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Giles Parkinson

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The war on renewables is really about protecting fossil fuel profits

The war on renewables is really about protecting fossil fuel profits

As global fossil fuel prices surge amid conflict, attacks on Australia’s energy transition are intensifying – driven by industry interests that...

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Pearls and Irritations

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Renewables winning the energy race – but losing the messaging battle

Clean energy investment is accelerating rapidly worldwide, but the fossil fuel industry is spending billions each year shaping public debate and...

11.03.2026 20

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Record demand, record renewables – and the lights stayed on

29.01.2026 10

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Senate committee on disinformation should look into the Liberals' energy policy: It is full of it

24.11.2025 10

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'We can do this': Rio Tinto’s rapid switch to renewables shows path for quick exit from coal

20.10.2025 10

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Rooftop solar takes its biggest bite yet out of coal generators’ lunch, as home battery rebates hit 89,000

19.10.2025 10

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Fortescue cuts hundreds of jobs in UK and Australia; EV motor making sent to China

16.10.2025 10

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'They need to get cracking': Bowen on renewable targets and LNP’s 'poor decisions' in Queensland

03.10.2025 10

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Andrew Forrest makes big bet on self-lifting turbines in landmark 'real zero' deal with Envision

30.09.2025 10

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Australia’s modest climate target: This is what collective failure looks like

18.09.2025 10

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Australia’s business lobbies seem happy to let the country burn. What will federal Labor do?

11.09.2025 10

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'Who will look after the elderly?' Bush Summit is back, and so is Gina Rinehart’s dystopian net zero vision

23.08.2025 10

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'Watershed moment': Big battery storage prices hit record low in huge China auction

03.07.2025 10

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Australia’s decision-makers are ignoring climate, hailing coal and impersonating Elvis

01.07.2025 10

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'It changes everything': Plunging costs of PV and batteries mean 24-hour solar a growing reality

24.06.2025 10

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Dozens of big industries want to plug in to Australia’s first 100 pct net renewable (wind and solar) grid

08.06.2025 20

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Australia is about to see a step change in its renewable transition strategy

28.05.2025 20

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Bowen confirmed as climate and energy minister, Watt gets environment

13.05.2025 10

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Thirteen things on Labor’s climate and energy must-do list to change the system

07.05.2025 10

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Australia lays out red carpet for rapid green energy transition. Can Labor seize the moment?

06.05.2025 10

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Giant eight-hour battery project changes hands as storage costs plunge 40%

21.03.2025 10

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The Coalition MP who tried to stop the solar farm that will help save thousands of local jobs

20.03.2025 20

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