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Queensland lifts ban on shale oil mining
Yesterday the Newman Government announced a new oil shale policy that it will allow the development of a commercial shale industry in Queensland but …
Climate Change Regulation in Australia: Opt-in Scheme for Liquid Fuels
What’s Happened? The Clean Energy Act 2011 (Cth) contemplates the creation of an ‘Opt-in Scheme’ for liquid fuels. Regulations for the Opt-in …
Current trends and regulatory changes for the mining industry in QLD – a quick review
If announcements are anything to go by, the immediate future for the mining industry at a regulatory level is looking brighter. The Queensland …
Mining reforms introduced into QLD parliament
The Queensland Government has introduced legislation to give effect to the introduction of competitive tendering for coal, petroleum and gas areas, and …
Mining blog recap for 2012
2012 saw the merger between Herbert Smith and Freehills, creating one of the world’s most experienced energy and resources firms. As it draws to a close, …
The Australian Resources Economy – the glass is still “half full”
This morning saw the 36th Annual National AMPLA Conference in Brisbane officially kick off with key note address from Chris Richardson of Deloitte …
Uranium ban overturned, but production is years away
The Queensland Government has announced that it will assemble a three member committee to oversee the reintroduction of uranium mining in Queensland. …
State approves Western Australia’s first uranium mine
Western Australian Environment Minister Bill Marmion has granted approval for Toro Energy to proceed with the State’s first uranium mine to be …
Queensland government calls for EOI in it’s lucrative bauxite leases
The Queensland government has called for expressions of interest in its lucrative bauxite leases in far north Queensland, but with a twist, the private …
Coal industry uproar over State budget’s increase in mining royalties
The LNP Government’s first State budget has caused a stir in the Queensland coal industry after last week announcing an increase in mining royalties of …
NSW Strategic Regional Land Use Package unveiled
What’s new? The NSW Government has today released the long awaited final Strategic Regional Land Use package (SRLU Package). The SRLU Package contains a …
A strange thing happened at Africa Downunder
A strange thing happened at the annual Africa Downunder conference in Perth last week, and it had nothing to do with the record attendance of more than …
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