The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has made special mention of the Callide A power station as an example of an old dirty polluter, despite the fact it was converted into a world-leading low...
Category - Environment
Green groups have today been accused of behaving irrationally and not having the Great Barrier Reef’s best interests at heart by the state’s peak mining body. The comments come as several...
The old Mount Morgan mine site in Central Queensland has been prepared for heavy rain and violent winds expected when Cyclone Marcia reaches the Capricorn Coast some time early tomorrow morning...
The proposed Carmichael coal mine project is again squarely in the sites of environmental activists, with the Mackay Conservation Group mounting a legal challenge against the project’s approval...
The monitoring of air quality at the Cannon Hill railway station in Brisbane is set to continue through to 2016 as part of industry measures to be proactive in the management of dust emissions from...
The public has been invited to have a further say on the government’s planned dredging strategy for the expansion of the port of Abbot Point near Bowen. Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney said 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...
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...
The Queensland Labor Party has agreed to support the Newman Government’s proposal to dump dredge material from the proposed expansion of the Port of Abbot Point on land rather than disposing of...
The ACCC is investigating claims that Aboriginal cultural consultants and mining companies have engaged in ‘price fixing’ for services and have destroyed artefacts to make way for new...
