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Chris Baker said pumped hydro could generate a base load like nuclear, while being cheaper to build and a better complement to renewables.

The treasurer is moving the changes as more Australians prepare to retire and draw from their super accounts.

McCoskers Contracting Director Bob McCosker said Australia could attract workers from the US if it decided to pursue nuclear power.

Bob McCosker made the comments to a government committee investigating the potential role nuclear energy has in Australia.

The NRF will support manufacturing in key areas including renewable energy development.

The new laws will introduce tougher reporting requirements as well as limits on election donations and spending.

A group of Queensland farmers are worried that 9,000-acre solar project would destroy their properties and fertile farmland in the region.

A survey of 2,000 Australians revealed most people could not tell whether a piece of information was misinformation.

The Australian Parliament is conducting hearings into its contentious Misinformation Bill that has already passed the country’s lower house.

Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy rejected Greens’ proposal of changing negative gearing and capital gain tax discounts to address the housing crisis.

Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy said Australia had absorbed a large number of new workers, who were less productive, in a short amount of time.

‘That’s not the way the Paris Agreement works,’ said Department Acting Deputy Secretary Kushla Munro.

There has been a 0.4 percent increase in carbon emissions in Australia between the year to June 2022 and the year to June 2024.

The bill follows a months-long discussion on how a ban would work.

‘The additional cost for the domestic decarbonisation task is between $500 and $800 billion, going from no abatement target to net zero,’ said Michael Brear.

University of Melbourne Professor Michael Brear said the current net zero plan was a work in progress and lacked details about how to achieve the transition.

The push comes as the government looks to revamp the airport management system amid the collapse of regional airline Rex.

Energy expert Sarah Lawley said the oversupply of energy during solar hours resulted in curtailment with commercial implications for investors.

Experts have weighed in on the issue.

‘It’s really important to understand that the capacity factor of solar in South Australia is 19.7 percent during the winter. That’s one day in five.’