This Month
How salmon could cost Labor majority government
A fierce backlash over a review into fish farming in Macquarie Harbour in the state’s west that is costing the party votes in battleground electorates.
- Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- Federal election
PM lacks the guts to try again on EPA: Greens
Anthony Albanese has been labelled both courageous and gutless after he torpedoed talks to establish an EPA.
- Phillip Coorey
November
- Analysis
- Biodiversity
Why Albanese kneecapped Plibersek
The PM, pushed by WA’s Roger Cook, made a captain’s call to deny Peter Dutton the chance to paint Labor as anti-WA or anti-mining.
- Andrew Tillett
RBA board overhaul back in play after Labor, Greens reopen talks
The Albanese government has reopened talks with the Greens on reforms of the Reserve Bank, two months after declaring them dead.
- Phillip Coorey
Regis Resources sues federal government over gold mine order
WA gold miner Regis Resources, whose $1 billion NSW project was derailed by a shock Indigenous heritage ruling, is challenging the decision.
- Elouise Fowler
October
- Exclusive
- Iron ore
Gina Rinehart slashes plans for next big mine as ESG factors hit
The billionaire businesswoman has dramatically scaled back the proposed Mulga Downs iron ore project by 40 per cent to overcome environmental concerns.
- Peter Ker
September
Going gets tough for Labor in the Senate as time gets short
Only two bills were passed by the upper house this week, further adding to the government’s legislative backlog.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Not pulling the climate trigger shows needle Labor must thread
Anthony Albanese has overruled Tanya Plibersek on a deal with the Greens because he doesn’t want to hang a lantern over what a Labor-Greens minority government might entail for the mining industry, especially in WA.
- The AFR View
- Explainer
- Environmental protection
Labor’s national Environment Protection Agency explained
The proposed EPA has been described by environmentalists as too weak, while miners fear it will add to onerous approvals processes they say risk investment.
- Tom Rabe
- Opinion
- Federal election
The EPA is a dead end for Labor
The Coalition will almost certainly not agree to pass the bill next week, even if there are further negotiations and minor concessions from Labor.
- Jennifer Hewett
Labor bluffing over Greens EPA deal, Dutton tells miners
Peter Dutton says Labor will destroy its WA electoral prospects if it deals with the Greens on the EPA legislation.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Mining
Why Australia’s miners are so alarmed by Albanese
The powerhouse industry is aghast at the government’s policies on industrial relations and environmental changes and has broken diplomatic cover to say so.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Mining
Labor’s derailing the mining engine of Australia’s economic growth
The McPhillamys gold mine cancellation highlights the disconnect between the government’s agenda and the real world confronting the Australian resources sector.
- Patrick Gibbons
Labor celebrates gender equality milestone
Women in the ALP caucus will this week celebrate the 30th anniversary of a landmark vote to enshrine gender quotas in party rules for the first time.
- Tom McIlroy
Changes to mining rule book ‘would not have helped Regis investors’
Mining industry figures discuss rationale behind the proposed ESG amendments in light of the shock Indigenous heritage ruling that derailed the $1 billion project.
- Brad Thompson
August
- Exclusive
- Environmental protection
‘Circular economy’ to be examined by Productivity Commission
The government has asked its economic adviser to explore ways to cut waste going to landfill and encourage the more efficient use of raw materials.
- James Eyers
- Opinion
- Gold
Plibersek’s mine block alarms whole industry
Regis Resources is cancelling its proposed gold project in NSW after the federal environment minister vetoed its site for a tailings dam.
- Jennifer Hewett
WA gold miner lashes Labor’s project vetoes
Northern Star boss Stuart Tonkin says investment is at risk without a stable policy and approvals landscape.
- Brad Thompson
Regis in $192m writedown after Plibersek call sinks gold mine
Regis Resources slashes value of NSW mining project and withdraws ore reserve in fallout from Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s intervention.
- Brad Thompson
Gold miner says $1b project ‘unviable’ after Plibersek intervention
Regis Resources may challenge Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s decision to protect Indigenous heritage over the $1 billion McPhillamys project in NSW.
- Peter Ker
