Science & Environment
Mining is currently the major political issue in Australia, with BHP and Rio Tinto locked in a war with the...
The government has picked a big fight with the mining industry with its announcement of a super tax. Today Treasury...
The mining industry hit the airwaves with a series of campaign ads today criticizing the government’s new mining industry tax....
Could whales be neighbours with oil platforms? Sure they can, if you asked Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson. He has...
Politics & Economy
The federal government has made itself pretty unpopular with business by flagging a possible 40 percent resources tax on mining...
A new coal mine planned for north of Maryborough in Queensland has recently received significant financial backing from a Chinese...
Kimberley Aborigines are calling on green groups to respect their decisions. Over recent months, the Kimberley Land Council has been...
Social Justice
The Martidja Banyjima people of the Pilbara region in Western Australia are challenging mining company BHP’s right to lease more...
Environmental groups are welcoming the South Australian government’s call for BHP Biliton to ensure uranium tailings dust management… before it...
Local residents may suspect that the nearby drilling plant – run by the Australian owned Oil Search – was responsible...
