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There are calls this week for tighter restrictions to stop companies raiding a hiring credit scheme.
Anglo cuts Grosvenor jobs
Anglo American says it has been forced to cut 100 jobs from its Grosvenor mine.
Green goal could unleash billions
Research suggests that if Australia had a net zero emissions target, it could trigger $63 billion in new investment.
QLD avoids royalties
The Queensland Government is allowing Adani to defer payment of royalties on its Carmichael mine.
WA backs gas future
The WA Government has backed the role of natural gas in the state’s energy future.
BHP dust levels high
Dust levels at a BHP Pilbara iron ore operation have exceeded their limit 45 times in a single year.
Juukan Gorge 'gag' alleged
Traditional owners were reportedly ‘gagged’ from speaking about the destruction of the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge rock shelters.
Big names split with QRC
Local energy giant Origin has pulled out of the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) over the lobby’s political stance.
Green meets needs in SA
Renewable sources have met 100 per cent of demand in South Australia for the first time.
Pumped hydro planned for NSW
The NSW Government is fast-tracking a pumped hydro project ahead of coal-fired power station closures.
Vales Point to be patched up
Over $8 million will be spent upgrading an ageing NSW coal-fired power station.
Energy spend big on gas
The new environment budget has been criticised for lacking new renewables funding.
Feds to back trainee wages
The Federal Government has unveiled a $1.2 billion wage subsidy scheme for trainees and apprentices.
New concrete could beat 'bergs
Australian researchers have a developed a cement-free concrete that could solve old sewage problems.
Special treatment questioned
Pipeline workers from a coronavirus hotspot have begun quarantining in Tennant Creek.