Marine sand proposal worries residents after lack of consultation
By Jess Baker
A Dutch dredging company acknowledges concerns from some community members in northern Western Australia that public meetings should have been held earlier.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/community-concern-boskalis-cambridge-gulf-sand-plan/106583022
Act before commodities boom leaves us bust, urges former Treasury boss
By Gareth Hutchens
Former Treasury boss Ken Henry says the under-taxed resources sector has hollowed out Australia's economy, and raising more revenue from the sale of LNG resources was in the national interest.
#OilandGas #Tax #MultinationalCorporations #MiningandMetalsIndustry #GreenhouseGases #GarethHutchens
Warnings of power price rises, missed renewable targets under proposed tax
By Alison Branley
The treasurer says changes to capital gains tax for foreign investors is a clarification, but experts say it could dampen investment.
#RenewableEnergy #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #CostofLiving #Tax #TaxEvasion #WindEnergy #SolarEnergy #MiningandMetalsIndustry #AlisonBranley
Liberty jobs secure for now, but what happens when the money runs out?
By Josh Duggan
Three weeks of wages have been guaranteed for Liberty Bell Bay smelter workers, but with no buyer locked in, questions remain about what happens next.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/analysis-liberty-bell-bay-wages-rescue-package/106586958
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryGovernment #FederalGovernment #GovernmentPolicy #JoshDuggan
'Spectacularly ill-advised': Energy sector condemns gas tax
By Gina Rushton
An inquiry into the taxation of gas resources has heard from proponents for a tax, who believe Australians are being robbed of their fair share of wealth from the nation's natural resources, and opponents, who argue touching tax settings would spook investors.
#OilandGas #GovernmentandPolitics #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Tax #Industry #FederalGovernment #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Utilities #Environment #GinaRushton
An inquiry into the taxation of gas resources has heard from proponents for a tax, who believe Australians are being robbed of their fair share of wealth from the nation's natural resources, and opponents, who argue touching tax settings would spook investors.
Three weeks' pay guaranteed for Liberty Bell Bay smelter workers
By Josh Duggan
A short-term rescue package announced by the Tasmanian and federal governments will guarantee the wages of workers at the troubled Liberty Bell Bay smelter.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-22/liberty-bell-bay-rescue-package-three-weeks-wages/106591022
WA coal miner to cut jobs, citing slowing demand
By Georgia Loney and Sam Tomlin
Premier Coal confirms job losses at its Collie operation, with workers set to be informed of the details on Tuesday evening.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/premier-coal-job-losses-collie/106589890
#Coal #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Unions #Work #Industry #GovernmentandPolitics #GeorgiaLoney #SamTomlin
Leave without pay, or lose your job — decision day for smelter workers
By Paddy Manning and Kelsey Reid
With Australian and international bidders apparently eyeing off the troubled Liberty Bell Bay smelter, the workers and their families just want to know they'll have a job at the end of it all.
'It's just bulldozed through': Native title holders allege cultural sites have been destroyed by mining company
By Peta Doherty
A First Nations group on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula says a mining company has bulldozed areas of cultural significance and has started development without a formal agreement with Traditional Owners, but the company says it has "continuously engaged" with the group.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/hillside-copper-mine-cultural-heritage-agreement/106167974
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #NativeTitle #Copper #Gold #IndigenousCulture #PetaDoherty
A First Nations group on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula says a mining company has bulldozed areas of cultural significance and has started development without a formal agreement with Traditional Owners, but the company says it has "continuously engaged" with the group.
State-owned West Australian power provider Synergy is facing questions about whether it paid millions of dollars to import the wrong type of coal as it scrambles to keep the lights on this summer.
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