Battery Storage Unit Approved in Wicken Despite Fire Concerns

Battery storage unit approved in Wicken despite fire concerns

Developers say the plans meet current fire regulations and the unit will have a 35-year life span.

Fuel crisis: Govt strikes deal to secure eight days’ of diesel storage space at Marsden Point

The Government has struck a deal with Channel Infrastructure to enable an extra eight days’ of diesel to be stored at Marsden Point. Channel has agreed to...

Australia news live: Angus Taylor says PM’s response to fuel crisis ‘lacks detail’

Opposition leader calls for the prime minister to give more details about the fuel crisisGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the best of the breaking stories before Natasha May takes the helm.Anthony Albanese used a rare address to the nation to attempt to allay public fears over dwindling fuel supplies, vowing to keep petrol prices down by shoring up i…

What Australia does next is built into NZ’s fuel crisis playbook

New Zealand's response to global fuel shocks has been largely similar to Australia's — with one key criticism.

German gas importer urges Cabinet to interfere in storages filling situation

VNG CEO Ulf Heitmueller said that things are not moving in the right direction

If quacks like a duck: The WA fuel crisis is an emergency

It’s the technical state of emergency when you don’t want to admit it’s an. . . emergency, says Jessica Page, as the WA government declares a state of emergency on WA’s fuel supply.