Energy & Natural Resources

The federal government has proposed a significant expansion of the foreign resident capital gains tax regime that will prohibit foreign investors from cashing out tax free on large-scale infrastructure projects on Australian land, with one major firm calling the proposed changes "unwelcome" and "alarming".

A tribunal has declined to approve a planned Veolia waste consolidation facility 220 metres from a residential area, after receiving hundreds of objections that expressed concerns about odour.

A community group is seeking to quash a decision approving Southern Cross Gold’s Sunday Creek exploration tunnel project 60 km north of Melbourne, arguing that its concerns about the environment and noise were ignored. 

Trial in a case by the Wilderness Society challenging Santos' plans for its Reindeer gas field kicked off Tuesday, with counsel for the activist group saying the energy giant needed to show it coud cover decommissioning costs.

Rio Tinto's struggling Tomago Aluminium Company has lost a challenge to a $52 million valuation of the land occupied by its Hunter Valley smelter, despite arguing the sum was too high in light of electricity costs and the limited pool of notional buyers.

A court has signed off on Someva Renewables' plan to build 62 wind turbines just outside of Hanging Rock following what the company called 18 months of "unnecessary" opposition from a local council that did little to alter the project. 

Parliament has rushed through legislation doubling penalties against petrol companies for pricing misconduct to $100 million, as prices skyrocket due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. 

Alinta Energy has secured a long-term power purchase agreement with the state of Western Australia for what will be the state's largest wind farm.

A judge has fined Queensland mining equipment company Qteq $5 million and chair Simon Ashton a record $1 million for attempting to engage in cartel conduct.

The federal government has proposed doubling penalties against petrol companies for pricing misconduct to $100 million, as conflict in the Middle East causes prices to skyrocket.