Mining
Drilling in the Bight back on the agenda
Drilling oil in the Great Australian Bight could create the world’s next carbon bomb, according to a report released today......
The community toll of a corporate crash
South Australian based steel and mining company Arrium looks to be in trouble. A announcement this morning that the company has......
Doctors call for coal phase out
Doctors in Victoria are urging the state government to put a lid on coal fired power in the La Trobe......
Could we see a Whyalla wipeout?
The future of the South Australian steel town, Whyalla hangs in the balance today as creditors are furiously negotiating a......
Traditional owners vow to fight Adani mine approval
In a move that has outraged environmental and Indigenous groups, the Queensland Government has approved a controversial Adani mining lease......
Call for ASIC investigation into coal company amid bankruptcy fears
A team of environmental groups have alerted the business regulator ASIC to the potential risk flailing miner Peabody Energy poses......
Fracking enquiry ready to go
A senate enquiry into Unconventional Gas Mining will hear the stories of those affected by coal seam mining, known as......
Victorians demand CSG ban
As Victorian parliament resumed today, farmers and anti-coal seam gas activists rallied on parliament house steps to demand a total......
Adani coal mine given the green-thumbs up
The Queensland government have given mining company Adani the all clear for environmental issues around their Carmichael coal mine. While......
Iron ore price disintegrates – how will this affect Australia?
The price of iron ore is now at the lowest price since 2008. This after almost five consecutive weeks of......