Queensland wants more carbon tax plan details
Premier Anna Bligh says with the details of the carbon tax proposal still unknown, it is not clear what impacts it would have on Queensland's mining sector.
View ArticleAirlie Beach warned of coal seam gas fears
A climate change think tank says the Whitsundays region in north Queensland should be worried about coal seam gas exploration.
View ArticleArrow Energy warned over gas well leak
The Qld Government issues a stern warning to a resources company over a gas well leak on the state's western Darling Downs.
View ArticleConstruction starts on Gladstone LNG plant
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh have travelled to Gladstone today to officially launch work on Santos' multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on Curtis...
View ArticleFederal Court to hear coal sale row
An Australian coal company at loggerheads with a Brazilian-based partner over a central Queensland mine will seek damages in the Federal Court.
View ArticleCarbon tax fears not stopping gas project: Emerson
The Federal Government says the latest multi-billion dollar gas project in central Queensland shows Tony Abbott's scare campaign about a carbon tax is not deterring business.
View ArticleMining exploration limits offer 'certainty'
The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) says a ban on mining exploration permits near residential areas will provide certainty for the future of the state's resource towns.
View ArticlePNG gas project promises business boost
Queensland's special trade commissioner to Papua New Guinea (PNG) says a major liquefied natural gas project in the country presents a big opportunity for businesses in the state's north.
View ArticleEnvironmental group backs CSG water testing website
A coal seam gas (CSG) company's decision to publish water testing results in Queensland has received conditional support from environmental groups.
View ArticleExploration reveals minor gas reserves near Rockhampton
A coal seam gas (CSG) company says exploration has shown its tenements around Rockhampton in central Queensland have only modest gas reserves.
View ArticleNewman unveils LNP mining policy
Liberal National Party (LNP) leader Campbell Newman says his party's mining policy will offer certainty to the industry, in return for social and environmental safeguards.
View ArticleBasin project to ignite housing demand
A central-west Queensland property agent says up to 700 new houses could be required in Alpha, east of Longreach, in the coming years.
View ArticleBligh announces resources-funded education trust fund
The Queensland Government has announced it will set up a multi-billion-dollar education trust fund, using half of the royalties it receives from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry.
View ArticleAustralian companies told to work together to get resources contracts
Australian manufacturers and suppliers have been told to consider pooling resources if they want to win multi-million dollar contracts during the mining boom.
View ArticleEducation trust may be means tested: Bligh
Premier Anna Bligh says the Queensland Government's plan to use liquefied natural gas (LNG) royalties to create a multi-billion-dollar education trust could be means tested.
View ArticleEnvironment statements released on Qld gas projects
Arrow Energy has lodged draft environmental impact statements (EIS) for three of its major gas projects in Queensland.
View ArticleFigures show rising fuel price
New figures show unleaded petrol prices in Mackay increased by almost 15 cents per litre over a one-year period.
View ArticleArrow reveals gas pipeline EIS
An environmental impact statement (EIS) has been released for a proposed gas pipeline from the Bowen Basin to the central Queensland coast.
View ArticleNight mining resumes after toxic gas leaks
Night-time mining operations have resumed at a north Queensland coal mine plagued by hazardous gas leaks.
View ArticleCabinet to consider reef report
Queensland Cabinet will today discuss coastal development after a scathing report into the management of the Great Barrier Reef.
View ArticleAuthority says reef cooperation must continue
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) says it is critical that State and Federal Governments continue to cooperate on the future of the reef.
View ArticleGalilee Basin CSG, mining firms urged to unite
A coal seam gas (CSG) explorer says gas could be flowing from the Galilee Basin, in central western Queensland, within two years if CSG and coal mining companies work together.
View ArticleTreasurer says Qld still headed for surplus
Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls says the State is on track to achieve a surplus by 2014-15, despite softening prices and falling demand for coal in Asia.
View ArticleUNESCO given Barrier Reef protection report
The Federal Government has submitted a report to UNESCO, outlining actions it is taking to preserve and protect the Great Barrier Reef.
