With the rise and rise of rooftop solar showing no signs of stopping in Australia, the market operator says "emergency" powers to control it are urgently needed.
Pro-nuclear professor linked to Coalition questioned over possible coal industry funding, which he denies
Professor Stephen Wilson told a nuclear committee he had received no funding from coal companies. The committee has written to the Institute of Public Affairs fellow to ask if that's true, which he has affirmed to the ABC.
Photo shows Professor Stephen WilsonProtesters remain on water despite bulk carrier entering world's largest coal port
In an operation planned for well over a month, protesters took to Newcastle Harbour as a large bulk carrier entered the vital export port.
Photo shows Three kayakers dwarfed by a giant bulk carrier with police water vessels in betweenAustralia struggling with oversupply of solar power
As Australia surges past a solar-powered milestone, questions turn to how much is too much, and can we hope to store it all?
Photo shows A solar system on a roof with foliage in the foreground.Proposed expansion of anti-protest laws to 'send a very strong signal' in NSW
The NSW government is introducing legislation to expand laws that stop protesters blocking roads, bridges and ports in NSW to include railway lines. The laws would carry a maximum fine of $22,000.
Photo shows a group of people protesting with signs in front of a coal trainIt's still unclear what's next for Collie coal workers, but Adrian isn't waiting around to find out
Adrian Taylor will be out of a job by 2030 after the closure of the coal industry in his town. He's in the process of finding out what's next.
Photo shows A man flies a droneThis heavy industry city is striving to become a renewable 'superpower' and it's tempting young people to stay
From fossil fuels to green hydrogen, 21-year-old Gladstone local Kristy Smith is proud that the reputation of her home town is changing.
Photo shows Young woman in high-vis shirt smiles at cameraGas industry in damage control as landmark study finds LNG 'worse than coal' for the climate
For years, the mantra from the industry has been that gas is a bridge between coal and renewable energy. A landmark study has sensationally challenged that idea.
Photo shows Pipelines leading the LNG terminal and the LNG tankerTowns will 'die' without a share of the money made by multi-billion-dollar mining operations, communities say
The NSW government last year abolished a program that delivered funding to mining communities that bear the burden of the state's minerals production. Local councils say it is unclear when the money will flow again.
Photo shows The sides of an open pit coal mine behind a paddock with cows.Ex-NSW minister appeals 14-year jail term for corruptly awarding mine licence
Former Labor minister Ian Macdonald has alleged a "miscarriage of justice" in an appeal against his prison sentence for corruptly awarding a mining licence in the NSW Hunter Valley.
Photo shows a man with a beard has his hands in handcuffs as he is escorted by police into a vanCan coal survive the solar spread? Major Australian power plant notches 'extraordinary' first
A remarkable first for coal power in Australia gave the beleaguered industry hope recently. But news this week might have snuffed it out again.
Photo shows Shot zoomed in on the top of the Bayswater coal-fired power plant, with its smoke stacks and high voltage power linesMega coal mine seeks short-term extension for operations as deadline for approved lifespan looms
In the long term, Hunter Valley Operations is proposing to extract a further 400 million tonnes of coal by 2050.
Photo shows A coal mining truck in a coal mineThe birthplace of the industrial revolution is done with coal. What does that tell the rest of the world?
More than 150 years after pioneering the technology, the UK has shut its last coal-fired power station. Experts say it's a seminal moment for the energy transition.
Photo shows Wide show of Ratcliffe coal plant, with fence and coal yard in the foreground and plant and power lines in the backgroundUK becomes first G7 nation to end coal power with last plant closure
The last coal-fired power station in the United Kingdom is officially closing down, book-ending the nearly-150-year history of British coal power.
Photo shows Power station towers seen on a countryside landscape and cloudy sky.Coal train stopped by activists protesting federal approval of NSW mine extensions
Rising Tide protesters have climbed onto a coal train near Newcastle, calling for the federal government to reverse its approval for three coal mines to extend their operations for another three to four decades.
Photo shows a group of people protesting with signs in front of a coal trainQueensland government says food bowl coal mine not in public interest, for a second time
After the Supreme Court set aside the initial rejection of Fox Resources' application, the state government looks likely to refuse the mining application again.
Photo shows Black sign reading "coal mine here? save our farms" pitched into dry grasslandThe mining industry 'Black Ops' tasked with entering dangerous, life-threatening situations
From mine collapses, evacuation efforts and underground infernos, these dedicated mine rescue teams put their lives on the line for fallen colleagues — and they do it for free.
Photo shows A mines rescue worker throws out a hose as fire burns in the background.Victoria's coal mines gouged large pits in the ground. So what should we do with them now?
A plan to transform a disused coal mine near Victoria's Great Ocean Road into a world-class ecotourism attraction has raised concerns among some in the Anglesea about the risk of an "acid lake" nobody wants.
Photo shows Two men stand in front of Anglesea riverMining and Energy Union and officials fined more than half a million dollars for 'intimidating and threatening' conduct
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $657,105 in penalties in court against the Mining and Energy Union and five then-union officials over conduct including verbal abuse of workers at the Oaky Creek North coal mine in central Queensland.
Photo shows Mine conveyor belt sprays coal in the air into a pile dug from a mine at Oaky Creek near Middlemount in central QldWA Labor MP breaks ranks to raise concerns about push to influence environmental protection law
Retiring WA Labor MP Chris Tallentire breaks ranks to raise concerns about "a concerted effort by interest groups" to influence state and federal environmental protection laws.
Photo shows Chimneys from Scarborough's Pluto gas facility with flames coming from them.Australia is 'wasting' record amounts of green energy. Here's why experts say it's a good thing
As Australia's electricity system gets cleaner, it is encountering a strange problem. More renewable energy is having to be wasted.
Photo shows Old, disused farmhouse in the foreground with two giant wind turbines in the background