Clive Palmer says he will challenge the decision of an international tribunal to dismiss his claim for $305bn in compensation from the commonwealth government, by appealing to a court in […]
Read MoreClive Palmer ordered to pay $13m after claim of being ‘foreign investor’ in Australian mining project thrown out
The Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer has been ordered to pay more than $13m after his claim of being a “foreign investor” was dismissed by an international tribunal after a […]
Read MoreQueensland coalmines marked for closure ‘uneconomic’, analysis shows, despite sector blaming royalties scheme
Coalmines recently marked for closure in Queensland were previously shuttered due to being uneconomic, new analysis shows, undermining claims from the resources companies that they are being forced to close […]
Read MoreBHP blames ‘coal tax’ for job layoffs. But there’s obvious reasons coalmines aren’t as profitable anymore
Australia’s big miners are not averse to a political fight. Consider the biggest miner of them all: BHP. In 2010, it fought fiercely against the super profits tax and helped […]
Read MoreValue of Australia’s coal and gas exports will plunge 50% in five years, treasury modelling forecasts
The value of Australia’s coal and gas exports is predicted to plummet by 50% over the next five years as global demand for fossil fuel falls, according to Treasury modelling. […]
Read MoreAs the Queensland town of Dysart is rocked by BHP’s job cuts, one shop is bracing for a surge in work: Vinnies
The people of Dysart in central Queensland are used to seeing workers come and go. When news broke that the nearby Saraji South coalmine would be mothballed by November, however, […]
Read MoreQueensland deputy premier labels BHP ‘unAustralian’ as mining giant blames job cuts on coal royalties scheme
Queensland’s deputy premier has labelled BHP “unAustralian” and defended the state’s mining royalties scheme after the mining giant blamed it for its decision to mothball a coalmine and cut hundreds […]
Read MoreEnvironment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show
The New South Wales environment watchdog sat on a report for four years linking elevated levels of lead in children’s blood to current mining, and promised mining companies they would […]
Read MorePerth’s water supply at ‘high risk’ from Alcoa bauxite mining, expert study finds
Alcoa’s plan to vastly expand its strip mining of forest near Perth’s dams poses a high risk to the water supply for the city’s 2.3 million people, according to global […]
Read MoreQueensland premier rules out changes to coal royalty scheme despite pressure from mining industry
Queensland’s premier has ruled out changes to the state’s coal royalties regime, often dubbed the world’s highest, amid pressure from the industry. David Crisafulli gave his strongest denial yet of […]
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