Crossbench MPs are reviving calls for a mining rent tax to guarantee taxpayers a “fair cut” of a potential critical minerals boom. Independents David Pocock, Allegra Spender and Kate Chaney […]
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Critical minerals, once the domain of white-coated science nerds, have recently burst into our daily news headlines courtesy of Anthony Albanese’s visit with Donald Trump earlier this week, where a […]
Read MoreWhat could a Trump deal on critical minerals mean for Australia – and could MAGA be a sticking point?
Australia’s rich deposits of minerals used for green energy technologies and military hardware are increasingly prized, especially because of rising anxiety about China’s stranglehold on the global supply chain. That […]
Read MoreIf government bailouts of miners and steelmakers are the new normal, Australia needs a better strategic vision | John Quiggin for The Conversation
The federal government’s announcement of a A$600m rescue package for Glencore’s copper smelting and refining operations in Mount Isa and Townsville marks a definitive shift in Australia’s industry policy. The […]
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 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 MoreGreens question ‘due diligence’ around Labor’s antisemitism envoy pick – as it happened
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Read MoreThank you for letting us make you rich: claims of ‘bizarre’ culture in Gina Rinehart’s company
Insiders at Australia’s biggest private company – Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting – have lifted the veil on what they describe as a “bizarre” culture within the organisation that includes annual […]
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