The effects of the mining investment slowdown are trickling through southeast Queensland, with many Toowoomba businesses slashing jobs.
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Mining slump cools rental prices
Rental prices in the Surat and Bowen basins have marginally decreased in some towns but are still higher than market price.
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CSG projects to intensify rental pressure: report
A property report commissioned by the Surat Basin Property Group has found Western Downs communities are under enormous rental pressure similar to Moranbah.
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CSG protesters declare war
Anti-CSG protesters have declared war on the mining industry at a Queensland protest on the weekend.
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Queensland mining town records 30% growth
The Queensland town of Wandoan has recorded a 30 per cent increase in house price growth over the last year.
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ACCC gives Surat coal miners go ahead for rail negotiations
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have given Cockatoo Coal and Stanmore Coal the greenlight for collective negotitations with the Surat Basin Rail joint venture.
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Yarwun Coal Terminal declared significant as Abbot Point scaled back
The Queensland Government has declared the Yarwun Coal Terminal project significant as it announces a scaling back of the Abbot point super expansion plans.
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Miners should stop “poaching” workers: Council
A southern Queensland council says it's considering hiring overseas workers to cope with the skills shortage created by the mining industry.
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FIFO numbers to boom in QLD north west
Close to 80% of all new miners in Queensland's north west will be fly in fly out, according to the latest research from the Queensland Resources Council.
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Clough win $600m LNG contract
Clough has been awarded the infrastructure construction contract for Santos’ GLNG project in the Surat Basin.
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Coal miners ready to strike
Mining unions are coming together in preparation for a series of strikes at BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance’s coal mines.
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Coal miner looks to town rather than FIFO camps
Stanmore Coal is looking to establish its central Queensland workers in local towns rather than in traditional mining camps.
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Bob Irwin in court over CSG protest
The Crocodile Hunter’s father is facing court today charged with disobeying police during an anti-coal seam gas (CSG) rally in Queensland.
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Metrocoal doubles thermal coal resources
Metrocoal has increased its Bundi project’s thermal coal resources by 56% to 923 million tonnes.
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Thiess awarded major coal seam contract
Thiess has won a major coal seam gas upstream infrastructure contract in Queensland.
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