The development of the Galilee Basin advanced a step today with the release of a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Abbot Point coal port project. Speaking in Bowen where he met with...
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Queensland merchandise exports in 2014-15 amounted to almost $47 billion, according to official ABS data released this week. Treasurer Curtis Pitt said the value of Queensland merchandise exports hit...
The resources sector remains the heavy lifter in the economy with coal exports reaching a record-breaking 219.4 million tonnes for the 2014/15 financial year, up 5 per cent on the 2013/14 record...
Australia’s mining downturn is set to drag itself out of the slump and rise once again, according to a report by IBISWorld. Plummeting commodity prices in some of Australia’s largest mining...
THE Federal Budget, released last night by Treasurer Joe Hockey, saw a win for parents, small business owners and farmers. But what exactly does the budget have in store for those in the mining...
The thriving port-side city of Gladstone is not what you’d expect from a town whose economy relies heavily on the resources industry, writes Sophie Blackshaw. Perched on the edge of the blue Pacific...
In a world-first milestone, the first cargo of liquified natural gas (LNG) from BG Group’s QCLNG facility on Curtis Island near Gladstone was loaded on a tanker last week, ready for export...
Yesterday’s signing of an historic Australia-China free trade agreement has been applauded by mining chiefs, who say it will boost a flagging resources sector and provide momentum for the...
The global energy agency has forecast that Australia is set to be one of the world’s leading coal and gas exporters. In its World Energy Outlook 2014 report released late last week, the International...
A diverse resources sector will ensure Queensland remains a front runner among the states for growth, an economic report by Deloitte Access Economics has indicated. Their latest business outlook...
