What your business needs to know about $20,000 ‘bonus’ tax breaks on energy efficient upgrades
The federal government has outlined its legislative plan for the Small Business Energy Incentive, framing expectations around the $20,000 'bonus' tax deduction while excluding out high-cost upgrades like new electric vehicles.
Alan Finkel explains the carrot and stick approach for a zero-emissions energy system
The world is currently undertaking the enormous technological challenge to build a reliable, affordable, zero-emissions energy system of the future.
Kiwi startup Evnex to launch “smart charger” for EVs in Australia
New Zealand startup Evnex revealed plans to launch its latest smart charger in Australia, promising it could provide users with data on when electricity in the national grid is both greenest and cheapest.
Inclusive culture isn’t one-size-fits-all: Gender diversity isn’t just a numbers game
The “awareness wave” around diversity and inclusion makes sense, but we’ve got to ride it to a place of normalcy. A place where we don’t just celebrate women once a year.
Energy bill crisis: Small businesses face price hikes, as default offer adds $1,700 to typical Victorian bill
Power bills for small businesses reliant on 'default' energy offers are projected to rise anywhere between 15% and 33% from July this year, with regulators now urging struggling businesses to seek out government relief programs to cope with the impending bill shock.
Federal government charges up small business energy efficiency with $16 million grant scheme
Small and medium businesses struggling to keep up with rising power bills can now apply for up to $25,000 in federal government grants, with the funding intended to help enterprises install new energy-efficient technology and investigate ways to effectively reduce their power usage.
Origin’s free EV charging offer pulled after a technical glitch launched webpage
It might've seemed like an offer that was too good to be true for EV drivers, and it was — for now, that is. Origin Energy has been forced to backtrack after a test page on their website offering five hours of free electricity a day unwittingly went live.
Environment minister Plibersek slams industry on failure to recycle soft plastics
The minister has put major supermarkets, plastics manufacturers and the tyre industry on notice that she will not hesitate to regulate over the top of them if tangible progress is not quickly made to improve recycling rates following the collapse of REDcycle.
“A free pass to pollute”: The 12 dirtiest companies in Australia, ranked
Dubbed the "dirty dozen", these companies have spewed out more than 287 million tonnes of dangerous, climate-warming pollution in the last six years.
The Australian business community should lose its fuel tax credit scheme. Here’s why
Giving businesses tax credits for consuming fuel without having to pay for or reduce their carbon emissions is sharply at odds with the government’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
Ampol and SEA Electic join forces to roll out a commercial EV network in Australia
Ampol and Victoria's SEA Electric are joining forces to tackles commercial range anxiety by rolling out an EV network across Australia.
Small business to benefit from government’s $3 billion power bill relief package
The federal government will provide up to $1.5 billion — to be matched by states and territories — for “targeted and temporary” relief on power bills for low and middle-income households and small businesses.
