Energy crisis: gas lobby cries wolf at gas export tax
With the Prime Minister considering a 25% tax on gas exports, the gas cartel has quickly launched a counter campaign. Rex Patrick calls out an industry crying “wolf”. UK windfall…
Lines drawn on data centres’ energy and water use
Adding to clean energy supply and minimising water footprints will become national expectations for new data centres built on Australian soil. Operators that further invest in worker training and supply…
Kyiv urges allies to pressure Russia ahead of US talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged allies to keep up sanctions pressure on Russia ahead of a second day of talks between Ukrainian and US officials on ways to end…
Pass the prosecco: Europe trade deal deliciously close
Australian and European officials are hoping to thrash out the final points of a long-awaited trade deal after progress on a key sticking point of naming products such as cheese…
One Nation here to stay after state election uprising
One Nation has completed its arrival as a political force despite failing to win more than a handful of seats at the South Australian election, analysts say. The Peter Malinauskas-led…
‘Bumps’ but no fuel shock yet as tankers cancelled
Six cancelled oil shipments won’t trigger a fuel shortage in Australia, but experts warn the axed deliveries highlight the nation’s vulnerability to global supply disruptions. Energy Minister Chris Bowen revealed…
China vows more open economy in bid to boost confidence
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has pledged to further open up the economy and fully implement national treatment for foreign enterprises as the country seeks to reassure the outside world amid…
The Melbourne expert who has spent a lifetime uncovering ‘the archaeology of the printed book’
Prof Wallace Kirsop, 92, is one of Australia’s foremost experts in rare books – not just their contents but their makers, buyers and readers, and the stories they tell beyond…
Claire Hooper: ‘People have different forms of therapy. Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age is mine’
The comedian, TV presenter and Bake Off alum gushes about the joy of silence, an awkward encounter with Shane Warne, and getting recognised during a colonoscopy Get our weekend culture…
Saturday Night Live UK review – it didn’t fail and it could have been a lot worse
Impressions of Keir Starmer, sketches about dodgy skincare products, and some ‘god-awful performances’ aside, the inaugural episode’s ambition was refreshing to see In the end, it’s a feeling, isn’t it?…