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The global energy transition – some inconvenient truths

There is one simple yet inescapable fact that is not yet widely understood – that renewable energy alone is not going to get us to net zero.

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What's next for big coal?

BHP and Mitsubishi selling their Daunia and Blackwater coal mines in central Queensland to Whitehaven for a higher than expected price of US$4.1 billion (including deferred and contingent payments)...

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Is this the beginning of the end for thermal coal mine approvals in Australia?

In November 2022, the Queensland Land Court (QLC) recommended that Waratah Coal’s application for a mining lease and an environmental authority in relation to the proposed Galilee Basin thermal...

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JWS trusted with Peabody’s sale of Broadmeadow East Coal Project

Peabody and Bowen Coking Coal have executed a binding agreement for the sale of the Broadmeadow East Coal Project, an undeveloped coking coal project located within ML 70257 near Moranbah, Queensland.

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New change-of-control rules for Queensland resource tenements

The Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Qld) (MEROLA) will introduce new rules applying to the transfer of resource tenements and the change of control of a...

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New disqualification process for applicants for, and transferees of, Queensland resource tenements

Amendments to the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 (Qld) (MERCP Act) will introduce a new disqualification process for applicants for new resource tenements, and...

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