Ryan Cropp
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Massive coal approval hands Bowen a COP headache (opens the original)
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The Minns government’s approval of the state’s biggest ever coal mine expansion has created a major headache for Energy Minister Chris Bowen after a key Pacific leader hit out at the controversial decision ahead of next week’s UN climate summit in Fiji. The NSW Independent Planning Commission on Wednesday greenlit a 19-year extension of Yancoal and Glencore’s Hunter Valley Operations coal mine in the Hunter Valley, which it said would generate more than 800 million tonnes of greenhouse gases. Gi
Origin quietly abandons wind project citing 50pc cost increase (opens the original)
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Energy giant Origin has pulled the plug on a huge proposed wind farm in northern NSW after a major increase in the cost of building the technology forced the company to consolidate its shrinking pipeline of renewables assets. Origin told local groups this week it would “exit” its proposed 870 megawatt Skye Ridge wind project near Walcha, just over two years after it acquired the asset from renewable energy developer Walcha Energy. Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Near misses at Sydney Airport surge 20pc amid air controller shortages (opens the original)
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A shortage of air traffic controllers at Sydney Airport is the focus of an independent safety investigation after a new report found runway incursions and near collisions were running at about 20 per cent above national averages. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been investigating six runway incidents in July and August at Sydney Airport, and on Wednesday released preliminary findings for the first four, including two near misses. Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when you
Queensland demands urgent gas reservation probe (opens the original)
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Queensland’s Crisafulli government is seeking an independent probe into federal Labor’s plan to force the state’s gas producers to set aside up to 20 per cent of their supplies for domestic use, which it says could curtail investment and push up long-term prices. The proposed review, which would need to be completed by the end of the year, would be required to demonstrate domestic need for additional gas supplies as well as the likely impacts on exporters before the scheme’s commencement in Janu
Electric switch slashes Australia’s energy use by 5pc (opens the original)
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The total amount of energy needed to power Australia’s economy has fallen by almost 5 per cent in less than a decade as booming electric vehicle sales, lower household gas use and rising green electricity generation drive a massive increase in energy efficiency. The 4.9 per cent decline in overall energy use by households and industry since its peak in 2019 amounts to about 302 petajoules – enough to fill a 55-litre tank of petrol 160 million times, according to new data published by the federal
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