A metal exploration company predicts it only has about three months of water supply left before it may have to shut down operations due to the continuing drought in New South Wales’ Orana...
Category - Government/Policy
The nation’s second highest-ranking official has rejected an environmental theory for possibly causing widespread wildfires across parts of the East Coast. Deputy Prime Minister Michael...
Authorities are taking legal action against a heavy machinery maker and civil construction company, years after a tragic workplace tragedy happened at a US$45 billion (A$65.6B) resources development...
Company directors who are discovered to be underpaying their workers could find themselves banned from sitting on boards if tougher rules are approved by the Federal Government. Federal Attorney...
A multinational resources company refused shareholder activist demands that it to stop dealing with groups that do not support tough action on climate change. BHP ignored a 27 per cent vote at the...
An agency should be formed to help find a new job for anyone affected by the Federal Government’s plan to shut down the coal sector, mine workers have said. Several coal mine and power station...
Queensland judges have rejected an anti mining group’s bid to use the legal system to stop an $896 million coal project from proceeding in the Darling Downs region. Court of Appeal justices...
Scott Morrison will not allow “selfish, indulgent and apocalyptic” environmental activists to keep “testing the limits” of the right to protest in public. The prime minister...
A multinational partnership has started early work on a $1.2 billion fuel development in Northern Australia. Darwin Clean Fuels and US-headquartered McDermott International are starting early...
An Indigenous owned mining company has been given the green light to start planning its $2 billion mining development in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The Federal Government has informed...
Regulatory authorities should prohibit industry managers from relying on high numbers of casual workers to keep operating mines, an industry group has urged. The Construction, Forestry, Maritime...
New South Wales politicians want to introduce new rules to prevent regulatory authorities from using overseas carbon emissions as a reason to reject resources projects. The State Government intends...
