National Mining and related industries day 2025
Mrs Gina Rinehart AO and Mr Tad Watroba Speech
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Western Australia needs to start hopping to secure new energy sources
Resource-rich Western Australia will need new gas and renewable energy sources along with storage to address projected energy shortfalls.

Geelong refinery fire threatens to disrupt Australia’s fuel supply for months
Geelong’s smouldering oil refinery will constrain Australia’s domestic fuel supply for at least three months, according to an estimate of the damage caused by the blaze at Viva Energy’s facility.

Billions at stake in LNG tax debate
Chevron, Shell and BP have warned new taxes will discourage investment in Australia, ahead of a senate committee into Australia’s gas tax regime.

Recycling solar panels ‘uneconomic’, and landfill could poison soil and water
Australia faces a glut of old solar panels polluting the environment by leaching toxic chemicals into landfill with no viable reuse or recycling solutions available, the government’s own Department of Climate Change and Energy has warned.

Chalmers’ retrospective tax grab shocks investors
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shocked foreign investors in local mining, energy and infrastructure by imposing a retrospective capital gains tax dating back 20 years to raise billions of dollars for the federal budget, sparking warnings he is discouraging future investment in Australia.

Inquiry launched as governments spar over oil project
A state government has been accused of chasing headlines after calling an inquiry into the impact of new federal environmental laws.
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Hancock Prospecting Executive Chairperson,
Gina Rinehart AO