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Whitsundays – Land of the never-ending weekend

Forget your passport – the Whitsundays is a jaw-droppingly beautiful and internationally renowned holiday hub right here in Australia, writes Danielle Krista. WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS Discovered:...

Excessive wages threaten offshore oil and gas industry

A new Deloitte Access Economics report into the economic pressures in Australia’s offshore oil and gas marine support sector has found increasing labour and operating costs, productivity issues and...

Browse one step closer to commercialisation

Resources Minister Gary Gray today announced his decision to vary conditions on five Browse retention leases, paving the way for the earliest possible commercialisation of the Browse hydrocarbons...

A national minerals strategy

Making our own luck in the Asian Century. There’s nothing better than being in the right place at the right time. Having China hungry for our coal and iron ore in recent years has been a once in a...

10 innovations changing the face of mining

Increasingly the resources sector around the world is looking at smartening up. Not just digging bigger holes, but digging holes in better places; extracting more commodities with less expenditure;...

Political minefield

THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS WITH OUR NATION’S LEADERS IN THE LEAD UP TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION. The future of the resources sector will be a key issue at the upcoming federal election. In the...

The half-year in review

Prepared by the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics. The stock of investment in committed resources and energy projects remained at about $268 billion according to the report, Resources and...

Demand for mining skills still strong

Demand for skilled workers in the resources sector remains strong despite a small dip in Australia’s total ‘mining’ employment numbers, as released by the ABS in its quarterly detailed labour force...