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More trust in mining sector as clean energy needs grow

More trust in mining sector as clean energy needs grow

Once associated with coal and pollution, the mining industry has cleaned up its image as more Australians recognise its importance in the net-zero transition.

Santos rejects attack on 'speculative' net-zero roadmap

Santos rejects attack on 'speculative' net-zero roadmap

Santos rejects attack on 'speculative' net-zero roadmap

Santos rejects attack on 'speculative' net-zero roadmap

Santos says public statements it could reach net-zero emissions by 2040 were not misleading because its roadmap contained targets and not promises.

Brazil seals compensation deal with BHP over dam

Brazil seals compensation deal with BHP over dam

Brazil seals compensation deal with BHP over dam

Brazil seals compensation deal with BHP over dam

Brazil has reached a compensation settlement with BHP and others over a 2015 dam collapse which caused a giant mudslide killing 19 people.

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US approves Australian Ioneer's Nevada lithium mine

US approves Australian Ioneer's Nevada lithium mine

The Biden administration has given the nod to an Australian lithium mine in Nevada despite concerns for a rare flower at the site.

UAE cash for minerals, but China dominance sparks angst

UAE cash for minerals, but China dominance sparks angst

A free trade deal between Australia and the United Arab Emirates provides a pathway for significant investment in critical minerals and mining.

Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Queensland could revert to coal central as calls grow for a power plan from the energised LNP, days out from voters heading to the polls in the Sunshine State.

Miner destroys more than a hundred Aboriginal sites

Miner destroys more than a hundred Aboriginal sites

An Indigenous group suing Fortescue says new evidence shows the iron ore giant destroyed half of the Aboriginal sites on a Pilbara mine.

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Rio Tinto 'breaks ranks', keeps climate trigger alive

Rio Tinto 'breaks ranks', keeps climate trigger alive

Rio Tinto 'breaks ranks', keeps climate trigger alive

Rio Tinto 'breaks ranks', keeps climate trigger alive

The federal government has been urged to strike an urgent deal on environmental laws as Rio Tinto joins those calling for reforms that tackle climate change.

'Climate action pays': call to rev up clean investment

'Climate action pays': call to rev up clean investment

'Climate action pays': call to rev up clean investment

'Climate action pays': call to rev up clean investment

There can be winners in the clean energy race, a group of super funds says, rolling out a campaign to quell community fears and accelerate development.

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

More than a billion tonnes of emissions are in the balance, critics say, as coal giants sidestep a legal stoush and push ahead with a mine extension to 2050.

'Get on with it': renewables rollout too slow out west

'Get on with it': renewables rollout too slow out west

'Get on with it': renewables rollout too slow out west

'Get on with it': renewables rollout too slow out west

The renewables rollout is not happening quickly enough in WA, a summit has been warned, with leading proponents of clean energy exports calling for targets.

Coal town to battery base: firm keen to make power move

Coal town to battery base: firm keen to make power move

Coal town to battery base: firm keen to make power move

Coal town to battery base: firm keen to make power move

Renewable energy companies are eyeing opportunities in traditional coal-mining towns as part of Australia's electricity transition.

Miner breached environmental laws in 'almighty' blast

Miner breached environmental laws in 'almighty' blast

Miner breached environmental laws in 'almighty' blast

Miner breached environmental laws in 'almighty' blast

Maules Creek Coal has been found guilty of failing to comply with environmental protections over a blast that shook locals and sent two workers to hospital.

Miner's ex-staff defend disputed tech after court loss

Miner's ex-staff defend disputed tech after court loss

Miner's ex-staff defend disputed tech after court loss

Miner's ex-staff defend disputed tech after court loss

Former Fortescue researchers being sued for intellectual property theft maintain searches of their homes and businesses were "massive over-reach" by the miner.

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Australia may miss billions in green Chinese investment

Chinese investment in Australia has fallen, despite the nation's growing budget for renewable energy projects in the transition to net zero emissions by 2050.

China stimulus a 'very good development for Australia'

After iron ore prices plunged by more than a third since the start of the year, Chinese stimulus measures spell good news for the Australian budget.

Climate, koala alarm as coal mines cleared to dig more

The Albanese government has been condemned for green-lighting the expansion of three coal mines as operators describe the move as sensible.

Modern tech minerals may be hiding in extinct volcanoes

Rare earth minerals needed to fuel the transition to renewable energy and create everything from TVs to smartphones could be found inside dormant volcanoes.

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Steel giant's venture fund inks tech pact on green iron

A steel giant will work with a space tech entrepreneur on technology to produce iron from Aussie ores without adding to greenhouse gas emissions.

Traditional owners join legal spat over Jabiluka mine

Traditional owners will continue their fight against the Jabiluka uranium mine by contesting a legal bid by a Rio Tinto subsidiary to extend the mining lease.

First battery use of vanadium electrolyte made locally

Sovereign vanadium batteries could speed up the decarbonisation of a vast and often harsh service area after a "significant milestone" for an emerging producer.

Scientific probe into controversial gas projects

Gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory will be assessed by an independent group of scientists, amid concerns over any impact to water.

A wider view: clean energy push for environment reform

Frustrated clean energy developers and investors say Australia must consider emissions reduction and climate change as well as the impact on the environment.

Miners dig 'best friend' Dutton with battlelines drawn

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has called for "a bit of common sense" from mining bosses, while Peter Dutton pledges to be their "best friend".

Call to 'science' our way out of the climate conundrum

Leading thinkers have called for Australia to deploy science for the service of society and stop relying on selling emissions-laden resources for prosperity.

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