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Campaigners say the pace at which native species habitat is being cleared for mining is accelerating despite warnings of an endangered species crisis

Keep up with the latest and largest contracts from across the mining sector, including at Pembroke Resources, SIMEC, Monadelphous and more. 

For 10 years successive Australian governments have known the world famous species is in trouble, but neglected to do something about it

Thiess has been appointed by Pembroke Resources as the successful contractor for the provision of mining services for the Olive Downs Project in Queensland, Australia.

If all the goals are included, Australia ranked 35 because it scored higher on health, education, clean water and some economic indicators. But the 2021 Report singled out Australia as one of seven G20 nations that had not committed to net zero emissions by 2050 or 2060. Sustainable Development Goal 13 stipulates that member countries must take “urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts”. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has insisted his government is “preferably” aiming for n...

Glenn Hunt Even though the project is for metallurgical coal – used for steel making rather than thermal coal which is burned in power stations – the taxpayer funding is expected to outrage clean energy advocates who say all coal projects should be phased out in Australia. Mr Pitt said the $900 million project in the Bowen Basin will support up to 700 jobs during construction and more than 500 new jobs for the region when fully operational. “NAIF has approved a loan of $175 mill...

Date Time Public money for Olive Downs coal mine is deeply irresponsible In response to Resources Minister Keith Pitt’s announcement that the Morrison government will give $175 million from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) to support the Olive Downs coal project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Suzanne Harter said: “While investors around the world are getting out of fossil fuels, and Australia’s banks are becoming increasingly...

Premium Content Subscriber only Large mine pits left on the Isaac River flood plain after the shut down of a Central Queensland mine “would meet rehabilitation goals”, Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon says. Greens Maiwar MP Michael Berkman submitted a Queensland parliament Question on Notice to Ms Scanlon asking how the approval of the Pembroke Resources Olive Downs mine met the Department of Environment and Science’s expectations and best practice environmental management. ...

A conservation group says the government has the power to revoke a mining licence for a $1 billion Central Queensland mega mine after serious concerns about environmental impacts were raised. ABC Investigations reported it had obtained Right to Information documents which show the Department of Environment and Science raised concerns behind the scenes about the Olive Downs project’s impact on surrounding waterways. Located southeast of Moranbah in the Bowen Basin, the mine was granted the l...

Pembrokes Olive Downs coal mine approved despite departments concerns about waterways Posted TueTuesday 9 updated WedWednesday 10 MarMarch 2021 at 5:11am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 8 Share Print text only Cancel A massive coal mine that was a key platform in Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuks election campaign gained approvals despite the environmental regulator raising serious concerns behind the scenes about l...