On Tuesday, Axiom Mining lodged three applications for oil shale exploration permits in northern Queensland between Croydon and Julia Creek. The company claims oil shale lies between 40 and 120...
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Pilbara mining communities look set to be the biggest beneficiaries of a plan to build two large-scale renewable energy plants. The federal government-funded program is expected to generate 150...
In a bid to close a glaring loop hole in immigration law, the Gillard government has moved to extend the application of the migration zone to Australia’s offshore resources industry. Currently...
The productivity of Australia’s resource exploration industry is falling, according to a draft report — Mineral and Energy Resource Exploration — released by the Productivity Commission...
A new labour market index launched by national resource industry employer group AMMA shows construction labour requirements on Australia’s mining, energy and infrastructure projects will peak at...
A decision to dismiss a third of the workforce employed at Boggabri Coal while retaining temporary overseas workers highlights the urgent need for legislation to address rorts within the 457 visa...
The Australian Government has t announced the 2013 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release comprising 31 areas across six basins in Commonwealth waters offshore of the Northern Territory, the...
Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray today announced the Government’s intention to change the way major petroleum activities in Commonwealth waters are assessed and approved. Currently...
Curtin University is celebrating three milestones in its Department of Spatial Sciences: 100 years of Mine Surveying, 50 years of Surveying and 25 years of Geographic Information Science. The oldest...
A new alliance between the AWU and the CFMEU Mining Division is set to dramatically boost the industrial strength of union members working in WA’s Pilbara iron ore mining industry, claims AWU...
