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The former Queensland Labor government set aside $2.5bn as a contingency for a predicted shrinking of the state’s share of GST, but squandered it on renewables and hydrogen projects.

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart says payroll tax and licence fees should be scrapped to protect small businesses and farmers, as trade tensions rise under President Donald Trump.

Tory leader drops support for ‘unrealistic’ target, saying it cannot be reached without bankrupting Britain

The new US Energy Secretary Chris Wright plans to change world energy strategies. Australia is in grave risk of being left behind in what will be a gas plus technology driven world.

Labor will fail to meet key targets from the energy policy it took to the 2022 election, according to energy experts, after the party removed modelling from its website.

Energy infrastructure tsar Tony Mahar says green energy developers have a long way to go to meet farmers’ concerns and earn their trust.

The dominant source of gas to Australia’s east coast could be handed a lifeline after Exxon and Woodside approved a $350m drilling campaign to deliver new supplies from the Bass Strait.

The coal industry says the Albanese government is using incorrect costings to make key decisions about the nation’s energy mix and has singled out science body CSIRO for criticism.

There is a lot to unpack in the energy minister’s excuses to hide the fact that power price decreases ­promised by the Albanese government in opposition are a thing of the past.

Chris Bowen says the Coalition’s plan to keep coal in the system for longer will lead to even higher costs, backing Labor’s massive expansion of renewables despite business calls to slow it down.

Victoria sits on abundant gas reserves that could be enriching the state if suicidally stupid politicians from the Dan Andrews government, along with easily spooked members of the opposition, hadn’t changed the constitution.

Guyana President Irfaan Ali is exploring a partnership with Suriname to build a gas-powered industrial hub as he works to fortify his nation’s economy, which was rapidly transformed by oil fortunes in the past decade.