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Arafura inks Nolans deal with India
The Gina Rinehart-backed Arafura Rare Earths has inked a sales deal with an India-based metals producer for its Nolans project, just over a month after deciding to proceed with it.

How Arafura’s Nolans project became absolutely critical
Years of planning, partnerships and persistence have transformed Nolans from a Northern Territory deposit into one of Australia’s most strategically significant critical minerals projects.

Mining technology for the future
As WA Mining prepares to spotlight the next wave of mining innovation, Hancock Iron Ore is already embedding AI into everyday operations.

Queensland government questions federal Labor on data centre’s green plan
The Albanese government’s energy policy underpinning a $150bn data centre pipeline faces renewed opposition from Queensland in a showdown set to complicate federal Labor’s vision for a renewable energy powered investment boom.

Mining Sector’s Whopper Tax Bill
WA’s miners and fuel producers pull more than 50 times their weight when it comes to paying tax, according to a key lobby group for the sector.

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock pumps $72m into Lumitron’s US imaging technology for cancer detection and mining
Mining and pastoralist billionaire Gina Rinehart is deploying more than $70 million into revolutionary imaging technology that can detect not just cancer but contaminants in iron ore.

Woodside warns Gippsland gas project is at risk over Albanese government’s reservation plan
Woodside Energy’s lucrative gas drilling project hangs in the balance until there is clarity around the Albanese government’s domestic gas reservation scheme.

Snowy 2.0 union deal set to trigger $1 trillion network charge for Australians
Australians were shocked when the budget triggered a big fall in dwelling prices, a credit squeeze and employment cut backs.

Regional industries speak up to defend jobs and national resilience
Joint statement by the Fuel Tax Credit Alliance

Renewables drag down productivity
Australia’s falling productivity levels have been driven down by the replacement of coal-fired power plants with billions of dollars in renewable energy projects, the Productivity Commission has declared, as it warns governments should to make only the most efficient, cost-effective investments.

Origin Energy warns new government gas plan could create a market glut
Origin Energy warns new government gas plan could create a market glut
