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Ban fracking motions passed at NT Labor Conference show 'disconnect' in party

The future of the oil and gas industry has been thrown into disarray after a string of submissions ranging from a complete ban on fracking to prohibiting subsidies — were passed without dissent at an NT Labor Conference.

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Health impacts of coal ash dams in the spotlight

The NSW Environment Protection Authority is reviewing the regulation of the state's ash dams in response to growing concerns about their impact on human and environmental health.

Newcastle Herald

Origin Energy sets climate transition plan

Origin Energy's climate transition plan has been 'condemned' by some for failing to include new gas fields, setting up a showdown at the annual general meeting.

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Origin Energy sinks on FY23 uncertainty

Origin Energy has posted a loss after an "an almost unparalleled year" for energy market conditions, and spooked investors with a lack of guidance for FY23.

AAP

Channel Country advisory group outcomes about gas exploration and fracking remain secret

Almost 12 months after the Queensland government quietly granted oil and gas leases in the environmentally sensitive Channel Country, there are calls for the outcome of stakeholder meetings to be made public.

ABC News

Soaring gas prices help Origin Energy net $1.59bn from Queensland pipeline

Revenue at Australia Pacific LNG doubles in 2021-22, prompting renewed calls for a windfall tax

The Guardian - AU

Lismore residents with flood-damaged homes still received bills from energy companies

Some customers whose homes were uninhabitable for months were billed based on estimated power usage

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Industry says gas from the Beetaloo Basin could solve Australia's energy crisis. Some energy analysts question that claim

The gas industry has its eyes set on developing the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin to secure Australia's electricity supply. Some analysts doubt the economics stack up.

ABC News

The Loop: Coroner's findings on Hannah Clarke's death, Origin Energy fined millions, Ghislaine Maxwell's victims speak

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Federal Court orders Origin Energy to pay $17 million penalty over breaching hardship obligations

The Federal Court has fined Origin Energy for breaching its obligations to customers experiencing hardship and payment difficulties, with the total penalty the largest ever imposed for breaches of the national energy retail law and rules.

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Electric vehicles could significantly increase demand on the power grid, trials underway to change energy use behaviour

Energy retailers and distributors are preparing for a looming challenge from electric vehicles, with new research revealing they'll add at least 30 per cent demand on the evening peak unless drivers change their behaviour.

ABC News

Gas power helping to prop-up energy grid

The Colongra gas-fired power station on the Central Coast has been running at historically high levels in recent months in an attempt to sure up an increasingly unstable electricity grid.

Newcastle Herald

Coal snap: Eraring power station running out of coal, ASX told

Eraring Power Station is running out of coal, threatening to deepen Australia's worsening energy crisis.

Newcastle Herald

Eraring is running out of coal, owner warns stock exchange

Origin Energy has advised the Australian Stock Exchange that Eraring Power Station is running out of coal.

Newcastle Herald

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Beetaloo Basin's 'absolutely immense' potential spruiked at oil and gas conference, but big fracking tests loom

Buried deep in the Beetaloo Basin, it's estimated there is enough shale gas to power Australia for 300 years if the industry can work out how to frack it safely. Now, the industry is considering re-injecting wastewater into deep saline aquifers.

Newcastle Herald

Federal government wants to change the rules to draw out the closure of coal fire power stations

AGL would be required to give an extra 18 months notice of its intention to close Bayswater Power Station under a rule change proposed by the federal government.

ABC News

Switching off: Inside Eraring power station as staff come to terms with its closure

Shock, denial, stress, anger. Workers are struggling to comprehend the early closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station and the plan for what comes next.

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Australian sanctions against Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg unlikely to affect Beetaloo Basin gas exploration, says Origin Energy

The Australian government's decision to sanction a Russian billionaire has revealed an unexpected link between the war in Ukraine and the remote Northern Territory.

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Australian companies are divesting from Russia, but some links to oligarchs remain

Ethical investors are calling on Rio Tinto, Origin Energy and other entities to join the list of Australian comnpanies divesting from Russia.

The Guardian - AU

Origin Energy and Rio Tinto urged to review joint ventures with Russian oligarchs

Ukraine invasion prompts calls for Australian companies to ensure resources profits do not end up with Putin-linked investors

ABC News

Uncertainty for Eraring power station workers after Origin Energy announces early closure

The head of Origin Energy says he cannot guarantee all workers will be redeployed, after the plant's closure is brought forward by seven years to 2025.

The Conversation

Australia's largest coal plant will close 7 years early – but there's still no national plan for coal's inevitable demise

In a major step forward for Australia’s clean energy transition, the country’s biggest coal-fired power station Eraring is set to close seven years early in 2025, Origin Energy announced this morning.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s largest coal-fired power station, Eraring, to close in 2025, seven years early

Origin Energy says the 2,880MW black-coal generator in NSW is not well-suited to rapidly changing conditions in the national electricity market

AAP

Origin accused of 'folly' amid coal exit

Origin Energy will shutter Australia's largest coal-fired power plant much earlier than expected, annoying the federal government and environmentalists.

ABC News

Origin Energy to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power plant, Eraring Power Station, by 2025

Origin Energy plans to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power plant seven years early, in 2025, with plans to replace it with a big battery on the same site.

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