Sanjeev Gupta at the site of his Cultana Solar Farm near Whyalla. Photo: AAP/David Mariuz

News

Sanjeev Gupta unveils $1 billion SA energy plan

Billionaire industrialist Sanjeev Gupta has launched a $1 billion, one-gigawatt renewable energy plan based in South Australia’s mid-north that he says will lead Australian industry’s transition to more competitive power.

Politics

Xenophon knocked back by another Lib mayor as campaign turns nasty

Nick Xenophon has tried – and failed – to convince another Liberal regional mayor to run under his SA Best banner at the March state election, InDaily can reveal, but he denies the fledgling party is struggling to recruit high profile candidates for key target seats.

Business

"Day one of a new energy world"

A South Australian renewable energy company that began 13 years ago with a solar system for a cubby house has taken the biggest step in its history, with its founder declaring “it’s day one of a new energy world”.

News

Whyalla saviour promises expansion and more than billion-dollar investment

The “sky is the limit” for Arrium’s Whyalla Steelworks with the plant having the long-term potential to expand its capacity 10-fold, British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta says.

Analysis

The free-market doomsayers were so wrong about Arrium

The likes of Tony Abbott were willing to see Arrium go under in the name of free market economics, writes Rob Burgess. Instead, the new owners of the Whyalla steelworks are set to save Australian jobs and make the most of clean energy opportunities.