28 April 2014 Carl Curtain ABC Rural The face of Australia’s most northern city is changing. High rents, high-vis clothing and high-rise buildings are now synonymous with living in Darwin. It hasn’t […]
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Article – Streamlined environment process plan on public display
14 April 2014 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining The Abbott government have released a draft “one-stop-shop” environmental assessment plan for the Northern Territory. The two governments signed a memorandum of understanding In November, […]
Read moreArticle – QRC warns QLD over potential mining royalty hike
30 April 2014 Cole Latimer Australian Mining The Queensland Resources Council has warned the QLD government to not fall populist sentiment that more mining taxes are the solution to budget woes. His […]
Read moreArticle – Australians for Coal campaign sends 35,000 emails in support of the sector
23 April 2014 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining The Australians for Coal website launched to an online storm from activists, but industry insiders say it was this attention that has made the initiative […]
Read moreArticle – Record iron ore export out of Port Hedland
29 April 2014 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining Two million tonnes of iron ore has been exported out of Port Hedland in 24 hours for the first time. The milestone was achieved on […]
Read moreArticle – Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill project in WA mines first iron ore
1 May 2014 Sue Lannin ABC News Roy Hill chief executive Barry Fitzgerald said the first high-grade ore was produced on Wednesday. “We have commenced mining of high-grade material and we are […]
Read moreArticle – Roy Hill chief warns of shockwaves over rebate cut
2 May 2014 Nick Evans The West Australian Gina Rinehart’s chief lieutenant on the giant Roy Hill iron ore project has warned the Federal Government against axing or reducing the diesel fuel […]
Read moreBook Review – Northern Australia: Task for a Nation
2 May 2014 Kerriann Lock Australian Institute of Political Science (1954). Northern Australia: Task for a Nation. (Sydney : Angus and Robertson). Sixty years ago, Australians were thinking about northern development and […]
Read moreArticle – BHP says Roy Hill won't end iron ore in WA
24 April 2014 Julie-Anne Sprague Sydney Morning Herald BHP Billiton iron ore president Jimmy Wilson says greenfield mine developments are still possible in Western Australia this decade, even though the sector has […]
Read moreArticle – Work begins on Toll Group's landmark offshore logistics base
16 April 2014 ATN Toll Group, a leading provider of transport and logistics to the resources sector, has started works on the offshore logistics base it is constructing for INPEX’s historic Ichthys […]
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