Chris Bowen
AustraliapoliticianMaleb. 19736.6Global Dominance: 0.02%Chris Bowen is an Australian politician with the Australian Labor Party, serving as a Member of Parliament since 2004. He held several key ministerial roles, including Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and Treasurer. Bowen played a significant role in shaping economic policy during his tenure and has been involved in discussions related to financial and fiscal matters, particularly concerning small businesses and tax reforms.
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Australia's climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen is traveling to India and Saudi Arabia this week for talks on strengthening Australia's oil supplies.
Outgoing UN chief makes final climate push at New York summit
Kenya· 2026-09-24
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen is preparing to fly to Saudi Arabia this week for face-to-face talks with his counterpart.
Saudi Arabia East-West pipeline drone attack set to drive petrol prices to record highsAustralia· 2026-09-22
Chris Bowen, the energy minister, said the milestone meant there was more clean, cheap, sovereign energy powering our homes and businesses than ever before.
Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australia’s national grid | Environment
United Kingdom· 2026-09-22
Energy Minister Chris Bowen is travelling to Saudi Arabia this week to meet his counterpart, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman.
How a loophole in Brunei’s Hengyi refinery is funding the war in UkraineAustralia· 2026-09-22
Energy Minister Chris Bowen expressed skepticism about the hype on green hydrogen.
Sick of the doom and gloom? Australia can choose prosperity, if we elect toAustralia· 2026-09-20
Chris Bowen attended a sod-turning ceremony for the wind farm project.
How this team of experts guide 80-metre turbine blades down our roads with just millimetres to spareAustralia· 2026-09-18
Chris Bowen has ramped up Labor’s attack on One Nation’s Pauline Hanson.
One Nation attacks Chris Bowen over ‘woke’ climate change. He’s now ready to turn Hanson’s patriotism against herAustralia· 2026-09-18
Chris Bowen is the Energy Minister who reports to the Snowy Hydro board.
Justin Trudeau to produce TV series based on Australian bookAustralia· 2026-09-15
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said all states and territories had agreed to look at how plug-in solar and batteries could work in Australia.
How new reforms could help renters and apartment residents cut energy billsAustralia· 2026-09-14
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen stated that the situation in the Middle East is worsening and affecting oil prices.
Fuel price blowout piles pressure on Albanese for second excise cutAustralia· 2026-09-14
Chris Bowen is the Climate and Energy Minister and is expected to continue in his role.
Anthony Albanese’s team looks settledAustralia· 2026-09-11
Chris Bowen is the Climate Change Minister who confirmed adjustments to the carbon credit method.
Greens defy Bob Brown, strike deal with governmentAustralia· 2026-09-10
Chris Bowen is the Energy Minister involved in the announcement of the rescue package.
Federal and NSW governments set to announce rescue package to save 1000 jobsAustralia· 2026-08-12
Chris Bowen, the federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, discusses the implications of climate change.
The everyday Aussies who can’t afford another flood, drought or fire disasterAustralia· 2026-08-08
Chris Bowen, the Climate Change and Energy Minister, emphasized the federal government's role in setting energy reforms.
H5N1 bird flu cases rise; Labor gambling reform set to be toughened; stabbing in London’s Convent GardenAustralia· 2026-08-05Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has said he will use federal power to force the Queensland and Northern Territory governments to fall into line with his plan to require data centres to fully offset their electricity use with investments in renewable energy.
Chris Bowen says Labor will force states to adopt renewable requirementsAustralia· 2026-08-05
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen said he would keep working with states to implement the plan.
Albanese could force states to follow his lead on green energy centresAustralia· 2026-07-30
Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen expressed pride in Labor adopting language on the public sector's role in renewable energy.
Anthony Albanese and ministers temper grassroots demands for radical green agendaAustralia· 2026-07-23
Bowen said that Solar Sharer is not for everyone, but it would deliver benefits for people who could shift their electricity consumption.
Electricity bills could rise despite the government’s three hours of free powerAustralia· 2026-07-01
Chris Bowen has a positive view of the future regarding climate change and renewable energy.
I’m in two minds about climate change. But unlike Paulne Hanson, I believe the scienceAustralia· 2026-06-30
Energy Minister Chris Bowen announced the scheme in November last year.
How to get three hours of free electricity each day to cut your power billsAustralia· 2026-06-30
Energy Minister Chris Bowen demands justification for rising fixed fees on household bills.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen demands justification for rising fixed fees on household billsAustralia· 2026-06-24
Chris Bowen is the Energy Minister who discussed the government's policies to support EV uptake.
Electric Vehicle sales reach half of all car salesAustralia· 2026-06-03
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen stated that if data centres want to benefit from Australia’s energy grid, they should do their part to strengthen it.
Power bills could rise 26 per cent as energy demands skyrocketAustralia· 2026-06-02
Chris Bowen is the Climate Change and Energy Minister who announced an expansion to a trial of vehicle-to-grid infrastructure in Australia.
Why the Chinese manufacturer’s purpose-built ship in Melbourne marks a turning point for Australian EVsAustralia· 2026-05-31
Chris Bowen acknowledges that the battery programme does not reach everyone directly.
The household battery revolution that could change energy bills … and the world | Renewable energyUnited Kingdom· 2026-05-31
Energy Minister Chris Bowen released official figures showing Australia’s carbon emissions fell by 10 million tonnes in 2025.
Australia’s emissions fall but the heat is rising in CanberraAustralia· 2026-05-28
Chris Bowen is the Climate Change and Energy Minister trying to ringfence big-spending energy transition initiatives.
No new spending to reach renewable energy targetAustralia· 2026-03-07
Energy Minister Chris Bowen on Tuesday called a snap press conference to urge motorists not to panic buy petrol.
Petrol stations hike prices before US-Iran war costs flow throughAustralia· 2026-03-04Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s department has used the incentive to drive up EV sales to meet its 2035 renewable energy target.
EV tax break in firing line as Labor eyes savings from budgetAustralia· 2026-03-03