Proposals to introduce nuclear power to Australia need to be seen against the backdrop of the massive cost overruns that have plagued reactor construction projects over the past decade This report examines the impracticality of plans to introduce nuclear power to Australia in a timeframe commensurate with climate goals and the closure of most or...

The authors of this report map a pathway to move beyond gas, both domestically and in Australia's exports. The report emphasises that Australia does not need new gas projects, as the world will shortly be awash with cheap gas, at the same time as this fossil fuel will play a shrinking role in our domestic...

This paper quantifies the value of subsidies from the Australian government to the renewables industry over the 10 years to financial year 2022-23. It finds that over that time, Australian taxpayers and electricity customers have paid more than $29 billion in subsidies to producers of renewable electricity through federal government schemes.

The authors of this report assert that experience with the few existing small modular reactors (SMRs) that have been built or are under construction shows a repetition of the nuclear industry’s longstanding history - the facilities have been both significantly over budget and have taken much longer to complete than forecast.

This research shows that excess liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity at Woodside’s Burrup Hub, and a lack of timely renewable energy development, are shaping up as major threats to Western Australia’s domestic gas supply and local energy consumers.