Prime Minister Julia Gillard is adamant her plan to close coal-fired power stations will not threaten Australia’s energy supply. The Government says it wants to close some power stations, with Hazelwood in Victoria thought to be at the top of the list. Ms Gillard says the Government will work with local communities to try to [...]

THE Greens’ plan to shut down the coal industry has been met with anger from Paget business people, who say the move would destroy our region. Greens leader Bob Brown’s policy to phase out the industry would result in 200,000 jobs lost across Australia, but Commercial Mine Recyclers owner Peter Bourke said it wouldn’t just [...]

THERE can be no doubt China sees the rapid development of a clean-energy economy as the way of the future. It remains the world’s leading investor in low-carbon, clean-energy technology, having invested $54.4 billion last year — up 40 per cent on the previous year. But while it is conscious of the political desirability of [...]

THE Greens’ push to shut down the coal industry could severely undermine the nation’s economy and sacrifice 200,000 jobs, new economic modelling warns. As the party takes to Federal Parliament today with unprecedented numbers and wielding the balance of power in the Senate, fresh research finds that leader Bob Brown’s policy to phase out coal [...]

CANBERRA, Australia, June 27 (UPI) — Controversy over Australia’s carbon tax plan has heated up after Prime Minister Julia Gillard promised extra compensation for the country’s lowest income households to offset energy price rises resulting from the proposed scheme. Gillard said Sunday that nine out of 10 Australian households would get assistance from the government to [...]