NSW Premier Mike Baird plays the coal mining exaggeration game

6 Mar 2015 | In response to a report on the costs and health effects of coal mining in the Hunter Valley, NSW ...  

SA nuclear royal commission a farce

22 Feb 2015 | The South Australian government’s royal commission into our nuclear future is a farce, and a ...  

Shenhua coal project may undermine Baird's electoral chances

5 Feb 2015 | Approval of the Shenhua coal mine in the verdant farmland of NSW's Liverpool Plains may be the ...  

No prospect of relief from constant nuclear headache

3 Feb 2015 | Keeping nuclear waste safe costs billions of dollars a year, but what to do with it in the long ...  

Here we Joh again! Big miners put out the trash for the Qld election

18 Jan 2015 | The Queensland resources industry has launched a PR spin campaign before the Queensland election ...  

Stepping on the gas: addressing Australia’s energy security

20 Dec 2014 | Using our abundant reserves of natural gas for transport fuels offers a strategy for reducing our ...  

Time to cease the 'clean coal' crock

10 Dec 2014 | There is no such thing as 'clean coal' writes Lachlan Barker, just 'cleaner coal', which is still ...  

Big coal allegedly buys 500,000 social media followers — then denies it

9 Dec 2014 | Peabody Energy, through astroturfing experts Burson Marsteller, bought 500,000 social media ...  

David Pocock and the Leard Forest vs the ARU and the vandals in charge

5 Dec 2014 | While Whitehaven Coal and the NSW Government continue to trash the nation, former Wallabies ...  

G20 leaders slap down embarrassing Abbott and the COALition

19 Nov 2014 | The G20 delivered a stinging riposte to the Abbott Government, which is now seen around the world ...  

Coal is good for humanity — or fossil fuel insanity?

11 Nov 2014 | Australia Institute data challenges claims coal industry drives economic growth, is a key element ...  

ANU stands firm against furious anti-divestment attacks: Just good business

24 Oct 2014 | Despite the angry bluster from Abbott, Hockey and the mining industry, the ANU’s decision to ...  

Scientists refute lower emissions claim for fracking

18 Oct 2014 | As advanced technology triggers the boom in extraction of natural gas, a new study warns that ...  

Want to save the family farm? Don't vote National!

17 Oct 2014 | The Nationals are clever at using language and images that promote agrarian values but farmers are ...  

Coal is NOT good for humanity — or Australia

16 Oct 2014 | Coal is not only not “good for humanity”, says Lachlan Barker, it is not even particularly ...  

The Minerals Council puts out the trash for old King Coal

8 Oct 2014 | The mining industry likes to puff itself up with impressive sounding numbers — but unfortunately ...  

Alleged partiality in NSW Gov’t meetings with Rio Tinto over Warkworth coal mine continuation

1 Oct 2014 | A hint of corruption lingers over Pru Goward’s NSW Planning Department as it meets with Rio ...  

Here we Joh again! Leopard Newman removes Queenslanders' rights to object to mines

29 Sep 2014 | Just as Queensland considers some of the biggest mining proposals in its history, a midnight ...