Climate, energy and resources

Labor has ended a five-year stalemate on Australia’s environmental protections, sealing a deal with the Greens to overhaul national protections on the last sitting day of the year.

Labor is attempting to woo the business sector as it looks to establish itself as the natural party of government and secure lasting reform.

Australia has long seen itself as punching above its weight, but our wealth, stability and innovation mean we should be aiming much higher.

The market may have cooled on ESG, but not on green homes. Energy performance is emerging as the new metric driving property prices and lending decisions.

Sydney startup Gega Elements wants to challenge China’s dominance in gallium and germanium refining, aiming to secure Australia’s foothold in critical minerals.

When the Coalition wavers on net zero, it tells investors Australia still isn’t a reliable place to back the industries defining this century.

Initially set for three hours, the Liberals’ net zero meeting dragged on for five.

Polling presented to moderate MPs shows voters turning against the Coalition on climate, as Sussan Ley faces growing pressure over the party’s net zero stance.

The Liberals’ moderate wing, weakened by successive election defeats, is mounting a rearguard action on net zero.