Australia's Resource and Energy exports continue to set records
Just-released figures show income earned for Australia from exports of resources and energy is hitting record highs.
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Labor heard nothing, learnt nothing from election loss: Still Won't Back Coal Jobs
The Labor party has heard nothing and learnt nothing from the federal election result and still won’t back the coal industry.
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Top level talks to boost Australia’s mining skills base
The need for Australia’s world beating resources sector to have world class workers is the impetus behind a Resources Skills Roundtable convened by Resources Minister Matt Canavan in Brisbane today.
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Resources and energy commodity exports surge again
Australia’s resource and energy export earnings are expected to reach a record high of $278 billion in 2018–19 - an increase of more than $50 billion in value on 2017–18 figures.
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‘ROSI’ future for South East Queensland Freight corridors
Truck drivers and other motorists travelling between Toowoomba to Ipswich and Toowoomba to Seymour will soon have a faster and safer journey, with the Australian Government investing $110 million to upgrade key freight corridors in south east Queensland under the $3.5 billion Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) initiative.
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Positioning Australia as a critical minerals powerhouse
The Liberal-National Government has today launched a new strategy to elevate Australia as a world powerhouse in the minerals that will underpin the industries of the future including agritech, aerospace, defence, renewable energy and telecommunications.
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Reports reinforce need for increased domestic gas development
Today’s release of the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) 2019 Gas Statement of Opportunities (GSOO) and the 2019 Victorian Gas Planning Report adds further weight to calls for southern states to develop their own gas supplies.
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North Queensland to benefit from $730 million road funding
The Federal Government will invest $730 million to open up North Queensland to more traffic and more business. This investment is expected to seal or upgrade around 700 kilometres of road, the equivalent of building a new road from the Gold Coast to Rockhampton.
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Increasing transparency of oil and gas environment plans
All environment plans for offshore oil and gas activities will be published, and draft environment plans for offshore seismic and exploratory drilling activities will be open for public comment, under recent changes to environmental regulations.
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Experience and fresh faces on NOPSEMA board
Experienced oil and gas industry executive Ken Fitzpatrick has been reappointed as a member to the Advisory Board of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) until March 2022.
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