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- Newsroom edition: do voters still care about the climate during a cost-of-living crisis? - podcast Fri, 29 Nov 24, 1:00amA heatwave has hit eastern Australia. As Sydneysiders struggled through the heat, the premier, Chris Minns, asked residents to cut back on their power use to prevent parts of the city from plunging into a blackout. And while...
- Rising Tide protesters arrested in Canberra for blocking road to Parliament House Wed, 27 Nov 24, 5:05pmHundreds of climate protesters joined a rally in Canberra on Wednesday – days after a protest in Newcastle
- ‘Not on my watch’: how windfarms became a key issue in NSW local elections Sat, 14 Sep 24, 1:00amFrom Port Stephens to Illawarra, candidates are running against renewable schemes because of ‘lack of consultation’
- CrowdStrike has ‘issued a fix’ to Windows outage – as it happened Fri, 19 Jul 24, 8:51pmThis blog is now closed. Follow the latest developments on the global Microsoft outage live blog
- Windows outage live: Albanese government holds emergency meeting as airlines, supermarkets and banks affected; PM says ‘no impact’ to critical infrastructure Fri, 19 Jul 24, 7:01pmBlue screen of death error screens seen on Windows workstations across the globe due to Crowdstrike ‘content deployment’. Follow today’s news headlines live
- Australia news live: ABC and banking apps hit by network outage linked to Microsoft Fri, 19 Jul 24, 4:00pmFollow today’s news headlines liveFormer NSW premier Dominic Perrottet announces resignation from parliamentGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastShorten says last CFMEU Labor donation...
- Australia news live: former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet quits state parliament Fri, 19 Jul 24, 1:02pmFollow today’s news headlines liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastShorten says last CFMEU Labor donation was over two years ago
- Origin Energy offered to sell Eraring power station to NSW government for $544m Fri, 31 May 24, 1:00amExclusive: Documents reveal offer was made three years before Origin and government reached deal to keep Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station open
- Corporate welfare may keep the lights on. But backing Eraring power station will have other costs for the NSW government | Peter Hannam Thu, 23 May 24, 3:12pmPropping up Australia’s largest coal-fired power station could deter investments in renewable energy or batteries. And might other operators now coming begging?
- NSW to announce life extension of Eraring, Australia’s largest coal-fired power station Tue, 30 Apr 24, 11:03amExclusive: the decision to keep the ageing power station operating for up to four more years could cost taxpayers as much as $150m a year
- Liberal Senate hopeful accused of putting politics above facts by opposing Illawarra windfarm Wed, 15 Nov 23, 11:44amFormer NSW cabinet minister Andrew Constance says he will back members of the Coalition Against Offshore Wind if elected
- Charged up: NSW tourism hotspots to go electric in bid to fuel EV uptake Fri, 3 Nov 23, 3:07pmElectric vehicle travel to be made easier with 1,500 NSW government-funded charging plugs in regional tourism areas
- NSW Labor’s tough talk on Eraring undermined by boost to coal royalties Thu, 7 Sep 23, 1:00amThe demise of the coal cap leaves the government little time to secure a deal with Origin Energy to extend the power plant
- NSW considering ‘all options’ to keep power bills down as coal cap end date looms Thu, 27 Jul 23, 1:00amCoal industry could face further intervention as Minns government begins consultation on expiry of price controls
- NSW delays decision about future of country’s biggest power station until after energy security review Sat, 15 Jul 23, 1:00amOwner Origin Energy say ‘nothing has changed’ on plan to shut the coal-fired Eraring plant no sooner than August 2025