In a world increasingly turning away from fossil fuels, Australia is now less prepared to prosper than it was 25 years ago, a new report says. The left-leaning Climate Institute says Australia is the only G20 country to score lower on its low-carbon...

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A cashed-up BHP Billiton will spend $US367 million ($A344.31 million) expanding its coal handling operations in Newcastle. The world's biggest miner, which recently delivered an Australian record full-year profit of $22.46 billion, announced on Wednesday the third stage of development of the Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Groups (NCIG) facility.

Australian gold production has risen by 10 percent as new mines came into production and ancient operations revived. The nation’s gold output in the year to June 30 totalled 270 tonnes, up 24 tonnes on the previous financial year, according to Melbourne-based gold sector consultants Surbiton Associates

The explosion that ripped through Pike River mine last year had its origin in changes to mining regulations in the 1990s, a former chief inspector of coal mines told the inquiry into the tragedy.

Macarthur Coal shares soared almost 40 per cent after Peabody Energy's near $5 billion takeover bid, providing a stock price boost to others in the Australian coal sector. The shares closed up $4.06, or 36.64 per cent, at $15.14 on Tuesday, Macarthur's highest finish since late April.