In this final issue for 2009, MINING DAILY will list and explore the top five stories that have impacted the industry during the year.
Minerals Council of Australia chief executive Mitch Hooke told MINING DAILY that the ETS delay is a chance to get the legislation right.
Tony Abbott's election as leader of the Opposition sounds the death knell for the current emissions trading scheme.
The Australian Aluminium Association believes the current emissions trading scheme is the best the plan is going to get.
The row between mining lobby groups and coal mine workers continues, with Queensland Resources Council chief executive Michael Roche weighing into the debate over the Federal Government's Emissions Trading Scheme today.
Mining industry groups have reacted favourably to the alternative ETS proposed by the Coalition and Independent Senator Nick Xenophon.
The Federal Government is on the right track with its climate change policies, according to Ross Garnaut
The Federal Government is expected to announce the delay of the ETS at lunch time today.
Changes to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) do not address its central flaw, according to Minerals Council of Australia Chief Executive Officer Mitchell H Hooke.
The Minerals Council of Australia has criticised the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme.