Indigenous knowledge to help fight climate change

How Indigenous knowledge can help fight climate change
Incorporating Indigenous knowledge systems and science is an effective way of addressing the impacts of climate change, and it's urgent in the Torres Strait.

Australian budget expected to include national energy authority, unions say
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has promised “further measures” on energy transition in the May budget, which influential union leaders have confirmed they expect will include an authority to help redeploy workers.

Engie plans to fill Hazelwood coal mine with water in billion-dollar rehabilitation project
The owner of the former Hazelwood coal mine in Victoria's Latrobe Valley expects to spend about $1 billion filling it with water, but a conservation group says it has serious concerns about the plan. If approved, the lake would contain 725 gigalitres of water — more than Sydney Harbour. 

What BP paid Shell for its stake in Browse
London-based oil and gas company BP played it coy at the weekend when it came to the price it paid for the stake in Western Australia’s Browse gas field. But some in the market have suggested it was little more than $US160m in total.

Marles reassures Singapore over gas supplies
Senior ministers have pledged to their Singaporean counterparts that Australia will remain a reliable supplier of energy amid concerns from Asian countries that the Albanese government’s gas market intervention could jeopardise exports.

Why do climate change activists do disruptive protests
Later this month, Extinction Rebellion have major disruptions planned in Melbourne, and a number of other major Australian cities. Jane Morton, clinical psychologist and Extinction Rebellion spokesperson explains why disruptive protests work.

World Economic Forum predicts 14 million jobs will evaporate over the next five years
While jobs in some sectors will disappear, a global push towards green energy could also create 30 million jobs globally in low-emissions technologies by 2030.