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Thorny nature reforms threaten to entangle new minister

Thorny nature reforms threaten to entangle new minister

Labor's pledge to deliver a once-in-a-generation overhaul of environmental laws went unfulfilled in its first term, leaving a new minister to finish the job.

Uranium miner backs off challenge to Jabiluka decision

Uranium miner backs off challenge to Jabiluka decision

Uranium miner backs off challenge to Jabiluka decision

Uranium miner backs off challenge to Jabiluka decision

A bid to overturn a decision not to renew the controversial Jabiluka mineral lease looks set to be abandoned as Rio Tinto moves to take over a uranium miner.

Traditional owners blast Rio Tinto's record on reforms

Traditional owners blast Rio Tinto's record on reforms

Traditional owners blast Rio Tinto's record on reforms

Traditional owners blast Rio Tinto's record on reforms

The world's biggest iron ore miner has failed to remedy its destruction of a sacred Aboriginal site five years ago, a traditional owner says.

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PM out to prove he's best for the west in mining, rail

PM out to prove he's best for the west in mining, rail

In his third visit to Western Australia while campaigning, Anthony Albanese hopes sandgroper parochialism will help pave a path to victory.

Nuclear power could take the shine off Aussie aluminium

Nuclear power could take the shine off Aussie aluminium

Three out of Australia's four aluminium smelters could risk closure if Australia adopts nuclear power, reducing energy supplied to industry.

US will drop Russia-Ukraine deal if no progress: Rubio

US will drop Russia-Ukraine deal if no progress: Rubio

The US may be ready to “move on” from efforts for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there's not progress in the coming days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns.

Oil-gas giant defends energy policy, share-price slide

Oil-gas giant defends energy policy, share-price slide

Oil and gas producer Santos says it's well placed to weather volatility in commodity markets, as shareholders and traditional owners call the company to task.

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How the west could be won: Dutton digs in on mining

How the west could be won: Dutton digs in on mining

How the west could be won: Dutton digs in on mining

How the west could be won: Dutton digs in on mining

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has doubled down on backing the mining and resources sector in the west as he digs for votes in a battleground state.

Greenland's new PM says the US will not get the island

Greenland's new PM says the US will not get the island

Greenland's new PM says the US will not get the island

Greenland's new PM says the US will not get the island

Greenland's new leader has declared the United States will not get the Arctic island, as Donald Trump ramps up threats to take control of the territory.

Mining bosses warn of international competition

Mining bosses warn of international competition

Mining bosses warn of international competition

Mining bosses warn of international competition

Three senior mining executives have warned Australia must get its policy setting right to remain competitive in the international marketplace.

'Infected': minister criticised over uranium mine lease

'Infected': minister criticised over uranium mine lease

'Infected': minister criticised over uranium mine lease

'Infected': minister criticised over uranium mine lease

A federal minister was allegedly biased after refusing to extend the lease for an undeveloped uranium mine due to a "promise" made to the traditional owners.

Greenland vote buoys Australian rare earth miner

Greenland vote buoys Australian rare earth miner

Greenland vote buoys Australian rare earth miner

Greenland vote buoys Australian rare earth miner

The rise of a pro-business and mining-friendly party in Greenland’s election has sparked hope for a stalled Australian rare earth minerals project.

Critical minerals corruption risk sparks probity calls

Critical minerals corruption risk sparks probity calls

Critical minerals corruption risk sparks probity calls

Critical minerals corruption risk sparks probity calls

Vast deposits of critical minerals vital for the clean energy transition are in corruption-prone nations, raising the risk of human rights abuses.

Native title ruling paves way for compensation

Native title ruling paves way for compensation

Native title ruling paves way for compensation

Native title ruling paves way for compensation

The High Court has dismissed a commonwealth appeal over a landmark native title decision, paving the way for millions in compensation for traditional owners.

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Green iron investment could reinforce Aussie economy

Australia could reap the benefits of a market worth up to almost $300 billion, and cut emissions, if it takes the right steps toward a green iron industry.

Mine giant denies it's to blame for community division

Native title holders are seeking $1.8 billion in compensation from an iron ore miner as a long-running legal dispute over a Pilbara mine draws to an end.

Clean industry pitch to save town from job losses

Gravity energy storage in disused mine shafts and critical mineral development are part of a pitch to save a mining town set to lose a big source of employment.

Fortescue profit slumps on weak iron ore prices

China's struggling property sector continues to weigh on big miners, with Fortescue profits down more than 50 per cent.

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Trump warns Zelenskiy to rush for peace or lose Ukraine

President Donald Trump has told "dictator" Volodymyr Zelenskiy to quickly negotiate an end to Russia's war on Ukraine as relations sour between the two leaders.

Community, Country 'ruptured' over iron ore mine damage

Traditional Owners are seeking $1.8 billion from an iron ore miner over economic loss and cultural damage at a Pilbara mine site.

BHP trims dividend to 8-year low amid weak China demand

BHP will pay shareholders an interim dividend of $A78 cents per share, down from $A1.13 per share a year ago, after a 23 per cent profit drop.

Cultural landscape 'obliterated' at mine, court told

Traditional owners seeking compensation from iron ore miners have been effectively "locked out" of their Country, a court has been told.

Police say pepper spraying 'peaceful' protester lawful

Police say the pepper spraying of a man claiming to be peacefully protesting was justified because he was impeding an arrest, as the activist's trial starts.

US pitched deal to access Ukraine's rare earth minerals

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the US access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals.

Rare earths hopeful in eye of Greenland political storm

A stalled rare earths project puts an Australian junior miner at the centre of an election in an Atlantic territory caught in a web of geopolitical tensions.

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