Science & Environment
The New South Wales government has stunned the coal seam gas industry by announcing new restrictions on gas wells near...
Farmers and environmental campaigners have slammed regulation of the coal seam gas industry in New South Wales as ‘broken’ and...
Approval for one of the largest open-cut mines in the world has increased tensions over land use between miners and...
Protests were held around the country today against BHP Billiton, while the mining giant held its Annual General Meeting in...
International tourist destination Kangaroo Island is known for its fishing, native fauna and pristine wildness. Now a petroleum exploration company...
Social Justice
When a big mining company like Rio Tinto ends operation in regional areas, unemployment concerns are high. But when the...
Politics & Economy
The Federal Government’s Mining Resources Rent Tax, introduced this year, caused much wailing and gnashing of teeth among the mining...
Legislation which will deny Aboriginal people the right to negotiate with oil and gas companies over native title and heritage...
BHP Billiton’s plan to shelve the proposed Olympic Dam expansion in South Australia has left many worried about the economic...
The Tasmanian devil population has been decimated by a facial tumor disease creeping across Tasmania since the 1990s… but one...
