Category: Victorian politics

‘One of the world’s largest’: battery farm to be the first project funded by Victoria’s resurrected electricity agency

State government to contribute $245m to Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub, which is set to be operational by 2025Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA huge battery …

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Victorian government told emissions targets at risk under plan to increase taxes on renewable energy providers

Industry experts say renewable energy providers could pay up to 20 times more tax if bill passesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s ambitious emissions targets could be imperilled if the state government’…

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‘Mind-boggling how big’: Snowy 2.0 dogged by delays, budget blowouts and politics

Much is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately neededGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOn a wintry afternoon in the Sno…

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