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The $35 billion Simandou mine in West Africa survived military coups, bribery claims, and super-smart chimps. It’s set to challenge our top export industry and Australian mining legends are behind it.

Nearly one-third of Australia’s small businesses warn this Christmas could be their last, citing rising costs, high energy prices and growing compliance burdens.

The world’s most powerful battery storage project under construction north of Sydney has been hit by a major failure of one of three giant transformers, creating a significant headache for the BlackRock-owned developer and putting pressure on the transition away from coal power.

Continuing panel discussion with One Nation NSW Senator Sean Bell and Nationals Senator Matt Canavan.

Chris Bowen’s ‘look over there’ tactic, talking up three free hours in the middle of the day, ignores some basic calculations that show the benefits don’t add up.

The annual Business Council of Australia scorecard has rated Victoria the worst in the nation for uncompetitive land tax and stamp duty rates for property owners. It’s also the last place you’d want to start a new venture.

Government lawyers have asked a court to keep troves of evidence from public view in a judicial review scrutinising Tanya Plibersek’s decision to block the development of the $1bn Blayney gold mine.

Australia’s net zero policy has driven up power prices, cost jobs, and wasted billions. While other nations retreat from unrealistic targets, we continue burdening ourselves despite making up just one per cent of global emissions. It’s time to drop net zero and return to common sense – focusing on affordable energy, jobs, and real progress over ideology.

Rio Tinto’s Simandou mine in West Africa, which is expected to add 60 million tonnes of iron ore supply and weigh on global prices of Australia’s key export, could reduce government revenue by $10.5 billion as mining tax income falls.

Bowen’s $290bn tax slug is Gillard’s carbon tax times five

The best of days and the worst of days in South Australia tell the Dickensian tale of this nation’s energy transition.

We have a national energy crisis that is the direct result of federal and state government policies, implemented by Labor and Coalition administrations across a long period, motivated by the goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions.