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Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says state of environment going from bad to worse; Australians could be among first in world to get access to omicron vaccine. Follow updates here.

Thiess has extended its mining services contract for another five years at Peak Downs Mine for BHP Mitsubishi Alliance.

Australia’s coal mines cause more planetary warming in a year than emissions from all its cars.  Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mitsui is trying to seize on high coal prices and sell a cluster of Queensland assets, but government plans to raise royalties have put a stone in its shoe

Japanese utilities and manufacturers are stepping up efforts to seek alternative supplies to Russian coal from Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam, among others, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said May 17, following the country’s decision to phase out Russian coal imports. Power utilities and manufacturers are accelerating their efforts to replace Russian coal via ...

BHP and Mitsubishi will find it easier to sell coking coal mines in the state if a legislative tweak is formalised. Blackwater mine may be first on the block.

Brian Loton had an old-fashioned introduction to management with the domestically focused miner and steelmaker, but over 15 years he transformed it into a modern international mining conglomerate.

While relocating a flood-prone city such as Lismore with its population of more than 28,000 might seem impractical, smaller towns have been successfully rebuilt since the middle of the 19th century.

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has welcomed 51 new apprentices to its operations in the Bowen Basin including Queensland locals.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made a superstar out of a Queensland mine that BHP is selling. South Walker Creek coal was $US104 a tonne last year, now it’s $US645.