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Ampol nears decision on Lytton refinery Ampol said it was close to a call on whether to keep Lytton refinery in Brisbane open or convert it into an import facility.
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Subscriber only Fuels retailer Ampol expects to make a decision within weeks on the future of its Lytton refinery in Brisbane, as it awaits the details of a federal government rescue package which could safeguard the facility s future. After a torrid period of trading for Australia s refineries which has seen BP and ExxonMobil decide to shutter their plants, Ampol said it was close to a call on whether to keep Lytton open or convert it into an import facility following its review.
Young Frydenberg rates budget as âboringâ
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By Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
May 13, 2021 â 12.01am
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The Treasurerâs annual budget lunch for the National Press Club was a full house after last yearâs cancellation. Amazon, Westpac, BHP were all there to glad-hand Treasurer
Josh Frydenberg, who recounted a post-budget encounter with a tough critic â his four-year-old son
Blake, who was told to âshushâ by his mother
Amie during the budget address.
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Blake later told him âattending last nightâs budget was the most boring thing heâs ever doneâ. Good news for Frydenberg jnr that his father had booked him and the family on a return flight to Melbourne on Wednesday evening.
Alan Joyce a no-show at budget for good reason
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By Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
May 12, 2021 â 11.59pm
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The Treasurerâs annual budget lunch for the National Press Club on Wednesday was a full house after last yearâs cancellation.
Cheers: Peter Dutton and Josh Frydenberg.
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Josh Frydenberg, who recounted a post-budget encounter with a tough critic â his four-year-old son
Blake, who was told to âshushâ by his mother
Amie during the budget address. Blake later told him âattending last nightâs budget was the most boring thing heâs ever doneâ.
Yallourn exit ratchets up risk of future blackouts in Victoria, SA
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The federal energy market operator has declared a heightened risk of blackouts in Victoria and South Australia later this decade unless new, on-demand facilities are built to replace the Yallourn coal-fired power plant.
Following EnergyAustralia’s decision in March to bring forward the shutdown of Yallourn in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley to 2028, four years sooner than initially scheduled, updated modelling from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) points to potential electricity supply shortfalls emerging between 2028 and 2030.