Australia coal news

Regional Queenslanders are fed up with activists who break the law to protest against new mines and infrastructure.

The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has released the dates of the public hearing regarding the Hume Coal and Berrima Rail projects.

Whitehaven Coal has donated AUS$60 000 to drought relief, helping local businesses and families in the festive season.

Adani addresses Greenpeace’s Unfriend Coal campaign, which is urging insurance companies not to provide insurance services for its Carmichael coal project.

Some leading global insurers will not provide insurance to develop the Carmichael coal mine in Australia, following many of the world’s largest banks in declining to support the project.

Australia’s Labor Party is set to add another layer of green bureaucracy, which will cost jobs, discourage investment and make it easier for activists to disrupt and delay projects in the minerals sector.

Mitsubishi Corporation has reached an agreement to sell its interests in the Clermont and Ulan coal mines in Australia.

The call for Registrations of Interest in the Australian Government’s Underwriting New Generation Investments programme is a long-overdue first step in securing the diverse mix of energy technologies.

On 13 December, QRC Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane welcomed Treasurer Jackie Trad’s budget update, showing record returns from coal royalty taxes.

Since the State Budget in May, strong metallurgical and thermal coal prices have boosted royalty tax returns to the Government to record levels, says QRC.