police say a neighbour disarmed a person armed with a knife and tried to save a man who was fatally stabbed, leading to two people being charged with murder.
Ex-bikie leader accused of worksite threat to family
A security firm brought members of a bikie gang on to a construction site to intimidate workers, an inquiry into a rogue union has been told
Dolphins hero and ‘man of Stone’ to retire from NRL
Tough-as-teak Dolphins lock Ray Stone will retire from the NRL at the end of the season, after deciding persistent injuries had become too hard to overcome.
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios banned for cocaine use
Nick Kyrgios has been suspended from tennis after testing positive to cocaine with the Australian star apologising for his "huge mistake".
Bulldogs make club legend their new NRLW coach
Canterbury have moved to create stability in their NRLW roster, announcing Mark O'Meley as their coach from next season.
Why this Tszyu fight is ‘not something you see often’
Nikita Tszyu will put his family's remarkable unbeaten home streak on the line when he fights Ben Mahoney in a Gold Coast duel he rates a "50-50" contest.
‘Valued so little’: neighbour killer’s sentence slammed
The family of a woman stabbed to death by her drug-affected neighbour has blasted a "disgraceful" justice system after he was handed a below-standard sentence.
‘Dog’: Ray Hadley slams rival in texts to Jones accuser
Prominent broadcaster Ray Hadley hit out at a colleague in foul-mouthed text messages referencing allegations of indecent assault against Alan Jones.
Coffee machines brew a caffeine hit for Aussie firm
Breville Group has delivered a rise in profit on record revenue and played up opportunities for its coffee machines, especially in the Middle East.
Debt to hit new high but nation’s budget outlook steady
Federal tax changes threaten states and territories' budget bottom lines, but Australia's fiscal outlook remains steady, a new report says.
Pregnant woman targeted in ‘Islamophobic incident’
A man has been charged with Commonwealth offences after allegedly targeting a young family including a pregnant woman in an "Islamophobic incident".
Ousted Ukraine defence minister calls for election
Israel kills six in Gaza after Kushner- Netanyahu talks
Congo’s Ebola death rate nears 50 per cent, 5000 cases
Meta rejects claims it sought to hook kids to platforms