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Battery-electric locomotives a first in Aussie mining

Australia’s first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives (BELs) are ready to get to work in Western Australia’s mining sector. BHP Western Australia Iron Ore
Read more 21 November 2025
Small business owner with paperwork. | Newsreel

Business red tape a $15 billion handbrake

Queensland businesses are tipped to spend more than $15 billion on red tape this year. Business Chamber Queensland’s latest Efficient Regulation Report shows the
Read more 17 November 2025
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US investors look into Australian clean energy sector

More than a dozen United States clean technology companies are in Australia this week scoping investment opportunities in the sector. Federal Climate Change and Energy
Read more 10 November 2025
Worker installing roof-top solar. | Newsreel

Day-time window of free electricity under new offer

Australians will have access to free solar power, regardless of whether they have solar panels on their roof, under a new retail energy offer. Federal Climate Change and
Read more 4 November 2025
Workers on a wind farm. | Newsreel

Green light for GO clean energy scheme

A new emissions certification scheme, launched this week, aims to provide Australian businesses and exporters looking to capitalise on the demand for clean energy
Read more 3 November 2025
Oil tanker. | Newsreel

Commodity prices heading back to pre-pandemic levels

The World Bank has predicted global commodity prices are set to fall to their lowest levels in six years. World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President
Read more 31 October 2025
Sustainability reporting. | Newsreel

OECD releases global corporate sustainability snapshot

Global companies are improving their commitment to sustainability, despite less than a third releasing relevant information. The OECD’s recently-released Global
Read more 30 October 2025
Relectrify battery.| Newsreel

World-leading battery tech receives $25m boost

World-first battery technology developed in Melbourne has secured $25 million in funding to fast-track production. Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Darren
Read more 22 October 2025
S President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. | Newsreel

First Australian projects to benefit from US minerals deal

Mining projects in Western Australia and the Northern Territory will be the first to benefit from a critical minerals agreement signed with the United States. Prime
Read more 21 October 2025
US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. | Newsreel

Albanese and Trump meeting a critical success

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has had a successful meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House. Aside from a Presidential dressing down for
Read more 21 October 2025