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Beware AI cowboys: warning amid data centre stampede

The race to build data centres could come with a risk: "fly-by-night" operators with little concern for Australia's best interests.

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Push to reopen waterway despite fears of brain-eating amoeba

A community campaign to reopen a popular Upper Hunter waterway is gaining momentum.

Newcastle Herald

$10 billion Hunter data centre to house Google and Microsoft information

International technology and infrastructure consortium pitches $10 billion data centre and battery plan for Hunter Region.

Newcastle Herald

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Liddell power station’s famous chimney stacks crumble into history in massive blast

Energy giant AGL orchestrated a controlled demolition of 170-metre chimneys as the site undergoes redevelopment

The Guardian - AU

'We knew this day was coming': iconic Liddell power station stacks to fall

Muswellbrook prepares itself for the demolition of the Liddell coal-fired power station stacks.

Newcastle Herald

This Stock Has Been Beaten Down Bad, But a Major ‘Reversion to the Mean’ Could Be Underway

Today’s Chart of the Day is going to be a little different. My wife Barbara is a lot smarter than I am. She keeps asking me why I write about stocks that are already hitting new highs instead of beaten-down stocks that have nowhere else to go but up. Then,...

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Aussie shares soar to three-month highs as miners fly

A banking rally has sent Australian shares to three-month highs, while the Australian dollar hit its own milestone by reaching its highest value in three years.

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Power giant welcomes data centre-driven price tailwinds

Australian energy giant AGL has beaten earnings expectations and lifted its forward guidance, with industrial and data centre demand expected to support prices.

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Origin Energy to face court over 77,000 alleged law breaches after taking millions from welfare recipients

Regulator says ex-customers allegedly affected by Centrepay scandal were already ‘likely experiencing economic vulnerability’

The Guardian - AU

American Golfers Should Be Licensed

In this edition of SI Golf’s Bad Takes Week, John Schwarb says the U.S. should take a page from Germany and require golfers to be certified.

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Fears 'free' electricity could come with hidden costs

Some households will get free access to electricity for three hours a day but questions have been raised about unintended consequences from the plan.

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Pole position: contentious EV charging plan to go ahead

Power providers in one state will be allowed to install electric vehicle chargers on their power poles despite opposition to the proposal.

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'Very confusing' carbon neutral energy claims on notice

Energy companies still slapping 'carbon neutral' on their power plans paired with emissions offsets have been urged to reassess their language.

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Why 2026 could be the year cars drive down power prices

With three energy companies committed to trials and more automakers willing to back them, using your electric car as a battery should be possible soon.

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AGL chair defends big payment to injured predecessor

AGL chairman Miles George says his predecessor Patricia McKenzie suffered serious injuries during a 2023 site visit, but has declined to give further details.

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Wanted: 100 electric car drivers for energy-saving test

Would you plug your car into the national grid for money off your electricity bill? A growing number of energy providers would like to know.

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Pricey bills to carry clear alerts for cheaper plans

Households and small businesses will be warned if they are paying more than necessary under a reform designed to encourage more people switch plans.

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Energy retailer profits slump, looks to renewables

An electricity and gas retailer has seen a mammoth hit to its profits after a drop in energy prices as the company turns its focus towards renewables.

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Driving change: philanthropy's role in climate battle

A report has quantified the economic impacts of climate philanthropy for the first time, highlighting the potential future benefits.

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Power giant charged over 'unsafe' lead levels

Criminal charges have been laid against energy giant AGL after five workers at a power station allegedly recorded elevated blood lead levels.

The Guardian - AU

Energy giant AGL disputes $25m fine for wrongly taking welfare money from hundreds as ‘excessive’

Exclusive: Court documents obtained by Guardian Australia show appeal argues judge was wrong to decide penalty was needed to ‘provoke’ leadership attention

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Aussie shares hit record as CBA beats expectations

The ASX200 has finished up 0.6 per cent to close at its highest level after CBA, Suncorp and AGL all beat earnings forecasts.

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AGL slams nuclear option, doubles down on big batteries

Australia's biggest emitter AGL Energy will build "a whole range of assets", but not nuclear reactors, to support the closure of 50-year-old coal power plants.

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‘Someone senior’ should be held accountable after AGL handed record $25m fine, Shorten says

Government services minister says case is ‘very significant victory’ for the regulator, which brought the case against the energy company

AAP

AGL weighs appeal of 'significant' $25m court penalty

An energy retailer is deciding whether to appeal a record court-imposed penalty in a case brought by the regulator for overcharging customers on welfare.

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