Mining magnate Clive Palmer has joined the premiers of QLD and WA in warning that ongoing tension between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd is bad for business.
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Australian mines to become electoral battleground
Australia’s mines are likely to be the key battleground for this year’s federal election.
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Government provides funding for coal abatement technologies
The Federal Government has provided more than $70 million in funding to aid the mining industry in reducing 'fugitive emissions' from coal mines.
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Coal curse: the black side of the subsidised resources boom
As we are so often reminded, Australia has abundant reserves of high quality coal. Mining magnates, industry lobbyists and politicians all talk up the value of coal for the Australian economy, with exports worth $44 billion in 2012. As delegates in Rio discuss the future for fossil fuel subsidies in a carbon constrained world, it’s time for Australia to ask itself the hard questions. What is the real cost of energy from coal?
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Carbon tax reignites debate
The introduction of the carbon tax has sparked angry debate between business leaders, community members, and both sides of politics.
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Carbon tax won’t hurt mining: Gillard
The Gillard Government says false claims about the carbon tax's impact on the mining industry will be exposed when the policy comes into force this weekend.
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Australia worse than Africa for mining? Yikes! [blog]
The idea that Australia is a more dangerous place for mining investment than Mali might seem strange to most observers, but that’s exactly the view of the boss of the world’s third-biggest gold producer.
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Government to hit miners with third tax: Opposition
Opposition resources spokesperson Ian Macfarlane says the Gillard Government is planning on cutting the diesel fuel rebate for mining companies in the May budget.
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Palmer defends carbon tax challenge
Clive Palmer has defended his move to mount a High Court challenge against the Government's carbon tax following criticism from the Government and some legal experts.
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Palmer to launch High Court challenge over carbon tax
Mining magnate Clive Palmer says he'll be mounting a High Court challenge against the Government's carbon tax on the grounds the legislation is unconstitutional.
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