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Mystery benefactor wipes $6.5m off EDO’s books after Barossa blow
The Environmental Defenders Office secured a $6.5m loan from a secret donor for a failed challenge to Santos’ Barossa LNG development. The loan has been wiped and its benefactor remains unknown.

2GB | Weekends | 22 February 2026
Gerard Holland, CEO of the Page Research Centre, speaks with 2GB about issues raised during a recent Senate hearing, outlining his perspective on electricity pricing, grid stability and Australia’s energy transition.

Hard energy lessons from Europe point to our future
Under the federal Albanese government, Australia is still steadfastly committed to the policy of Net Zero emissions. Higher costs are imposed on Australians to reduce emissions.

KPMG administrators recommend DOCA to wind up green energy company Vast Renewables
The green energy company with operations and projects in three states is likely to be wound up and sold off, with creditors expected to recover just 3c on the dollar.

2SM | Breakfast | 20/02/2026, Tim Webster
A new report by Jude Blick and Aidan Morrison says more than 25GW of green hydrogen projects worth $95 billion have been cancelled in Australia since 2024.

Trump has saved the world from a crazy warming death cult
US President Donald Trump and his government are moving away from the climate cult, as should Australia’s Coalition parties, writes Tim Blair.


The difference Australian mining makes
What difference does $74 billion really mean for Australians?

Net zero is nonsense
When the Federal Government announced its net zero plan last year it said that it wanted to deliver 119 million tonnes of carbon reductions from reforestation and sequestration on farming land.

Trump repeals EPA greenhouse gas finding, easing US emissions regulations
The controversial repeal of a US greenhouse gas ruling has been heralded by the EPA as bringing motorists “more choice”.

Stephen Anthony: We’re pushing power uphill in the transition
Australia’s energy debate can feel like the fate of Sisyphus: An endless push uphill, only to slide back again, writes Stephen Anthony.

CELEBRATE YOUR INDUSTRY TRAILBLAZERS!
AREEA is proud to launch TRAILBLAZERS, a national campaign celebrating the women who have shaped, and continue to shape, Australia’s world-leading resources and energy sector.