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Power bills to surge by nearly 25pct for thousands

Customers on the default electricity market offer will be slugged with massive price rises due to high wholesale energy costs.

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Coast residents want more consultation on offshore wind project

Norah Head residents want the offshore wind zone pushed further off the coast

Newcastle Herald

$NT government accused of lying about meeting climate condition before it greenlit ‘carbon bomb’ Beetaloo fracking$

NT government accused of lying about meeting climate condition before it greenlit ‘carbon bomb’ Beetaloo fracking

Advocates claim new documents are proof the NT government lied when it claimed it had met all climate risk conditions for the massive new gas project

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Green power target will require 'huge' investment surge

A huge surge of investment will be needed for the government to achieve its green energy ambitions, senators have been told.

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‘A new agenda’: State and federal ministers agree to revamp energy security oversight

A gas code of conduct will enforce fair prices and support the power supply as energy ministers back more resources for grid connections

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Climate Change Minister says jurisdictions outside NT will help offset Beetaloo gas fracking emissions

The federal Climate Change Minister indicates other states and territories may be called upon to help the government meet Recommendation 9.8 of the NT's Pepper Inquiry, ensuring no net increase in carbon emissions.

ABC News

Peter Dutton claims Labor wants ‘gas gone’ and urges sector to fight intervention

Opposition leader criticises government policies including the price cap, which Treasury has estimated saved households $230 on power bills

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VicGrid says residents are 'confused' over transmission lines planned for the south-east

Residents in line to host renewable energy infrastructure thought they knew the ground rules, but say they remain confused and in the dark about plans for transmission lines across their region.

ABC News

Budget helps put Hunter in the box seat for green hydrogen transformation

The Federal Government's new $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart program will fast-track the Hunter's transformation into a hydrogen superpower, industry leaders believe.

Newcastle Herald

Households offered $1bn help in budget to install energy saving measures

Low-cost loans for double glazing, solar panels and other improvements should benefit more than 100,000 households, while $2bn is set aside for hydrogen projects

The Guardian - AU

Labor to establish $1.5bn energy bill relief fund for households and small businesses

Eligible households and small businesses could be eligible for rebates of up to $500 over the next financial year.

Crikey

Hunter leaders want budget cash to flow for energy, roads, housing

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver his budget speech to Parliament at 7.30pm, six-and-a-half months after Labor's first post-election mini-budget in October.

Newcastle Herald

Australia has a net-zero authority at long last. Here’s what it’ll do

The energy minister has called the world’s climate emergency ‘Australia’s jobs opportunity’. That’s where the National Net Zero Authority comes in.

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Alan Kohler: Reduce emissions? Fine, but we need to do much, much more than that

Grim report about carbon sequestration being vital on top of reducing emissions to save Earth scored scant media attention. That's a tragedy.

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Energy Minister Chris Bowen announces new Net Zero Authority to help transition from coal-fired generation

The new government-led agency — the Net Zero Authority — will help reskill workers in mining and coal-fired generation and provide more funding for renewable energy.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s net zero authority wins backing after workers call for help to leave fossil fuel industry

Energy minister says body will ‘focus like a laser on any obstacles to job creation and investment’

Newcastle Herald

'One-stop-shop for job creation': Bowen announces National Transition Authority

The authority will commence operations on July 1 with a budget of $23million in its first year.

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Former Snowy Hydro boss Paul Broad labels 80 per cent renewable energy target 'bulls**t'

A bitter rift between the former boss of state-owned power provider Snowy Hydro and federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen has widened following claims Labor's green energy plans are not achievable.

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Newcastle Herald

Chris Bowen to announce National Transition Authority in Muswellbrook on Friday

The authority will ensure the workers and communities can seize the opportunities associated with the clean energy transition

Crikey

Labor’s billions to fossil fuel companies heralds a new era of political betrayal

Caught between sunny rhetoric and darker realities, Australia’s continued privileging of fossil fuel companies above the people will live in infamy.

Newcastle Herald

Hopes high for budget funding to help coal communities

Energy Minister Chris Bowen said "there's always more to do" to assist communities.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter residents back offshore wind

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water received 1916 submissions.

The Guardian - AU

Australian budget expected to include national energy authority, unions say

Union leaders anticipate authority to help redeploy workers ahead of looming coal-fired power station closures

Newcastle Herald

Too Liddell too late for those bearing brunt as power station shuts

Can the minister explain where they are going to get work in their near vicinity down the track, or not his problem?

Newcastle Herald

'A basic issue of justice': power workers rally for transition support

The National Transition Authority's primary role would be to help plan and co-ordinate the investment of billions of dollars to create new industries and jobs for displaced workers.

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