Mining
Dutton brings back Abbott’s ‘carbon tax’ attack
The opposition leader has revived Abbott’s ‘carbon tax’ line as he backs big miners in their feud with Albanese.
- by Paul Sakkal
Latest
In the shadow of a mining giant, children crawl in poison
Blood lead levels in children under five are on the rise again despite decades of remediation efforts in a town built on one of Australia’s richest mines.
- by Angus Thomson and Rhett Wyman
Editorial
Healthcare
In Broken Hill as in Sydney, the answer is housing
Poor quality housing is one of several factors contributing to a looming health crisis in the state’s far west.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
Tanya Plibersek
Lies, damned lies and gold mines: What you need to know about the Blayney bunfight
The McPhillamys mine proposed by Regis Resources has become a political football since Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek decided to block a key part of the project on Indigenous heritage grounds.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Lithium boss slams ‘lazy’ global carmakers, but says EV boom is coming
One of Australia’s top lithium producers says no one is making money from mining the key battery ingredient at current prices as electric car sales languish.
- by Nick Toscano
‘Nonsense’ or ‘rigorous’: Premier and Plibersek in blow-up over $1 billion gold mine
Minns has doubled down on his criticism of federal Labor Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, saying he believed the decision to knock back the proposal had been made in error.
- by Max Maddison and Nick O'Malley
This miner claims Plibersek’s decision sets them back a decade. She says it’s ‘nonsense’
Regis Resources claims that its project in the NSW Central West has been delayed by up to a decade due to a federal decision to veto the location of its tailings dam.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Mike Foley
Probe into second death in three weeks at coal mine
Operations at a central Queensland coal mine have been suspended after a second fatality in weeks stoked safety concerns.
- by Laine Clark
New evidence in court case as Fortescue takes aim at smaller rival
Court documents reveal a development in the intellectual property case in which Fortescue hired private investigators.
- by Anne Hyland
Directorship cloud over failed mining group involving financier Simon Raftery
An administrator’s report on the group that ran the Wilkie Creek coal mine details the possible involvement of shadow directors in the company’s operation.
- by Anne Hyland
Jobs, costs cut at MinRes’ luxury HQ as Chris Ellison takes the biscuit
There will no pay rises for senior employees this year and fewer perks for office workers ahead of a massive reduction in the miner’s remote workforce.
- by Peter Milne