A multinational mining company is hiring hundreds of new staff for its mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) will employ about 200 people at its Peak Downs and Saraji...
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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...
Tributes have been flowing this week after the retirement announcements of two resource industry leaders. Former resources and energy Minister Ian Macfarlane and Shadow Minister Gary Gray both...
Australia’s new Energy and Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg has been welcomed by the mining industry, and has used his first day in the job to promote renewable energy. Clean Energy Council Policy...
Minister for Industry and Science Ian McFarlane has been dumped, as new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces a new Cabinet. Speaking in front of the media, Mr Turnbull said he was announcing a...
The Australian Government has set a target for national energy productivity to improve by 40 per cent by 2030 to help reduce Australians’ energy bills and tackle climate change. “Improving national...
Australians must stop relying on the mining sector to do the ‘heavy lifting’ when it comes to furthering the economy according to federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane. Macfarlane made...
The trades training community is up in arms over the government’s decision to abolish long-established Industry Skills Council and replace them with the highest bidder. The Electrical Trades...
by Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane as a way of creating a national gas network and preventing future gas shortages. According to the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) the link could see a gas pipeline...
On the same day Parliament repealed the carbon tax, the Government announced it will inject $1billion into renewable energy projects being developed by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)...
