September
Uranium mine shareholders try to delay Rio Tinto capital raise
The Takeovers Panel confirmed two of the uranium miner’s shareholders are trying to delay an $880 million capital raise backed by major shareholder, Rio Tinto.
- Elouise Fowler
August
Major universities smashed in Labor about-face on overseas students
The government will cap numbers and redistribute them across the sector, one of the country’s biggest export industries, with smaller institutions to benefit.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- The AFR View
NT wipeout should spark real ‘closing the gap’ discussion
Ideally, the prominent role Indigenous policy will play in two critical NT federal seats would prompt much-needed discussion of Noel Pearson’s responsibility agenda.
- The AFR View
Billionaire fisherman faces barramundi wipeout
Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison’s private company, Wild Barra Fisheries, faces uncertain future under plans to ban gill nets in the NT and Queensland.
- Brad Thompson
Talks sanction more US bombers, fighter jets, spy planes in Australia
Annual defence and foreign affairs talks will see Australia deepen its role as the US’s “unsinkable aircraft carrier” in a potential conflict with China.
- Andrew Tillett and Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Future Made in Australia is already running off the rails
The Albanese government has fallen into the trap of trying to achieve political wins at high economic cost. And nobody is stopping them.
- John Kehoe
July
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
Jabiluka was cancelled by edict from above
The decision to mine the uranium deposit or not should have been taken by the parties involved, not through the high-handed intervention of an anti-nuclear government.
- Tony Grey
States should drop ‘ridiculous’ uranium bans: Mundine
Former ALP national president Warren Mundine says state government should end their bans on mining uranium, and the Mirrar people should be able to negotiate whether the practice remains at Jabiluka.
- Updated
- Staff
- Exclusive
- Immigration
Queensland to cop skilled migrant cut amid boost to smaller states
Queensland will be the only Australian state to suffer a reduction in the number of skilled migrant allocations this financial year.
- Tom Rabe
June
Heritage ‘price gouging’ strains miners and native title groups
Archaeologists and anthropologists have been accused of “ripping off” native title groups and miners, and driving a sharp rise in the cost of heritage surveys
- Peter Ker
- Opinion
- Critical minerals
Crackdown on Chinese investors a cautionary tale
Small critical minerals companies are caught up in the midst of a geopolitical struggle between China and the West. Northern Minerals is the latest example.
- Jennifer Hewett
China-linked investors forced to offload Northern Minerals shares
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the decision, based on Foreign Investment Review Board advice, was made to “protect our national interest”.
- Updated
- Elouise Fowler
August 2023
First home ‘help to buy’ scheme to start in 2024
Up to 40,000 low- and middle-income families will get extra help to buy their first home from next year.
- Tom McIlroy
The $7b fund for projects commercial lenders won’t back
Some of the projects the federal government’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility is funding have raised eyebrows.
- Updated
- Mark Ludlow
Fighting for his Voice, Albanese heads back to Garma
With the Yes campaign in trouble – sidetracked by debate over treaty – can Anthony Albanese rescue the Voice from Arnhem Land?
- Tom McIlroy
June 2023
Tamboran Resources inks gas sale agreements with Shell and BP
The company told shareholders yesterday it had also selected APA Group, the pipelines giant, to connect the Beetaloo Basin project to Darwin by 2025.
- Elouise Fowler
- Analysis
- Government Observed
Morrison government caught – yet again – handing out dodgy grants
Three strikes against a billion dollars of election largesse? The auditor-general has again called out the practice of cooking up grant projects in the ministerial wing of Parliament House.
- Tom Burton
May 2023
A spectacular $10m drone and light show opens over Uluru
Featuring more than 1000 drones, Wintjiri Wiru is a spectacular new light display aimed at driving more tourists back to the Red Centre.
- Sean Thompson
- Exclusive
- Life & Leisure
Feeling twitchy? Check out this relaxing eco-retreat near Kakadu
At the new Jabiru Retreat lodgings at Bamurru Plains, mesh walls mean you are incredibly close to the wildlife passing (and flying) by.
- Tony Boyd
Beetaloo developer to begin drilling within weeks as rig arrives
Australia is moving to unlock huge gas reserves amid a global energy crunch despite opposition to the fossil fuel.
- Colin Packham