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An audit of Australia’s most ambitious renewable energy project has found that despite a reset in 2023, there are still “significant deficiencies” in how Snowy 2.0 is being managed. The project involves building a hydro-electric power station underground in the NSW Kosciuszko National Park with tunnels linking the Tantangara and Talbingo reservoirs. The latest audit,…
Thursday night football features the match of round 15 in the AFL, with ladder leaders Fremantle up against third-placed Geelong at Perth Stadium. The Dockers have won a club-record 12 straight games, while the Cats will be without star midfielder Bailey Smith, who has been ruled out with illness. Follow all the action in out…
The leader of the Tasmanian Greens has apologised for likening Premier Jeremy Rockliff to Joseph Stalin, the infamous Soviet dictator. Rosalie Woodruff earlier said she was trying to argue that Premier Jeremy Rockliff was “erasing history” when she made the reference on Tuesday. Later, on adjournment in parliament today, Dr Woodruff said she understood her…
A Melbourne fashion boss who allegedly held a woman captive and violently sexually assaulted her at his Byron Bay beach villa three years ago has denied the charges on the first day of his trial in northern New South Wales. Warning: this story contains details of alleged sexual offences. Shmuel Tal, 49, is standing trial…
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has harshly criticised some NATO members over defence spending and their stances on the Iran war as he announced a review of US military forces in Europe. “It’s a review that some countries will fail, and others will pass with flying colours,” Mr Hegseth told NATO defence ministers gathered…
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The Northern Territory’s main energy retailer has revealed thousands more customers than previously thought have been affected by delays in billing due to the botched rollout of smart meters. Jacana Energy chief executive Jo Conway revealed the scale of the bungle during an appearance at budget estimates in the NT parliament today. Jacana Energy is…
Most Americans are optimistic that the country is broadly more united than divided, and they feel that’s true even across some contentious dividing lines like race and gender. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. But that optimism does not extend to what Americans see as a…
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has asked a court to order the company behind a film involving Brittany Higgins to hand over raw footage. The application was heard today in Toowoomba District Court, where Mr Lehrmann is expected to stand trial charged with two counts of rape alleged to have occurred in Toowoomba, west of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When it comes to Canada-U.S. trade talks, both sides are playing it cool and giving very little away. But is Ottawa doing enough, when the real constraint is U.S. ambiguity and Canada’s lack of leverage? Read More