'Bulletproof': laws set to protect coal after ruling A premier has vowed to take further action to tighten state laws to protect fossil fuels, while experts debate the reach of a landmark High Court decision. AAP · 12h ago
One Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina Rinehart Pauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The Populist The Guardian - AU · Sep 14
Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned Scientists will be able to estimate the amount of heating and destruction caused by the gas ultimately drawn from the Beetaloo The Guardian - AU · Sep 4
'Things won't change': PM insists GST deal is iron clad Anthony Albanese has promised he won't backtrack on a generous GST deal for WA, despite protests from other jurisdictions that it's unfair. AAP · Aug 24
'Quite wrong': minister hits out at GST deal criticism A federal minister from Western Australia has defended her state's generous GST deal despite productivity watchdog calls to scrap the arrangement. AAP · Aug 18
India trade deal reignites Australia's uranium wars Australia's newly-inked deal to supply India with uranium has stoked criticism from anti-nuclear proliferation groups and calls to repeal bans on new mines. AAP · Jul 11
‘Get your dirty hands off our kids’: fossil fuel industry’s presence in schools and sports clubs sparks concern Greens and David Pocock accuse industry of using programs and sponsorships to ‘build social licence’, push for parliamentary inquiry The Guardian - AU · Jun 29
Coal companies to reap billions more in taxpayer diesel subsidies as Labor approves new mining Albanese government under pressure to wind back fuel tax credit scheme for multinational miners as analysis shows cost to budget The Guardian - AU · Jun 21
BHP accused of 'American-style' strikebreaker tactics BHP stands to lose $120 million a day if workers follow through with threats to stop work at the mining giant's Port Hedland facility, unions say. AAP · Jun 12
Australian gas exporters will be forced to set aside local supply for domestic users Producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Australia’s east coast will have to set aside 20% of their gas exports to be sold to domestic users from July next year. The Conversation · May 7
Resources minister defends gas companies amid tax push The gas lobby says a new levy on LNG exports will make Australia "uninvestable", arguing comparisons to countries like Norway don't stack up. AAP · Apr 13
Australia won't join Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade Australia has not been asked to help stop ships travelling through the critical Middle East waterway and doesn't expect to be, the prime minister says. AAP · Apr 12
Gas giants warn against windfall gains tax as Pocock says ‘wartime profits’ should go to struggling Australians Government faces political fight as industry says mooted 25% levy on exports would hurt Australia’s economy and energy security The Guardian - AU · Mar 20
Servos under the pump over quickfire fuel price hikes Petrol and diesel prices were hiked dramatically almost straight after war broke out in the Middle East, the consumer watchdog has found. AAP · Mar 12
AAP · Mar 10 Climate wins eyed in diesel tax credit demise Repealing the diesel fuel tax credit for miners would help turbocharge industry decarbonisation in a state behind on its emissions-slashing targets.
AAP · Mar 5 'Galling': Aussies set to pass up another gas windfall War in the Middle East could drive energy prices towards record highs, but a failure to fix gas taxes means Australians will miss out on their share of profits.
AAP · Feb 9 Japanese gas giants' Canberra lobbying record exposed A complex web of investment, lobbying and public messaging is thought to be prolonging the life of the gas industry in Australia and the broader region.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 9 Australian ministers met Japanese gas companies 20 times amid fossil fuel lobbying push Thinktank analysis claims to show that Japan campaigns to prolong the carbon industry in Australia and hinder move to clean energy
AAP · Jan 12 Festival dumping calculated, says Palestinian author Dumped author Randa Abdel-Fattah says attempts to police speech will backfire as more than 100 writers quit a besieged literary festival in solidarity.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2025 Carbon capture was spruiked as a way of limiting our emissions – but has Australia been greenwashed? Despite billions in investment, carbon capture and storage technology ‘should be in no way treated as a climate solution’, critics say
The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2025 Woodside boss says young people ‘ideological’ on fossil fuels while ‘happily ordering from Temu’ Meg O’Neill tells energy industry conference that individual consumers’ role in driving emissions is ‘missing’ in conversations about fossil fuels
AAP · May 27, 2025 More gas projects, less green tape call at energy event Gas giants have called on the Australian government to approve projects faster and let them explore more mining opportunities.
AAP · May 12, 2025 Uranium miner backs off challenge to Jabiluka decision A bid to overturn a decision not to renew the controversial Jabiluka mineral lease looks set to be abandoned as Rio Tinto moves to take over a uranium miner.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025 Coalition says it will allow gas producers to access $4bn net zero fund for critical minerals Shadow resources minister tells Sydney conference Coalition would give gas the same status as a critical mineral to boost industry funding
AAP · Mar 27, 2025 'Infected': minister criticised over uranium mine lease A federal minister was allegedly biased after refusing to extend the lease for an undeveloped uranium mine due to a "promise" made to the traditional owners.