AS a multitude of issues, compounded by war in the Middle East, grip the agricultural machinery sector and depress confidence, dealers and distributors are asking for clear direction in an uncertain landscape
Panahi talks about how the NSW Government’s flagship $1 billion renewable energy investment fund is yet to invest a single dollar.
The shortage of fuel has inspired Energy Minister Chris Bowen to press for an acceleration of Australia’s so-called “integrated system plan”.
Australian farmers are warning Australians will be hit by food price increases due to ongoing diesel and fertiliser supply constraints.
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Australia faces a glut of old solar panels polluting the environment by leaching toxic chemicals into landfill with no viable reuse or recycling solutions available, the government’s own Department of Climate Change and Energy has warned.
Companies at the top of road transport supply chains such as Coles and Wesfarmers will be forced to cover the fuel cost rises of truckie owner-drivers under landmark orders proposed under Labor’s laws, as unions also seek to lift their minimum wage claim this year beyond 5 per cent.
Santos’ chief has slammed approval processes for gas developments, urging them to be ‘more reliable and more workable’ if the PM’s goal to boost the number of gas fields is realised.
How on earth did Australia come to sign up to a $300bn to $350bn outlay on a renewables project that, partly because of high borrowing charges, will eventually cost $1 trillion spread over 35 years and lock our biggest states, NSW and Victoria, into exorbitant power prices for three decades?
How could Australia be suffering a double energy crisis when the nation exports several times more energy than it consumes and far more than the United States, which has no energy crisis?
Environment writers who claim the Iran war oil shock will be a boost for renewable energy don’t understand how industrial production actually works.
