NAIF beefs up Central Queensland jobs and agriculture
Queensland’s Signature Onfarm Pty Ltd has been approved for a NAIF loan of up to $25 million to build a new beef processing facility near Clermont.
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Australia, Japan Sign Carbon Recycling Agreement
In Tokyo today, the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Japan’s Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry,Isshu Sugawara, to explore carbon recycling technologies.
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New Report Puts Hydrogen Production On The Map
Australia can be a world leader in supplying hydrogen to other nations and importantly neighbours in our region, according to comprehensive analysis by Geoscience Australia.
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Korea-Japan visit to strengthen critical minerals, hydrogen trade
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan will travel to Korea and Japan next week to promote Australia’s burgeoning critical minerals sector and emerging hydrogen industry.
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Report finds Bight exploration subject to rigorous assessment
An independent audit by Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel AO released by the Government today has found the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is applying stringent environmental regulation in considering applications for oil exploration in the Great Australian Bight.
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Federal Court decision on Queensland Shark Control Program
We note yesterday’s Federal Court decision in relation to shark control measures within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. We are concerned about the decision’s implications for the protection of human life in the Great Barrier Reef and the health of the tourism industry in North Queensland.
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NAIF funding for first substantially indigenous-owned iron ore project
A $12.5 million loan from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) will help fund the nation’s first substantially Indigenous-owned and operated iron ore mine, a project that will support hundreds of jobs in the Pilbara.
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Canavan opens new coking coal mine in Queensland
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan has officially opened the Byerwen coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, an operation which will deliver around 10 million tonnes of hard coking coal to be used in steel production in overseas markets each year.
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Labor-Greens alliance kicks New Acland workers in the guts
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan has condemned Labor for siding with the Greens this morning in an attempt to vote down a motion supporting workers at the New Acland coal mine.
“It is to Labor’s eternal shame that it has worked with the Greens to vote against a motion in the Senate today which recognised the importance of Queensland’s resources sector and the New Acland coal mine, and called on the Queensland Government to not allow its approval processes to be delayed by judicial activism,” Minister Canavan said.
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Queensland Premier must step up to save New Acland jobs
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan has demanded Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk step in to fix the New Acland mine debacle, which risks hundreds of jobs on the Darling Downs due to 12 years of legal ‘lawfare’ against an expansion of the mine.
Minister Canavan said when Premier Palaszczuk steps off the plane from Europe, she needed to step straight up and help save the jobs of New Acland mine workers.
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