06 . 02 . 2025
Energy fiasco could doom Albanese to poll defeat
What will haunt this government to its political grave is the promise it made to reduce power bills by $275 per household per year – which has turned into increases of up to $1000
06 . 02 . 2025
Woodside Energy: Australia has to sharpen up to win global trade battle, Meg O’Neill warns
Amid rising global protectionism and greater competition for capital, Australia must sharpen its competitive edge even further.
06 . 02 . 2025
Chris Bowen slaps down business leaders over fear his 82 per cent green power goal is unrealistic
Chiefs in the infrastructure and energy sectors warn Labor’s 82 per cent green power target is unrealistic and coal-fired power stations must stay open, as the Albanese government slapped down business pleas to reconsider its renewables-only strategy and said they would be listening to “experts”.
05 . 02 . 2025
Why Transgrid’s $4.1b EnergyConnect is a huge problem
The massive cost blowout of Australia’s largest energy transmission project will come at the expense of energy consumers.
19 . 12 . 2024
MinRes’ $780m gas cheque
Mineral Resources’ balance sheet has received a welcome boost of $780 million from Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting through the flash sale of its WA gas assets in October.
19 . 12 . 2024
Frontier’s modelling exposes flaws of Labor’s renewables policy
Amid the political fight over the Coalition’s nuclear plan, the flaws in the federal government’s own renewables-driven energy models – and the huge hidden costs to consumers – are being exposed.
19 . 12 . 2024
Mineral Resources finalises $780m gas asset sale to Gina Rinehart amid turmoil
Mineral Resources has completed selling its gas exploration permits EP 368 and 426 to Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting for an initial consideration of $780 million.
19 . 12 . 2024
Gas shortage: AEMO predicts WA will need new supply next decade
Western Australia will have enough gas to keep the economy running until 2027, but a big long-term shortage is still looming.
12 . 12 . 2024
Chris Bowen’s reliance on coal slammed by Coalition as ‘dishonest’
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has backed new powers allowing states to mandate the extension of retiring coal-and-gas-fired power plants, sparking Coalition criticism that Labor is being “dishonest” about longer-term reliance on thermal generation under its energy transition plan.
11 . 12 . 2024
Let’s drop the ‘energy superpower’ nonsense. We’re not even close
Energy Minister Chris Bowen is keen on the notion of Australia being a renewable energy superpower.
Hancock Energy is a Hancock Prospecting company.
