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2025 NSW Women in Mining Awards – Winners announced

Hope Mulvihill, General Manager, Business Development and Technical Services at Glencore, has been named the 2025 Exceptional Woman in NSW Mining. Hope realised her passion for mining at university, becoming the first ever female president of the University of Queensland’s Mining and Metallurgy Association student chapter and vice president of the AusIMM student chapter. After joining […]

Industry28 March 2025
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Survey confirms increased mining jobs and spending in Cobar

Economy19 February 2025
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Survey confirms record levels of mining spending and jobs in Dubbo LGA

Economy19 February 2025

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New five-year deal for mining to support Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service

Mining’s support for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service will stretch to just shy of 45 years under a new five-year sponsorship agreement valued at $500,000 with the NSW Minerals Council. The mining industry has been supporting this vital service since the mid-1980s, and it is highly valued by tens of thousands of people living in […]

Economy5 August 2024
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Opinion: Emissions target confusion will hit economy hard

Originally published in The Daily Telegraph, 30 July 2024 – view as printed Before federation, the Australian colonies developed their railway networks independently of each other. Rail lines of at least three different gauges or widths were built across the colonies, causing transport disruptions for over a century. State-based emissions reductions targets are fast becoming […]

Economy30 July 2024
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Opinion: Selfish activists couldn’t care less about the rest of us

Originally published in The Daily Telegraph, 5 July 2024 It takes a special kind of protest campaign to claim success while achieving the exact opposite. This is exactly what radical activist group ‘Blockade Australia’ has achieved over the last few weeks. Blockade Australia is a bunch of radicals opposed to the entire system in which […]

Economy5 July 2024
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Opinion: Activists pretending to care should heed the facts

Originally published in The Daily Telegraph, 27 June 2024 Looking after your mates has long been part of Australian culture. Conversely, no one likes someone who pretends to care, but stands with you only when it suits their agenda. Activist Group ‘Lock the Gate’ once claimed to fight for the rights of farmers and their […]

Economy27 June 2024

Record mining revenue helps NSW Budget undermined by GST rip-off

Statement from NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee An increase in mining royalty revenues, driven by higher coal exports and royalty rates, is helping the NSW Government manage a Budget undermined by the Commonwealth’s GST rip-off. The NSW Government is grappling with a $12 billion downgrade in GST revenues from the Commonwealth compared to the […]

Economy18 June 2024

NSW coal jobs hit new record high – 25,500: Export volumes also up

NSW coal jobs hit new record high – 25,500: Export volumes also up Coal mining jobs in NSW reached record numbers in March 2024, smashing through the 25,000 barrier for only the second time since coal job numbers were first recorded a quarter of a century ago. The new record jobs number of 25,505 to […]

Economy9 June 2024

ACCC backs reforms to tackle Port of Newcastle’s price gouging

ACCC backs reforms to tackle Port of Newcastle’s price gouging Statement from NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee  The ACCC last night backed the concerns of users of the Port of Newcastle and called for legislative reform to reign in the Port’s ability to use its monopoly power to repeatedly increase charges. Under current Commonwealth regulatory […]

Economy4 June 2024

NSW Government announcement on Future Jobs and Investment Authorities

28 May 2024 Statement from NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee Today’s announcement from the NSW Government of a proposed model for the Future Jobs and Investment Authorities is a positive sign that long term planning for the future is being taken seriously. The NSW mining industry has been involved in such planning for many […]

Industry28 May 2024

2024 NSW Women in Mining Awards – Winners announced

2024 NSW Women in Mining Awards – Winners announced  Keryn Zambrowski, Senior Manager Investor Relations at Whitehaven Coal, has been named the Exceptional Woman in NSW Mining for 2024. With a wealth of domestic and international experience, Keryn has held multiple roles at Whitehaven Coal, including leading export contract negotiations and becoming the first female marketer at […]

Industry21 March 2024

Newcastle Port users also paying for botched privatisation 

Newcastle Port users also paying for botched privatisation  Today’s revelation by the NSW Treasurer of a significant taxpayer liability relating to the 2014 privatisation of the Port of Newcastle is further evidence of the risks involved when critical infrastructure is sold by governments without adequate safeguards. Documents to be tabled by the Treasurer in NSW […]

Economy20 March 2024

Unregulated Port of Newcastle more than triples wharf charge 

14 March 2024  Unregulated Port of Newcastle more than triples wharf charge  Today’s announcement from the Port of Newcastle that it will significantly increase fees for all Port users is a stark reminder of the need for regulatory oversight of pricing at the Monopoly Port. From 1 April 2024, Wharfage Charges at the Port will […]

Economy14 March 2024
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