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A probe into whether the Environmental Defenders Office breached the terms of its taxpayer-funded contract during the Barossa gas pipeline legal saga is shrouded in secrecy, with the Federal Government refusing to guarantee its findings will be publicly released. The West can reveal the Environment Department has outsourced the review of the EDO to a private legal firm - but is refusing to explain why.

Solar panels have become so cheap that they are being used to build garden fences in the Netherlands and Germany, as a boom in Chinese production saturates the global market.

A looming gas shortfall that threatens to curtail industries and derail Australia’s energy transition is the fault of 10 successive government interventions, the Gina Rinehart-backed Senex Energy has declared, and now the country has little time left to fix the mess.

LACK OF SUPPLY THREATENS POWER GRID Gas generators may be forced to burn diesel to keep the power grid running after authorities warned that states face a catastrophic supply shortfall from next year unless new sources of supply are developed. The Australian Energy Market Operator revealed that gas generators could have to run on diesel through to 2026 during periods of high demand, due to the lack of gas on the east coast. Gas generators were last forced to use diesel to prop up the electricity grid in 2022 when Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered a domestic crisis.

We could run out of gas on chilly days as early as next winter, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has warned again. The SMH reports ExxonMobil and Woodside Energy are preparing to shutter one of three key plants that process gas from the Bass Strait, the 50-year-old Gippsland Basin, which has provided two-thirds of the southern states’ gas appetite.

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Last November in a speech to mining executives, Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, urged more miners to get into politics and remove environmental regulations. Rinehart has a long record of climate scepticism and opposition to renewable energy. Last December she made the extraordinary claim that a third of Australia's agricultural land could be taken over by wind and solar projects. (The Clean Energy Council notes that replacing all of Australia's coal-fired power stations with solar farms would take less than 0.016 per cent of the country's land.) Rinehart's source was the Institute for Public Affairs, an organisation to which she has reportedly contributed millions of dollars and which has a long record of propagandising against renewable energy.

Northback Holdings Corporation (Northback), a dedicated supporter of neighbourhood initiatives, is pleased to announce its sponsorship of a school breakfast program with Livingstone Range School Division (LRSD) aimed at nourishing and empowering local students. The new program is called the Northback Breakfast Program. Reflecting its passion to foster healthier and more vibrant communities, Northback has committed to supporting the LRSD Nutrition Program by providing $75,000 per year to expand this important initiative.

As an employee of hers, I’ll let you know that I’ve never heard a single complaint from within her workforce, as she absolutely takes care of us. Friday, which was her 70th birthday, Gina Rinehart gave away $100,000 tax free to 70 lucky employees. Drawn at random using employee identification numbers? Yes, $7 million all up. This is actually commonplace for her, as she’s extremely generous and thoroughly appreciative of those that work for her.

Northback Holdings Corporation (Northback), a dedicated supporter of neighborhood initiatives, is pleased to announce its sponsorship of a school breakfast program with Livingstone Range School Division (LRSD) aimed at nourishing and empowering local students. The new program is called the Northback Breakfast Program. Reflecting its passion to foster healthier and more vibrant communities, Northback has committed to supporting the LRSD Nutrition Program by providing $75,000 per year to expand this important initiative.