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Industry hopes changes to Australia's environment laws will get permitting processes on the right track.

Miners happy enviro laws changing but still hold concerns

Murray Watt has managed to get his environmental laws through. Coal miners to miss out

27 November 2025

Explorers seem to have been dudded by last minute Liberal changes to new SA exploration licencing laws.

SA Libs slammed for gutting explorer-friendly laws

Laws would have supported continued exploration and investment in the state

26 November 2025

National exploration spending for the 2025 financial year totalled $3.83 billion.

AMEC warns of sinking greenfields exploration

Overall exploration spending hit more than $1 billion in the June quarter

02 September 2025

What if the computer says no?

Could using AI help speed up environmental approvals? Treasury thinks so

15 August 2025

The WA government is moving to fix a rating loophole exposed by the Shire of Mount Magnet.

WA changing laws to stop mining showdown with local councils

Law change designed to restore certainty

04 August 2025

Miners have not received the royalty reign-in they'd hoped for.

Qld keeps world's-best tag its coal miners would rather it shed

World-leading coal royalty rates to remain, even as prices falls and miners struggle

24 June 2025

Exploration spending fell 18.4% in the March quarter.

Australian exploration 'experiencing a significant downturn', BDO warns

Times are tough, but the strength of gold has taken out some of the sting

11 June 2025

The South Australian government has staged an “unprecedented intervention” in the affairs of the embattled Whyalla steelworks.

New mines, critical minerals 'take a back seat' in latest SA budget

However, there is $650 million to save Whyalla steelworks

06 June 2025

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