Mike Foley
Mike Foley is the climate and energy correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Australia is a top gas exporter. Should it start to import it now too?
A plan for Australia to start importing giant shipments of liquefied gas will undergo a new assessment for approval amid worries of an east-coast energy crunch.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
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Victoria clears path for giant undersea gas storage project
New laws will facilitate a massive gas storage project in waters off 90 Mile Beach at a cost of $500 million, reflecting a shift in gas policy.
- by Kieran Rooney and Mike Foley
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Emissions
Households, EVs to the rescue as Australia’s emissions cuts stagnate
Greater uptake of electric appliances and vehicles is needed to ensure Australia hits its climate target, but households need financial support to do it.
- by Mike Foley
‘It’s just a matter of when’: Australia war-gaming deadly bird flu outbreak
Australia is untouched by a virus that has devastated wildlife around the planet, but the spring migration from Antarctica is beginning, and with it comes an extinction-level threat for native birds and mammals.
- by Mike Foley
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Environmental protection
‘Make good on what they promised’: Greens ultimatum on Labor’s signature policy
Senate support for Labor’s new Environment Protection Authority rests on Greens demands for greater powers to block fossil fuel projects and a crackdown on native forest logging.
- by Mike Foley
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Nuclear energy
Cash splash for nuclear towns under Coalition plan
Energy Minister Chris Bowen was invited to speak at a conference, but opposition spokesman Ted O’Brien claims he was blocked from speaking. Here is what he wanted to say.
- by Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
Penny knows Neville needs to be locked up, like all the other killers
The number of pet cats per household could be capped as Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek prepares a scheme to protect wildlife from domestic and feral felines.
- by Mike Foley and Millie Muroi
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Environmental protection
Plibersek accuses Greens of wooing unions at expense of environment
The Greens have slammed the government’s proposed reforms and are refusing to back a new Environment Protection Agency.
- by Mike Foley
Households play the electricity spot market to cut power bills
Customers are reaping rewards for riding the volatile wholesale market for electricity, but it comes with a bill shock warning.
- by Mike Foley
Renewables meet reality: Power grid emissions rise to threaten Australia’s climate goals
Australia is at the forefront of the green transition, but the weather gods are testing the government’s plans to cut greenhouse gases.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Three months to back up the grid as risk of summer blackouts ramps up
The grid operator found that delays to key energy projects could cause power outages during a summer heatwave on the eastern seaboard.
- by Mike Foley