Energy Industry

China now dominates the entire rare earths ecosystem, refining around 90 per cent of all coveted elements. It leaves Trump's America particularly vulnerable, as the Albanese government proposes a national stockpile. 

Hunter Valley Operations has been granted an approval extension just two months before it was due to close.

Australia is joining the European Union and the United States in establishing strategic reserves of critical minerals, but what do they actually do, and why are they so important?

A large battery project in South Australia sells for nearly $500 million as investment in renewable energy surges.

Santos's offshore Barossa gas project off the coast of the Northern Territory has won final approvals from the national offshore gas regulator. 

Rocked by a coal-fired controversy, the LNP has been sent into damage control for the first time since its Queensland election win, writes Alex Brewster. 

The Coalition has sent voters contradictory messages about whether it has accounted for the vast water requirements of its seven proposed nuclear plants after Peter Dutton declared the issue all but resolved.

CS Energy has conceded there has not been adequate reporting of serious issues following an explosion at the facility on April 4.

Treasurer and Energy Minister David Janetzki failed to mention the incident in a major address a week ago, despite being briefed about the incident the day it happened.

Despite announcements that there will be "no new transmission lines needed" under a Coalition government, modelling shows its plans require 6,500 kilometres of new lines.

We take a closer look at the average power bill to see which sections Australians should be keeping an eye on or asking questions about.

A unit at Queensland's trouble-plagued Callide Power Station will be out of action until the end of May, following an incident described as a "pressure spike".

As the national debate over the future of Woodside's North West Shelf gas plant heats up, opinions among the people living and working next to it are mixed. 

As Labor continues to target 82 per cent renewables by 2030, the amount of wind and solar in regional communities will continue to scale up. But balancing community and environmental interests has been challenging for companies and governments.

North Queensland towns sweating on benefits from a $13.9 billion transmission line say they need certainty in the face of major changes and delays.

Faced with declining use of their assets, the firms that own Australia's gas pipelines are trying to shield themselves from the risks of their networks becoming stranded — and customers are paying the tab.

The Queensland government will seek private investment to deliver a power grid expansion in the state's north-west after another cost blowout. 

A top energy expert says governments must ensure households that can't access subsidies for batteries still get a benefit, and must not be penalised. 

Locals in renewable energy hotspots say they have been forced to create their own information groups to address concerns about the rapid energy transition and want the government to pitch in.

On any given week in Mowanjum, a remote community more than 2,300 kilometres north of Perth, most households experience electricity cuts at least two to three times.