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Energy secretary delivers ‘Drill, baby, drill’ speech at CPAC
Energy Secretary Chris Wright took the stage at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Wednesday to expound on President Donald Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” philosophy.

Exclusive Q&A with Gina Rinehart
Rinehart has once again taken the cake as Australia’s richest person.

US energy secretary backs nuclear, attacks 2050 net zero targets
Donald Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright has declared he would “love” to see Australia embrace uranium, as he labelled the ambition to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 a “sinister” goal.

BHP boss throws down gauntlet on productivity
The mining giant says the outcome of union attempts to regain a foothold in the iron ore industry will have a big bearing on investment after its dividend fell to an eight-year low.

Cost-of-living crisis likely to decide federal election, says Alinta CEO Jeff Dimery
Jeff Dimery, the boss of Australia’s fourth largest electricity retailer, has warned of looming hikes in energy prices with the eventual closure of coal power plants.

Approvals delays a risk to more than miners
While much of the talk around green and red tape focuses on big business, it is worth considering what impact it has on the next rung down.

China’s construction of coal-fired power plants reaches highest in a decade
China’s coal plant construction surged last year to the highest level in almost a decade, conflicting with President Xi Jinping’s promise that carbon emissions would peak before 2030, researchers have said.

What climate spending really costs the world
The real cost of inefficient climate policy is that it distracts resources and attention from other priorities.

Abandon net zero, rescue the economy
‘To rescue our economy,’ Trump signed day-one orders ‘to end all Biden restrictions on energy production, terminate his insane electric vehicle mandate, cancel his natural gas export ban, reopen ANWR in Alaska (the biggest site potentially anywhere in the world), and declare a national energy emergency.’

Green hydrogen has gone the way of the Norwegian Blue
If you believe Chris Bowen, green hydrogen in Australia is not dead or deceased or bereft of life. It’s just resting, pining for fields of solar panels and wind turbines.

Marcus Catsaras: Where did a former recording studio manager get $2 million to bankroll teal MPs?
Voters trying to decipher the impact of rich donors might consider the curious case of the 31-year-old Marcus Catsaras, who over a few years has risen from managing the Cat’s Ass Studio to outspending billionaires on politicians.

Wind turbine collapse in western Victoria ‘totally unacceptable’, engineer says
It is totally unacceptable to see a two-year-old wind turbine collapse.