Australia’s biggest car brands have been ranked on their efforts to reduce emissions and the news is not positive for many of the country’s top sellers. While electric vehicle manufacturers Polestar and Tesla topped the Climate Council’s Race to Zero Ranking on Tuesday, Australia’s top three...
Gas pumps at least $70 billion per year into the Australian economy, new analysis shows, as the industry comes under pressure to supply cheaper gas to domestic customers. Research by ACIL Allen Consulting for industry body Gas Energy Australia found gas supports almost a quarter of...
An Australian app promising to help new e-bike riders avoid hills and traffic has secured its first partnership, in a deal proponents say could bring Australia closer to “Copenhagen levels” of cycling. The deal between RACV offshoot Intelematics and e-bike service Lug+Carrie will see riders in...
Increased fines for companies that have serious data breaches are one step closer, after new laws passed the lower house. The bill will hike up fines for breaches from $2.2 million to either $50 million, 30 per cent of a company’s turnover during the affected period,...
Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest is pushing for a global moratorium on seabed mining, saying the world risks destroying what it is yet to understand. Dr Forrest is in Egypt for COP27 and is using the climate summit to campaign against the extraction of seabed resources...
Australia’s mentors of mining technology are trying to bring manufacturing home but foreign raiders continue to snap up local talent. Swedish equipment giant Epiroc, whose $2.5 million electric truck drove onto the floor of a recent mining expo, is acquiring Australian innovation at a rapid pace...