Mining
Fighting Drilling in the Great Australian Bight
Plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight have been met with fierce resistance from conservation groups around......
Oil appetite blinds Timor to economic reality
Last week’s announcement that Timor leste would buy a share of the Greater Sunrise oil and gas fields was met......
The Boom and Bust that bred greed
Australia’s mining boom marked the glorious and sudden end of 25 years of economic growth. The country and particularly Western......
How a Hashtag changed the Adani story
Protest against Indian coalmining giant Adani’s designs on northern Queensland’s Galilee Basin were strong but scattered until Bob Brown and......
Thirsty Adani gets the OK on water
Coal giant Adani is avoiding environmental oversight of its planned access to a massive 1.25 billion litres of water. The......
Adani prosecuted over Great Barrier Reef coal release
Adani has been prosecuted by the Queensland Government’s Department of Environment and Science for their release of contaminated water into......
Indigenous opposition to Leigh Creek coal seam gas mine
The recent announcement of a coal seam gas mine in Leigh Creek has caused outrage and been condemned by environmentalists and......
Drilling Danger for the Australian Bight
Drilling oil from the ocean has always been a topic of controversy in Australia. The dangers it poses to the......
Linc Energy liquidators escape bill for gasification blunder
After what has been described as one of the biggest pollution events in Queensland’s history, the liquidators of disgraced former......
Saying please might make life easier for miners
Mining companies with designs on farmland areas are coming up against increasing opposition as “Lock the Gate’ and similar movements......