Brisbane has once again been named the state’s biggest mining town, according to a Queensland Resources Council report. The seventh annual economic contribution report was launched by QRC chief...
Category - Government/Policy
The opening of a $640 million copper mine near Cloncurry is another sign Queensland has weathered the storm of a worldwide resources price slump. Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland...
Metallica Minerals’ Urquhart bauxite project in north Queensland does not require an Environmental Impact Statement, the Queensland Department of Heritage and Protection has confirmed. The...
Malcolm Turnbull has seized on the massive South Australian power failure to condemn Labor states for aggressive attitudes to renewables and call for a nationwide target. This is despite the fact...
From this week, landholders and miners have more certainty about their land access rights and responsibilities around resource developments. Minister for State Development and Minister for Natural...
Former Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane has been appointed the next chief executive of the Queensland Resources Council. QRC President Rag Udd, who begins his presidency role today, made the...
Resource companies wanting to take groundwater for mining activities will be subject to tougher assessment of environmental impacts under proposed new laws. Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles, who...
A new president of the Land Court of Queensland has been appointed this week. Yesterday, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D’Ath appointed Judge Fleur Kingham as the new president. Mrs...
A reshuffle in the Turnbull Government has seen new resources ministers appointed. Matt Canavan has been appointed Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, the new Industry, Science and...
The Queensland Government has released the state’s first wind farm planning code. Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning Jackie Trad said the new code...
Environmental groups have called for the Queensland Government to block the sale of the Rio Tinto’s Blair Athol mine in Central Queensland. The Lock the Gate Alliance are concerned taxpayers...
The Western Downs Alliance has commenced legal proceedings against the Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt’s approval of 6100 CSG wells in Queensland. The Santos GLNG Gas Field Development...
