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  • QPME

    22 Oct, 2026

    NSW establishes Future Jobs and Investment Authority to support coal regions

    The New South Wales government has established the Future Jobs Investment Authority, which will assist coal-producing regions by attracting investment as global markets shift towards low-carbon economies. Ba... more

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    21 Oct, 2026

    NSW authority intervenes to save 400 coal mine jobs in the Hunter Valley

    The New South Wales government will introduce emergency legislation to protect 400 jobs at MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Hunter Valley, providing financial certainty to regional families ahead... more

  • Safety equipment key to providing safer sites for workers

    20 Oct, 2026

    Safe Work Australia calls for national action to address soaring workplace fatalities

    Safe Work Australia has released a comprehensive Best Practice Review of the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws, making 21 key recommendations to overhaul national safety standards following an agreement b... more

  • 20 Oct, 2026

    MCA urges Parliament to support Australia-EU free trade agreement

    The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has called on Parliament to back the Australia–European Union Free Trade Agreement (A-EU FTA), highlighting its potential to significantly strengthen Australia’s reso... more

  • NSW establishes Future Jobs and Investment Authority to support coal regions
    22 Oct, 2026
  • NSW authority intervenes to save 400 coal mine jobs in the Hunter Valley
    21 Oct, 2026
  • Safe Work Australia calls for national action to address soaring workplace fatalities
    20 Oct, 2026
  • MCA urges Parliament to support Australia-EU free trade agreement
    20 Oct, 2026

WA’s exploration funding scheme to advance drilling programs

14 Oct, 2026
Western Australia unveils new seismic data to boost resources sector
Western Australia has disbursed AU$6.16 million in funding to advance drilling programs in some of the state’s most prospective and underexplored regions. A total of 40 projects across 36 applicants have secured co-funded drilling support in Round 34, the latest round of the state’s Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS). Copper features…

Victoria to establish resource royalties fund for regional infrastructure

13 Oct, 2026
Victorian government introduces new strategy for Latrobe Valley mine rehabilitation
The Victorian government has promised to establish a dedicated Royalties for the Regions fund, guaranteeing that every dollar collected from mineral royalties will be reinvested directly into regional healthcare, schools, and roads. Unveiled by Premier Ben Carroll, the policy aims to capture economic benefits ahead of an anticipated boom in…

EnergyAustralia water entitlement funds regional infrastructure

09 Oct, 2026
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All revenue raised from EnergyAustralia's water entitlement for the Yallourn coal mine will be invested in the Regional Jobs and Infrastructure Fund. Treasurer of Victoria Colin Brooks confirmed the commitment today, saying the money will be directed to local jobs, community projects and infrastructure across Gippsland. The decision follows the…

Queensland opens search for future exploration areas

07 Oct, 2026
The Queensland government has invited resource companies to nominate prospective areas with potential for new petroleum and gas, coal and other resource projects. The initiative allows the resources sector to put forward areas for future explorations. The nominations will directly inform future land release programmes and competitive tender schedules across…

Better leaching starts with smarter tank design

07 Oct, 2026
Leaching tank design in hydrometallurgical processes is often treated as a question of tank volume and residence time, but a new analysis argues this view is too narrow. Writing for Proses Makina, Afşin Turan Durmaz says a leaching tank should be seen as a reactor in which solids and liquids…