The Federal Government's renewable energy target has proved a headache for Malcolm Turnbull, but what exactly is the RET and what is it hoped to achieve?

The Federal Government's renewable energy target has proved a headache for Malcolm Turnbull, but what exactly is the RET and what is it hoped to achieve?

The Fair Work Commission has announced cuts to penalty rates. We hear from the retail and hospitality workers that will be affected by the cuts and the reactions are not all negative.

Electricity retailers ERM Power and Alinta Energy opt to pay more than $130 million in penalties, rather than meeting their renewable energy obligations, raising fresh questions about the Renewable Energy Target.

Solar energy is now cheaper in Australia than retail power prices in most capital cities after dropping 58 per cent in the past five years, the Climate Council says.