Queensland inquiry hands down FIFO recommendations

Queensland’s Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources Committee published its findings today after a six month inquiry into the health, wellbeing and financial impact of FIFO workers. The 19
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AEMO headed west

AEMO announced today it will be installed as the independent market and power system operator in the western state. WA Treasurer and Energy Minister Mike Nahan confirmed the state’s electricity system
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Crisis to hit Victorian gas users if ban stays

Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA) chair Brian Green has slammed Victoria’s opposition Liberal party after it announced it would support an extension to the existing moratorium on onshore
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Vic opposition backs call to extend gas moratorium

Opposition leader Matthew Guy urged the government to extend the ban until 2020 citing the Victorian Auditor General’s suggestion that the regulatory framework is not yet up to scratch. Victoria
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IPART invites comment on retail gas regulations

IPART regulates retail gas prices that the Standard Retailers in NSW – AGL, ActewAGL and Origin Energy – charge residential and small business gas customers who have not signed a market contract.
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NT gas exploration permit rejected

In its new guidelines, the Northern Territory Government has advised that it will not grant acreage release and exploration permits where there is a land use conflict. This means areas of agriculture,
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Tracking down fugitive emissions

The team has been conducting world leading research on fugitive emissions and the influence of coal seam gas on the amount of methane in the atmosphere. The researchers are devising new methods that could
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