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- Environmental Defenders Office to pay $9m in costs to Santos over failed challenge to Barossa gas project Thu, 28 Nov 24, 4:40pmThe case, brought by the EDO on behalf of three Tiwi Island traditional owners, was dismissed in January in a scathing judgment
- Our leaders are collaborators with fossil fuel colonialists. This is the source of our communal dread | Tim Winton Mon, 30 Sep 24, 1:00amThe lassitude that distinguishes our moment is born of sorrow and buried rage. We act like colonial subjects because, in effect, that’s what we are
- ‘Destiny in our hands’: the Indigenous Australians joining the renewable energy transition Sun, 21 Jul 24, 6:00amJust 1% of renewables developments in Australia involve First Nations equity, compared with 20% in Canada. But some believe the sector offers a ‘new moment’ for Aboriginal people
- First Nations woman one of seven global winners of prestigious Goldman prize for environmental activism Mon, 29 Apr 24, 5:30pmMurrawah Johnson recognised for role in landmark legal case to block coalmine backed by Clive Palmer
- Labor and Coalition cut short debate on offshore gas bill labelled ‘window dressing’ Mon, 25 Mar 24, 7:08pmFirst Nations activists call legislation ‘a betrayal’ while Greens leader tells parliament Labor are ‘climate con artists’
- One in five Australians lack ‘basic’ electricity protections against issues such as disconnections during heatwaves Mon, 5 Feb 24, 1:00amRemote and Indigenous communities disproportionately energy insecure, with inequities to become more apparent due to climate change, study co-author says
- One in five Australians lack ‘basic’ consumer electricity protections, research finds Mon, 5 Feb 24, 1:00amRemote and Indigenous communities disproportionately energy insecure, with inequities to become more apparent due to climate change, study co-author says
- Santos given approval for gas drilling in Timor Sea despite Tiwi Islanders’ objections Mon, 18 Dec 23, 2:09pmSantos marks key regulatory win for its $5.8bn Timor Sea Barossa project, but other court battles threaten to derail project
- Santos angers Tiwi people as it pushes ahead with plans to lay pipeline in Barossa offshore gas project Sat, 21 Oct 23, 1:00amCommunity says company has not been in contact about plans for drilling operation ‘threatening our environment and our cultural way of life’
- Aboriginal owners and energy investors team up in plan for $3bn green hydrogen plant in WA Tue, 18 Jul 23, 1:00am‘Radically different’ partnership aims to construct more than a million solar panels to power electrolysers
- I feel responsible for my role in fracking agreements signed long ago. But I won’t stop fighting to save the Beetaloo basin | Janet Gregory Tue, 20 Jun 23, 1:00amWhen I heard the news that fracking would go ahead on my grandparents’ country, I felt my spirit and heart were breaking
- ‘We need help’: traditional owners accuse land council of ‘facilitating fracking’ Tue, 20 Jun 23, 1:00amExclusive: Traditional owners in the Beetaloo basin say they are not being effectively represented in the battle against a major gas industry expansion...
- Micro electricity grids pilot fund to promote ‘energy sovereignty’ in remote Queensland communities Thu, 29 Dec 22, 1:00amExclusive: The Queensland government will announce a $10m pilot fund to develop ‘micro grids’ in Aboriginal and storm-prone communities
- Australia may have to stop making key cancer medicine if it doesn’t build nuclear waste dump, peak body says Fri, 18 Nov 22, 1:00amAnsto chief says it may not be able to keep producing nuclear medicine if it runs out of waste storage space at its Lucas Heights facility
- Man shot dead by police in Brisbane – as it happened Tue, 11 Oct 22, 6:54pmQueensland police say officers had been called to Edmonstone Street in South Brisbane around 3pm. This blog is now closed