The Reserve Bank continues to ignore market signals and runs the risk of once again leaving the brakes on for too long while being caught in the headlights of uncertainty, Michael Pascoe argues. Inflation is printing within the target range, growth, both local and global, is expected to weaken, and
The sandy deserts of the Al Dhafra region in the United Arab Emirates might be a place you’d like to visit for a four-wheel drive safari or to drink tea at an oasis. Yet, within 90 square kilometres of this desert, an extraordinary energy disruption is underway. Heavy vehicles and
Nine European Union countries are working together to accelerate plans to boost the bloc’s computer chip industry and aim to present their proposals within months, one of the coalition’s leaders said on Friday. The coalition, which includes Italy, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands, is doing “homework for the new
Small businesses and all households will have $150 taken off their electricity bills as Labor emphasises hip-pocket relief heading into a pre-election budget. Some $1.8 billion in energy rebates would automatically be applied to every residence and one million small businesses around the nation on a quarterly basis from July
Australia’s hydrogen strategy has been a mix of ambition, overreach, and slow reality checks. The initial plan, launched in 2019, aimed to position the country as a global hydrogen powerhouse, talking up its potential as an energy carrier for transport, heating, and even power generation, all while maintaining Australia’s
Big-name music festivals are shutting down, ticket sales in free-fall, costs are spiralling. But beyond the dirge there are some upbeat tones. Joshua Barnett reports. If you’ve been following the headlines, you might think Australian music festivals are on life support. However, a report published in September 2024 by Creative
An independent review of Australia’s intelligence community has called on the Albanese government to scope a national security fund for dual-use tech that could help agencies like ASIO and the Federal Police. Intelligence venture funds are well established as tools in the US and UK for developing dual-use technologies like
The federal government has hit pause on plans to regulate AI through the imposition of mandatory guardrails, upended by a fast moving and freewheeling Trump administration that is headed in the opposite direction. Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has been working on building regulatory frameworks for artificial intelligence since
Australia’s encryption-busting laws were used by federal police for the first time last year to force at least one undisclosed tech company to provide assistance, in an escalation of its crackdown on encrypted messages. The Australian Federal Police issued its first two technical assistance notices (TANs) in 2023-24, the latest
New South Wales has a new privacy commissioner in Sonia Minutillo, who has led the Information and Privacy Commission NSW’s regulatory functions for the best part of a decade. Ms Minutillo, who has been acting in the role since long-time privacy commissioner Samantha Gavel left in September 2023, was appointed
Australia’s only silicon producer, Simcoa Operations, is set to receive a $A39.8 million grant from the Albanese Labor government, issued as part of the third batch of the Powering the Regions Fund (PRF) Safeguard Transmission Stream. Federal energy minister Chris Bowen announced the news at a press conference in Kwinana on
Quinbrook’s David Scaysbrook says the falling cost of solar and battery storage represents a tipping point for the energy industry. Plus: Big battery tender, gas and hydrogen news. Energy Insiders is brought to you by Pylon and Evergen. You can find previous episodes of Energy Insiders here, or on your favourite
The Reserve Bank continues to ignore market signals and runs the risk of once again leaving the brakes on for too long while being caught in the headlights of uncertainty, Michael Pascoe argues. Inflation is printing within the target range, growth, both local and global, is expected to weaken, and
The sandy deserts of the Al Dhafra region in the United Arab Emirates might be a place you’d like to visit for a four-wheel drive safari or to drink tea at an oasis. Yet, within 90 square kilometres of this desert, an extraordinary energy disruption is underway. Heavy vehicles and
Nine European Union countries are working together to accelerate plans to boost the bloc’s computer chip industry and aim to present their proposals within months, one of the coalition’s leaders said on Friday. The coalition, which includes Italy, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands, is doing “homework for the new
Small businesses and all households will have $150 taken off their electricity bills as Labor emphasises hip-pocket relief heading into a pre-election budget. Some $1.8 billion in energy rebates would automatically be applied to every residence and one million small businesses around the nation on a quarterly basis from July
Australia’s hydrogen strategy has been a mix of ambition, overreach, and slow reality checks. The initial plan, launched in 2019, aimed to position the country as a global hydrogen powerhouse, talking up its potential as an energy carrier for transport, heating, and even power generation, all while maintaining Australia’s
Big-name music festivals are shutting down, ticket sales in free-fall, costs are spiralling. But beyond the dirge there are some upbeat tones. Joshua Barnett reports. If you’ve been following the headlines, you might think Australian music festivals are on life support. However, a report published in September 2024 by Creative
An independent review of Australia’s intelligence community has called on the Albanese government to scope a national security fund for dual-use tech that could help agencies like ASIO and the Federal Police. Intelligence venture funds are well established as tools in the US and UK for developing dual-use technologies like
The federal government has hit pause on plans to regulate AI through the imposition of mandatory guardrails, upended by a fast moving and freewheeling Trump administration that is headed in the opposite direction. Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has been working on building regulatory frameworks for artificial intelligence since
Australia’s encryption-busting laws were used by federal police for the first time last year to force at least one undisclosed tech company to provide assistance, in an escalation of its crackdown on encrypted messages. The Australian Federal Police issued its first two technical assistance notices (TANs) in 2023-24, the latest
New South Wales has a new privacy commissioner in Sonia Minutillo, who has led the Information and Privacy Commission NSW’s regulatory functions for the best part of a decade. Ms Minutillo, who has been acting in the role since long-time privacy commissioner Samantha Gavel left in September 2023, was appointed
Australia’s only silicon producer, Simcoa Operations, is set to receive a $A39.8 million grant from the Albanese Labor government, issued as part of the third batch of the Powering the Regions Fund (PRF) Safeguard Transmission Stream. Federal energy minister Chris Bowen announced the news at a press conference in Kwinana on
Quinbrook’s David Scaysbrook says the falling cost of solar and battery storage represents a tipping point for the energy industry. Plus: Big battery tender, gas and hydrogen news. Energy Insiders is brought to you by Pylon and Evergen. You can find previous episodes of Energy Insiders here, or on your favourite
