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Nick Toscano

@NickToscano1

Journalist at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, covering energy and resources. Contact me [email protected] | Secure email: [email protected]

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Joined August 2011
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Minutes to midnight: Why Australia may soon be burning foreign gas. theage.com.au/business/consu…
Minutes to midnight: Why Australia may soon be burning foreign gas

Minutes to midnight: Why Australia may soon be burning foreign gas

Australia may be one of the biggest sellers of gas overseas but supplies of the fuel are running dangerously low in NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

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Australia is looking for new ways to put sunshine aside for later smh.com.au/business/companie…
Australia is looking for new ways to put sunshine aside for later

Australia is looking for new ways to put sunshine aside for later

As Australia’s shift from coal to renewables continues at pace, companies are working on innovative ways to store larger amounts of clean energy.

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We’re thrilled to share the first teaser for Apple Cider Vinegar, inspired by the book THE WOMAN WHO FOOLED THE WORLD by @beaudonelly and @NickToscano1
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A true-ish story, based on a lie. Kaitlyn Dever stars in Apple Cider Vinegar. Coming soon.
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@netflix has announced Apple Cider Vinegar, a new series inspired by our book @NickToscano1 with @scribepub about Australian cancer scammer Belle Gibson. Out soon.
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🍏🧘‍♀️ Apple Cider Vinegar, a true-ish story based on a lie, coming soon to Netflix.
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A true-ish story, based on a lie. Kaitlyn Dever stars in Apple Cider Vinegar. Coming soon.
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@theage21 Sep 2024
Australia’s energy transition has a timing problem: we have enough renewables to undermine coal, but not enough yet to replace it. theage.com.au/business/the-e…
Why is Australia still burning so much coal? Inside the power plant that just can’t close

Why is Australia still burning so much coal? Inside the power plant that just can’t close

Australia’s energy transition has a timing problem: we have enough renewables to undermine coal, but not enough yet to replace it. That means plants like Origin Energy’s Eraring are being forced to...

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‘Batteries on wheels’: How electric cars could reshape Australia's power grid – and make drivers money smh.com.au/business/consumer…
‘Batteries on wheels’: Imagine earning $3000 a year from your electric car

‘Batteries on wheels’: Imagine earning $3000 a year from your electric car

Tantalising new technology means electric cars could reshape the power grid – and make drivers money.

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@theage6 Jul 2024
Renewable energy, storage and transmission lines will get Australia most of the way to banishing coal from the grid. But not the whole way, officials warn. theage.com.au/business/the-e…
The dirty secret of Australia’s green energy transition

The dirty secret of Australia’s green energy transition

Renewable energy, storage and transmission lines will get Australia most of the way to banishing coal from the grid. But not the whole way, officials warn.

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Australia's newest power plants are being spread across thousands of homes theage.com.au/business/consu…
Can you really turn your house into a power plant?

Can you really turn your house into a power plant?

Virtual power plant programs, and the growing number of retail offers being built around them, are coming at a critical moment in the energy transition.

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Inside the backlash facing Australia’s biggest energy company smh.com.au/business/companie…
Inside the backlash facing Australia’s biggest energy company

Inside the backlash facing Australia’s biggest energy company

Woodside shareholders are about to decide if the company is doing enough to diversify revenue away from fossil fuels as warnings intensify about emissions heating the planet.

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Kaitlyn Dever, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Aisha Dee and more will star in Apple Cider Vinegar. Belle & Mia set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, motivating their online communities along the way. All of which would be inspiring if it were true.
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Life after coal: Can Australia make its grid green on time? theage.com.au/business/compa…
Life after coal: Can Australia make its grid green on time?

Life after coal: Can Australia make its grid green on time?

With the clock ticking on coal power plants across Australia, the federal government’s aspiration to run the grid on 82 per cent renewables by 2030 is on shaky ground. Here’s why.

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Inside Mike Cannon-Brookes’ ‘big swing’ to sell sunshine to Singapore smh.com.au/business/companie…
Inside Cannon-Brookes’ ‘big swing’ to sell sunshine to Singapore

Inside Cannon-Brookes’ ‘big swing’ to sell sunshine to Singapore

Two things the climate emergency calls for most are bold ambition and money. Last week, Mike Cannon-Brookes left little doubt that he has both. But can he pull off his most ambitious proposal yet?

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Gas demand has roared back, but doubts loom about its future as the energy shift speeds up and Australia tightens the screws on producers theage.com.au/business/the-e…
Gas is on the nose. Can we live without it?

Gas is on the nose. Can we live without it?

Demand for gas has roared back to life as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government has tightened the screws on producers.

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Oil refinery closures drive renewed focus on Australia's fuel security amid fears of future shocks smh.com.au/business/companie…
Viva Energy’s Geelong oil refinery lifts fuel reserves amid energy security concerns

Viva Energy’s Geelong oil refinery lifts fuel reserves amid energy security concerns

The Ukraine war and closure of two oil refineries have renewed focus on a long-running question: How vulnerable is Australia to the threat of energy disruption?

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@theage19 Nov 2022
The battle for stronger climate ambition at AGL appears far from over, especially now that billionaire investor and activist Mike Cannon-Brookes’ board picks have been elected as independent directors. @NickToscano1 theage.com.au/business/compa…
Winds of change gather pace for biggest carbon-emitters

Winds of change gather pace for biggest carbon-emitters

The battle for stronger climate ambition for AGL appears far from over, especially now that billionaire investor activist Mike Cannon-Brookes’ board picks have been elected.

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AGL, the nation’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, has been dealt another stunning defeat after its shareholders elected all four board candidates nominated by activist investor Mike Cannon-Brookes. @NickToscano1 theage.com.au/business/compa…
AGL board dealt historic defeat as investor revolt installs new directors

AGL board dealt historic defeat as investor revolt installs new directors

Power and gas giant AGL has been dealt a stunning defeat after shareholders elected all four board candidates nominated by activist investor Mike Cannon-Brookes.

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Brookfield plots $20b green power push in Australia as it launches takeover bid for Origin Energy smh.com.au/business/companie…
Brookfield plots $20b green power plan for Origin Energy

Brookfield plots $20b green power plan for Origin Energy

One of the bidders for power giant Origin Energy has revealed ambitious plans to turn it into the biggest clean energy supplier by the end of the decade.

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The nation's three biggest east-coast gas exporters have held an emergency meeting to discuss boosting domestic supplies following the ministerial threats of unprecedented export controls @NickToscano1 @micksfoley theage.com.au/business/compa…
Gas giants hold emergency talks as minister threatens intervention

Gas giants hold emergency talks as minister threatens intervention

Australia’s three largest east-coast gas producers have held emergency talks to hash out a new deal to shore up domestic supplies.

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