Australian mining heiress Gina Rinehart has lost her bragging rights and her title as Australia’s richest person. The 61-year-old chair of Hancock Prospecting, worth US$8.5b, was knocked off...
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A formidable team of business, energy, and environmental experts will lead the public inquiry into establishing Queensland’s 50 per cent renewable energy target by 2030. Minister for Energy and Water...
Marcelle Arak, University of Colorado Denver and Sheila Tschinkel, Emory University Global stock markets have been in a tailspin this week. And the sinking price of oil received at least some of the...
Mark Patrick Taylor; Chenyin Dong; Louise Kristensen, and Sammy Zahran, Colorado State University Children in mining and smelting towns who are exposed high levels of lead, arsenic and cadmium are...
With news that the Federal Government is investing more than $112 million to equip young Australians to pursue careers in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) industries, TAFE...
A man who was beaten in his sleep at a Moranbah mining camp has been given the go-ahead to apply for compensation. The Industrial Court of Queensland dismissed an appeal by Mackay employer Civeo Pty...
Despite tough conditions in Australia’s mining and resources sector, Toll Energy is proving itself to be a resilient presence in the marketplace with the recent extension of its contract with...
A man was killed after a fatal accident near Appin Colliery on Wednesday morning. A coal truck and car collided just before 4.30am on Appin Road, according to police. Emergency services attended the...
The CFMEU has raised concerns that health professionals assigned to review lung x-rays of the mining workforce are not qualified for the task, amidst division between the claims of Government and the...
Clive Palmer has delivered an apology to workers made redundant from his north Queensland nickel refinery last week. In the letter, Mr Palmer expressed his sadness at 237 workers being made redundant...
Anglo American has announced that it has entered into a Share Sale Agreement with Batchfire Resources to sell its 100 per cent interest in the Callide thermal coal mine in Queensland. The transaction...
The Queensland resources sector is facing some of the toughest conditions in decades, with more than 20,000 jobs lost over the past two years as a result of the downturn. A statement by Queensland...
