Coal
Collie’s Premier Coal back in black with huge revenue jump
WA’s biggest coal miner Premier Coal has returned to profit after an $84 million loss the year before on the back of increased prices for its fuel sales.
- by Peter Milne
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Payments for coal plants and urgent reform needed for renewables switch
Energy policy is a mess and governments will have little option but to prop up ageing coal plants until more clean energy comes online, the Grattan Institute warns.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Australian miner loses bid to avoid sanctions over Russian coal
A mining company backed by billionaire philanthropists Paul Little and Jane Hansen has lost a legal challenge against Australia’s strict sanctions regime.
- by Simon Johanson and Sumeyya Ilanbey
Australia’s fossil fuel giants set to take multibillion-dollar hit
Australia’s gas and coal exporters face a tricky next five years with prices expected to keep tumbling.
- by Nick Toscano
Keeping the lights on at Eraring could cost taxpayers $150 million a year
The Minns government has so far not disclosed the terms of its negotiations with Origin Energy ahead of a likely extension beyond 2025.
- by Michael McGowan
Victoria’s power dilemma: Reliability, resilience and a 40-year-old plant
The Latrobe Valley’s Loy Yang A is Victoria’s largest coal-fired power plant. It’s also old and unreliable – leaving taxpayers exposed.
- by Josh Gordon
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Fake coal ‘fraud’: Whistleblower takes aim at EY, Peabody over contracts
A whistleblower has alleged the global coal player and the consulting giant, along with two testing labs, falsified coal quality.
- by Michael Bachelard and Nick McKenzie
Cheaper renewables pile into grid and slash power costs
Record amounts of renewable energy are driving coal from the power grid, cutting emissions and electricity costs.
- by Mike Foley
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Russia-Ukraine war
Ukraine desperate for Australian coal to avoid Russia-caused blackouts
Kyiv has made a fresh plea for a shipment of Australian coal amid fears of major blackouts as Russia targets Ukraine’s energy supply.
- by Rob Harris
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Fossil fuels
Coal companies to reap up to $1 billion compensation before price cap winds up
Chris Bowen is ready to lift the cap on the coal price, but he has not yet made the final call.
- by Paul Sakkal
Rooftop solar drives out coal, wind and grid-scale solar
Australia’s 3.5 million rooftop solar installations are pumping out so much energy on sunny days, they’re forcing large-scale wind and solar farms – as well as coal plants – to reduce generation.
- by Simon Johanson