Coalition blames unions, dollar for Browse gas blow
Ben Cubby, Peter Hannam 'Outrageous' industrial action and the soaring dollar had priced Australia out of the market for onshore LNG projects, says Ian Macfarlane, the Coalition's resources spokesman.
Wineries on the move as climate change bites
Ben Cubby Huge tracts of potential wine-producing country are expected to vanish from Australia over the next few decades as climate change bites, and winemakers may need to head for higher, cooler ground.
Coal gets 'rogue' status in fight for clean Earth
Ben Cubby, Peter Hannam Australian coalmining has become a ''rogue industry'' and most of the coal slated for export must stay in the ground if the nation is to tackle climate change, according to prominent US...
Abbott to 'shoot messenger' on climate
Ben Cubby Opposition leader 'suspects' head of Climate Commission would be made redundant if Abbott elected.
Miners feel heat of coal seam gas rules
Ben Cubby The federal government's new powers over coal and coal seam gas could delay dozens of projects and ultimately cost the industry billions of dollars, companies say.
Experts split over value of raising dam wall
Peter Hannam, Ben Cubby Raising the Warragamba Dam wall by 23 metres will cost up to $800 million, it has been claimed, with experts divided over its value for reducing flooding.
Burke approves huge gas and coal plans
Ben Cubby, Paddy Manning A clutch of big coal and coal seam gas projects, including the controversial Whitehaven mine near Narrabri in NSW, have been approved by the federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke.
Burke gets tough to stop new reef plans
Ben Cubby The federal government has promised to stop any coal port or shipping developments that would cause ''unacceptable'' damage to the Great Barrier Reef in an effort to convince the United Nations to...
Greens slam Australia's Kyoto 2 commitment
Adam Morton and Ben Cubby Australia will pledge to cut its greenhouse gas emissions as part of its commitment to sign up to a second round of the Kyoto Protocol - but only just.
Murray Basin plan to cost NSW $185m in water buybacks
Ben Cubby, Tom Arup THE biggest water buyback in Australian history would cost up to $185 million and leave the NSW government owning 19 properties along the Murrumbidgee River, according to documents released under...
Plan pumps up to $148m into water buyback
Ben Cubby THE state government wants to spend up to $148 million on what is thought to be the biggest water buyback in Australian history, making it the de facto owner of 19 farms on the Murrumbidgee River.
Muslim group refuses to condemn rioters
Ben Cubby, Amy McNeilage, Dominic Bossi THE Australian branch of the political group Hizb ut-Tahrir has denied any involvement in Saturday's riot in Sydney, but declined to join the many other Muslim groups condemning the actions of...
Climate sceptics unmoved by scientist's about-face
Ben Cubby AUSTRALIA'S climate change sceptics remain defiant following the self-described ''conversion'' of the prominent sceptic scientist Richard Muller, who had led a vast international research effort to...
Emission cuts not enough: report
Ben Cubby New analysis shows promised cuts won't avert a dangerous two degree threshold.
Reef will be but a pale imitation
Ben Cubby A scuba-diving expedition to the Great Barrier Reef towards the end of this century is likely to be a weird and disappointing experience, for anyone who had seen old footage of the reef thriving in...
Carbon price blamed for closure of polluting Munmorah power plant
Ben Cubby, David Wroe THE carbon price was the ''final straw'' that forced the closure of the heavily polluting Munmorah coal-fired power plant on the central coast, but the main cause was a drop in electricity demand,...
Climate change a hoax, Jones tells tax protesters
Ben Cubby THE world didn't end yesterday but Australian democracy died, according to protesters who gathered to make their voices heard in opposition to the carbon price.
Prepping price tag on pollution
Ben Cubby IN 1967, a pair of brilliant young American researchers, Ellison Burton and William Sanjour, were given the task of finding an answer to the most terrifying environmental threat of the day: acid rain.
Pricing carbon has passed the acid test
Ben Cubby In 1967, a pair of brilliant young American researchers, Ellison Burton and William Sanjour, were given the job of finding a solution to the most terrifying environmental threat of the day: acid rain.
Rinehart sees role of white knight, but is ready to ride off
Ben Cubby GINA RINEHART hopes to be a ''white knight'' for Fairfax Media, but might sell her shareholding unless she is offered positions on the board without ''unsuitable conditions''.
