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Electricity bill rises in ACT kept just below inflation over past year

Gas costs rose by 14 per cent, well above inflation.

The Canberra Times

Whales stop singing and rock lobsters lose their balance: how seismic surveys can harm marine life

Woodside Energy this week announced it would start seismic testing for its Scarborough gas project off Australia’s west coast, before reversing the decision in the face of a legal challenge from Traditional Owners.

The Conversation

NSW Labor’s tough talk on Eraring undermined by boost to coal royalties

The demise of the coal cap leaves the government little time to secure a deal with Origin Energy to extend the power plant

The Guardian - AU

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NSW to enter talks to extend life of Eraring, Australia’s largest coal-fired power station

Opponents call on Minns government to use the funds it would pay Origin to instead hasten rollout of rooftop solar and batteries

The Guardian - AU

NSW soon to decide on Eraring extension but former treasurer says it could cost billions

Matt Kean says previous Coalition government would have had to pay Origin Energy up to $3bn to keep half coal plant open for two years

The Guardian - AU

Eraring poised to remain open beyond 2025

Government will pay up to $400million annually to keep Eraring open.

Newcastle Herald

Eraring on track to close in 2025 after Origin $1bn profit

Origin Energy made a $1.03 billion profit last financial year.

Newcastle Herald

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NSW delays decision about future of country’s biggest power station until after energy security review

Owner Origin Energy says ‘nothing has changed’ with plan to shut the coal-fired Eraring plant no sooner than August 2025

The Guardian - AU

Origin Energy buys into Newcastle clean energy startup

Allegro batteries contain no scarce materials and are recyclable.

Newcastle Herald

$‘We need help’: traditional owners accuse land council of ‘facilitating fracking’$

‘We need help’: traditional owners accuse land council of ‘facilitating fracking’

Exclusive: Traditional owners in the Beetaloo basin say they are not being effectively represented in the battle against a major gas industry expansion. The Northern Land Council denies the claim

The Guardian - AU

Origin Energy surrenders 10 controversial gas tenements in Queensland’s channel country

Company gives up 10 of its 11 leases in the area amid concern about potential impacts of fracking

The Guardian - AU

Consultation to begin on future of Queensland's fragile Lake Eyre Basin

The Lake Eyre plan commits the Queensland government to restore protections in the wild rivers and ultimately limit gas exploration in the Channel Country.

ABC News

Renewable projects get fast-tracked to prevent blackouts

Renewables fast-tracked to offset Liddell power station closure

Newcastle Herald

$5m Eraring Trust Fund calls for applications

The Eraring Community Investment Fund will be invested between 2023-2032

Newcastle Herald

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The New Daily

Origin commits $600m for battery to replace coal plant

Origin Energy will start building a big battery to replace Australia's largest coal-fired power plant Eraring, as talks continue on delaying its 2025 closure.

Newcastle Herald

'Major milestone': Eraring battery construction gets underway

Stage one of the Eraring Battery will involve the construction of a 460 megawatt battery storage system with a dispatch duration of two hours.

The New Daily

‘Bubbling like boiling broth’: Fracking link to Qld methane leak

The Condamine river in Queensland is bubbling with methane escaping from fracking operations, but Origin Energy says it's old news.

The Guardian - AU

‘Like a boiling broth’: concerns after video of gas seep in Queensland river emerges

Exclusive: Origin Energy says it has monitored the bubbling water since 2015, along with other seep locations

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Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney on how to keep the lights on

Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England and green energy financier, says Australia will reach its emissions targets without interruption to energy supply.

Newcastle Herald

We can't afford to lose Eraring, state MP warns

Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper to meet with Chris Minns and Brookfield about the future of Eraring Power Station

Newcastle Herald

Eraring power station to close sooner than later

The potential buyers of Origin Energy say they want to exit coal-fired assets as soon as possible

The New Daily

Origin Energy recommends $18.7 billion takeover offer

A group of North American companies appears likely to take control of Australian electricity and gas supplier Origin Energy under a bid worth $18.7 billion.

Newcastle Herald

Origin tight lipped on Eraring power station closure as Premier refuses to rule out extension

Origin Energy says it will continue to "assess the market" regarding the closure date of Lake Macquarie's Eraring power station.

The Guardian - AU

A late heatwave will test NSW’s strained electricity grid – and Perrottet can’t afford any hint of disruption

Labor backs the Coalition’s energy roadmap but accelerated coal plant closures and renewable project delays are raising concerns

Newcastle Herald

NSW government looks to secure power but says Eraring closure a matter for Origin Energy

Eraring closure date in eye of NSW election storm

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