Federal government charges up small business energy efficiency with $16 million grant scheme
Small and medium businesses struggling to keep up with rising power bills can now apply for up to $25,000 in federal government grants, with the funding intended to help enterprises install new energy-efficient technology and investigate ways to effectively reduce their power usage.
Origin’s free EV charging offer pulled after a technical glitch launched webpage
It might've seemed like an offer that was too good to be true for EV drivers, and it was — for now, that is. Origin Energy has been forced to backtrack after a test page on their website offering five hours of free electricity a day unwittingly went live.
Environment minister Plibersek slams industry on failure to recycle soft plastics
The minister has put major supermarkets, plastics manufacturers and the tyre industry on notice that she will not hesitate to regulate over the top of them if tangible progress is not quickly made to improve recycling rates following the collapse of REDcycle.
“A free pass to pollute”: The 12 dirtiest companies in Australia, ranked
Dubbed the "dirty dozen", these companies have spewed out more than 287 million tonnes of dangerous, climate-warming pollution in the last six years.
The Australian business community should lose its fuel tax credit scheme. Here’s why
Giving businesses tax credits for consuming fuel without having to pay for or reduce their carbon emissions is sharply at odds with the government’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
Ampol and SEA Electic join forces to roll out a commercial EV network in Australia
Ampol and Victoria's SEA Electric are joining forces to tackles commercial range anxiety by rolling out an EV network across Australia.
Small business to benefit from government’s $3 billion power bill relief package
The federal government will provide up to $1.5 billion — to be matched by states and territories — for “targeted and temporary” relief on power bills for low and middle-income households and small businesses.
Victoria’s EV charger grants are a win for cupcakes and wine
The Victorian government has invested $6.55 million in EV charger projects to help businesses transition and build out the public charging network.
Budget 2022: $100 million for critical minerals strategy to boost clean energy innovation
The Albanese government has announced that $50.5 million of the federal budget will be allocated to a new national critical minerals strategy to help bolster Australia's clean energy production.
LDV to launch Australia’s first EV ute next month as Chinese giant moves in on lucrative market gap
LDV, which is owned by Chinese giant SAIC, has confirmed it will introduce the eT60 all-electric ute to the Australian market in November this year.
Planes, cane, and water-mobiles: Investible backs eight startups in $100 million Climate Tech funding round
Early-stage investment capital firm, Investible, has announced the first eight sustainable startups its investing with its Climate Tech Fund.
Why the outlook on petrol prices is not as bad as it seems, now the fuel excise cut has ended
The fuel excise was halved for the past six months, but that ended at midnight. So what can you expect local petrol prices to do now?