View ArticleScientific panel concerned about Surat Basin CSG expansion
A Federal Government scientific expert panel has raised a number of concerns in its review of Arrow Energy's coal seam gas (CSG) expansion plans in Queensland's Surat Basin.
View ArticleFalling ethanol sales fuels sugar industry action call
Australia's largest raw sugar producer says the industry needs to target motorists if the use of ethanol blended fuels is to be viable in the future.
View ArticleBHP Billiton posts another iron ore output record
The world's biggest mining company reports another record rise in iron ore output and at many of its Australian coal mines.
View Article'Confusing' petrol price displays fuel RACQ anger
The RACQ says north Queenslanders are paying three to four cents per litre more on petrol than what they should be.
View ArticleQueensland's gas industry tipped to double new jobs
New research shows Queensland's gas industry will create twice as many jobs as previously forecast.
View ArticleResources council cites miners' record regional spending
The Queensland resources sector says despite the coal industry downturn, its regional spending is at an all-time high.
View ArticleAbbot Point coal port expansion in north Queensland approved amid new rules...
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has granted approval to the expansion of Abbot Point coal port in north Queensland. He has likewise approved Arrow Energy's Liquefied Natural Gas project on...
View ArticleMassive job cuts expected in resource construction sector
A joint report by two construction industry groups has found the sector will lose 8,000 jobs in Queensland by 2016.
View ArticleEnvironment Dept not considering LNG plant proponent's history
The federal Department of the Environment says a gas company's financial history will not be considered in its application to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in north Queensland.
View ArticleLNG plant proponent confident of approval
The company proposing to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant near the Great Barrier Reef world heritage area has rejected speculation the project will never be built.
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef board members Tony Mooney and Jon Grayson accused of...
The board of the agency charged with protecting the Great Barrier Reef has failed to adopt its own experts' recommendation that it ban port developments which threaten the reef. Two of the five board...
View ArticleBowen Basin CSG project tipped to create over 2,000 jobs
Mining company Arrow Energy says its Bowen Basin coal seam gas (CSG) project will create more than 2,000 jobs in central Queensland in the next four years.
View ArticleArrow's Bowen Basin CSG project wins federal approval
The federal Environment Minister has approved a major coal seam gas (CSG) expansion in central Queensland.
View ArticleTropical Cyclone Marcia: MP George Christensen wants ACCC to probe petrol...
A federal north Queensland MP says he wants a full investigation into petrol price rises in the lead up to Tropical Cyclone Marcia.
View ArticleMotorist lobby group RACQ supports 2 per cent ethanol mandate
Motorist lobby group RACQ does an about turn to finally support an ethanol mandate across Queensland's fuel supply.
View ArticleAGL pulls out of CSG plan in Gloucester as NSW and Queensland projects are...
Gas giant AGL abandons natural gas projects in Queensland and NSW, sparking celebrations in rural NSW where opponents had feared a billion-dollar coal seam gas plan could devastate a community.
View ArticleBiofuel made from used cooking oil at CQ University project could power cars...
A team of students and teachers from Mackay's CQ University are making promising headway in their project to turn waste grease and oil into cheap, renewable biodiesel.
View ArticleMining jobs increase across Australia on the back of surging commodity prices
From plant operators to truck drivers and engineers, the mining industry is hiring again as commodity prices across the resources sector ramp up.
View Article'Develop your gas or be penalised': Queensland Resources Council takes aim at...
Cutting GST distribution would send a powerful message to states not prepared to develop their own gas reserves, according to the Queensland Resources Council.
View ArticleBiofuel targets could add $1 billion, thousands of jobs for regions if...
New research suggests increased use of ethanol and biodiesel fuel could generate thousands of jobs regional areas.
View ArticleAll-electric commercial passenger planes could take off in as little as four...
A Gold Coast aviation technology company believes the first commercial all-electric-powered plane could be just four years away.
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