The South Australian and Federal governments have approved another expansion at Olympic Dam. This expansion raises some very important questions about Australia’s role in the future of global energy and…
Indigenous people traditionally eat kangaroo, but they're worried about the scale of the hunting.
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Last month, an alliance of Aboriginal elders announced their intention to bring a constitutional law challenge against Australia’s kangaroo industry.
The announcement follows efforts by the Federal Government…
Out of the box: an export tax could be combined with the Federal Government proposed resources tax.
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Australia’s lagging manufacturing sector faced thorough scrutiny last week, amid calls for more government support for local industries following BlueScope Steel’s $1 billion loss and its decision to sack…
The law treats animals as merely "property" – but is this out of step with community expectations?
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Last week’s resounding defeat of two private members bills seeking to end live animal exports demonstrates the myopic vision Australian politicians have for the country’s agricultural industry.
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Iron ore is now Australia's biggest export.
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Australia’s economic future lies underneath our feet. The island continent is blessed with a variety of natural resources but none as plentiful or important as iron ore.
Iron is a common element in soils…
Welfare standards adopted as part of the ban being lifted fall short of public expectations.
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When it comes to the live animal export industry, the government’s knee-jerk reactions leave it open to criticism that it dances to whichever group, industry or the animal activists, plays the loudest…
