Energy Minister Chris Bowen is confronted by warnings from the market operator that it may have to force power cuts to prevent the electricity system’s collapse. He must urgently take stock of his ambitions and respond.
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BEHIND THE FOUR POWERFUL FORCES HOLDING BACK AUSTRALIA
BHP’s massive copper expansion in South Australia was once a certainty, but the megaproject is now shaping up as a test of Australia’s economic future
Read moreMeat industry calls bull on ‘ideological’ food guidelines shift, scientist’s axing
Australia’s red meat industry is demanding the Albanese government intervene to head off “ideological” manipulation of official dietary guidelines to curtail meat consumption on climate grounds, as a top food scientist is “purged” from a key role for not being sufficiently activist.
Read moreNet zero is Australia’s biggest self-imposed economic burden
When I began writing about economics at The Australian more than a decade ago, these pages were filled with optimism: the resource boom was in full swing, the phrase “miracle economy” still prevalent. If we had a problem it was a “two-speed” economy, and an Australian dollar that was almost as valuable as the greenback.
Read moreWoodside Energy: Australia has to sharpen up to win global trade battle, Meg O’Neill warns
Amid rising global protectionism and greater competition for capital, Australia must sharpen its competitive edge even further.
Read moreWA Should Follow NT’s Lead And Appoint A Red-Tape Slayer
Australia is in desperate need of economic reform. Productivity is low, private investment is stagnating, and Australians are personally struggling after nearly two years of a per capita recession.
Read morePM stares down multiple concerns over minerals
Anthony Albanese has backed in his government’s critical minerals tax incentive despite concerns from mining groups – now echoed by the West Australian Labor government – about duplication of green tape and Indigenous consultation under the Future Made in Australia agenda.
Read more‘Irrelevant claims swayed Plibersek’
Mining conglomerate Regis Resources will argue Tanya Plibersek’s decision to partially block the Blayney goldmine development in NSW was riddled with “irrelevant considerations” and used Indigenous cultural heritage as a trojan horse for environmentalism, court documents show.
Read moreIgnite competition or risk reputation as business basket case
As I’ve just returned from a week in North America learning from local business leaders, one thing is clearer than ever in my mind: if Australia is to be an attractive place for global businesses to invest, hire and grow, we need to get our skates on – and fast.
Read moreNational Mining and Related Industries Day 2024
On the 22nd November, people travelled from all over Australia, to come together in outback Australia to celebrate National Mining and Related Industries Day. The gala event was held at Santos’s Moomba gas field in South Australia.
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