Woodside Energy's annual meeting was subject to a vocal cohort of discontented shareholders who aired grievances about the company's climate policy by voting against the board.
Former resources minister Ian Macfarlane, who has served in federal parliament since 1998, says he'll use the Christmas break to contemplate his future, after Queensland's Liberal National Party said today it wound not support his switch to the National Party in Canberra.
Long-time Liberal frontbencher Ian Macfarlane has moved to the Nationals, just weeks after he lost his role as minister for industry and science in Malcolm Turnbull's cabinet reshuffle.
A nearly $50 million national research facility opened in Perth yesterday is set to further define Western Australia's place in the world as a resources hub, but has its work cut out for it convincing the public of its benefits according to industry leaders.
After a prodigious drop in exploration spending during the past decade, miners and governments have unveiled a blueprint to kickstart greenfields programs.
Northern Star Resources and St Barbara have led mining industry support for research projects that link CSIRO and university scientists seeking ways to extend the life of existing gold mines, reveal new deposits and improve processing efficiency.
BHP Billiton and CSIRO have announced they will spend $5 million over five years in a partnership to increase the scientific community's understanding of the Ningaloo Reef.
Carnegie Wave Energy has switched on its innovative CETO power plant, which will provide renewable electricity to the HMAS Stirling naval base on Garden Island.
Gekko Systems co-founder Elizabeth Lewis-Gray has been appointed chair of a new 'mining growth centre', which is part of a $189 million federal government initiative designed to encourage commercially-focused research and development activity.
The federal government has appointed former Western Australian bureacrat Stuart Smith as CEO of its oil and gas industry regulator, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority.
Australia has moved up two places in the 2014 Global Innovation Index as a result of strong performance in the country's education and infrastructure sectors.
The federal government has released details on how its long-awaited exploration development incentive will work, with the policy expected to be a much-needed boost for the industry.
Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane today launched a new centre dedicated to research in the resources sector, but was coy on whether Canberra would support a similar body that Woodside has been pushing for the oil and gas sector.
The federal coalition has committed to provide tax break to investors in exploration firms if it wins Saturday's election, under an incentive scheme that has been widely lauded by the resources sec
The coalition has refused to commit to reducing application fees for 457 visa workers if elected to government, despite flagging plans to make the scheme more “user-friendly”.
