Mining
Oil and gas exploration approved for Kangaroo Island waters
International mining company Bight Petroleum this week received Federal approval to explore the waters off South Australia’s Kangaroo Island for......
Mining withdraws from the Tarkine wilderness
A mine site in the Tarkine wilderness has stopped operations just six months citing falling ore prices and the low......
Why connection to culture so important in fight against fracking
The people of the Northern Rivers region of NSW have been celebrating their temporary reprieve from fracking after the New......
People power hailed as petroleum company runs out of gas
A long-running stoush between protesters and a resources company in NSW has come to an end, at least for now.......
The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka
The Eureka Stockade story is one of Australia’s foundation legends, but until now it has been told as though only......
Court ruling raises the bar for groundwater protection
The Queensland Land Court ruled this week that the Alpha Coal project should either be rejected completely or approved if......
Protests against coal seam gas in northwest NSW
For the people living in Coonamble in NSW, fear is high on what the coal seam gas activities can do......
Ongoing protest against coal expansion at Maules Creek
Several protesters have been arrested this week after locking onto equipment at Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek coal mine. This is......
Anglo American pull out of Abbot Point expansion
Coal prices are dropping globally and environmental concerns over the Abbot Point coal terminal expansion continue to build. Anglo American......
Calls for shutdown as Hazelwood Coal Mine burns on…
The Morwell community is suffering as toxic smoke rises from the Hazelwood coal mine fire. The month long blaze has......