Clean energy funding dries up as industry demands investment

The calling of the federal election has seen billions of dollars in funding for new energy infrastructure and ‘low emissions’ technologies promised by the Morrison government effectively evaporate, with key legislation lapsing as Parliament dissolves.

It comes as clean energy investors call for state and federal governments to fully fund a $12.5 billion pipeline of urgent electricity transmission works.

And dead weedy seadragons washing up on beaches across Sydney has scientists scratching their heads.

Renewable energy investors demand government reset on new projects

Major clean energy investors have called for state and federal governments to fully fund a $12.5 billion pipeline of urgent electricity transmission works, while regulatory rules for building new projects have been panned as too slow and cumbersome, foiling plans to hit net zero emission goals.

‘My god, what’s happening?’: Dead weedy seadragons wash up on Sydney beaches

Betty Ratcliffe has spent four years beachcombing Narrabeen’s shoreline at dawn, but she’d never spotted the bright yellow belly of a washed-up weedy seadragon. Then, in a week, she found seven.

Simon Holmes a Court emerges as unlikely kingmaker in election

As he approaches his 50th birthday in May, Robert Holmes a Court’s quietly spoken middle son has emerged from the wings, thrusting himself forward as an unlikely kingmaker who could help decide the course of May’s Federal election.

Projects in limbo as Morrison’s promised billions evaporate on election call

Billions of dollars in funding for new energy infrastructure and ‘low emissions’ technologies promised by the Morrison government has effectively evaporated, with key legislation lapsing after the election campaign was called.

Ukraine says Russian soldiers stole potentially deadly radioactive substances from Chernobyl

Russian forces who occupied the Chernobyl nuclear plant stole potentially deadly radioactive substances from research laboratories, Ukraine's State Agency for Managing the Exclusion Zone says. 

‘Unthinkable’ flood-related scams fleece victims of more than $50,000, authorities say

Scammers have allegedly fleeced at least $50,000 through cons related to devastating flooding across Australia’s east coast, with criminals impersonating charities, emergency services and government departments in dozens of frauds.