Australia: 2018 sees coal as number one
“The robust performance of the sector has delivered tangible benefits for all Australians including across the coal regions of Queensland and NSW,” says Coal Council of Australia.
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“The robust performance of the sector has delivered tangible benefits for all Australians including across the coal regions of Queensland and NSW,” says Coal Council of Australia.
The resources sector is delivering – one in eight jobs in Queensland are supported by coal, minerals, petroleum and gas industries in the state.
New data from Queensland’s ports has revealed total coal exports of 223 million t, surpassing the last record by 2 million t set in 2016.
The contract will deliver an expansion on the first phase of the project at the Byerwen coal mine in Queensland, Australia.
Protests have been conducted by Frontline Action on Coal against the proposed thermal coal project in Queensland, Australia.
The bill would cost jobs and would fail to have any impact on global demand for thermal coal, says QRC
The Bill undermines rigorous and thorough approval processes at both state and Commonwealth level with which all major mining projects must comply.
Regional Queenslanders are fed up with activists who break the law to protest against new mines and infrastructure.
On 13 December, QRC Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane welcomed Treasurer Jackie Trad’s budget update, showing record returns from coal royalty taxes.
Since the State Budget in May, strong metallurgical and thermal coal prices have boosted royalty tax returns to the Government to record levels, says QRC.
QRC has welcomed the Queensland Competition Authority’s final Aurizon Network’s UT5 decision for the Central Queensland Coal Network.
Organisations with a combined membership of 76 million are calling on insurance companies to publicly rule out support to build the Carmichael coal mine in Australia.