Palmer cries foul in brawl over private jet
Clive Palmer’s companies claim the appointment of a barrister to represent the funder of the Queensland Nickel liquidation lawsuit, breached a $90m settlement.
Mining Energy
Union pressures Premier on coalmine
The Australian Workers Union has called on Queensland’s Labor government to green-light the New Acland coalmine expansion.
Oz firm to power Southeast Asia
Australia will fast-track a push to connect directly into the power grid in Southeast Asia via a subsea cable.
Iron ore boom secures dividend at Rio Tinto
Mining major Rio Tinto says business is in good shape but aluminium assets are ‘on thin ice’.
Rich-list solar farm wins federal support
The world’s biggest solar farm backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest wins major project status from the Morrison government.
Rio unveils first Winu copper resource
Rio Tinto declares maiden first resource at its Winu copper discovery in WA and hits promising gold results not far away.
Energy sector outlines post-Covid blueprint
Australia’s oil and gas industry will present a reform blueprint to Scott Morrison to kick-start an economic recovery.
Tensions simmer over Chevron’s Gorgon fix
Tensions continue to simmer between Chevron and unions over safety fears on its Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia.
Woodside mulls Russian Senegal shake-up
Woodside was a potential buyer of Cairn’s 40pc stake in their Senegal JV. Instead it’s been snapped up by Russian giant Lukoil.
Vale to pay $US500m in New Caledonia exit
Brazil’s Vale will pay $US500m to help offload its New Caledonia nickel mine to New Century Resources.
Coal to power on ‘but port must change’
Port of Newcastle chair Roy Green declares gas a key transitionary fuel to support jobs and businesses.
From rust to gold: Rio’s big find
The miner has unveiled its long-awaited first resource at its Winu discovery in WA’s Pilbara region.
Is Rio China’s iron warrior?
Rio Tinto now looks like being a long-term leader in the Chinese thrust to lessen dependence on Australia.
Concern over power bill relief
Fresh measures are being imposed on electricity operators to shield customers from energy bill shocks.
Lynas a step closer to US processing plant
Lynas has reached a deal with the Pentagon for a market and strategy study for a $40m rare earths processing plant in Texas.
Goldminers rise as bullion breaks record
The price of gold broke through longstanding record highs on Monday as the US dollar weakened.
Climate change top of miners’ risk fears
Australia’s horror summer bushfires have put climate change at the forefront of risk factors for Australian mining companies.
Three-way fight for gold mine
An obscure patch of ground in Zambia is the subject of an ungainly tussle between three junior Australian resources companies.
EnergyAustralia keeps its Narrabri cards close to chest
EnergyAustralia, owner of a 20 per cent stake in Santos’s Narrabri gas project, has backed the gas producer’s efforts to open up a new supply source for NSW.
Miners ‘must come clean on tax’
Government needs to guard against tax avoidance in mining and energy as revenue is squeezed by COVID-19, a new analysis says.
Big players in energy network initiative
BHP, Wesfarmers and BlueScope are among Australian companies looking to find answers to lowering carbon emissions across heavy industry.
Miners told to reinvest profits
Mining companies have been urged to reinvest a larger portion of the windfall profits from the iron ore and gold price surge back into their own business.
Energy Aust eyes smelter rescue
EnergyAustralia will consider joining a rescue plan to safeguard Victoria’s struggling Portland aluminium smelter.
Miners in $9bn iron ore rush
Miners are positioning themselves to ramp up exports if prices allow.
Narrabri gas faces new test
The planning body weighing the merits of the Santos Narrabri gas development has requested meetings with NSW environment and water experts.
Santos calculations ‘do not stack up’
Santos has said its Narrabri coal seam gas development can “compete effectively” in the NSW market.
China iron ore drive delivers $9bn boost
Surging iron ore prices fuelled by high demand from China would deliver a $9bn boost to economic growth and $1.2bn in increased revenue.
China ore demand softens budget blow
Strong world iron ore prices have underpinned Australia’s economic growth and helped cushion the cost of COVID-19 rescue measures.
Renewables ‘pulling plug on coal’
Australia’s coal plants are increasingly becoming uneconomical and are operating at razor-thin margins.
Great gold price ‘should’ bring great returns
Australia’s top tier gold miners reported solid production results ahead of delivering annual financial results in August.
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