Silver takes gold for South32 in NQ
Silver is a standout at the company’s North Queensland Cannington mine, with sales spiking by 69 per cent.
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A North Queensland coal port is looking into hydrogen and green ammonia exports.
Isa copper mines close, what next for families?
An NQ economist says support packages should keep Glencore workers in Mount Isa, after the miners decision to close underground copper operations in 2025.
Why Isa’s copper ‘super pit’ proposal just won’t work
Glencore will not be considering the proposed ‘super pit’ open cut copper mine, but it does have other ideas to keep for Mount Isa.
‘Why would we give them a stronger hold’: Failed takeover a win for NQ
An NQ leader says Qantas’ failed bid to take over Alliance is good news for consumers. Here’s why.
Helicopter crash leads to 400 workers losing jobs near Christmas
The fatal Talisman Sabre crash will result in 400 employees being made redundant, after Australia cancelled its contract with Airbus.
‘Meet us in the middle’: Miner’s plea to Glencore as closure confirmed
More than 1000 jobs are in limbo as Glencore announces Mount Isa Mines’ underground copper operations will close in the second half of 2025. WHAT WE KNOW.
What black-market alcohol costs on Palm Island
A Queensland Indigenous community which voted for a Voice to Parliament is still afflicted with price-gouging sly grog sales. Police claim crime falls when alcohol is intercepted.
‘No one wants to listen to us’: Islanders downtrodden
Palm Island residents are crestfallen, shocked and angry the Voice to Parliament referendum was defeated so convincingly, saying they have “a government that don’t care”. Read their stories.
Back into the trenches as Qld’s Indigenous people keep up the fight
Queensland’s remote Indigenous communities overwhelmingly voted for a Voice to Parliament, even as the state delivered by biggest No vote of any jurisdiction.
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