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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.

Global report charts 'catastrophic' wildlife decline

Global report charts 'catastrophic' wildlife decline

Global report charts 'catastrophic' wildlife decline

Global report charts 'catastrophic' wildlife decline

The world's monitored wildlife populations are down 73 per cent, with Australian species and the reef in the crosshairs, a major report warns.

East Timor firm in gas pipe wrangle, may look elsewhere

East Timor firm in gas pipe wrangle, may look elsewhere

East Timor firm in gas pipe wrangle, may look elsewhere

East Timor firm in gas pipe wrangle, may look elsewhere

East Timor is threatening to accept Chinese or Kuwaiti investment in a gas field if an agreement can't be reached with Australia, which remains its preference.

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Tight gas market to remain as additional wells approved

Tight gas market to remain as additional wells approved

Two offshore drilling licences have been approved to bring more gas to the domestic east coast market as experts warn of potential shortfalls next winter.

'Waterways are drying up': plea for environmental laws

'Waterways are drying up': plea for environmental laws

Traditional owners say their way of life is under threat if environment laws are not changed to protect crucial NT water sources from over-extraction.

Dawn of a new era as fund returns to Aboriginal control

Dawn of a new era as fund returns to Aboriginal control

More than half a billion dollars in mining royalties from First Nations land has returned to Aboriginal control in a new fund to drive wealth and wellbeing.

PM criticised for walking back from environment pledge

PM criticised for walking back from environment pledge

Environment groups are dismayed after the prime minister indicated he was open to stripping decision-making powers from Australia's new watchdog for nature.

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Billion-dollar gold mine still alive after key meeting

Billion-dollar gold mine still alive after key meeting

Billion-dollar gold mine still alive after key meeting

Billion-dollar gold mine still alive after key meeting

A NSW gold-mine proposal under threat due to an Indigenous heritage order still has the backing of state and federal Labor leaders.

Government 'secrecy' blasted over Jabiluka uranium mine

Government 'secrecy' blasted over Jabiluka uranium mine

Government 'secrecy' blasted over Jabiluka uranium mine

Government 'secrecy' blasted over Jabiluka uranium mine

A uranium mining firm has accused the federal and Northern Territory governments of hiding their reasons not to extend a 42-year lease to the Jabiluka mine.

Anger over handling of major reef health report

Anger over handling of major reef health report

Anger over handling of major reef health report

Anger over handling of major reef health report

The latest government cash splash for the Great Barrier Reef failed to mention a major report about its "very poor" prospects was about to drop.

Blocked goldminer 'shattered' by rising sovereign risk

Blocked goldminer 'shattered' by rising sovereign risk

Blocked goldminer 'shattered' by rising sovereign risk

Blocked goldminer 'shattered' by rising sovereign risk

Regis Resources will fight a federal block on a $1 billion gold project it says has cost almost 1000 jobs and sours Australia's reputation as a place to invest.

Community's win over major silver mine fuels debate

Community's win over major silver mine fuels debate

Community's win over major silver mine fuels debate

Community's win over major silver mine fuels debate

Progress on developing a mine centred on Australia's largest undeveloped silver deposit has been stopped after a community group's success in a top court.

Nature repair cheap at $7.3 billion a year: scientists

Nature repair cheap at $7.3 billion a year: scientists

Nature repair cheap at $7.3 billion a year: scientists

Nature repair cheap at $7.3 billion a year: scientists

Australia's ailing environment needs $7.3 billion a year to claw its way back to health but scientists say that's cheap and doing nothing will cost much more.

Why land burials of whales dig a big hole for the ocean

Why land burials of whales dig a big hole for the ocean

Why land burials of whales dig a big hole for the ocean

Why land burials of whales dig a big hole for the ocean

Nature will be the big winner if Australia stops burying dead whales and gives the mighty creatures sea burials instead, researchers say.

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Water purchase scheme turns tide for Indigenous owners

Aboriginal representatives will determine how $100 million in federal funding is spent on purchasing water entitlements for the Murray-Darling Basin.

Timber industry bleeding cash as shutdown bites

There's no end in sight to a large-scale shutdown of timber harvesting in NSW, with all sectors of the timber industry feeling the financial pain.

Experts want more big solar projects, less nuke talk

The number of large-scale solar projects in Australia needs to rise rapidly, but the nuclear power debate could derail progress, industry experts say.

Calls for federal carbon capture ban after Qld decision

Queensland's decision to ban carbon capture and storage projects in the Great Artesian Basin has sparked calls for the federal government to follow suit.

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Supermarkets defend salmon supplies with skate on skids

With extinction a real possibility for an ancient Tasmanian species, supermarkets are defending the credentials of the farmed salmon it accepts from the state.

Carbon capture project rejected over groundwater fears

Potential impacts on groundwater resources has led to the rejection of Glencore's carbon capture storage project in the Great Artesian Basin.

Coal super tax to be legislated, 'protecting' royalties

Deputy Premier Cameron Dick has ensured future modifications to a Queensland super tax on coal royalties will require legislative changes.

Mining giant set to sell Australian coal mines in reset

After knocking back a BHP takeover bid, Anglo American is set to sell its Australian coal mines and use funds to reset the multinational's balance sheet.

Australia could cut global emissions with green metals

Australia could remove much more than its share of greenhouse gas emissions by using its natural advantages, a business leader argues.

Dodging polar bears and scoffing butter on Arctic trek

A glaciologist from subtropical Queensland is about to embark on an epic Arctic trek that combines science, adventure and an obscene amount of butter.

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Labor's new environment watchdog has gotten a lukewarm reception from conservationists who argue it must be backed up by law reform to stop mass extinctions.

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