Fortescue looks to battery-powered locomotives
Australian energy and metals giant Fortescue is developing a Battery Electric Locomotive (BEL), as it looks to help decarbonise heavy industry.
Fortescue Energy CEO Mark
Read more30 September 2024Environment
De-risking pumped hydro will support energy transition
Pumped hydro promises an energy solution to replace coal-fired power stations, but long-thinking and broad collaboration is needed to encourage and de-risk private
Read more30 September 2024
Council and university unite to fight invasion
Queensland’s invasive plants will be mapped using drones through a collaboration between Sunshine Coast Council and QUT.
The partnership has secured a $240,000 grant
Read more29 September 2024
Stamp duty relief would drop premiums by 8%
Queensland insurance policy holders would see premiums drop by eight percent if State Government stamp duty was abolished.
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has
Read more28 September 2024
Climate change puts winter sports on thin ice
Researchers have warned that global warming is creating safety issues for people who play, fish or drive on ice.
At team at York University said warming winters were
Read more26 September 2024
Court hands down $12.9m greenwashing fine
Australia’s largest penalty to date for greenwashing has been handed down by the Federal Court.
In the judgement, Justice Michael O’Bryan ordered Vanguard
Read more25 September 2024
Brisbane stars in energy efficiency build costs
Brisbane homeowners looking to make their new houses energy efficient have a financial advantage over the rest of the country.
An industry study has found the cost to
Read more25 September 2024
Carbon-free tugboat pulls maritime industry forward
A tugboat built in the 1950s is showcasing the future of environmentally-friendly sea travel, becoming the world’s first carbon-free, ammonia-powered maritime
Read more25 September 2024
Bureau to upgrade thousands of flood gauges
The Bureau of Meteorology will take control of around 1000 extra flood gauges across Queensland as part of a long-term plan to improve the organisation’s flood warning
Read more25 September 2024
Election boost for Queensland Nature Fund
Almost $140 million extra will be injected into a fund to promote green initiatives by an incoming Queensland Labor Government.
State Labor leader Steven Miles said if a
Read more23 September 2024