Australia risks falling behind as gas investment slows, report warns
Australia is at risk of losing its competitive edge in natural gas investment, threatening its energy security, economic outlook, and climate goals, according to a new report released by global research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie.
Australia offers 28 offshore areas for petroleum exploration
The Australian Government has announced the launch of the 2016 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release.
The acreage release comprises 28 areas located across five basins...
NAIF loan to help rehabilitate historic Queensland gold mine, Mount Morgan
The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) will provide Heritage Minerals with a loan of $66 million to help reinvigorate the abandoned historical Central Queensland...
QRC welcomes $5bn infrastructure initiative for Northern Australia in 2015 Budget
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) – the not-for-profit peak industry association representing the commercial developers of Queensland’s minerals and energy resources – has welcomed the...
New mine development to create hundreds of jobs in WA
The BHP Board has approved US$2.9 billion in capital expenditure for the South Flank project in Central Pilbara, WA.
The project, which expands the existing...
Carbon majors need to be responsible for their emissions: UNSW report
Media Release
Australia's major gas, coal and oil producing companies which are contributing to climate harms have a moral responsibility to rapidly phase out their...
Sheffield Resources secures NAIF loan to open major new mine in WA
Sheffield Resources will take out a $95 million loan from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) to open a new mine and mineral facility in...
Victorian Government greenlights transfer of gold mining and exploration licenses in Bendigo
The Victorian Government has sanctioned the transfer of mining and exploration licenses in Bendigo from Unity Mining to Kralcopic Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of...
Major potash fertiliser project to create hundreds of new jobs in the Pilbara
Mineral fertiliser company Agrimin Limited has been granted Major Project Status for its Mackay Potash Project, which will extract potash minerals from Lake Mackay...
Queensland officially opens its largest gold mine
Works have been completed at the Ravenswood Gold Mine, Queensland’s new largest gold mine, creating nearly 400 good jobs and supporting 1000 contractors in the process, as announced in a media statement.


























