The federal government of Australia has been urged to take a careful review of the Chinese government’s interest in Australia’s electricity grid and consider confiscating some of the equipment amid rising fears of remote attacks and sabotage.

Queenslanders have a reason to smile after the Queensland Government ruled out closure of its solar feed-in tariff program known as the Solar Bonus Scheme.

Ever since Tony Abbott became Prime Minister of Australia, the renewable energy industry has suffered and begun going backwards. From the day Prime Minister Abbott was sworn in, he and his party have blocked the RET, previously implemented by the Labor Government, and instead promoted the Direct Action plan all while championing coal.

It has been estimated that the use of solar panels in homes and businesses in West Australia will increase tenfold over the next 10 years however the government is not quite ready for it.

As his slogans show, prime minister Tony Abbott is prone to shrinking major conflicts worthy of debate into three simple words. His latest is “Goodies versus Baddies” – except that coal represents the goodies and solar energy for the baddies.

Senator Ricky Muir and Clive Palmer’s PUP (Palmer United Party) have voiced support for the ARENA (Australian Renewable Energy Agency) following potential budget cuts that would cripple ARENA’s ability to make a significant difference in the solar energy industry.

Concerns that the Australian Renewable Energy Target (RET) was under threat under the Coalition government were intensified on Tuesday when the Abbott government released the 2014 federal budget.

Joe Hockey’s federal budget has been met with outrage by the renewable energy industry with the announcement that the government plans to cut a further 1.

The Clean Energy Council of Australia has applauded a decision by the Western Australia Government which see’s funding for solar projects re-installed. Earlier this year the Western Australian Government reduced financial support for homes with solar panels and cut funding for future installations.

The Federal Government has decided to maintain Australia’s Renewable Energy Target(RET), ensuring a minimum of 20 per cent of the nation’s electricity comes from renewable sources.

The Federal Government’s Solar Credits Scheme could turn out to be yet another failed government program, joining the ranks of the pink batts and the school halls schemes.