More than 90 people will have their cases mentioned in Narrabri Local Court today as protests and consequent arrests continue in the Leard State Forest, with activists vowing to halt new coal mines.
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Maules Creek mine offsets package given green light
Whitehaven Coal said the Department of Environment has cleared it of any wrongdoing amid claims the company’s Maules Creek biodiversity offsets package was based on false and misleading information.
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Mining sector warns protesters are risking serious injury
The NSW Minerals Council chief, Stephen Galilee, says those protesting in the Leard Forest are putting themselves and others at risk and is calling for a stop to the action before someone dies.
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23 arrested as Maules Creek mine protests press on
Police have started making arrests at Maules Creek mine after more than 80 people walked onto the site this morning in protest of the project.
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Idemitsu responds to “incorrect” biodiversity claims
Idemitsu Australia Resources has hit back at claims made by activists that it has not provided adequate offset plans for a coal mine expansion in north-west New South Wales.
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Anglican Minister arrested at Maules Creek mine site
Holy protests at the Maules Creek mine site have kicked up a notch with the arrest of two religious leaders.
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Religious leaders join Maules Creek mine protesters
Members of the clergy have joined activists at the Maules Creek mine site today as protests to stop the project turn holy.
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Calls for The Greens to stop dangerous protests
The Minerals Council of Australia has called on The Greens to stop supporting acts of civil disobedience across work sites as activism becomes increasingly dangerous.
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Mining’s environmental offsets to get senate inquiry
Biodiversity offsets used by mining companies to gain approval for major projects will be investigated in a senate inquiry after The Greens secured support from Labour.
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Whitehaven Coal restarts production at Narrabri coal mine
Whitehaven Coal has restarted longwall production at its Narrabri Mine following a longwall change out.
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Downer wins Whitehaven Coal Maules Creek CHPP construction contract
Whitehaven Coal has awarded Downer EDI the contract to construct the Maules Creek mine coal handling and processing plant.
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Protestor fined $600 for stopping work at Maules Creek mine site
A Sydney woman has been fined $600 for stopping work at the Maules Creek mine site after she chained herself to a gate.
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Why the mining industry needs to explain itself [Opinion]
Tensions between activists and miners have spilled over, with the battle over Maules Creek mine playing out for all to see on the world wide web.
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Whitehaven Coal say Maules Creek protests not disrupting mine construction
Whitehaven Coal say there has been no disruption to planned work at the Maules Creek mine site today despite protesters claiming entrances to the site have been blocked.
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Traditional Owners launch petition to protect sacred sites at Maules Creek mine project
Gomeroi Elders and Traditional Owners have launched State and Commonwealth Parliamentary petitions to urge the Federal Environment Minister to urgently halt work at Maules Creek mine.
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Protesters stop work at Maules Creek mine site, again
Construction at Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine has once again been disrupted this morning as hundreds of protesters descended on the site.
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Traditional Owners protest against Whitehaven Coal’s “desecration” of sacred sites
Gomeroi Elders and Traditional Owners are holding a peaceful protest at Gunnedah today as they continue to fight against what they say is the destruction of sacred sites by Whitehaven Coal.
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Whitehaven Coal posts record production results
Whitehaven Coal has posted a 44 per cent increase in saleable coal production for the December quarter due to strong results from its Narrabri mine.
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Women locked to excavators, hanging from trees in Maules Creek mine protest
Protests at Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine project are ramping up with tree-clearing and construction work halted at the hands of activists.
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Traditional Owners say Whitehaven Coal have “disrespected” them
Gomeroi Elders and community members say outrage, insult, disrespect and shock are not enough to describe their feelings towards Whitehaven Coal’s actions around the Maules Creek mine project, vowing to step up their fight to protect sacred burial land.
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