Coal

A Queensland underground coal mine is on fire up to half a kilometre below ground. Remote control technology is helping in an around-the-clock race to seal the mine and avoid further explosions.

Environmental activist group Blockade Australia plans to continue protests, which have already stopped passenger trains and coal movements into one of the world's biggest coal ports for more than a week. 

External consultants advised the NSW government in 2023 that the Paris Agreement climate targets, which the state has committed to, won't be achieved, in its report on the best way to reduce coal mine emissions and obtained under FOI laws.  

The explosion at the Callide C power station led to almost half a million Queensland customers losing power, becoming the state's worst power outage in decades.

In the midst of a housing crisis, an explosion of renewable energy projects, and the expansion of nearby coal mines, residents in Wollar, population 52, say the community will cease to exist in the next decade.

Population growth and cost-of-living relief are the headline drivers of spending and revenue in Queensland's 2024 election year budget.

Todd Fuller painted the portraits of 30 Liddell Power Station workers to mark the site's closure. The experience changed his perspective forever.

It passed largely unnoticed, but a NSW energy market meltdown has sparked warnings the energy transition is veering off the road.

The fate of thousands of Queensland coal miners and their communities is in limbo, with BHP given a week to come back to the table with a better offer.

It's known for its fresh fruit and veggies, stunning beaches, and proximity to the southern Great Barrier Reef, but soon the Bundaberg region could also be home to a coking coal mine. 

The Federal Court has ruled that Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek does not have to consider the environmental impacts of emissions when approving coal and gas projects.

Marine pilots are used to navigating ships as big as the Eiffel Tower lying on its side. But on the man-made lake of Port Ash, they can test their skills on a miniature scale.

Anglo American owns five mines in Queensland's Bowen Basin — Moranbah North, Capcoal, Dawson, Aquila and Grosvenor. 

Accused by the Nationals of making a wrong call over a controversial carbon capture project, Liberal deputy leader Sussan Ley hits back, exposing a split at the highest levels of the Coalition. 

Queensland government officials have given sworn statements saying Adani's mine could be "causing environmental harm" to protected wetlands after CSIRO rejected the miner's groundwater modelling as "not fit for purpose". 

eff Dimery, the straight-talking boss of major energy firm Alinta, has poured cold water on the immediate prospects of nuclear in Australia as he warns on prices.

A multi-million-dollar racetrack and resort will be built on the former Rhondda Colliery site in New South Wales as part of a wider plan to rehabilitate former mine sites.

One of Australia's largest coal mines wants to clear more than 100 hectares of koala habitat to expand operations, despite finding it would have significant negative impacts on the endangered species.

Australia and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding on energy and mineral cooperation that strengthens ties between the two nations, as the once war-torn country continues to practise "bamboo diplomacy".

NSW Resources minister Courtney Houssos has addressed concerns about the remediation of two recently closed mines in the Illawarra, saying she is committed to ensuring the company involved honours all its commitments.

The Great Artesian Basin generates about $13 billion of product and supplies water to hundreds of towns, but a big coal company wants to store waste CO2 in it.

Miner South32 signals a further transition to a low-carbon business announcing plans to sell Illawarra Metallurgical Coal to an Asian-based resources company.

The Illawarra Renewable Energy Zone attracted $43 billion worth of potential projects that were forecast to create more than 8,000 jobs, but a year after it was declared not a single project is in the pipeline.

As Queensland environmentalists continue to fight looming coal mine approvals, Australia's Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is relying on arguments that have come under increasing scrutiny in climate litigation.

Rural lobby groups and farmers ramp up their opposition to a project that aims to store carbon dioxide in Australia's biggest underground freshwater reservoir.