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title: Energy crisis 'to hit power bills and jobs'
description: Experts are warning the energy crisis means electricity users are set to pay much more and thousands of manufacturing jobs could also be at risk.
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# Energy crisis 'to hit power bills and jobs'
Friday, 3 June 2022
The energy crisis continues to dominate news and the efforts of the newly-elected Labor government, with experts warning that electricity users are set to pay much, much more and thousands of manufacturing jobs could be at risk.
While the global surge in commodity prices has driven the crisis, the ongoing failure of Australia’s coal burning power stations cannot be ignored.
And researchers say the discovery of a koala population in the Kosciuszko National Park in NSW could mean the species is resilient to climate change.
[Failure of coal leaves us stuck with gas as a very dirty and expensive alternative](https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/failure-of-coal-leaves-us-stuck-with-gas-as-a-very-expensive-transition-fuel/ar-AAXZ09W)
The cause of the current energy crisis lies not with the gas market or even, particularly, the global surge in gas prices — although that’s important — but the ongoing failure of our coal-fired power system on the east coast.
[Australia's gas crisis is worse than you might think. Industries warn thousands could lose their jobs and consumers will pay more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-03/brt-energy-crisis-business/101114712)
Australian manufacturers facing massive increases in gas prices are warning they could be forced to shut, with tens of thousands of jobs on the line.
[Millions face higher bills as energy crunch hits household budgets](https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/finance-news/2022/06/02/energy-prices-australia/)
Millions of Australians will cop a nasty surprise on their next power bill as Australia’s energy crunch worsens, with retailers now passing on huge increases in wholesale electricity prices.
[Koala population discovered in NSW Kosciuszko National Park shows signs of climate change resilience](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-02/climate-resilient-koala-discovery-nsw-kosciuszko-national-park/101120016)
Researchers say the discovery of a koala population in the Kosciuszko National Park in NSW could mean the species is resilient to climate change.
[Nearly half of planet’s land in need of ‘conservation attention’ to halt biodiversity crisis](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/nearly-half-of-planets-land-in-need-of-conservation-attention-to-halt-biodiversity-crisis)
Almost half the planet’s land surface needs extra conservation protection if the biodiversity crisis is to be halted, a major new study has found.
[Germany looks to North Queensland for secure energy partnership](https://app.meltwater.com/mwTransition/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.meltwater.com%2FmwTransition%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.couriermail.com.au%252Fnews%252Ftownsville%252Fgermany-looks-to-north-queensland-for-secure-energy-partnership%252Fnews-story%252Fd36b4edea8c9463c1e667c329f6c2e9c%26urlCategories%3DnewsLtd%26analytics%3Dfalse%26documentId%3DO4iKZzewBzu2cgbV8HutE2Zs-V8%26transitionToken%3DeyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJob3N0bmFtZSI6Ind3dy5jb3VyaWVybWFpbC5jb20uYXUifQ.Pyd4LcAoW7kq7dPsd52D12NeqtN62w7WkWm4h0P30Ak5ghHeMhVAmYR23sPhCES6XHMX4WhNMWDvvdBUnSEUJg&uId=5a778e7a00aa2026a265262c&cId=5a71496272d9dc241933e61d&contextId=6299172c102df5bb9a1c5e70&dId=O4iKZzewBzu2cgbV8HutE2Zs-V8&op=open&sentiment=N&isHosted=false&id=18347420&name=Federal%20Election%202022&type=search&s=mail-digest)
North Queensland’s future as a global powerhouse for the production and export of renewable energy has taken another important step forward with the Sunshine State inking an agreement on green hydrogen supply chain development with Germany.
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