Adani has consistently sold coal from its Queensland mine far below market rates, according to claims made in new analysis, potentially reducing the royalties owed to the state government by […]
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 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 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 […]
Read MoreDespite $22bn promise, Adani has paid zero corporate tax in Australia and experts think it won’t ever pay a cent
More than three years after Adani started extracting coal from its Queensland mine, the Indian conglomerate has paid zero corporate tax from its Australian project – and tax experts say […]
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