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Coalition and One Nation’s plan to ditch net zero would not lower power prices, CSIRO report finds

GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate power

Claims by the Coalition and One Nation that abandoning a net zero climate target would bring down power prices are contradicted in a new CSIRO report on the costs of generating electricity.

Generation costs will probably rise after 2030 regardless of Australia’s policy on net zero, according to the CSIRO’s annual GenCost report, but prices should then stabilise at levels below recent price spikes.

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Β© Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

A Cannibal Star Finally Solves One of Astronomy’s Biggest Mysteries

By: CSIRO
4 June 2026 at 20:09
Cannibal Star White Dwarf Red BinaryA star caught feeding on its companion has finally revealed the source of some of the galaxy’s most mysterious repeating signals. An international research team led by scientists at the University of Sydney has uncovered the strongest evidence yet explaining the origin of a puzzling type of cosmic signal. Their work has also revealed a [...]
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