Price shocks force factories to dump gas for cleaner energy
Industrial energy users are starting to turn away from natural gas after a jump in prices, and as solar systems, batteries and heat pumps become cheaper.

Industrial energy users are starting to turn away from natural gas after a jump in prices, and as solar systems, batteries and heat pumps become cheaper.
ClearVue Technologies has inked a major deal with official strategic licence partner, Concept Business Group to upgrade two 10-storey commercial towers in South Africa.
Litchfield Minerals has begun new ground EM surveys at its NT Oonagalabi copper-zinc project after completing a five-hole drill program, paving the way for a big 2026 exploration push.
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Michael Clapsis used his advanced computer skills to spy on and steal intimate images and photos of scores of unsuspecting women.
The Bombers’ bad luck on the injury front has worsened again. Meanwhile, Brian Cook’s appointment to mentor CEO Paul Guerra comes after a season of huge change at Melbourne.
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A parent of a student caught up in yesterday’s horrifying stabbing at a Melbourne primary school has recounted his young son’s experience.
A shop in Perth’s south was badly damaged after a car drove into the storefront in the early hours of Friday morning before bursting into flames.
At least 2000 people are expected to flood the CBD when an anti-mass immigration protest and an anti-far-right extremism counter-rally take place on Sunday.
Floral tributes have been laid on a remote New South Wales beach where a Swiss tourist was killed by a shark.
At least 94 people have now been confirmed dead after a huge fire engulfed a high-rise complex in Hong Kong.
A driver has had his car stolen at knifepoint after stopping to help another man involved in a crash in Sydney's west.
US President Donald Trump has announced one of the National Guard members shot in Washington yesterday has died.
Aurum Resources has banked $23m from the sale of shares in a Canadian listed company, locking in a 102% profit and setting up funding for a major drilling and study blitz across Côte d’Ivoire in 2026.
A senior police officer charged over a fatal crash that killed Indigenous teenager Jai Wright has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing death.
The US president is adamant that everything is rosy, but there are deep cracks that are spreading across the US economy.
Two men have been arrested following a fatal shooting and police chase in broad daylight in Blacktown.
Titans recruit Lachlan Ilias has vowed to emerge from the shadow of doubt that engulfed his career in the Sydney rugby league bubble.
The company has come to an out-of-court agreement with the family of Ash Jenkinson, who was killed in a 2023 midair collision along with three others.
Murray Furlong says a once in a generation opportunity to reform behaviour in the construction industry is at risk because of inaction by the state government and big infrastructure contractors.
Altivo won his first four races and gave Team Hawkes the confidence to buy more Wootton Bassett yearlings.
The Australian sharemarket closed flat on Friday, after a week in which global markets have climbed on hopes of US interest rate cuts.
Grants are on offer for residents in the worst-hit regions, while the weather changes its tune.