Nick Toscano
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Ampol buys huge Australian EV charging network in $225m deal (opens the original)
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Fuel giant Ampol has struck a deal to acquire one of Australia’s most extensive electric-vehicle charging networks, a move that will more than triple the number of charging bays it owns just as local sales of battery-powered cars surge to record highs. Ampol, which runs hundreds of petrol stations across the nation and the Lytton oil refinery in Brisbane, on Thursday said it had agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Evie Networks for $225 million. The acquisition will add more than 1000 charging bay
Giant gold miner eager to keep $38b Australian mega-deal alive (opens the original)
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The South African mining giant vying to buy Australia’s largest gold miner says it is “open to further dialogue” after its initial $38 billion takeover bid was swiftly knocked back for being too low. Perth-based Northern Star Resources this week confirmed it had “received, considered and rejected” an unsolicited takeover offer from Johannesburg’s Gold Fields in mid-September, telling investors it believed the proposal was highly opportunistic and undervalued the company’s assets spanning Western
One EV sold every 100 seconds: More electric cars to hit Australia’s roads (opens the original)
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An electric vehicle was sold every 100 seconds somewhere in Australia during the first half of this year, as an influx of cheaper models and soaring petrol and diesel prices propelled EVs into the mainstream of the nation’s car market. A record 157,958 electric vehicles were sold in the six months to June, more than double the number of sales during the same period a year earlier, according to the Electric Vehicle Council’s latest annual figures, released on Wednesday. Fully battery-electric veh
Australia’s biggest gold miner rejects ‘opportunistic’ $38b takeover offer (opens the original)
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Australia’s largest gold miner has shot down a blockbuster $38 billion takeover bid from a South African-based rival, calling the offer “highly opportunistic” and telling shareholders that it significantly undervalued the company. The board of Perth-based Northern Star Resources on Monday confirmed reports of a bid from South Africa’s mining giant Gold Fields, saying it had “received, considered and rejected” the proposal made on September 14. Chairman Michael Chaney said Gold Fields had tried t
Power struggle: The push for Australia’s coal plants to pay to pollute (opens the original)
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A new fight has erupted over the future of Australia’s remaining coal-fired power stations, as renewable energy leaders push for expanded federal pollution laws to prevent fossil fuel generators from delaying their closures. While coal still supplies about half of eastern Australia’s electricity, its years left powering the grid are numbered. More than half of all remaining coal-fired generators are scheduled to close by 2035 as they near the end of their usable lives, facing soaring maintenance
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