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Chevron fined $60m for tax scheme

Multinational oil giant Chevron will be forced to pay more than $300 million after losing a landmark appeal in the Federal Court last week. Chevron was ordered to pay more than $250 million in back...

Rio Tinto fined $70,000 over Pilbara fatality

A Rio Tinto subsidiary has been fined $70,000 after a fatality in 2011 in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Brent Grew, 27, was crushed to death in 2011 while removing a tilt cylinder from a...

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Warkworth mine gains PAC approval

Rio Tinto’s plans to expand its Mount Thorley Warkworth mine, located near Singleton in the Hunter Valley, is one step closer after gained approval from the Planning Assessment...

Labor and Coalition agree on ChAFTA

Labor and the Coalition have reached an agreement on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement this week. The agreement follows the government’s offer to amend migration regulations to ensure...

Salt mine to create 360 jobs in NT

The construction of a salt mine near Alice Springs is one step closer, with a $120 million deal for mining machinery signed on Tuesday giving the project a major boost. Construction of Tellus’...

CFMEU calls on MPs to explain FIFO discrimination bill

  The CFMEU have called on Central Queensland Coalition MPs Michelle Landry and George Christensen to reveal details about how their proposed amendment to the Fair Work Act 2009 would actually...

Inexperienced workers a factor in mine death increase

  Speaking at the Department of Mines and Petroleum Mine Safety Roadshow in Geraldton on Tuesday, mine safety inspector Doug Barclay said an influx of inexperienced mine workers is partly to...

Anti-Mining Groups May Close After Government Funding Cut

Policy paper on Australia’s uranium launched

Australia’s uranium industry holds “enormous opportunity” for jobs and export revenue growth, according to a new report. The report by leading economists, Professor Sinclair...

Springvale mine expansion approved

Springvale mineworkers have returned to work today, ending months of uncertainty about the mine’s future, with Centennial Coal given the go-ahead to continue operating until 2028. CFMEU Mining and...

Santos ships first cargo from GLNG

Santos today announced the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its US$18.5 billion GLNG project has left Curtis Island bound for South Korea. The first cargo is being carried by the...

Carmichael mine given green light

  The Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Infrastructure project has been given the green light by the Federal Government, with 36 of the “strictest conditions in Australian history”. The...