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Australia’s richest person has urged the Liberal Party not to turn away from Trump-style policies and to use its ‘devastating’ federal election loss as a time to rebuild.

Several years of energy rebates have been dished out to Australian households and businesses to make rising power bills more politically palatable. One major industry player has called for an end to subsidy sweeteners.

A plan to keep the Portland aluminium smelter open beyond the next decade rests on finding cheap energy, Bill Oplinger, the global CEO of Alcoa, says.

Whatever the energy path chosen by Australians on election day, one thing is for certain – natural gas will play a major part, writes Darren Stevenson.

Labor’s proposed stockpiling of strategic reserves of critical minerals will not unlock new sources of supply to allow Australia to compete with Beijing and will instead fund new warehouses which will largely lie idle, the chief executive of Lynas said.

Australia’s most successful rare earths miner and the key global alternative to China’s stranglehold on supply has savaged the Albanese government’s plan to create a critical minerals stockpile.

Anthony Albanese admits there is an international crisis in nearby Asia and the South China Sea. But he then shuts his eyes.

Bassett Park in Roma came alive with a burst of vibrant hues as the annual PCYC Maranoa co-lourXplosion Fun Run brought family and friends together for a fun Easter Sunday of celebration.

“Ideological zeal is making us sacrifice prosperity and livelihood for fractional changes in CO2 in atmosphere…

Delivered on the eve of ANZAC Day at the Sydney Opera House, this heartfelt address by Gina Rinehart AO reflects on the bravery of past and present service members, honours the legacy of the ANZACs, and calls for renewed national commitment to veterans and Australia’s defence.

Sky News Australia reveals the true cost of Australia’s race to renewable energy in an exclusive investigation by political contributor Chris Uhlmann.

Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart is a big backer of a handful of public companies working to break China’s near monopoly on the vital metals used to make everything from missiles to robots and CT scanners.