In a worrying trend, mineral exploration expenditure in Queensland fell 10.9 per cent (or -$10.7m) in the September quarter 2014, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of...
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Queensland minerals and energy companies contributed almost $38 billion to the Brisbane region’s economy last financial year according to data released late last week by the Queensland Resources...
A former Coppabella mine worker is suing his former employer for $2 million for negligence over severe injuries he sustained in a car crash he caused after falling asleep at the wheel. According to...
A new bill proposing to prevent unions from striking before adequate mediation has occurred and stopping ‘manifestly excessive’ demands during enterprise bargaining negotiations was introduced into...
Queensland’s booming LNG sector will give the Australian economy a caffeine hit and will also play a growing role in the Asian market despite increasing competition and cost pressures...
Clive Palmer has lost his nut at Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett for taking the side of a Chinese resources company who allege he funneled their money into his own political campaign fund...
Excessive rosters and feelings of isolation may have contributed to the three suspected suicide deaths of coal seam gas (CSG) workers in the Surat Basin in the past few months, according to the...
The Mines Minister is playing down reports that a ‘blow out’ at a water bore near Chinchilla is related to the increased coal seam gas (CSG) extraction activity in the area. Last...
BOC is considering building another micro-LNG plant near Miles in Queensland as part of it’s mission to build an LNG re-fueling network along the eastern seaboard of Australia. The news comes...
A Queensland mining company is facing disciplinary action after clearing bushland in an area known as the habitat of rare and endangered species. Goondicum Resources did not have state approval to...
