Deloitte has released a report on the effects the proposed R&D tax legislation will have on the mining sector.
20/01/2010
This year's Mining Industry Guide to Workplace Safety will focus on helping employers and employees prepare for the imminent national occupational health and safety legislation.
19/03/2010
The Federal Government's draft legislation of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme has been slammed by critics who are concerned it will harm the economy without improving the environment.
11/03/2009
QUEENSLAND mines, under new legislation, will be required to report all deaths at mines, not just those resulting from accidents, according to the Queensland Department of Mines and Energy (DME)
14/12/2007
New legislation may overturn a court decision to ban mining in the Liverpool Plains.
21/04/2010
QUEENSLAND expertise in resolving disputes over resource development proposals was in danger of being diluted by legislation for the merger of the Land and Resources Tribunal with the Land Court, according to Queensland Resources Council chief executive Michael Roche.
26/08/2007
The Queensland Department of Mines and Energy (DME) has released a safety bulletin that clarifies what legislation is used and when on various mine sites during construction.
09/07/2008
THE Queensland Government has embarked on a national recruitment drive to attract skilled mines inspectors and safety and health specialists to Queensland.
28/09/2007
The Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson has introduced landmark legislation to Parliament which will establish the world’s first comprehensive framework for carbon dioxide capture and geological storage.
23/06/2008
The latest report from Deloitte examining how the new R&D legislation will effect the mining sector.
20/01/2010
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has conceded the Australian Mines and Metals Association's (AMMA) argument against 'drop dead' dates for old workplace agreements.
01/01/1980
THE WA Government has appointed Commissioner Stephen Kenner of the WA Industrial Relations Commission to review the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994.
08/10/2007
The Western Australian Government has approved the $670 million Royalties for Regions program, formally giving effect to the Royalties for Regions policy.
14/10/2008
The Federal Government is expected to announce the delay of the ETS at lunch time today.
04/05/2009
NSW may lose millions from coal projects in the Hunter Valley.
03/06/2009
Sandra Collins, a Gladstone woman that fought the legislation preventing women from working in underground coal mines, has won the Resources Award for Women.
09/03/2009
Sandra Collins, a Gladtsone woman that fought the legislation preventing women from working in underground coal mines, has won the Resources Award for Women.
09/03/2009
The University of Queensland has announced a course to assist the mining industry with the latest amendments to Native Title legislation.
05/02/2010
CHANGES to Queensland's petroleum and gas legislation with a view to improving safety and health issues for the industry are now in effect.
03/01/2008
The Department of Mines and Petroleum has reached a milestone with the reduction of the number of pending tenement applications to fewer than 10,000.
26/03/2009