30 May 2014 Brent Balinski Australian Mining The peak lobby group for the country’s aluminium industry has argued that Parliament should do away with the carbon tax and renewable energy subsidies during […]
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Article – The Country Hour visits north-west Queensland
5 June 2014 Craig Zonca and Virginia Tapp QLD Country Hour The Queensland Country Hour is on the road this week through the north-west of the state, tracking from Mt Isa to […]
Read moreArticle – Origin acquires Browse Basin gas resources
2 June 2014 Cole Latimer Australian Mining Origin Energy has acquired two massive natural gas exploration permits for the Browse Basin, including offshore gas fields, for US$600 million. It has today announced […]
Read moreArticle – Industry Minister Echoes Gina Rinehart: 'Australia's Mining Sector Has Been Treated Like An ATM'
28 May 2014 Alex Heber Business Insider Minister for Industry Ian Macfarlane has echoed comments made last year by iron ore heiress Gina Rinehart, telling resources industry representatives that mining has been […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia: Housing, mining top agenda as teenagers share perspective on NT development
24 May 2014 Mark Di Stefano ABC News Teenagers from the Northern Territory have expressed negative views about living “down south” amid fears for the future of the mining sector in the […]
Read moreArticle – Labor concedes mining tax will go
28 May 2014 Nine News Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has conceded Labor’s mining and carbon taxes will be repealed after July 1. Speaking to a mining conference in Canberra, Mr Shorten admitted […]
Read moreArticle – Mining investment in Australia falls again as boom fades
28 May 2014 Cecilia Jamasmie Mining.com Expectations for Australia’s economic growth have slumped to a three-year low, weighed down by a new tumble in mining investments in the past six month to […]
Read moreArticle – Roy Hill partners add $284.8m
27 May 2014 The Australian Minority partners in Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore project have now fully paid for their stakes, contributing another $284.8 million in recent days, The Australian Financial Review reports. […]
Read moreArticle – Iron ore price slips below $US100 a tonne, analysts agonise over the repercussions
20 May 2014 Ian Verrender ABC News “It’s tough making forecasts, especially about the future.” That sage advice from New York baseball legend and famed tautologist Yogi Berra captures the mood on […]
Read moreArticle – Browse gas fields: Rocky outcrops could change WA's share of offshore fields
16 May 2014 Graeme Powell and Sue Lannin ABC News The discovery of three rocks off the Kimberley coast means Western Australia’s share of Woodside’s Browse gas field could jump from an […]
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