ASX on pace for worst week since Sept
The local share market was up 0.2 per cent at midday, but three days of losses mean it is on track to close the week down 1.5 per cent.
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Action plan to create solar cell security
Australia is again the lucky country with abundant silicon and an action plan for a sovereign solar cell supply chain to break China's stranglehold.
Surging energy prices are really going to hurt. What can the government actually do?
Picture this. You’re in government for the first time in more than a decade. And within six months, you’re facing a diabolical problem: skyrocketing energy prices. To your constituents, it doesn’t matter that the root cause is a war in Europe. What they’ll see is pain – electricity and gas bills climbing and climbing.
Leaders strike agreement on energy relief
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed a deal with eastern states to provide power bill relief for households and businesses.
National energy deal to ‘keep lights on’
The nation's energy ministers have agreed to a plan to make the supply of power more reliable as the sector transitions to renewables.
Farmers want gas pipeline for ‘bully’ axed
The NSW energy minister has been asked to reject an oil and gas giant's plans to enter farming land as part of a 400-kilometre underground pipeline project.
Qld drivers hit by L-plate ‘rip off’
Queensland drivers are being slugged more than $180 for a learner's permit, more than seven times the cost in other states.
Qld Bradfield Scheme ‘not feasible’: panel
An expert panel has rejected a scheme to irrigate western Queensland, but says four mini-water grids could help coastal areas adapt to climate change.
NSW coal mine expansion challenged
A community group has started legal action to stop the Mount Pleasant operation in the NSW Upper Hunter becoming the biggest open-cut coal mine in the state.
Flood-damaged roads to cost $3.8b to fix
The floods and torrential rains that have caused large-scale catastrophic damage to roads across several states has prompted calls to make them more resilient.
Elvis film and Hemsworth big AACTA winners
Baz Luhrmann's box office hit Elvis has won best film at the AACTA Awards, with Chris Hemsworth also gaining recognition for screen industry contribution.
States asked to step up on power prices
Ahead of a national cabinet meeting on energy prices, states have warned the federal government against passing the buck on the issue.
Economy up 0.6 per cent in third quarter
As expected, economic growth is starting to ease off but rising interest rates are likely to dampen activity further in coming quarters.
Car rental to spur electric vehicle uptake
Renting an electric car for an extended test drive could convince drivers of their merits over petrol-powered vehicles, the results of a new survey indicate.
Bank of Queensland addresses CEO’s exit
George Frazis' sudden removal as CEO last week was "not ideal," Bank of Queensland's chairman has conceded to shareholders at its AGM.
RBA hikes rates in fight to tame inflation
The Reserve Bank has increased interest rates by another 25 basis points, locking in more mortgage pain for Australians over summer.
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Call to cap diesel rebate, sting oil firms
Experts warn subsidies for coal- and gas-fired plants could derail cleaner, cheaper power as energy ministers prepare for crucial talks in Brisbane on Thursday.
Big wet fails to dampen farm production
Australian agriculture remains on track for an outstanding 12 months despite flooding across the east coast taking its toll, according to official forecasts.
Nuclear off table as states seek power fix
Federal and state Labor heavyweights are going toe-to-toe on nuclear energy, with the SA premier suggesting safety concerns are overblown.
Why more Australians will share a Tesla
Shared electric vehicles are being offered in more apartment buildings, office blocks and hotels and experts say they could see some drivers ditch private cars.
Commodity economy ‘not a source of shame’
Fossil fuels have given Australians an "awesome" standard of living but the economy needs to become more varied, international investors have been told.
Feds call for unity to lower energy prices
Federal ministers have urged the states and territories to put their differences aside and do their bit to lower energy prices.
Santos loses appeal for huge NT gas works
The Federal Court has upheld a ruling that Tiwi Islands traditional owners should have been consulted over Santos's multibillion-dollar Barossa gas project.
BHP sees ore demand beyond ‘super cycle’
BHP tips decarbonisation to drive global demand beyond a "super cycle" for copper, nickel and steel but warns the industry is competing for high-tech skills.
Medibank hackers declare ‘case closed’
The Medibank hackers declared "case closed" after dumping a final tranche of stolen data, as Australia's information commissioner launches an investigation.
Helicopter crashes into Melbourne home
A student pilot is in a stable condition in hospital after his helicopter crashed into the roof of a home in Melbourne's southeast, shocking neighbours.
India free trade gets new year green light
The Australia-India free trade agreement has got the thumbs up from India, clearing the way for the removal of taxes on 90 per cent of Australian goods exports.
Project savings could extend Sydney Metro
Sydney's next Metro extension could be paid for with savings from the bumper transport project line-up in NSW, according to a new analysis.
ASX rebounds amid China reopening rumours
The local share market has climbed higher in afternoon trading after a listless morning, on hopes that China might relax its zero-COVID lockdowns.
Collins Foods halts Taco Bell rollout
Collins Foods is taking a $11.9 million impairment charge on eight underperforming Taco Bell restaurants and pausing rollout of any more to revamp the brand.
Qld grants second Eyre Basin gas permit
The Queensland government has given another company a permit to look for gas in the remote Lake Eyre Basin while it draws up plans to protect the region.