Australia coal news

The project must now meet further stringent conditions of approval from the Commonwealth before it can begin producing coal.

CSIRO and Geoscience Australia’s recent assessment of the Carmichael project clears the way for the Queensland Government to finalise the remaining approvals.

The groundwater management plan approval is another milestone in the Carmichael coal project’s almost nine year approval process.

Stanmore Coal and its principal contractor Golding have partnered to develop a local housing allowance policy, aimed at encouraging a ‘live local’ option for employees of its Isaac Plains complex.

The Coal Council of Australia is urging the Commonwealth and Queensland governments to clear all outstanding regulatory hurdles to allow the Carmichael project to proceed.

Stanmore Coal has contributed funding towards Moranbah State School’s (Queensland) STEM programme, which is aimed at helping to prepare its students for jobs in science, technology, engineering and maths.

Strong global demand for Queensland’s high quality resources has enabled the industry to get on with creating jobs.

Australia’s QBE will stop insuring new thermal coal mines, power plants and transport networks from 1 July.

As a major resources and energy exporter and a large country with a relatively small population, Australia needs a climate change policy that recognises the high relative emissions intensity of the country’s economy, say MCA.

Julien Vincent and Elana Sulakshana from Unfriend Coal Campaign discuss the insurance campaign against the Adani Carmichael coal mine.