A mining mogul and an elected official who opposes a $4 billion development unlawfully harmed each other’s reputation, a judge ruled. The Federal Court of Australia recently found both...
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An environmental protestor learnt the hard way there are consequences for carelessly disposing of unwanted minerals. Kyle Magee thought it was a good idea to block a freight train from Bravus Mining...
An anti-mining protestor confessed to unlawfully entering a resources transport corridor and dangerously attaching herself to a heavy vehicle. Megan Byrnes pleaded guilty to trespassing, contravening...
An Asia-owned mining operation allegedly treated workers from a multicultural background differently to their white counterparts, a former employee said. Shen Yao Holdings has been accused of...
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has been fined almost half a million dollars’ by a federal court judge after it was found to have breached the Fair Work Act by co-ordinating a...
Adani has welcomed the Federal Court’s decision to dismiss the Australian Conservation Foundation’s case against the $16 billion Carmichael coal mine. The ACF had challenged former...
An overview of Australian insolvency and restructuring, by energy and resources partner Robert Milbourne and restructuring and insolvency partner Jason Opperman. The commodities sector remains in...
Centennial Coal’s Springvale mine is heading back to court just months after an expansion was approved, with a conservation group concerned about pollution of Sydney drinking water catchments...
The (ACCC) is taking the CFMEU to court over allegations the union engaged in boycotting and bullying of Boral Resources and Alsafe Premix Concrete. The ACCC alleges that between February 2013 and...
In a battle reminiscent of David and Goliath, junior miner Brockman Mining, has won a case in the Western Australian Supreme Court against Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) over access rights to...
