A solar plant built in the 1980s in a remote opal mining town has been recognised for its pioneering contribution to the renewable energy industry.

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The NSW senator emerged victorious in a secret ballot, and has grand plans for the minor party.

For decades, successive governments have kept unemployment payments in Australia below all accepted measures of adequacy - JobSeeker now sits at just 41% of the minimum wage, and Youth Allowance is ev...

Sasha Titchkosky shares how a local community stopped a data centre and why the fight against future projects continues.

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Sydney academics John Keane and Nick Riemer have finally been able to file a defence against their accusers.

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Albanese used his UN address to champion international law, dialogue and Australia’s credentials as a middle power. The real test lies in whether those principles are applied consistently, from Gaza a...

Commonwealth tells high court its proposed laws to let users opt out of algorithms would ultimately have the same effect as the ban * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has conceded it implemented the “world-leading” under-16s social media ban before there was scientific consensus on the link between mental health harms and social media use, but argued the “credible risks” of issues such as addictive behaviours and anxiety justify the policy. In its defence against a high court challenge of the ban, the government has also argued its proposed digital duty of care legislation, allowing users to opt out of social media features such as algorithms, would ultimately have the same effect as the ban, if implemented. Continue reading...

The global evidence shows electrification is no longer a distant or marginal pathway. The deployment of solar and batteries now represents the fastest energy shift in human history. This is not simply...

Australia is campaigning for a Security Council seat on a promise to defend international law. Yet Albanese condemned Russia by name while saying nothing comparable about US actions – even after Trump...

Australians should be furious that Anthony Albanese has opened the floodgates to American AI companies

Defence spending is outpacing inflation as the government says it can’t afford universal childcare, dental or lifting JobSeeker above the poverty line.

The prime minister tells the UN that climate change and AI are key challenges demanding urgent global cooperation, just two days after Donald Trump told the same forum that both concerns were a "hoax"...

Australian Tesla driver says it is the best car he has ever owned after clocking up 600,000 miles, with just one battery change and one change of brake pads.