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Australia’s climate crossroads

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The core case for gas plummets into a screaming death spiral - Part 2

By Ketan Joshi

In Q4 2024, the average wholesale earnings [RC5] of batteries discharging was higher than gas. In Q4 2025, that has flipped.

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The core case for gas plummets into a screaming death spiral - Part 2

OPINION

Fossil fuels aren’t just heating the planet. They’re leading to major biodiversity harm.

Hannah Thomas
Hannah Thomas

Last year’s changes to the EPBC Act won’t do nearly enough to address the damage fossil fuels are doing to our environment.

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Fossil fuels aren’t just heating the planet. They’re leading to major biodiversity harm.

WHAT'S NEW

Report lifts lid on Japan’s influence over Australia’s gas policy

By Tegan George

The Albanese Government is being accused of prioritising Japanese gas industry profits over Australian households and climate goals, with a new report lifting the curtain on corporate Japan’s influence over Australia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) policy.

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Report lifts lid on Japan’s influence over Australia’s gas policy

EXPLAINER

The core case for gas plummets into a screaming death spiral - Part 1

By Ketan Joshi

For decades, fossil fuel advocates have been pushing the line that we “need” to burn methane as a ‘vital component of the energy transition’. It is an ancient talking point, predicated on the idea that integrating wind and solar power can only be done by using fossil methane-fuelled turbines, which can be turned up and down with some degree of flexibility and adjustability. 

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The core case for gas plummets into a screaming death spiral - Part 1

OPINION

No such thing as 'clean gas': if advertisers can act, why can’t politicians?

Belinda Noble

In the rankings of least trusted professionals, advertising executives usually sit at the bottom along with politicians and real estate agents. But there’s one area where the advertising industry can now justifiably hold itself above politicians – stopping greenwashing by the gas industry.

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No such thing as 'clean gas': if advertisers can act, why can’t politicians?

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Welfare advocates urge Government to suspend Mutual Obligation requirements during extreme heatwaves

By Tegan George

Welfare advocates are imploring the Australian Government to suspend mutual obligation requirements during dangerous heatwaves, arguing it is unnecessarily putting people’s lives at risk.

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Welfare advocates urge Government to suspend Mutual Obligation requirements during extreme heatwaves

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Glencore asks Murray Watt to sacrifice koala habitat for coal mine

By staff writers

Australia’s largest coal producer, Glencore, has applied to the Federal Government to extend its Hail Creek open cut coal mine, near Nebo in Central Queensland.

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Glencore asks Murray Watt to sacrifice koala habitat for coal mine

OPINION

Communities beat offshore gas expansion once, the Albanese Government is letting it back in

Louise Morris
Louise Morris

Locals are gearing up for a new fight against offshore gas expansion, with a Torquay paddle-out opposing acreage releases in the Otway Basin.

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Communities beat offshore gas expansion once, the Albanese Government is letting it back in

OFF THE CHARTS

Bowen set for COP31 as Australia hits coal export record

By Ketan Joshi

The latest update from the department of industry shows that the September quarter in 2025 saw Australia’s highest volume of thermal coal exports, ever. it is a remarkable comeback for thermal coal after China re-established imports.

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Bowen set for COP31 as Australia hits coal export record
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