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Electric LandCruisers expected to drive change in mines

Electric LandCruisers expected to drive change in mines

Two climate companies are teaming up to put thousands more electric vehicles into Australian mines, with forecasts thousands will be in use by 2026.

Going with the flow to run renewables round the clock

Going with the flow to run renewables round the clock

Going with the flow to run renewables round the clock

Going with the flow to run renewables round the clock

The high-tech battery behind a $20 million project could be the answer to using solar and wind power 24 hours a day and kickstart a new supply chain.

Major miner faces shock Qantas-style shareholder revolt

Major miner faces shock Qantas-style shareholder revolt

Major miner faces shock Qantas-style shareholder revolt

Major miner faces shock Qantas-style shareholder revolt

More than 40 per cent of Whitehaven Coal's shareholders have voted against their executive pay, as investors demand action on net-zero obligations.

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Coal fires up Queensland's budget surplus

Coal fires up Queensland's budget surplus

Net debt has shrunk and the budget surplus has boomed, a report into the Queensland government's finances has revealed.

Plan to step up climate investment in vital regions

Plan to step up climate investment in vital regions

Super funds and other climate investors have released a plan to help bankroll new industries so workers facing job losses do not shoulder the burden alone.

Industrial emissions a key to hitting climate targets

Industrial emissions a key to hitting climate targets

No clean technologies - solar batteries, electric cars and heat pumps - are truly green unless the whole supply chain slashes emissions, consumers are warned.

Extra $2b to finance critical minerals 'lacks ambition'

Extra $2b to finance critical minerals 'lacks ambition'

An extra $2 billion for the critical minerals supply chain will form part of the Albanese government's plan to support allies and overhaul the economy.

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High Court allows government to appeal Yunupingu's case

High Court allows government to appeal Yunupingu's case

High Court allows government to appeal Yunupingu's case

High Court allows government to appeal Yunupingu's case

The federal government has been granted leave to appeal late Gumatj leader Yunupingu's final case regarding compensation for mining in northeast Arnhem Land.

Whitehaven to buy two coal mines for up to $6.4b

Whitehaven to buy two coal mines for up to $6.4b

Whitehaven to buy two coal mines for up to $6.4b

Whitehaven to buy two coal mines for up to $6.4b

Whitehaven will pay up to $6.4 billion for BHP's Daunia and Blackwater coking coal mines in Queensland, transforming itself into a metallurgical coal player.

Town, 1200 workers reeling with major mine set to close

Town, 1200 workers reeling with major mine set to close

Town, 1200 workers reeling with major mine set to close

Town, 1200 workers reeling with major mine set to close

About 1200 workers are in limbo and a Queensland town is reeling after Glencore announced one of the world's biggest copper mines would close in 2025.

BHP reports strong copper production in first quarter

BHP reports strong copper production in first quarter

BHP reports strong copper production in first quarter

BHP reports strong copper production in first quarter

The Big Australian says it is on track to meet full-year production guidance across all assets and the integration of OZ Minerals' mines has gone well.

Rio Tinto on track to meet 2023 iron ore targets

Rio Tinto on track to meet 2023 iron ore targets

Rio Tinto on track to meet 2023 iron ore targets

Rio Tinto on track to meet 2023 iron ore targets

Mining giant Rio Tinto says it remains on track to hit the upper half of its original forecast for 2023 iron ore shipments.

Aussies urged to lead charge and hang up on phone waste

Aussies urged to lead charge and hang up on phone waste

Aussies urged to lead charge and hang up on phone waste

Aussies urged to lead charge and hang up on phone waste

A year of action will encourage people to dial in to the "circular economy" by handing in their old mobile phone when buying a new one.

No charges or fines for WA's wayward radioactive pill

No charges or fines for WA's wayward radioactive pill

No charges or fines for WA's wayward radioactive pill

No charges or fines for WA's wayward radioactive pill

A months-long investigation into the disappearance of a radioactive mining capsule in outback WA has concluded with no charges or fines laid.

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Rio, BHP warned of investor pressure on steel emissions

Australia's largest diversified miners are being urged to come clean on the greenhouse gas emissions pumped into the atmosphere by the world's steelmakers.

Energy giants fail on climate lobbying disclosures

Australian companies are lagging behind the US on disclosing their spending on political lobbying around climate change policy.

Carbon 'bottom line': Don't trade integrity for offsets

Carbon offsets should be used as a last resort and limited to Australia's heaviest polluters, conservationists warn the federal government.

Critical minerals driving net zero even as prices dip

New data forecasts clean energy commodity prices will decelerate, while a consultation paper has been released mapping a strategy for the changing role of gas.

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Facebook demands Twiggy docs in clickbait scam battle

Facebook parent company Meta has issued a summons for billionaire Andrew Forrest to hand over documents it says his lawyers failed to disclose.

Summit tackles 'resource anxiety' over energy materials

Governments must do more to attract capital for critical minerals, and as quickly as possible, to win in the energy transition, BHP CEO Mike Henry warns.

India's furnaces not the answer for Aussie coal exports

A report has found India will reduce its dependence on Aussie coal in steel furnaces as the price of green hydrogen comes down and carbon penalties go up.

Allied Power acquisition to energise remote projects

Two companies are joining forces on energy transmission projects for the mining sector as remote operators increasingly need ways to decarbonise.

Vanadium projects to merge to plug into battery demand

Two Western Australian vanadium developers will join forces to develop the silvery-grey metal that could be the next "pit to grid" breakthrough for batteries.

Industry urged to club together in clean energy hubs

Taxpayer funding for cleaning up heavily polluting industries is being wasted by favouring smaller projects at individual facilities, economic modelling shows.

Big users bankroll new power to offset carbon footprint

Mining companies are among big energy users bankrolling wind farms and other renewable energy projects to offset carbon emissions.

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