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Bigger batteries are not a negative – take another look, says Steve Hennessy

Industry insiders say we need to take another look at the way the battery subsidy scheme has been criticised. Bigger batteries mean more clean energy that can be pumped into the grid when it’s needed.
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NSW waste infrastructure – decision time

Under the recently published NSW Waste and Circular Economy Infrastructure Plan, the government will establish an advisory committee to guide the strategy’s implementation. The industry has long ...
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Ron Wainberg, MRA Consulting

Dr Ron Wainberg is the technical director at MRA Consulting.NSW waste infrastructure – decision time ...
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The most ‘progressive government since Gough Whitlam’ passes the new EPBC Act but where’s the rest of our climate protections?

Reactions to the breakthrough in parliament on Thursday that finally delivered the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act were predictably mixed. The deal struck with the ...
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We can’t decarbonise construction if we demonise timber

As Tony Arnel prepares to step down as deputy chair of Forest and Wood Products Australia, he reflects on the value of timber to our net zero and low ambitions. Spinifex is an opinion column submitted ...
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Todd Denham, RMIT

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Alternative building materials are on the rise, but some people are not happy

Several parliamentarians, key industry players and alternative materials start-ups in hemp, engineered bamboo and engineered timber attended an event on Tuesday night designed to focus a spotlight on ...
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Fiona David, Fair Futures

Fiona David is the founder of Fair Futures. For close to three decades Fiona David has championed anti-slavery progress, making a name for herself nationally and internationally as a leading expert in ...
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Housing makes otherwise smart people lose their grip on reality – here’s some ballast

Chris Minns at the launch of the Pattern Image: Tina Perinotto In just one of many misdirects that abound in the housing debate, Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ budget papers wrongly suggested Australia was a ...
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Australia’s National Climate Risk Assessment and how it will affect local councils

Australia released its first National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) on Monday. The document paints a realistic but stark picture of where we are heading – it is not light reading. Climate hazards and ...
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Solution for more resilient rivers is collaborative

In the Lockyer Valley, we don’t just talk about resilience, we live it. The floods of 2011 and 2013 devastated our region. They left deep scars on our landscape and communities, and the recovery ...
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Australia’s trucks need to electrify – it’s a long road, but ARENA now has goals

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, CEO Team Global Express, Christine Holgate, CEO ARENA, Darren Millar, President and CEO Volvo Group Australia, Martin Merrick Image: Brett ...