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Rinehart: Red tape forcing nation’s top miners offshore
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart says Australia should be rolling out the red carpet for resources companies but instead red tape is forcing them offshore.
ESG fights for its place in mining sector’s sacred tome
A frustrated crowd of mining industry diehards erupted into applause when Richard Laufmann, the managing director of copper explorer Rex Minerals, warned against tinkering with one of the sector’s most sacred documents.
Minns and Gina want to step on the gas
Premier Chris Minns says he is “bullish” about the $3.5bn Narrabri gas project finally getting off the ground despite the plant being bogged down in legal challenges over climate change concerns.
Editorial: Miners need a friend, not a foe, in Cabinet
To borrow a phrase from Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison, it’s the s…….t time for the nation to have a Resources Minister who is anything other than 100 per cent committed to keeping the industry strong.
Economic wisdom from the Bush Summit coalface
The Bush Summit is a vital forum to get a sense of how those in the productive engine of Australia can feel short-changed and overlooked in the decisions taken in Canberra and the major centres.
What is happening in the Pilbara could affect the nation for a long time
A battle of great national significance has started in the Pilbara iron ore mines. The unions have already begun using their new rights of entry to try and win back the “hearts and minds” of Rio Tinto, BHP and other workforces involved in iron ore mining.
