Mining
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Greg Hunt's approval of Adani's Queensland mine upheld by federal courtFormer environment minister entitled to find any assessment of resulting carbon pollution on the Great Barrier Reef was ‘speculative’, court says
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Panama Papers reveal scale of offshore firms' African operationsMossack Fonseca files name hundreds of mining firms, raising concerns about use of tax havens to exploit the continent
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Mechanical puppet to tour south-west England to highlight mining pastThe Man Engine, a structure nearly as tall as three double-decker buses, will travel 130 miles across Devon and Cornwall
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Matthew Canavan: 'rock star' Barnaby Joyce can lead Nationals to great thingsNew minister says the party is on the up, as he confirms his intention to champion the coal industry and maintain pressure on environment groups
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Full of holes: why Australia's mining boom will leave permanent scarsWith the coal boom on the wane, mining companies want to escape the cost of rehabilitating their sites. But even if governments effectively restrain them, many of the huge voids in the landscape will never be filled in
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Aboriginal landowners criticise Northern Land Council over drill permitResidents from region around Alawa and Mangarrayi lands say they weren’t properly consulted about work by Gina Rinehart-linked company
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Opencast coal mine planned for Northumberland coastENDS Report: Plans to open a new mine have been criticised by local residents and NGOs for contradicting government commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and phase out coal
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South African miners given hope in battle for lung damage payoutsCourt ruling paving way for class action against 30 mine companies over silicosis raises prospect of billions in compensation
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Does the Great Barrier Reef's death haunt the dreams of coal's company directors?The Business Council and Minerals Council of Australia have been silent about the bleaching of the reef but not all miners have to take the same path
Senate calls on Coalition to rule out financing Adani's Carmichael coalmine