Yesterday’s signing of an historic Australia-China free trade agreement has been applauded by mining chiefs, who say it will boost a flagging resources sector and provide momentum for the...
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A new report by analysts PriceWaterhouseCoopers shows that for every dollar of production, the oil and gas sector adds 70 cents of value-add compared to an average of 49 cents for all other...
One in five children aged under five in Broken Hill have blood lead levels above the current national goal of ten micrograms per decilitre (g/dL), according to a new report released today by The Lead...
Rio Tinto will reportedly face worldwide employee-led protests today over a spate of fatalities at an Indonesian worksite where the company has a major investment. According to IndustriALL Global...
The spectacular Margaret River Region welcomes travellers from around the world like no other destination in Australia. A pleasant three-hour drive south of Perth, Western Australia’s premier holiday...
The Australian Workers Union has today launched a new body – the Reserve Our Gas Coalition – to ensure not all of Australia’s gas is shipped to high-paying overseas markets. In a statement released...
Australian bauxite explorer, Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) has been granted its first mining lease at its Bald Hill Project in Northern Tasmania. Bald Hill is located 60 kms southwest of...
Yesterday’s repeal of the Mining Resources Rent Tax (Mining Tax) by the federal Senate has been whole-heartedly welcomed by Australia’s biggest resources industry groups, with the tax...
[hr]Dr Graham Lumley from PricewaterhouseCooper’s new mining intelligence division examines trends in productivity of open cut mining equipment over the past 20 years.[hr] Many people believe that...
New estimates by Deloitte Access Economics show that the minerals industry’s revenue contribution from company tax and royalties in the two years to 30 June, 2014 will be $40.3 billion. This is $18.3...
