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This Month
Coal miners halt climate fund donations citing lack of projects
Australia’s cashed-up coal miners have put the brakes on contributions to an industry decarbonisation fund and the decision will be reviewed “periodically”.
- Peter Ker
October
BHP grooming ‘internal candidates’ for chairman, CEO succession
BHP chairman Ken MacKenzie says directors of the miner will discuss whether it’s time for a new chairman in 2025.
- Tess Bennett and Peter Ker
Future Fund ramps up ‘alarming’ fossil fuel exposure
It comes amid growing greenwashing claims and pressure from Labor to align the fund’s investment strategy with the government’s broader net zero goal.
- Hannah Wootton
EMR Capital puts Queensland’s Kestrel coal mine up for mega auction
The coking coal operation in the Bowen Basin is the sixth-largest in the country, and generated a profit of nearly $500 million in the last two years alone.
- Peter Ker
Whitehaven accused of paying ‘overly generous’ bonuses
Whitehaven Coal and a big proxy adviser are at odds over a recommendation shareholders lob a second strike over executive pay.
- Peter Ker
September
- Opinion
- Sketch
You want a fight, you’ve got one, miners tell Albanese
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s speech to the miners was a veiled jibe, but Minerals Council of Australia boss Tania Constable went out-and-out hostile.
- Ronald Mizen
Undermine mining at your peril, industry warns PM
The miners say the government has incited conflict and made the industry less competitive with its industrial relations changes.
- Phillip Coorey and Ronald Mizen
August
Miners forced to the table for industry’s first multi-employer deal
The Fair Work Commission has sided with mining unions in a precedent ruling for Labor’s multi-employer bargaining laws, raising the prospect of mass mine shutdowns.
- David Marin-Guzman
‘Urgent’ $1.6b coal deal; BoQ to sack 400; $1b Aussie housing bet
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Japan’s ‘urgent’ $1.6b coal deal driven by Qld royalty storm
The Japanese steel mill that bought 20 per cent of Whitehaven’s Blackwater coal mine says it was motivated by a fear higher royalties would curb supply.
- Updated
- Peter Ker
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Yancoal’s 20pc crash is about more than a missing dividend
Queensland and NSW’s big coal miners have their eyes up, knowing consolidation makes sense and could create value for investors.
- Anthony Macdonald
Whitehaven cuts 192 jobs at former BHP coal mines
The coal producer found “unnecessary” layers of complexity and duplication at the Daunia and Blackwater sites since acquiring them for $6.4 billion in April.
- Peter Ker
Coal miners go it alone with first lobby group in more than a decade
But the companies say the emergence of Coal Australia will not lead to a split of the powerful resources association Minerals Council of Australia.
- Peter Ker
July
Surging iron ore mining costs plague Fortescue’s year ahead
The Andrew Forrest-chaired resources giant says it expects to grow export volumes, but unit costs are also expected to rise by up to 9 per cent.
- Updated
- Peter Ker
Japan’s Chugoku puts its share of $1.1b Boggabri coal mine up for sale
The electricity retailer owns 10 per cent of the NSW operation, and it is the latest Japanese coal industry cornerstone firm to exit.
- Peter Ker
Whitehaven Coal says inflation is ‘rife’
The coal miner says the cost of parts and services continues to rise despite higher unemployment, as a rail “glitch” soured its $6.4b move into Queensland coal.
- Peter Ker
These cheap mining stocks still offer opportunity for investors
A drop in mining business valuations has opened a window of opportunity for investors looking to lock in cheap prices and potentially big dividends.
- Tom Richardson
June
Vision Super buys up Whitehaven shares
The fund, which sells itself to customers as environmentally conscious, has watered down its climate investment promises as “green hushing” continues to rise.
- Hannah Wootton
Russian mining membership dogs global coal lobby
Now known as FutureCoal, the organisation says it is “agnostic” after appointing a Russian director. Its members include Yancoal, Whitehaven and Incitec Pivot.
- Peter Ker
Japan’s Itochu delays plans to exit Australian thermal coal
The conglomerate joins Glencore in reassessing its decision to exit the fossil fuel with energy security prioritised amid rising geopolitical tensions.
- Peter Ker