AGL, Origin Energy and Energy Australia admit rising prices due to closures of coal-fired power stations New Energy Minister Angus Taylor has turned his attention to the larger energy companies as he attempts to rein in the surging electricity prices that have accompanied the shift to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. …
The failure of autumn and winter rains across much of eastern Australia, particularly New South Wales and inland Queensland, is causing deep distress for many thousands of farming families, and the communities in which they live. For many farmers, this is the time when most of their annual rainfall occurs so,…
Following the imposition of tariffs (import duties) on imported steel dumped in the United States, and on imports from the European Union (EU), which restricts U.S. exports, the American economy is now growing at its fastest rate for years, despite threats of reprisals from the EU and China, and relentless negativity from the American media.…
The five by-elections held on 28 July were conducted as a referendum on the leadership of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten, but the votes recorded in the five seats shows a growing level of disenchantment with both major parties, with little appetite for the Greens who positioned themselves as the alternative. The two seats which…
