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Government moves to hide Blayney mine evidence in court review
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.
Time to rethink Net Zero
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 could blow $10b hole in the federal budget
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.
Australians would be hit with a $290bn tax burden to meet the Albanese government’s 65 per cent target
Bowen’s $290bn tax slug is Gillard’s carbon tax times five
Energy pathway limited to most costly, least reliable technologies and squanders nation’s wealth
The best of days and the worst of days in South Australia tell the Dickensian tale of this nation’s energy transition.
Power bills up, prosperity down, emissions soaring: The reality of Australia’s net-zero pursuit
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.
Rinehart laments red tape as Roy Hill profit falls
Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill has reported a near-halving of its profit for the 2024-25 financial year due to extreme weather and softening iron ore prices.
Rinehart sees risks to standards of living
Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore operation slumped to its worst result in five years, but the billionaire is pinning her hopes on the development of a nearby deposit to extend the life of the jewel in her Pilbara crown.
Rinehart’s Prize Roy Hill Rakes in $1.8B
Annual profit produced by the crown jewel of Gina Rinehart’s Pilbara iron ore empire has nearly halved but still remains well above $1 billion.
Hydro workers strike
Numerous serious workplace health and safety issues at a workers camp for the $1bn Kidston Pumped Hydro Project, including filthy, mouldy rooms, putrid food, and gastro outbreaks, have prompted workers to down tools.
REALITY V THE FALSE ALARMISTS
At the 2025 Bush Summit in Ballarat, Anthony Albanese defended his government’s increasingly radical plans to decarbonise the Australian economy by invoking the science.