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Daniel Mercer

@dk_mercer

Energy reporter at the ABC. Former state politics and business hack at The West Australian. Picture: Danella Bevis

 Perth, WA
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Joined January 2012
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Alan Joyce's hostile takeover of @Qantas... joeas.tn/3ZG7F8R
Alan Joyce’s hostile takeover of Qantas

Alan Joyce’s hostile takeover of Qantas

This is fast becoming a victory lap Qantas is stuck on...

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Worth keeping in mind when various folks say electricity sector "needs more gas" (..often talking about gas *capacity* and not gas *consumption*) and using that for justifying further gas developments etc.
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Rooftop solar set to take mantle as 'Australia's biggest power source' as coal woes hasten abc.net.au/news/2023-03-01/r…
Rooftop solar set to take mantle as 'Australia's biggest power source' as coal woes hasten

Rooftop solar set to take mantle as 'Australia's biggest power source' as coal woes hasten

A new report says more than 3.4 million Australian customers have a rooftop solar system, with the rate of new installations running at roughly 300,000 a year, accelerating the decline of fossil...

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Story: the Treasurer Jim Chalmers has quietly blocked Yuxiao Fund from increasing its stake in rare earths company Northern Minerals. With my colleague @dk_mercer abc.net.au/news/2023-03-01/g…

Chinese entity stopped from further investment in strategically crucial rare earths producer for...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers blocks Yuxiao Fund's application to the Foreign Investment Review Board to increase its stake in Northern Minerals Limited from just under 10 per cent to nearly 20 per cent.

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Warnings gas supply at a 'pivot point' in Victoria, with prices expected to spike in winter abc.net.au/news/2023-02-28/v…

'Biggest gas user' Victoria faces supply squeeze from this year as businesses fear wipeout

Gas users in Victoria are bracing for a supply crunch that regulators warn could hit as soon as this winter as production from historic fields in the Bass Strait dramatically tapers off.

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Opportunity for Australia to become global clean energy superpower 'under threat' abc.net.au/news/2023-02-13/a…
Opportunity for Australia to become global clean energy superpower 'under threat'

Opportunity for Australia to become global clean energy superpower 'under threat'

Renewable energy developers and operators warn Australia's decarbonisation efforts could be derailed because of massive green spending plans by the US.

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From green energy advocates to the gas industry, doubts grow about whether an Australian state can wean itself off coal by the end of the decade: abc.net.au/news/2023-02-08/p…
Plans to wean one state off coal coming under increasing pressure from across the energy divide

Plans to wean one state off coal coming under increasing pressure from across the energy divide

As Western Australia pushes to exit the coal game within seven years, there are warnings the state's main power system may not be able to cope with the move.

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Australia's newest coal-fired power plant 'to be retired' before the end of the decade abc.net.au/news/2023-02-05/b…
Australia's newest coal-fired power plant 'to be retired' before the end of the decade

Australia's newest coal-fired power plant 'to be retired' before the end of the decade

WA's only privately owned coal-fired power station to close "before 2030" under plans that would bring the curtain down on the fuel's use in the state's economy.

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Australia's renewable energy uptake running at 'less than half' the speed required abc.net.au/news/2023-01-31/a…
The 'mismatch' between Australia's renewable energy ambitions and the reality on the ground

The 'mismatch' between Australia's renewable energy ambitions and the reality on the ground

A top energy expert says Australia is adding renewable energy at less than half the pace required to replace retiring coal-fired power generation and meet its 2030 climate targets.

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Spot power prices tumble as renewable share of energy mix reaches new highs abc.net.au/news/2023-01-25/w…
Spot power prices tumble as renewable share of energy mix reaches new highs

Spot power prices tumble as renewable share of energy mix reaches new highs

Embattled consumers are set for some welcome relief after sky-high wholesale electricity prices fell by more than half in the final three months of 2022, analysis shows.

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Sun sets on Sun Cable, shining a light on the challenges facing green energy mega projects abc.net.au/news/2023-01-23/s…
Sun sets on Sun Cable, shining a light on the challenges facing green energy mega projects

Sun sets on Sun Cable, shining a light on the challenges facing green energy mega projects

The collapse of billionaires' plans to export solar power from northern Australia to Singapore highlights the challenges facing mega renewable energy projects, experts say.

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It is time some of our parliamentarians and opposition leaders asked tough questions!!
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Overseas calls to scrutinise giant Indian bank’s “arrogant silence” on collapsed Australian coal mine. Via ⁦@suchetadalal⁩ and ⁦@HemindraHazari⁩ abc.net.au/news/2023-01-21/a…

Overseas calls to scrutinise Indian bank giant's 'hopeless bet' on collapsed Griffin Coal mine

A leading Indian investigative reporter has labelled the country's biggest private bank, which is at the centre of an unfolding energy crisis in Australia, secretive and "arrogant".

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Overseas calls to scrutinise giant Indian bank’s “arrogant silence” on collapsed Australian coal mine. Via ⁦@suchetadalal⁩ and ⁦@HemindraHazari⁩ abc.net.au/news/2023-01-21/a…

Overseas calls to scrutinise Indian bank giant's 'hopeless bet' on collapsed Griffin Coal mine

A leading Indian investigative reporter has labelled the country's biggest private bank, which is at the centre of an unfolding energy crisis in Australia, secretive and "arrogant".

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Bye, Russia! Animation shows where Germany has been getting its natural gas from. Source: buff.ly/3kgi245
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Glad @suchetadalal has highlighted @dk_mercer's well researched series of reports which completely exposed @ICICIBank. moneylife.in/article/the-str…
The Strange Story of ICICI Bank’s Murky Bailout of Lanco’s Bankrupt Australian Coal Mine

The Strange Story of ICICI Bank’s Murky Bailout of Lanco’s Bankrupt Australian Coal Mine

In February 2014, some of you may remember how a member of Parliament (MP) sprayed pepper spray on his colleagues right inside the Lok Sabha.

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The 100 biggest public companies in the world. Source: flip.it/9no_RM
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Meet the mystery man at the centre of a deepening Australian energy crisis abc.net.au/news/2022-12-19/m…
Meet the mystery man at the centre of a deepening Australian energy crisis

Meet the mystery man at the centre of a deepening Australian energy crisis

A mysterious entrepreneur sits in the middle of an Australian energy crisis. Where he came from, who he is, and how he got involved has been an untold story until now.

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Japan watches Australia's energy intervention 'with great interest' as northern winter looms abc.net.au/news/2022-12-14/j…
Japan watches Australia's energy intervention 'with great interest' as northern winter looms

Japan watches Australia's energy intervention 'with great interest' as northern winter looms

The Japanese government adds its voice to the debate about plans for coal and gas price caps amid concerns about energy security at home.

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'The situation is not pretty': Fears WA power users are in for white knuckle ride this summer abc.net.au/news/2022-12-12/f…
'The situation is not pretty': Fears WA power users are in for white-knuckle ride this summer

'The situation is not pretty': Fears WA power users are in for white-knuckle ride this summer

On a warmish evening across Perth and southern WA recently, something happened to make Andy Wearmouth feel very uncomfortable, while just about everybody else in the state remained blissfully...

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