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Energy businesses seeking 125 new apprentices

Ergon Energy Network and Energex have started recruitment for 125 new apprentices to start in February 2027. The jobs will be based in metropolitan, rural and remote

Energy changes require delicate balancing of interests

Australia’s resources and energy sector is navigating shifting commodity needs, changing community expectations, and a more complex funding landscape. For many

BP storage lease extended at Bulwer Island

BP has been granted a lease extension at the Bulwer Island facility at the Port of Brisbane to secure additional storage under Queensland’s fuel security plan. The

$10 billion fuel and fertiliser security plan unveiled

By Michelle Grattan With the fuel crisis showing no sign of abating, the Albanese government has unveiled a package worth more than $10 billion to protect the

State seeks businesses interest in new fuel projects

The Queensland Government has called for expressions of interest to bring forward fuel refining and storage proposals on government owned sites and ports across the

Oil recycling success story stalls as levy fails to keep pace

One of the quiet achievers of Australia’s recycling sector is stalling, with infrastructure maxed out and millions of litres of untreated lubricant waste oil at risk

State coal industry ‘being lost’ to global competitors

By Shane Rodgers Queensland has a shrinking coal industry and a waning investment pipeline despite growing global demand, according to a senior mining executive. QMetro

Historical $2 billion for Australian aluminium industry

The Federal and Queensland governments have announced an historical $2 billion investment to shore-up Australia’s aluminium industry. Together with Rio Tinto, the

Power-hungry AI putting pressure on energy grids

The rapid deployment of artificial intelligence is putting pressure on electricity grids as they try to absorb large, continuous and localised loads. The International

Motorists watching bowser with trepidation

By Samantha Hepburn Many Australians might be watching the price at the fuel bowser with more trepidation than usual. The crisis in the Middle East has caused global

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