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resources February 15, 2020
Canavan’s successor apt to fuel energy wars
Elevated to Resources minister after Matt Canavan’s resignation, Keith Pitt has moved quickly – announcing a feasibility study into a new coalmine.
resources February 15, 2020
Decommissioning oil vessel could cost taxpayers $230m
The sale of a Woodside offshore oil vessel to a fledgling company that has since gone belly up could potentially see taxpayers footing a huge decommissioning bill.
taxation February 1, 2020
New analysis of ATO data has found that many of Australia’s top fossil fuel companies paid little to no income tax in the past five years.
resources November 9, 2019
Activism and secondary boycotts
Although the Coalition is talking tough about criminalising consumer advocacy, legal experts say any attempt to do so will be hamstrung by reality.
resources September 7, 2019
Part two: Second Adani blockade established
With the Queensland government extinguishing native title rights over Wangan and Jagalingou land, the traditional owners have moved onto their ancestral Country to declare their sovereignty.
resources August 10, 2019
The pipe dream of nuclear power
Although a parliamentary inquiry is revisiting the possibility of nuclear power in Australia, recent history suggests any support is unlikely to gain critical mass.
resources July 13, 2019
Queensland mining industry reckons with spate of deaths
After the death of six workers in the past 12 months, Queensland’s mining industry is desperately searching for solutions to improve the safety of its worksites.
resources June 15, 2019
Centre Alliance barters on gas prices
As the government works to get its tax cuts through the upper house, Centre Alliance senators Rex Patrick and Stirling Griff have put a condition on their support, calling for adjustments to the domestic gas security mechanism.
resources May 25, 2019
Morrison sprints to Adani approval
The Queensland Labor government has taken the Coalition’s election victory as a warning it must fall in line and green-light the Carmichael coalmine.
resources May 11, 2019
Are the Nationals still the party of the bush?
With the election poised to be a referendum on climate policy, the junior Coalition partner finds itself out of touch with voters, even in its traditional strongholds.
resources May 4, 2019
What Clive Palmer wants for his $60m
Despite Clive Palmer’s outlandish claims of his party forming government, the United Australia Party leader has a canny election strategy: to benefit his mining interests.
