Put Gas Expansion On The Policy Scrapheap
Recent reports of a looming gas shortage in eastern Australia and proposals for dealing with…More
Tagged: electricity
Electricity Should Be A Public Matter
Markets are neither free nor efficient, and they are bad for the environment. While that…More
Renewables Are Our Energy Future
Over the last few weeks, Ben Eltham and a team of other contributors have brought…More
Solar Is The Brightest Energy Option
Few ordinary punters know who she is, but in renewable energy circles, she’s a rock…More
Poles, Wires, Regulators and Middle Men
This is part two of Ben Eltham and Squirrel Main’s breakdown of the Australian energy…More
Blame Your Bills On Big Energy
Origin Energy is one of Australia’s largest integrated energy companies. With underlying earnings of $1.16…More
I Can't Believe It's Not Coal!
Step right up folks, and witness the amazing energy-producing properties of Chocolate-Coloured Fossilised Carbon! See…More
NSW Switches Its Brain Off
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has just approved a $16.5 billion upgrade of NSW’s electricity…More
Introducing PowerChoices
At this weekend’s NSW ALP Conference, Premier Morris Iemma demonstrated three reasons why he can’t…More
Treasurer Costa Lot
newmatilda.com readers outside of NSW may not have heard of Michael Costa, the hard-driving and…More