Archived News for Industry Professionals
An official report has questioned compliance in Queensland’s CSG regulation.
Locals vocal over tunnel dump
Over a thousand Victorians have turned out to protest plans to store contaminated soil in a former coal mine.
More charges for dodgy stockpiling
An industrial chemicals firm has been accused of new stockpiling offences.
NT job scheme run from QLD
The NT Government has handed a contract for its $89 million Local Jobs Fund to a Queensland firm.
Pledge to boost bushfire help
The Federal Drought Minister says the states will get more support in delivering financial help to bushfire-affected businesses.
Australia buys offshore oil
The Federal Government has struck a deal to tap into the US government’s tightly guarded emergency fuel reserves.
Gas rights on outback rivers
The Queensland Government has given energy company Santos extended rights to explore environmentally significant areas for potential commercial gas extraction.
Sims slams gas approval
The head of the ACCC says the gas industry has mislead governments into approving projects that kill Australian jobs.
Trillions at play in tech report
A new report says the technology to reach negative emissions by the 2040s is already available.
Court set for Linc leaders
Five former executives will stand trial over a failed coal gasification plant.
Developer's deeds detailed
A Victorian court has heard more details of ‘astroturfing’ by developers trying to buy approval.
Aquifers could stave off evaporation
Experts say Australia should ‘bank water’ by using aquifers as giant underground storage tanks.
Pollution costs top war
Air pollution appears to shorten people's lives more that wars, malaria, HIV/AIDS and smoking.
Big firms with slave links
China’s Uyghur community is being forced into labour for Apple, BMW, Nike, Adidas, Samsung, Sony and others.
Mine death laws questioned
Experts have criticised new laws designed to address fatalities in the Queensland resources sector.
Caltex fields big bids
Caltex Australia has rejected a $3.9 billion-plus buyout proposal from Britain's EG Group.
Gas field threatens Paris deal
The Federal Government has been warned that emissions from one fracking scheme in the Northern Territory could threaten its Paris targets.
Robo-car readiness assessed
A new study has investigated the infrastructure needs of automated vehicles in Australia now and in the future.
Tasmania issues hydrogen plan
The Tasmanian Government is spending $50 million to develop a hydrogen energy industry in the state.
QLD promises cool schools
The Queensland Government has pledged to to air-condition every school classroom, library and staffroom by mid-2022.
Study looks at public freight
Transport experts have looked at using public transport to help move city freight.