Mining
Rubbishing the RET for King Coal by David Leyonhjelm and The Australian

A prime example of the rubbish spread by fossil fuel fans was an opinion piece by Liberal Democrat ...  
Abbott's pre-prepared RET review does the business for Big Mining

Yesterday, the findings of the Renewable Energy Target Review were announced. Deputy editor Sandi ...  
Citizens unite against Alcoa's dirty brown coal mine and pitiful power plant

The Victorian Napthine Government’s dismal record on stewardship of the environment is only ...  
Go-ahead for mega-coal mine threatens the Great Barrier Reef and the Great Artesian Basin

The go-ahead for Australia's largest and most controversial coal mine without adequate staff to ...  
The nuclear option still dogged by waste disposal problems

Nuclear power is seen as one of the possible solutions to climate change, but the recent closure ...  
Stafford by-election shows up Campbell Newman's drunken shambles

This weekend's Stafford by-election distills all that is wrong with the shambolic Queensland ...  
The IPA and Waubra Foundation's charitable tax status rorts

Why do corporate lobby groups like the IPA and fossil fuel front organisations like the Waubra ...  
Coal or bust: How Abbott is stranding Australia

While the world ditches fossil fuels and turns to renewables, Tony Abbott doubles down on coal. ...  
Newman's Straddie sand mining bill: The Sibelco favours

STEPHEN KEIM SC and Alex McKean’s 10 June IA article 'Clive Palmer, Jeff Seeney and Campbell ...  
Queensland moves to remove rights to object to mining projects

The Queensland Government is moving quietly to take away the rights of people and groups to object ...  
KNAGs win CSG battle at Bentley

The Knitting Nannas Against Gas have had a major win over CSG miner Metgasco at Bentley in Nort ...  
Rapid Chinese coal demand decline may strand Australian assets

As PM Abbott isolates Australia from climate change action and plugs fossil fuels, news emerges ...  
The Leard Forest slaughter: Whitehaven bulldozes and rips while the animals kip

The environmental plan for Maules Creek coal mine was no winter clearing so no hibernating animals ...  
Who really controls the levers of power? The COAL-ition or the COAL-industry?

Who really controls the levers of power? The COAL-ition government or the COAL-industry? Giles ...  
Abbot Point (Part 4): Government conceals toxic dredge spoil danger

Lachlan Barker continues his explosive investigation into Abbot Pt coal port project, this time ...  
The fossil fuel industry and who really runs Australia

The age of entitlement is over in Australia — except for the dominant fossil fuel industry and ...  
The Leard Forest Maules Creek coal mine ecological disaster

The land set aside to offset the rare forest being bulldozed for the Maules Creek coal mine in NSW ...  
Big Gas and its political lackeys: Attacking Australians' rights

While the Abbott Government defends the rights of racists and bigots, the gas industry is given ...  

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