Australia coal news
Insurers withdrawing cover from coal projects double in 2019
46% of reinsurance market and 37% of industry’s global assets covered by coal exit policies.
Adani partners with Decmil in another win for regional Queensland
Adani Mining’s Carmichael project has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Decmil to deliver more jobs and economic activity for Rockhampton and regional Queensland.
Martinus Rail partners with Adani to deliver AUS$100 million rail contract
Adani has said that over AUS$450 million worth of contracts had already been awarded on the Carmichael project, the majority to regional Queensland areas.
QRC welcomes QCoal Foundation regional scholarship
The QCoal Foundation is making a real difference with its ongoing support of regional communities by providing funding for Queensland students willing to study and work in the regions.
Queensland resource companies invest in new technologies to reduce emissions
“40% of surveyed CEOs are currently investing in the research and development of low emission technologies from carbon capture and storage to energy efficiency projects,” says QRC.
QRC: Queensland Parliament must consider both bills to crack down on dangerous protests
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s announcement that laws dealing with dangerous protestors will be fast-tracked.
Ongoing progress made at Olive Downs metallurgical coal mine
The project had received its Environmental Authority for the AUS$1 billion Olive Downs project.
Barada Barna People get a taste of partnership possibilities on visit to NSW
Barada Barna People representatives have gathered ideas for their future engagement with Whitehaven Coal following a visit to New South Wales.
QRC joins Palaszczuk government’s historic trade mission to China
QRC has been invited to join the government’s trade mission to China, which will further strengthen trade through key resource commodities such as coal to stimulate investment in Queensland.
New book published on Australia’s coal history
Coal: the Australian Story traces the development of the industry in NSW and Queensland from the early days of colonisation to the 1960s, when the orientation of the industry to the export market began in earnest.