Category: Politics & Regulation

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has backed the Federal Government’s decision to give greater priority to skilled resource workers under its new migration plan.

Fortescue (ASX: FMG) has lodged a cross-appeal against the Federal Court’s record $150.3m award in native title compensation relating to the company’s Solomon Hub.

The Queensland Government has introduced legislation to reform the state’s mining lease objections framework, with the government saying the changes will deliver faster decisions and greater certainty for communities, landholders and mining companies. 

The WA Government has recommended the State’s last remaining privately-owned coal mines consolidate to form a single entity as it moves closer to phasing out coal.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will not be taking any enforcement action against Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) after concluding an investigation into the company and its executives.

WorkSafe has laid charges against Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) and Coogee Chemicals in relation to a fatal cyanide poisoning incident at the Thunderbox gold mine in 2024.

The WA Government has filed an appeal against the Federal Court’s Yindjibarndi native title compensation decision, which ordered Fortescue (ASX: FMG) to pay a record $150.3m in compensation linked to its Solomon Hub.

Fortescue (ASX: FMG) and the Queensland Government have reached a confidential settlement to resolve their dispute over public funding contributions to the company’s scrapped PEM50 hydrogen project in Gladstone.

Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) has been fined $200,000 and ordered to pay $15,392.20 in costs by the Perth Magistrates Court over an incident in which a contract worker became entangled in machinery.

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) says the Federal Government’s proposed changes to capital gains tax for junior minerals exploration companies will adversely impact funding opportunities.

Next week, the US Consul-General will inspect Queensland’s critical minerals corridor ahead of the Queensland Premier’s Trade Mission to the US later this month.