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Monday, May 23

Ideology at a cost: Is the state government to blame for soaring power prices?

Queensland’s spot energy price is regularly the highest in Australia. Is the Palaszczuk Government’s anti-privatisation policy part of the reason? asks Robert MacDonald.

Power up: Queensland households to receive $50 electricity rebate

Queenslanders will get a $50 cut in their third-quarter electricity bills this year.

Extinction Rebellion protesters demonstrating outside Parliament House last year. (AAP Image/Dan Peled)

Want to shut down a coal-fired power station? It will cost $40m

As Queensland embraces renewables, the Palaszczuk government has revealed it would cost almost $210 million to close down five coal-fired power stations.

More mega batteries to support renewables, stabilise Qld network

After a fire at the Callide coal-fired power station tested the electricity network, Energy Minister Mick de Brenni has announced a “big battery blitz”.

Near catastrophe: Power station on fire and only three workers trained to fight it

Emergency services rushed to Callide power station for a “potential mass casualty event” as hundreds of workers were evacuated from the danger zone, it has been revealed in the wake of Tuesday’s massive power outage.

How a blast and a fire sent state into meltdown - but lights are back on for now

Queenslanders shouldn’t expect any further power outages after a fire at a major plant cut power to almost half a million customers, the state government says.

Teenagers 'shocked' while fishing - calls for power network review

Harry Brawn and Daniel Bowman were fishing in north Queensland when they came into contact with a live component of the power network.