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Traditional owners relieved they won't have to watch another Juukan Gorge disaster
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (874+ words) The now-protected Pilungah reserve is "teeming with life" after recent rainfall. (ABC Western Queensland: Jay Carstens) Three generations of Wangkamadla people have gathered on country to celebrate Pilungah Reserve's protection as a special wildlife reserve. Mining companies had believed this…...
Farmers and conservationists unite against critical minerals bill
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (543+ words) A Queensland parliamentary committee has handed down its critical minerals bill with no amendments despite criticism from farmers and conservationists. Conservationists rallied outside state MPs' offices concerned the bill gives the government power to fast-track environmental processes. The bill will…...
Controversial Hunter Valley coal mine granted six-year extension - ABC News
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (625+ words) MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant coal mine can continue operating until the end of 2032. (ABC 7.30) The state government has granted a six-year extension to the Mount Pleasant Coal Mine in the Hunter Valley. The coal mine's approvals were due to expire…...
Community remembers those lost in one of Australia's worst mining disasters
1+ week, 1+ day ago (862+ words) Miners outside the New Australasian No.2 Mine, one month after the disaster claimed 22 lives. (Supplied: Creswick Connect) By a quiet road, near an abandoned mine in Victoria's central highlands is a new sign detailing one of Australia's worst mining disasters....
Goldfields, Esperance, Midwest and Wheatbelt WA local news briefing
1+ week, 1+ day ago (760+ words) Here's what's making news in the Goldfields, Esperance, Midwest and Wheatbelt regions of WA today. The owner of a kaolin mine in WA's Wheatbelt has called in administrators after losing one of its biggest customers a fortnight ago. ASX-listed WA…...
Taxpayers fund Tomago smelter bailout
1+ week, 2+ day ago (117+ words) Taxpayers are to fund a $2.5 billion bailout of Australia's largest aluminium smelter, Tomago in New South Wales. The federal and state governments today announced they will share the financial burden of the deal. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is adamant…...
$2.5 billion bailout for Tomago Aluminium Smelter
1+ week, 2+ day ago (98+ words) VIDEO: $2.5 billion bailout for Tomago Aluminium Smelter ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: $2.5 billion bailout for Tomago Aluminium Smelter The NSW and federal governments have agreed to spend $2.5 billion over 10 years to secure the future of Australia's largest aluminium…...
PM defends $2.5b bailout of aluminium smelter
1+ week, 2+ day ago (114+ words) AUDIO: PM defends $2.5b bailout of aluminium smelter ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation AUDIO: PM defends $2.5b bailout of aluminium smelter Anthony Albanese said the deal would support operations at the site beyond 2028. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the funding deal…...
Bailout deal reached on Tomago smelter
1+ week, 2+ day ago (643+ words) After months of protracted negotiations, the federal and New South Wales governments have settled on a multi-billion dollar subsidy to keep Tomago aluminium smelter going. Rio Tinto had threatened to shut down the Hunter Valley smelter at the end of…...
Aluminium smelter bailout to cost taxpayers $2.5b
1+ week, 3+ day ago (90+ words) AUDIO: Aluminium smelter bailout to cost taxpayers $2.5b abc.net.au AUDIO: Aluminium smelter bailout to cost taxpayers $2.5b Rio Tinto, the owner of the Tomago Aluminium smelter, previously threatened to close it due to rising energy costs. (ABC Newcastle: Anthony Scully)…...