Google and CSIRO team up to solve solar surplus problem
Using more renewable energy could require faster and more reliable technology, according to Google's research arm is working with the CSIRO to create it.
Politics
Ramp up targets to save reef, UNESCO tells Australia
The Great Barrier Reef needs urgent and sustained action to save it from the impact of climate change and other threats, UNESCO has told Australia.
Flipping good deal: property profits hit a 14-year high
More than 94 per cent of national home sales in the first three months of 2024 recorded a nominal gain, the highest profitability rate since 2010.
Bad Guinness and Tina Turner tix: freebies for senators
Malcolm Turnbull's memoir, non-alcoholic beer tasting like "watered-down Marmite" and a party mix bag have all been declared as freebies received by senators.
‘Climate denialist’: former PM goes nuclear on Dutton
Paul Keating has described Peter Dutton as a 'peddler of danger' and says building nuclear plants undermines the work already done to establish renewables.
Dutton doubles down on nuclear, sledges PM
The prime minister is a "child in a man's body", Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says, as he ensures nuclear energy policy will be a centrepiece of the election.
Middle East and Europe ‘exemplars’ for nuclear plan
Europe and the Middle East could provide a model for Australia to deploy nuclear energy but its development would be expensive, an advocate admits.
Nationals MP Louise Kingston quits after ‘bullying’
West Australian MP Louise Kingston has resigned from the state Nationals as she accused her party leader of "relentless bullying and harassment".
PM calls for more gas supply amid operator warning
The energy market operator has warned of a gas shortfall this winter due to increased demand.
Newly elected Solomon Islands PM to visit Australia
Jeremiah Manele will make a week-long visit to Australia ahead of talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
‘Hoax’: report backing live sheep export ban savaged
Peak livestock and farming bodies have derided a report backing a ban on Australian live sheep exports, saying the inquiry that led to it was a sham.
Videos helping youth go vape-free for health, Country
A series of animations, co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, are helping to reduce the rate of vaping among Indigenous youth.
Dutton preferred PM but election win remains unlikely
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has edged out Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister with voters marking down Labor on the economy and protecting borders.
Push for transparent national hate-crime database
A push is underway for an independent, national database to track hate-motivated crime data and keep pace with the risks and threats extremists pose.
Home-building surge in tight budget of ‘must-haves’
Record spending on social housing has headlined the Minns government's second budget as the NSW treasurer blames GST changes for rolling deficits.
‘Belong in school’: force fears as kid arrest ban looms
Police will no longer be able to arrest children under the age of 12, with Premier Jacinta Allan declaring 10 and 11-year-olds don't belong injail.
As China premier departs, focus shifts to Pacific
A group of Australia's ministers will travel to Papua New Guinea for talks with their ministerial counterparts.
Former PM could give evidence in Reynolds-Higgins case
Liberal senator Linda Reynolds says she'll fight to clear her name in a lawsuit against Brittany Higgins, with Scott Morrison set to potentially give evidence.
Trade sanctions remain on Australian exports
Australia remains confident trade sanctions, which failed to be resolved during a visit from a senior Chinese leader, will be lifted shortly.
Dutton goes nuclear in bid to blow open election race
Labor has blasted Peter Dutton's dream of powering Australia with nuclear energy as "economic insanity" but the mining lobby has backed the coalition's plan.
Australian house prices expected to spike again
Australian home prices are set to hit new heights as population growth, construction challenges and borrowing power hits the market.
Nuclear policy a ‘death sentence’ for Indigenous land
Plans to build nuclear power plants will sever the connection of Indigenous people to sacred sites, elders have warned as the coalition policy faces backlash.
Renters could be hit in $1.5b ‘sneaky’ budget tax hike
Landlords, holiday-home owners and businesses could be hit with higher taxes in the NSW budget, while $200m has been set aside for homes for regional workers.
Reject mines to protect koalas: environmental groups
More than 50 environmental groups have called for the federal government to reject new mining developments which would encroach on koala habitat.
Axed seat doesn’t sit well with MP as she mulls future
An independent federal MP could be left in the lurch if a proposed electoral redistribution goes ahead, but a neighbouring seat has become more enticing.
Banning sheep exports will kill towns, inquiry told
Farmers have gathered to protest a ban on live sheep exports, with witnesses at a fiery public hearing saying towns will die when the ban comes into effect.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives in Australia
Li Qiang, second only to President Xi Jinping in the Chinese pecking order, has arrived in Adelaide on the first trip to Australia by a premier in seven years.
Development red tape cut in NSW budget housing plan
Homes will be built quicker and more efficiently under a NSW budget plan that will cut red tape, drawing praise from developer groups and housing advocates.
China pledges new pandas, Wong vows firm stance on ties
China's premier has announced new pair of pandas will replace the much loved but childless couple at Adelaide Zoo, as Penny Wong pushes back on diplomacy.
Targets set as Victoria eyes millions of extra homes
The Victorian government has identified where it wants 2.5 million homes to be built, with Geelong, Melbourne's CBD and outer suburbs to do the heavy-lifting.
NSW budget pulling every lever to tackle housing crisis
A housing-themed NSW budget will deliver hundreds of affordable homes for essential workers as the premier promises to pull every lever to alleviate the crisis.