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- Energy, Environment
- 07/04/2025
- 00:01
Nature and climate advocates unite behind plan for a renewable future
As the climate crisis escalates, conservationists, nature and climate advocates have united behind a plan for Australia to be 100% powered by renewables that are good for nature. The joint report by the Australian Conservation Foundation and WWF-Australia charts a path for renewable energy and nature to work in harmony, and insists that renewable energy projects be built away from high conservation value areas. The report, Our Renewable Future – a Plan for People and Nature, calls for all levels of government, industry and community to work together to support an energy transition that is good for nature and people.…
- Federal Election, Government Federal
- 06/04/2025
- 21:25
Momentum Builds As Zoe Daniel Launches Her Campaign In Goldstein
Federal Independent Member for Goldstein Zoe Daniel has launched her campaign to be re-elected in front of an energetic crowd of more than 1,000 supporters at the Kingston City Hall in Moorabbin. The audience cheered throughout Ms Daniel’s speech which went to the heart of what it means to be a community-backed independent. “It is up to each of us to decide what kind of world we want to live in. What type of future we want for ourselves, our families, and our loved ones. What kind of community we want to be part of. If you share my vision…
- Education Training, Government NSW
- 06/04/2025
- 17:01
State championships to showcase school swimming at its peak
Two of biggest events on the school sport calendar get underway from Monday 7 April when the NSW high schools and primary schools swimming and diving championships start at Sydney’s Olympic Park. Some of the nation’s best young swimmers will hit the pool in the NSW Combined High Schools Sports Association (NSWCHSSA) event from April 7-9, followed by the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association (NSWPSSA) championship from April 10-11. More than 3300 students will compete across 225 able-bodied and multiclass events, assisted by 165 staff and cheered on by an expected 8000 spectators across each day of the championships. A…
- Energy, Federal Election
- 06/04/2025
- 11:20
Rewiring Australia welcomes Labor’s election promise to subsidise more home batteries
Rewiring Australia welcomes Labor’s election promise to subsidise more home batteries Rewiring Australia has welcomed the Labor government’s evidence-based proposal to get more batteries into Australian homes, creating far cheaper and cleaner energy. The federal government has made a pledge to subsidise the cost of installing home batteries which Rewiring Australia has long been campaigning for. If elected, Labor would reduce the cost of installation by 30%. The $2.3 billion pledge is expected to see one million new batteries installed in Australian homes by 2030, and would come into effect from July this year. “Bills are high and getting higher,…
- Environment, Federal Election
- 06/04/2025
- 08:20
Battery package will help the grid break free from polluting coal and gas
The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed Labor’s $2.3 billion Cheaper Home Batteries program as new polling for ACF shows 77% of voters would be more likely to vote for a party or candidate that ran on a ‘free solar for all Australians’ platform. “We welcome this package to firm up the electricity grid, cut the cost of household batteries by up to 30% and help decouple Australia’s power supply from climate-heating coal and gas,” said ACF’s CEO Kelly O’Shanassy. “Around four million households already power their lives with Aussie sunshine. “Batteries allow households to harness sunshine from the middle of…
- CharitiesAidWelfare, Government Federal
- 06/04/2025
- 07:29
We need home batteries plus energy upgrades for those struggling the most
TheALP’s home battery subsidy announced today will support a faster transition to clean energy and help lower power bills for all. We also need greater investment in thermal efficiency, electric appliances and solar for those struggling the most. “Supporting ongoing investment in renewable energy and energy storage, like home batteries, is critical to addressing the climate crisis and lowering power bills, rather than polluting and expensive gas and nuclear” said ACOSS Acting CEO Edwina MacDonald. “Home batteries will reduce peak energy demand in the evening, which will bring down wholesale electricity prices and network costs resulting in cheaper energy bills…
- Energy
- 06/04/2025
- 07:00
EXPERTS & CASE STUDIES AVAILABLE: to respond to ALP’s 30% off household battery announcement
Sunday April 6, 2025 Australia is the world leader when it comes to solar panels and experts say Labor’s latest energy policy announcement could see us blazing a similar trail on battery storage too. The $2.3 billion election pledge offers a 30 per cent discount on the upfront cost of a household battery, with small businesses and community facilities also eligible. The expansion of the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme will kick in on July 1 2025 and is anticipated to save recipients $1,100 per year ongoing on their power bills. The government estimates this policy will lead to one million…
- Energy, Federal Election
- 06/04/2025
- 06:40
Battery program will unlock affordable, clean energy for more Australians
6 APRIL 2025: WWF-Australia has welcomed Labor’s election commitment of a new home battery program as an important step to unlock the benefits of affordable and clean renewable energy for more Australians. The program announced this weekend will provide a 30% discount on the up-front cost of batteries for households and small businesses in a bid to cut power bills and greenhouse gas emissions. “This $2.3 billion investment in lowering power bills will deliver cost savings and flow-on benefits to millions of Australians,” said Rob Law, WWF-Australia’s Senior Manager, Energy Transitions. “Supporting households with batteries will not only bring down…
- Energy
- 06/04/2025
- 05:45
Parents celebrate game-changer in solar revolution–now call for bipartisan action
Case studies available below Parents across the country are celebrating the Federal Government’s landmark battery rebate announcement, calling it the “missing link” in unlocking cheaper power bills, climate security, and energy independence for families and small businesses. The new policy will deliver a 30 per cent discount off the up-front cost of installing home batteries, saving families up to a further $1,100-2,300 a year, on top of existing solar savings and state-based incentives, from July 1. Batteries allow families to store solar energy and use it at night making this investment a game-changer for the one in three households already…
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