DEMAND FOR COAL REACHES NEW HIGH

Global coal demand is set to hit an all-time record in 2025, bucking forecasts that the fossil fuel had plateaued, with Australian exporters including BHP failing to cash in due to high costs, regulatory hurdles and a stoush over royalties.

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ALP RISKS CEDING MINING EDGE

BHP rising star Brandon Craig has warned Labor it needs to reconsider how policy settings are ­calibrated, including around emissions and climate targets, or risk being left behind by governments hungrier for mining investment.

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MINER PUTS MINISTER’S $1BN REASONING ON TRIAL

Tanya Plibersek’s acceptance of a blue banded bee Dreaming story as central evidence for blocking the $1bn Blayney mine without independent scrutiny “lacked any rational basis” and its justification was contradicted by the department’s own evidence, says mining giant Regis Resources.

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