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Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest — founder and executive chairman of Fortescue — says Big Oil is getting it wrong on renewables at a time when European energy majors are doubling down on fossil fuels to boost near-term shareholder returns.

A $750m green hydrogen project in South Australia has been quietly shelved, adding to a string of projects failing to move beyond a feasibility stage.

The loss-making renewable energy company developed by the high-profile economist is precariously placed after its trading position was damaged by a wind drought.

The prime minister believes he can revive hopes of turning Australia into a minerals processing powerhouse. Is this anything other than wishful thinking?

When our resources giant, BHP, ‘the Big Australian’, reported last month that it seeks its future prosperity much more in the Americas (north and south) than under home soil, it was not only on the basis that these resources provided an appropriate and potentially rewarding opportunity.

A fracking executive, a former New South Wales Liberal politician and a libertarian lobbyist are behind a new gas advocacy group claiming to represent “households, industries and producers across the nation.”

Business groups get back to basics, warning that the economy will suffer unless union power is curbed, payroll tax abolished and major projects approved without delay.

Cultural heritage evidence with an uncertain provenance would not go unchallenged in the Federal Court as part of a native title case. So why is the bar for the acceptance of oral evidence much lower?

A private talk by the US commerce secretary to Australian executives in Washington was a jaw-dropper and a wake-up call about the next steps in the upheaval.

The state administrative tribunal has handed down a decision in the dispute between the Shire of Ashburton and Onslow Marine Supply Base over the decommissioning of Chevron’s gas platforms.

Business leaders want a bipartisan commitment to fast-track the expansion of the North West Shelf gas project and end six years of deliberations.

China has turned off its terbium tap, which will hurt the US as it tries to maintain its defence capability and position in tech. We must seize on this great opportunity.