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Bronze for Boer in WorldSkills Australia’s national floristry competition
Mount Evelyn Star Mail
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June 27, 2025
By Callum Ludwig Wandin Florist’s apprentice Elisabeth Boer was off to Brisbane earlier this month to show off her talents in the 2025 WorldSkills Australia National Championships. Her efforts were not in vain either, returning back from the...
Markets: Trends in Extra Virgin Olive Oil Producer Prices
Tunisie Numerique
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June 27, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp According to data from the International Olive Council (IOC), the monthly evolution of extra virgin olive oil producer prices (in €/kg) on the international market reveals a year-on-year decrease of 57% in Jaén,...
Minister Tim Ayres says job fears shouldn’t hold Australia back on Artificial Intelligence, productivity
The West Australian
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June 27, 2025
Australia must embrace the opportunities of artificial intelligence in the job market or risk falling behind in the global race to adopt digital technology, says new Industry and Innovation Minister Tim Ayres. In an exclusive interview with The...
Week 26 Wrap: Renewable gas fantasies; RBA July cut hope builds; copper’s August peak?
The Market Herald
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June 27, 2025
Join our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insights In my view, the most interesting thing to happen this week was that we got a rather extraordinary claim from the ACCC: it says “renewable gas” won’t hit Aussie households...
Australia’s Pacific Minister concludes visit, reaffirms strong partnership with Solomon Islands
The Islandsun
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June 27, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE Australia’s Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, Hon. Pat Conroy MP, has concluded a successful visit to Solomon Islands. On his first day in Honiara, Minister Conroy held warm and constructive meetings with Prime Minister Hon....
Australian Energy Regulator approves Basslink conversion, boosting Tasmania’s pumped hydro potential
Energy Storage News
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June 27, 2025
The AER initially rejected the application in December 2024. However, upon receiving stakeholder submissions, “expert advice,” and information provided in response to compulsory information notices, the AER has now formally reversed its decision....
Australian Legal Action Against Chinese Rare Earth Investors
Forbes
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A strategically important deposit of rare earths in Australia is the prize in a legal brawl which erupted earlier today when the Australian Government launched its first case for alleged breaching of foreign investment laws against a group of...
Australia’s only solar panel maker to supply nation’s first “net-zero” water pipeline
Renew Economy
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June 27, 2025
Australia’s sole manufacturer of solar panels, Tindo Solar, says it has secured a deal to supply more than 50,000 of its panels to the Bowen Water Pipeline project in Queensland. Expected to be delivered through 2026 and 2027, the cumulative...
Australian Market Slashes Early Gains In Mid-market
RTTNews
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June 27, 2025
The Australian stock market is slashing its early gains in mid-market moves on Friday, reversing the slight losses in the previous session, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving up to...
Neara calls for smarter grid to cut delays in Australia transmission
pv-magazine
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June 27, 2025
Jack Curtis, co-founder of Australia-based grid software firm Neara, says upgrading existing transmission networks could unlock capacity faster and with lower risk than new projects backed by the country’s AUD 2.1 billion (USD 1.4 billion) budget...
Energy Insiders Podcast: The changing dynamics of battery storage
Renew Economy
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June 27, 2025
Pacific Green’s Joel Alexander on getting some of Australia’s biggest batteries to market. Plus: SEC’s Wayne Smith unplugs, and news of the week. Energy Insiders is brought to you by Pylon and Evergen. You can find previous episodes of Energy...
LANZAJET WINS REUTERS GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION AWARD FOR ACCELERATING DECARBONIZATION
The Bulletin - Kansas
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June 25, 2025
Reuters Honors LanzaJet's Pioneering Alcohol-to-Jet Technology, a Breakthrough Sustainable Aviation Fuel Solution CHICAGO, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, Inc., a leading next-gen fuels technology company and producer of sustainable fuels,...
Gas will soon flow from NT basin after firm wins consent of traditional owners
Sky News Australia
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June 26, 2025
A traditional owner from the Northern Territory has explained why she ditched her opposition to fracking and now supports the onshore gas industry. Gudunji woman Joni Maree Wilson spoke to Sky News at Beetaloo Energy Australia’s Carpentaria well...
Power bills to surge as Australia’s big three energy giants announce July price hikes
Sky News Australia
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June 27, 2025
Millions of Australian households will be hit with higher electricity bills from July 1, as the country’s three largest power retailers - Origin, AGL and EnergyAustralia - introduce widespread price increases that could see some families paying up...
Battery storage growth surges as AEMC predicts energy reliability gaps in Australia
Energy Storage News
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June 27, 2025
The report outlines that the NEM maintained expected reliability, security, and safety levels during the 2023-24 financial year despite undergoing significant transformation to one increasingly powered by renewable energy sources, with battery...
South Australia’s Rooftop Solar Boom Holds Key Lessons For Regulators
The Energy Mix
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June 27, 2025
Jurisdictions accelerating toward clean energy can learn from South Australia, where a rooftop solar boom reshaped the grid and pushed regulators to adapt in real time, says an industry executive. “Let’s be honest: we didn’t do it because we had a...
Australia’s bid to host climate talks still in limbo as Turkey makes new pitch
Renew Economy
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June 27, 2025
Australia has yet to seal its bid to host the UN climate talks in 2026, after rival Turkey doubled down on its efforts and made an updated offer during the interim climate talks in Bonn this week. The host country for UN Conference of the Party...
Energy Shock Risks Loom for ASX200-Linked Australia Amid Middle East Tensions
Kalkine Media
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June 27, 2025
Highlights Australia’s energy prices are vulnerable to global disruptions Oil imports from the Middle East pose strategic supply risks Renewable energy shift could cushion future volatility Australia faces increasing vulnerability to global energy...
Building Australian capability in the era of autonomous warfare
The Strategist
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June 27, 2025
Far from being a prospect for the distant future, the era of autonomous systems on (and off) the battlefield is here. Mass is back in warfare, not through much larger armies, but through growing numbers of increasingly capable low-cost drones....
AI Powered Security Coming To US Bases | Iran Remains Security Threat | Australian MQ-28A Ghost Bat Deployed
Defense Industry Daily
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June 27, 2025
Americas A new layer of AI-powered security is coming to US military bases. Texas-based LINEV Systems is deploying its BV6045 Weapons Detection Scanners to spot concealed guns, explosives, and other contraband before they slip past base security....