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State regulator Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has laid six charges against energy company Powercor ...
Origin boss calls for certainty
Origin Energy boss Frank Calabria says the era of new coal power is over.
Pod power coming to remote region
A council-funded self-generating power pod is being trialled on a cattle property in rural Queensland.
Push to crack high-tech shells
Researchers are trying to reverse engineer one of nature’s toughest materials – mother of pearl.
Secret plane touches down
The mysterious US X-37B space plane has landed after over two years in space.
State link fast-tracked
The federal and NSW governments have announced plans to upgrade the NSW interconnector with Queensland.
Quantum rig tops supercomputer
Quantum computing has reportedly reached a new milestone, massively outstripping the speed of a classical supercomputer.
Defence concedes typo
Defence has been criticised for mistakes in the documentation for Australia’s Future Submarine budget.
Gene-edit precision increased
US researchers claim to have developed a new gene editing technique more accurate than CRISPR.
Native title/mining bill revived
The Morrison government wants to change native title laws to so that hundreds of mining leases can be progressed.
New stone measures for NSW
New South Wales has brought in new initiatives to protect workers using sandstone and silica products.
Quakes cause gold closure
Workers have been evacuated from an underground mine in Western Australia's Goldfields after more than 100 seismic events were recorded in a single day.
Adani seeking rail deal
Adani has received some rare support from an Australian business for its Queensland plans.
Laser light for scalable quantum CPU
Researchers have opened a new avenue to quantum computing with a breakthrough experiment: a large-scale quantum processor made entirely of light.
WA iron site to run green
Government funding has been provided for Australia’s first Solar Gas Hybrid project.
ASX slams gas failure
Oil and gas exploration company NSE has been suspended by the stock exchange over its rehabilitation liabilities.
Santos buying up NT
Santos is moving to secure billions of dollars worth of exploration and production investments in the Top End.
Snowy costs questioned
The promised Snowy Hydro 2.0 project has been described as “too expensive” by a leading energy expert.
Bluescope boss faces cartel claims
A former senior BlueScope Steel executive faces jail time over an alleged attempt to rig global steel prices.
Locals linked to Chinese spying
Australia’s top universities could be helping develop mass surveillance and military technologies for China.