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Conservatives want more Australian oil and refineries – but is that really the answer to the fuel crisis?

Experts say expanding oil infrastructure, instead of embracing electric vehicles, would ignore basic economics

The Guardian - AU

Talks to electrify Newcastle for a 'healthier future'

Electrify Everything will take place at City Hall on July 25.

Newcastle Herald

Forget nuclear: would Peter Dutton oppose a plan to cut bills and address the climate crisis?

We should focus on rooftop solar – Australians love it

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Poorer customers facing worse than 25 per cent price hikes without more energy transition help

Headline price increases of 25 per cent barely tell the story of struggling households at risk of falling behind in the energy transition.

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Budget 2023: call to fit public housing with solar as residents limit energy use to fight soaring bills

Campaign groups say rooftop panels could save households $750 a year, and bring benefits of renewables to all Australians

The Guardian - AU

Call to focus on green metal exports to win clean race

Australia may not be able to compete with clean energy tax breaks in the United States but it can export the green metals that trading partners will need.

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Tradies to 'save' Australia from emissions, power bills

Electrification expert Saul Griffith says Australia needs tens of thousands more tradies to "save our arses" on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

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Saul Griffith's Rewiring Australia pushes for budget boost to electrify 500,000 homes

The federal government is facing calls to use the upcoming budget to kickstart efforts to electrify Australian households and wean them off gas to help fight global warming.

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Call for federal budget to fast-track electrification

Electrification guru Saul Griffith has wired up a budget plan for overhauling Australia's homes and businesses to help cut carbon emissions and energy bills.

AAP

Sydney is struggling to replace its ageing ferry fleet. Could electric vehicles be the answer?

With a state election fast approaching in New South Wales, both sides of politics are being urged to commit to replacing the city's ageing RiverCat ferries with electric-powered vessels.

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Rewiring Australia founder Saul Griffith is a man on a mission to electrify the nation, one suburb at a time

His bold ideas caught the eye of the US president. Now inventor Saul Griffith is sparking an energy revolution in Australia, with a goal to create the first all-electric community where households could save $3,000 a year on their energy bills.

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Certified 'genius' Saul Griffith has a plan to decarbonise Australia — and it will only take 101 million machines

Australia's race to net zero will partly be a nationwide home renovation project. And it starts with your hot water system.

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Alan Kohler: How Anthony Albanese can do a Joe Biden on climate change

US President Joe Biden made a clever move to get his climate action bill passed through Congress this week. Anthony Albanese should take note.

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Britain’s electric dreams will never come true while China has a materials advantage

Rare earth elements hold the key to a carbon-free future, but a new report reveals the UK’s shortcomings and vulnerabilities

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Q+A panellists back Labor's grand plan on rewiring the energy grid but warn 'it won't be easy'

Thursday's Q+A panel was unanimous in its support for Labor's elaborate plan on re-wiring the energy grid and hoped the current crisis would create political will for a massive shift in how the country's energy market works.

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Living costs in outer suburbs would be slashed under plan to ‘electrify everything’, analysis finds

Fitting every home with solar panels and batteries and replacing gas devices and petrol cars could save households more than $5,000 a year

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The rush to renewable energy means a new mining boom. But first, Australia needs to make some tough choices

Electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines — green technology relies on what can be a dirty industry. Why acting on climate change may require a massive increase in mining.

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The Archibald 2022 finalists: sitters speaking up to power; artists speaking back to the canon

For those seeking refuge from the election, the 101st Archibald Prize is almost a politician-free zone. Unless you count Joanna Braithwaite’s amusingly titled McManusstan, a portrait of bird lover Sally McManus. Former Labor minister Peter Garrett painted by Anh Do is in the line up – but more accurately described…

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Electric Monaros and hotted-up skateboards : the ‘genius’ who wants to electrify our world

After advising US president Joe Biden on energy, Saul Griffith is back in Australia to declare war on the climate crisis

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