Author: Samantha Bawden

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) paid $14.3b globally in taxes and royalties during 2025 according to its most recent Taxes and Royalties Paid Report.

After eight years of negotiations, Australia has signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) to lower trade and investment barriers between the regions.

Liberty Bell Bay in Tasmania, one of billionaire Sanjeev Gupta’s last remaining Australian assets, has entered voluntary administration.

The Queensland Government has declared the proposed $2.3b Eva copper mine a large resource project under the Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Act 2017.

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has asked the Federal Government to fund a three-year pilot program to embed AI into environmental regulatory decision-making.

International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council negotiations have concluded without the adoption of an agreed upon mining code and without any mining approvals being granted.

Long gone are the days of sub dollar prices at the bowser.

Australian scientists have made a significant leap forward in energy storage technology with the world’s first proof-of-concept quantum battery.

Pan African Resources will consolidate its ownership of the Tenant Creek project in the Northern Territory as part of an all-share acquisition of Emmerson Resources (ASX: ERM).