Murders in Jamaica drop but activists alarmed at rise in fatal police shootings Officials hail fewer homicides as rights advocates call for body-worn cameras to improve police accountability The Guardian - US · May 12, 2025
How even the possibility of gas shortages inevitably feeds into Australia’s energy fracas Aemo’s first ‘threat notice’ under new powers left Labor to fend off Coalition claims the system is in ‘dire trouble’ The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2024
New NSW gas import plant could avert predicted east coast shortages, CEO says Port Kembla facility will be able to meet all of Victoria’s needs and cover for 70% of New South Wales, according to Squadron Energy The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2024
Police appeal as man goes missing while detained under Mental Health Act Andrew Richards is now wanted by police and should not be approached Manchester Evening News · May 16, 2023
Gas producers accused of bullying and price gouging, despite federal government intervention to cap prices Two months after the federal government introduced price controls on gas, manufacturers are still struggling to get a fair deal — and the costs are being passed onto consumers. ABC News · Feb 7, 2023
Australian energy users call gas industry ‘a bunch of bullies’ amid claims of supply shortages Producers argue Albanese government’s price cap intervention has ‘paralysed the market’ The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2023
Is Labor’s energy price relief plan really a ‘Soviet-style policy’ or an ‘Armageddon’ moment? With the bill now passed into law, here’s what’s at stake, what is next, and the political backstory of the Australia’s energy price boom The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2022
Energy users and ex-ACCC boss praise government for staring down ‘bullies of the gas industry’ Industry argues capping gas at $12 a gigajoule risks future investment but experts say price is top end of range forecast before invasion of Ukraine The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2022
Call for energy ministers to agree to gas price cap at 30% of current market offers Head of Australian energy users group says current $35 per gigajoule is ‘dire’ and a $10/GJ cap would be ‘pretty fair and reasonable’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2022
Labor’s deal with gas exporters will lock in high prices, consumer groups say Agreement raises concerns transition to lower emissions energy sector will be harder and more expensive The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022
Amid soaring energy costs, businesses fear for their future if something doesn't change Australian businesses say they will collapse without a long-term plan to curtail the country's soaring energy prices. ABC News · Jun 2, 2022
Gas market trigger won’t fix ‘bin fire’ left by Coalition, energy minister Chris Bowen says Bowen says mechanism designed to limit energy price rises, if used, would have no impact until next January The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2022
The extraordinary life of an illegal copy of Portnoy’s Complaint: ‘It’s a terrific Australian story’ In 1970, when Philip Roth’s novel was banned in Australia, a small group of people secretly printed hundreds of copies. Half a century later, only three have been found The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2022