The Spectator Australia Leading article Australia Getty Images The Spectator Australia 25 November 2023 9:00 AM Mining and agriculture. Two words that should stir the heart of every Australian. Two words that sum up our glorious past, the remarkable prosperity of the present and our hopes and aspirations for the future. Yet mining and agricultureContinue reading “Mining and agriculture celebrated”
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Who’s the Coalkeeper now?
The renewables disaster rolls on… Rebecca Weisser Features Australia Getty Images Rebecca Weisser 26 August 2023 9:00 AM ‘Victoria joins NSW in saying no to “Coalkeeper,” ran the headline in Renew Economy in September 2021. ‘Coalkeeper’ was the disparaging name that Big Renewables and their political champions gave to a proposal to pay fossil fuelContinue reading “Who’s the Coalkeeper now?”
Predators and parasites prowl the Bowen Basin
Flat White Viv Forbes The Salt Bush Club Viv Forbes 28 June 2023 4:30 AM After our great adventure helping Utah Development Co locate and measure their magnificent coal resources along the western edge of the Bowen Basin, Utah wanted to embark on metals exploration. Geologists were in great demand in those days so (againstContinue reading “Predators and parasites prowl the Bowen Basin “
Coal is a four-letter word
The Spectator Australia Features Australia Getty Images The Spectator Australia 17 June 2023 9:00 AM Coal is a four-letter word for Labor/Green governments in Australia where it can’t be used in polite company. Thank goodness it can still be exported and its royalties used to fill the Treasury coffers of our governments. Queensland is theContinue reading “Coal is a four-letter word”