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Origin Energy chief executive Frank Calabria.

Major power retailer sees hope of bill relief as renewables shine

Origin Energy’s boss says a slump in wholesale electricity prices could offer relief for household energy bills if prices stay where they are.

  • Nick Toscano

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Luke Baker (Miner driver)and Jason Thoroughgood (pit top leading hand) Myuna coal mine workers whose jobs are hanging in the balance amid a dispute between Centennial Coal and Origin Energy over the terms of a deal to supply the Eraring power station until its new closure date of 2029

‘Twist in the guts’: The 300 workers caught in a coal mine standoff

Jason Thoroughgood and Luke Baker are among nearly 300 workers whose livelihoods are on the line, caught in the crossfire of a corporate stoush.

  • Nick Toscano
Eraring has been given two more years.

Why we can’t keep delaying the closure of ‘old jalopy’ power stations

Keeping Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant open for an extra two years is effectively an insurance policy against an energy catastrophe.

  • Elizabeth Knight
The Eraring power station in NSW will stay open to buy more time for the clean energy shift.

Nation’s largest coal-fired power plant closure delayed by two more years

The massive Eraring power station on the NSW coast had already had its life extended until 2027 but will now operate until 2029, infuriating climate campaigners.

  • Nick Toscano
“Your energy plan’s ending, so we’ve picked a new one for you”.

Beware energy plans chosen by your retailer: This trickery is filching hundreds of millions

Energy retailers should be compelled to act transparently and honestly in the best interests of their customers. Many don’t.

  • Ted Woodley
A generation unit at Origin Energy’s Eraring coal plant, during scheduled maintenance work.

Nation’s largest coal power plant may get another lifeline to prevent blackouts

Australians will bear the cost of preventing heightened risk of blackouts from 2027, when the nation’s biggest coal plant shuts.

  • Mike Foley, Alexandra Smith and Simon Johanson
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Most of Australia’s LNG is produced in Queensland or Western Australia, and is sold on long-term contracts to Asia.

Qld Labor rivals join forces to push gas policy on Albanese

The Left and Right factions have brushed aside years of bitterness to call on the federal government to introduce a gas reservation.

  • James Hall
Through the Cricket for Climate Venture, Pat Cummins was already working with Origin Energy. Now it’s a significant sponsor of Cricket Australia.

How Cricket Australia avoided a culture war and kept the lights on

By engaging with Australia’s biggest energy retailer after it had already started working with skipper Pat Cummins and the Cricket For Climate venture, Cricket Australia has sidestepped the culture wars that broke out over its previous partnership with Alinta.

  • Daniel Brettig
Ben Dwarshuis, Pat Cummins, Phoebe Litchfield and Hannah Darlington with CA’s new sponsor.

Origin of the Ashes: Cricket Australia unveils new energy sponsor to replace Alinta

Energy has been a tricky sponsorship category for CA since the end of the Alinta deal, partly because men’s Test captain Pat Cummins has been a vocal advocate for reductions in carbon emissions.

  • Daniel Brettig
APLNG says the change would help avoid supply shortfalls.

One of Australia’s biggest gas producers says more of it needs to stay home

The east coast’s largest gas producer, Australia Pacific LNG, has had its say over the prospects of a gas reserve ahead of a federal review into the gas market.

  • James Hall